Entertainment

By Philippa Tracy Alice Winn’s compelling debut novel In Memoriam is a page-turner. Published in 2023, it is a love story that deals with big themes: forbidden love and the ...

Virtuoso pianist Yiannis Georgiou will this week perform a repertoire of major works by the great composers Schumann, Brahms and Rachmaninoff. On Friday, Georgiou is set to take audiences on ...

With the annual Poetry Slam Cyprus competition coming up in early March, two national winners team up to teach aspiring poets and writers all they know about slam poetry and ...

Exciting events are coming up in Paphos this week, from acclaimed theatrical performances to trail-running events and wine-tasting gatherings. First up is the 2025 Portfolio Tasting by Two Wine Merchants on ...

All That’s Left of You, a Palestinian film partly shot in Cyprus, premiered at the renowned independent film festival Sundance in Utah last Saturday. Director Cherien Dabis was pre-producing ...

February is just around the corner and as always we are here to help you wade through the avalanche of content coming from Netflix – seriously guys, you can take a ...

Thirty per cent of Cyprus potentially has a health issue that can disrupt careers and destroy relationships. Fifteen per cent of us may be facing symptoms for the rest of ...

Now that the days are getting longer and the sun shines a little brighter, we can look forward to fun spring days ahead. Annual festivals and new events are approaching ...

The carnival season is fast approaching! Coming up earlier this year, carnival season is getting ready to fill every corner of the island with masquerade parties, confetti, music and song. ...

Cyprus is rich in festivals of all types, there is no doubt about it. Some have been happening for years, decades even, while others are new, bringing emerging artforms and ...

The island is entering one of its best seasons. With spring around the corner, Cyprus is about to bloom as the fields turn green, the trees blossom and the weather ...

A two-day cinematic event with documentaries from Cyprus, Spain and Germany is coming to Limassol next week. The cultural organisation AEI AUDIOVISUAL FORUM, in collaboration with the Department of Multimedia ...

One of the first TV shows I devoured in 2025 – right after Black Doves – was The Perfect Couple, another murder mystery series. It stars a thrilling cast of actors, Nicole Kidman ...

It may still be the start of the year yet there are plenty of reasons to look forward to spring. The picturesque village of Limnatis offers a pretty good one ...

February marks the return of the Peloponnesian winemakers to Cyprus with the annual Peloponnese Wine Festival. Wine professionals and lovers are invited to join this highly-anticipated annual event in Limassol ...

By Gemma King In two of the biggest films released this summer, Gladiator II and Nosferatu, most actors seem to be speaking like they’re in a Shakespeare play – even ...

Another weekend is on its way. Here are some of the most entertaining ways to fill your Friday, Saturday and Sunday. If you are a comedy lover or looking for ...

February will be an exciting month for Cyprus’ photography lovers, particularly in Limassol, as two new exhibitions open. Life stories, untold narratives and corners of the world will be displayed ...

Upon entering Mexican restaurant Catrinas on a cold weeknight evening we noticed that the staff outnumbered the patrons who were currently sat down with their meals. No surprises there: the ...

In the nearly-always-sunny Ayia Napa, there is something to do all year round. In an effort to engage long-term visitors and provide cultural experiences beyond the popular summer months, Ayia ...

A new, highly anticipated exhibition is set to open in Limassol this week, organised by Lemesos 2030 and the Andreas Pittas Art Characterisation Laboratories of the Cyprus Institute. Titled Unseen Gaze – ...

2025 marks the Bicentenary of the birth of the great Johann Strauss, an incredibly successful composer, best known for his Viennese waltzes and operettas which earned him the undisputed title of ...

A round of artistic, critical discussions on colonial heritage and environmental stewardship through contemporary art is coming up in Larnaca. The event series is an initiative by the cultural organisation ...

I began 2024 with a review of the 28th Jack Reacher novel, in which I wrote that if what you want is a massive, bloody angel of righteousness doing a whole ...