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A natural-born performer, Judi Love is exploring empathy and connection with her new touring show. Zara Janjua hears from a comic who can cut through the sadness to bring audiences genuine joy On the ...

Marjolein Robertson has taken a long road to recognition and respect in the stand-up game but the rewards are now arriving at a rapid rate. Firing the starting pistol on our comedy special, Claire ...

Kate Bush Unmoored is a captivating journey that aims to create a sense of longing. At the helm is Eklektika, a 12-piece choral music ensemble that delivers the emotion and style of Bush’s ...

A celebration of eccentricity in all its slippery, latex‑dusted glory, the Manipulate Festival once again proves why one of Edinburgh’s ‘other’ festivals has become a lodestone for bold artistic ...

Gorillaz’ ninth studio album begins in Varanasi, a sacred northern Indian city synonymous with mortality, frequented by one million Hindu pilgrims each year. It is here, by the banks of the Ganges, ...

And stars don’t come much more glittering right now than Jodie Comer who’s taking a step back from appearing in movies about bikers and zombies to take on the demanding role, one last time, of a ...

Much of Rob Beckett’s material since hitting the mainstream has revolved around him being a working-class boy from Bromley. But now, at 40, he’s not ashamed to admit he’s doing rather well. A regular ...

January is the time for bookmarking more events than any human being could hope to attend in one lifetime, let alone a single year. And yet there you are, creating a spreadsheet of every gig and live ...

Weel-kent popper-upper Barry Bryson’s first solo restaurant has an unapologetically fish-forward menu in an easy-going and comfy spot where they don’t flip tables in the evening. Settle in for plump ...

As first major acting roles go, co-starring in a beloved double act’s return to television and contributing to the writers’ room for Mitchell And Webb Are Not Helping, might be considered a baptism of ...