Entertainment

It’s Christmas time, and that means a rich events agenda. In Nicosia, the locals’ favourite coffee shop, Prozak is busy organising several cultural events. Coming up first is a ...

The tradition of tea drinking in Cyprus, with herbal varieties, existed long before a member of the English nobility created afternoon tea in the 19th century. It was designed to ...

An exhibition that will take place in Larnaca this Sunday marks the conclusion of the creator’s residency programme MAKERsHOUSE 2025 by the Youth Makerspace Larnaca of the Youth Board of ...

December is here and so are new art exhibitions. In the mad rush before the end of the year, artists are busy presenting their latest works. Opening at Diatopos Art ...

It’s that time of year again! Festive markets, craft workshops, Christmas carols and live shows are about to take over the events agenda. There are at least 20 festive markets ...

Claire-Louise Bennett’s last novel, Checkout 19, was one of the best things I read in 2022. In 2025, Bennett is back with another novel that plays with the slipperiness, vitality and insufficiency ...

The city, the suburbs and the villages of Larnaca all get into the festive mood this season as dozens of Christmas events pop up. All around the Larnaca region, markets, ...

As part of the FAKELESS exhibition, the Goethe-Institut Cyprus presents the documentary film Behind the Headlines (2021), directed by Daniel Sager. The screening will take place on Thursday at 7pm at ...

A decade ago, when Netflix decided to take a risk with Stranger Things, not even the most optimistic executive could have guessed how enormously successful it was going to be. ...

The island’s musicians and bands are coming together at the Rialto Theatre across three evenings as the 12th Cyprus Jazz & World Music Showcase lifts the curtain. On December 5...

For the last month of the year, Rialto Theatre has prepared a packed calendar of music and theatre performances sprinkled, of course, with some Christmas productions for all ages. Here’...

“What’s it about?” was a frequent response from bemused theatre-goers to “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead”, Tom Stoppard’s first stage triumph. Tired of being asked, Stoppard is said ...

It is not very often that there is a live music night in Pedoulas, so it is particularly exciting when one is coming up. The lyceum of Pedoulas will welcome ...

The 17-time Grammy Award winning artist STING is set to bring his STING 3.0 World Tour to our corner of the Mediterranean next summer, presented by the Cherrytree Music Company and ...

Three sisters are getting ready to present a chamber music concert for piano, violin and percussion. Andri, Viki and Natasa Hadjiandreou form the Trio Ostinato will perform the Silence concert ...

I could bet that whatever’s been stressing you out lately is not a sassy interdimensional triangle. But maybe it should be, just for a little while. Allow me to ...

With a 24-year legacy, the Mind, Body & Spirit Wellbeing Festival (MBS) continues its journey of celebrating holistic wellbeing, inspiration and conscious living. As it gets ready for another epic ...

Launching December’s cultural calendar at The Shoe Factory in downtown Nicosia is the celebrated Quartet Gerhard, which makes its Cyprus debut next week. December 4’s concert is a much-anticipated ...

In between this season’s theatre shows, markets, and Christmas workshops are the year’s last few art exhibitions. During a time when the island’s cultural agenda is buzzing, ...

November’s last weekend is brimming with festivals, exhibitions, events for foodies and of course, markets. Here’s what’s on this weekend all around Cyprus! In Paphos, a solo ...

A new exhibition opens its doors this weekend at Garage Art Space in old Nicosia, organised by The Lefteris Economou Foundation. Titled SIMONIS, SIMONIS, the exhibition presents archive material of ...

If I had the time and word-count limits didn’t exist, I’d tell you how this restaurant review veered into film-noir territory. I’d tell you how I combed ...

Have you ever thought about Cyprus’ monuments? Its public art and landmarks? One artistic research initiative, from both sides of the island, has looked into just that. Titled Of Monumental, ...

An art talk in Larnaca tonight places the focus on the intersection of curating and anthropology, inviting Dutch/Spanish curator Sana López Abellán to share her work and ...