Feeling festive with live music at Vinylio
The official countdown to Christmas has begun, with only a few days left until the big day, rapidly followed of course by the New Year arrives. To keep spirits high ...
Ninth Santa Run coming up on Boxing Day
The annual Santa Run event which sees dozens of runners dressed as Santa is taking over Nicosia’s streets for the ninth time on December 26, organised by NGO RuNicosia in ...
Restaurant review: Istorikon tavern, Nicosia
I have said it before, when it comes to more traditional establishments in Cyprus, social media and websites don’t quite work as well as the old word of mouth. ...
STILL! A statue that travelled the world closes Nicosia International Festival
After welcoming a Latin Grammy award-winning band from Cuba to its stage, the Nicosia International Festival closes its 2022 agenda with another acclaimed production. The play STILL! A Statue that Turned ...
9 artists participate in the Forms of Expression art exhibition
EVOHK artist-run space presents Forms of Expression, a group art exhibition, opening on Friday. At the Larnaca venue, the exhibition showcases the works of nine local artists from different disciplines, ...
5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche returns for a single performance
It is 1956 and the Susan B. Anthony Society for the Sisters of Gertrude Stein is having its annual quiche breakfast. When the Communists threaten their picture-perfect town, five women are ...
New Year brings folk noir acoustic storytelling
As soon as 2023 arrives, the island’s cultural agenda will resume entertaining the crowds. Two local artists will come together on January 3 to present a unique event, filled with folk-noir ...
Parallel events of the On the Field: Football ─ History ─ Nicosia exhibition
A new exhibition in Nicosia chronicles the history of football in Cyprus. This new temporary exhibition at the Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia reveals the sports journey on the island, ...
What’s on at Sarah’s Jazz Club this week
A week full of music is planned at Nicosia’s jazz club starting with an evening with Alex Clarke on Wednesday. The in-demand and versatile young saxophonist, who is emerging ...
Stand with Ukraine photography exhibition now on in Limassol
Stand with Ukraine at 6×6 Centre for Photography this month is the first solo photography exhibition by Anna Lipieieva. The Limassol exhibition will remain open until Friday. Featuring large and small-scale ...
Taking street art inside
The artist behind upcoming show Around the Walls tells ELENI PHILIPPOU how his work represents the changes time sees on a community
Does street art belong in exhibition spaces and ...
Book Review: Toad by Katherine Dunn
The allure of the overlooked discovery is one that seduces all enthusiasts, and the recent publication of Toad, which had lain dormant since its rejection by publishers in 1971, would seem ...
A Christmas bicycle ride around Limassol town
If you are looking for something fun, active and different this week, here is an exciting suggestion. Away from the festive crowded events, the Christmas carols and the markets is ...
Woman arrested stealing gifts from under Robert De Niro’s Christmas tree
New York City police arrested a woman caught stealing presents from beneath Robert De Niro’s Christmas tree after breaking into the actor’s apartment on the Upper East Side ...
Exercises at becoming uncertain
Titled ‘exercises in becoming uncertain (variation III)’, an upcoming event will explore cinematic reading in English of a cross-disciplinary research project unfolding in a series of film lecture performances.
A ...
One final performance of The Audit (or Iceland, a Modern Myth) play
Two actors on stage bring a harsh reality to life. A failing economy around the world, with the pockets of the rich filling up even more and the poor feeling ...
Best movies to stream these holidays
With cozy evenings in planned, CONSTANTINOS PSILLIDES suggests new movies for the whole family to watch
Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical
Scheduled for release on Christmas Day, this is ...
New Year, new performances at Rialto
As soon as the New Year arrives, Rialto Theatre is quick in continuing its cultural agenda after a brief Christmas break. From the first week of the year, it resumes ...
Mark the end of the year in Nicosia
The last few days of the year have a range of events discovers ELENI PHILIPPOU
The end of the year is fast approaching and Nicosia’s What’s On calendar ...
Alexis Sunder and Della live in Nicosia
More live music is coming to the capital this month and especially to the old town. One of Nicosia’s oldest music venues, Antonakis Music Hall is welcoming two musicians ...
New exhibition puts spotlight on Instagram
The Limassol concept store Guadaloupe, which sells a curated selection of products by local artists and designers, is hosting an art exhibition this December by Maria Michael Happilou. Titled Instagram, ...
Despina Bebedeli returns to Rialto to perform in Doubt
John Patrick Shanley’s renowned play Doubt, written in 2004, won both a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award, and became widely known through its film adaptation in 2008. Starring Meryl Streep ...
Open mic night on Old Endings and Queer New Beginnings
One more Open Mic Night is taking place at Yfantourgeio theWorkplace just before the year ends. On December 27, the Third Open Mic event organised by Queer Collective CY will welcome ...
TV Shows We Love: SAS: Rogue Heroes
War is hell, but Stephen Knight’s latest offering is anything but. The Peaky Blinders creator is back on the BBC, this time tracing the origins of the Special Air ...