This weekend marks the celebrations for this year's summer solstice – but forget visiting Stonehenge. Hugh Thomson prefers the wonders of its nearby rival, the largest stone circle in England
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This weekend marks the celebrations for this year's summer solstice – but forget visiting Stonehenge. Hugh Thomson prefers the wonders of its nearby rival, the largest stone circle in England
Wednesday 12 June 2013
The 32 year-old identical twins from Canada play the third of their four UK shows in East London's Troxy, filling the Art Deco theatre with their hardcore fans who singalong to nearly all of the 22 songs in their lengthy set.
Wednesday 12 June 2013
In the English theatre, you can go for years without bumping into either of the two best-known plays by James Baldwin, the African-American essayist, novelist and eloquent spokesman for the Civil Rights movement.
Wednesday 12 June 2013
Glastonbury is well-known for its hippy vibe, but this year will be the first time the Dalai Lama’s Tibetan monks have taken to the stage.
Wednesday 12 June 2013
British folk stars Mumford & Sons have been forced to postpone three upcoming shows after one of their number developed a clot on his brain.
Wednesday 12 June 2013
Forget pyrotechnics, dancers and crazy hydaulics - Rihanna's Diamonds tour is essentially one long celebration of her lady-parts
Wednesday 12 June 2013
Bruno Bartoletti, who died on 9 June the day before his 87th birthday, was a conductor who was associated with the Lyric Opera of Chicago for half a century, and who championed modern opera. In a career that saw him conduct into his 80s – he directed Puccini's Manon Lescaut at Florence's Teatro Comunale in February 2011 – he served as the first music director of Chicago's Lyric Opera, starting as guest conductor there in 1956, when he was relatively unknown.
Tuesday 11 June 2013
Matthew Bell visits Pershore, the UK’s plum capital, where farmers anxious about this year’s crop have reinstated a rural tradition
Tuesday 11 June 2013
On Sunday night, the French zombie drama The Returned (Les Revenants) stuck a claim to being the best-received French zombie TV drama of all time.
Tuesday 11 June 2013
Local Natives are a funky little beat combo from Los Angeles, who'll be bringing their afro-pop influences and general, all-round groove to this year's Latitude
Tuesday 11 June 2013
Boyband The Risk waxed lyrical about their heroes One Direction after a visit to Madame Tussauds to see their figures.
Tuesday 11 June 2013
Fearless, if flawed, second coming for band that defined a generation
Tuesday 11 June 2013
The musician who pelted Simon Cowell with eggs on live TV has offered to pay his cleaning bill but said she was not sorry for attacking him.
Tuesday 11 June 2013
Woman's Hour presenter Jenni Murray has announced that she will be conducting the BBC Philharmonic orchestra - despite not being able to read music.
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