ARTS & CULTURE
Theatre
The Arts Theatre Cambridge has announced its slate of shows for the year ahead. Highlights include national treasure Jane Asher starring as the Queen in the funny, poignant and celebratory...
The perfect half-term treat, coming to the ADC Theatre this month, is The Wind in the Willows: a riotous comedy musical that follows Mole, Rat, Badger and the impulsive Mr...
The Cambridge Fringe Festival is back, with comedy acts from across the country and world performing at four city venues during the second May bank holiday weekend. This year’s line-up...
Looking back (and forwards) in wonder at three arts powerhouses in our region, Kate Lawson discovers their extraordinary histories, memorable moments and fascinating facts. Image: Martin Bond Standing on Park...
Art & exhibitions
Soham’s Marmalade Print Studio has announced it will be part of this year’s annual Ely Arts Festival, which takes place from 13 to 27 June. Al Smyth, the printmaker and...
Beginning this month as part of the spring/summer season at Gainsborough’s House in Sudbury, celebrating the 250th anniversary of John Constable, are two exhibitions of work by current artists that...
The Cromwell Museum in Huntingdon has secured a small pocket watch that is believed to have belonged to Oliver Cromwell. Image by: simonhillphotos.com It was displayed at the museum in 2024...
A highlight of the cultural year for art lovers and collectors in our region and beyond, the Cambridge Drawing Society Spring Exhibition 2026 takes place from 18 to 25 April...
Music & dance
A series of pop-up performances from The Collaboration Choir took place across five Cambridge locations during March. Image: Richard Howell Photography The performances raised more than £1,000 for charity Maggie’s...
Lead, Kindly Light – The Sixteen’s 2026 Choral Pilgrimage – arrives in Cambridge on 8 May, as the ensemble perform at Trinity College Chapel, conducted by Harry Christophers. Image: JOHN...
Spanning seven concerts in some of the city’s most historic chapels and concert halls, and tracing more than five centuries of music, the Cambridge Music Festival Spring Series 2026 takes...
Acclaimed Scottish-Egyptian instrumentalists and composers The Ayoub Sisters will be appearing at Cambridge Junction on 11 February, as part of a UK tour celebrating their ten-year anniversary Defying genre boundaries...
Reviews
Cambridge boasts a fantastic selection of romantic dining spots, each offering a perfect setting for an evening out. Here are some of our top recommendations Ah, romance – that mysterious...
Edition takes a trip to Newmarket, discovering heritage, luxury hospitality and family fun in our West Suffolk neighbour (more…)
Cambridge’s annual culinary celebration serves up fabulous fare at discount rates – in top venues all across the city. Read on to find out how you can get involved! (more…)
A famous Christmas hit is reimagined in The Town and Gown’s current show, which runs until 24 December (more…)
Latest News
Following a successful debut in 2025, the Ely Cathedral Home & Garden Show is back with an array of new features. Image: Keith Heppell Highlights this year include a vibrant...
A five-day festival of services, concerts and recitals will take place at St John’s College, Cambridge from 6 to 10 May to celebrate the installation of its new Harrison &...
Save the date, as the South Suffolk Show comes to Ampton racecourse near Bury St Edmunds on 10 May. Image: Carol Street Photography In the Grand Ring, the OG Performance...
As public trust in institutions is tested, artificial intelligence reshapes everyday life and the effects of climate change become impossible to ignore, this year's Cambridge Festival programme refuses to look...
The Arts Insider
Public art commission 'Mother...' by Studio Morison at Wicken Fen (image by Mike Selby) Ruthie Collins, founder of Cambridge Art Salon, gives her arty picks of the month It’s March: spring...
It’s February, a month of renewal – and love, apparently. Hard to remember these things, when we are reminded, every nanosecond it seems, of an impending apocalypse. Even if you...
Ruthie Collins, founder of Cambridge Art Salon, gives her arty picks of the month It’s a new year. Time to start with bold new intentions. Time to ‘live the changes...
Ruthie Collins, founder of Cambridge art salon, gives her arty picks of the month No animal, according to the rules of animal etiquette, is ever expected to do anything strenuous,...
Books
Charlotte Griffiths is captivated by the visual delights and immersive storylines of graphic novels, as she presents some top picks for May The Graphic Novel Volume 1 by Sarah Airriess...
Escape reality and dive into magical fantasy lands with this month’s book list compiled by Charlotte Griffiths The Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb When the world leaves you feeling blue,...
As spring finally arrives, Charlotte Griffiths focuses on fresh starts in fiction The Eights by Joanna Miller University accommodation is home to a familiar skit. It goes something like this....
Get in the mood for romance with these literary love stories, selected by Charlotte Griffiths Risky Business by Annabelle Slator [caption id="attachment_45192" align="alignright" width="199"] Risky Business by Annabelle Slator[/caption] Now...
Film & Television
Celebrating 40 years of television, presenter and BAFTA award-winning wildlife enthusiast Michaela Strachan will swap her binoculars for the spotlight this month as she brings her new live theatre show...
Ahead of its swoop onto screens, Miriam Balanescu met H is for Hawk director Philippa Lowthorpe Helen Macdonald’s H is for Hawk is no conventional story about grief. The former...
Inspired by Phoebe Cleghorn’s story, local filmmakers are exploring the enduring impact of violence against women in a new short film Top image by Harry Livingstone I Did Everything Right...
The Royal Television Society East (RTS East) has announced the launch of its first-ever Winter Season, a programme of events looking at the best of British television with the talent...