Entertainment

I would struggle to resist a satirical campus novel at the best of times, but when a satirical campus novel comes along in which the central edifice is obviously meant ...

Theatre productions are slowly picking up as local theatre companies present their 2024 agenda. Most are in Greek, some are in Russian, others are for children and occasionally, a few in ...

Media dynasty drama “Succession“ and restaurant dramedy “The Bear“ dominated the Emmy Awards on Monday, earning six trophies each as Hollywood handed out its top accolades for television. “Succession,” the ...

Brave enough to take a chilly plunge in the sea? An upcoming event invites winter swimmers and anyone interested to gather and celebrate the sport. Swimming caps, wetsuits and goggles ...

CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES looks at the unsung heroes whose life stories are calling out for a biopic Hollywood has always looked to history for inspiration. Oppenheimer, the story of how the ...

Coming soon are two Limassol concerts by the same organiser, though in very different spirits. One pays tribute to the mesmerising and renowned compositions of Italian pianist Ludovico Einaudi and ...

ELENI PHILIPPOU looks are what is coming to the Rialto Theatre in late January Just like that, we are (almost) at the halfway mark of January. The first two weeks ...

Two artistic events coming up in Paphos shortly are inviting the public to attend. Ex Artis Cultural Association organises the first, a public art installation. On the morning of January 20 ...

Wind, string and all sorts of instruments will sound again as the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra prepares for its first concert of 2024. After a buzzing December agenda, the musicians pick up ...

Paphos will have an art-filled weekend with an upcoming event diving into the practices and methodologies of one particular creative. The House of Arts and Letters of Paphos and the ...

Among the month’s new cultural productions and events are several new artistic introductions. Following a brief Christmas break, art exhibitions now resume to showcase the work of local and ...

Larnaca is set to captivate residents and visitors once again with the continuation of free film nights. Every Monday evening, films from the world cinema scene will screen at the ...

Melodies, rhythms and sonic journeys fill the island’s nightlife scene as more live music performances are coming up. Musicians from around Cyprus are getting ready to host evenings of ...

Much-respected Lania-based artist Michael Owen passed away on January 4 after being badly injured in a car accident just before Christmas. Known principally as a landscape painter and regarded as Cyprus’ ...

Harlan Coben has written an exhaustive number of novels and Netflix seems hell bent on bringing many of them to the small screen with varying degrees of success (they have ...

This weekend’s round of events includes live performances, new exhibitions, a festival that modifies its performances to be inclusive for all and a final visit to the Christmas villages ...

Opening its 2024 season, the Pharos Arts Foundation this month welcomes an exciting recital by violinist Irmina Trynkos and pianist Pavel Timofeyevsky. The intimate venue of The Shoe Factory in downtown ...

Tucked away in Engomi, one of Nicosia’s most residential areas and amidst a burgeoning enclave of eateries, Tode Ti – a modest yet inviting haven boasting the culinary treasures of ...

Throughout the past year, the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation has been offering new experiences to visitors. The Aisthiseis multisensory programme is a series of workshops and events that invite ...

Nicosia, Limassol and Larnaca are gearing up to host an array of sensational performances this week. From rock and party anthems to acoustic sets and jazzy beats, there is an ...

On the occasion of hosting the performance Erotokritos by Vincenzo Kornaros of the National Theatre of Northern Greece by the Nicosia International Festival and in the framework of the festival’...

I don’t know whether choosing to read the sequel of a book that I found offensively awful is behaviour that would be categorised as morbid curiosity or sadomasochism, but ...

The third week of January will welcome the seventh solo exhibition of artist George Mavros as he presents a new body of work titled This is our Cyprus. The exhibition ...

The Visit is a tragicomic 1956 play by Swiss dramatist Friedrich Dürrenmatt now being presented in Cyprus by the Cyprus Theatre Organisation. Translated to Greek and directed by Neophytos Taliotis, ...