The Cape Town International Comedy Festival (CTICF) takes its place proudly alongside the world's major comedy festivals. Bringing top acts from around the globe and reflecting the latest comedy trends from the i..

The largest event of its kind in Ireland, each year the Belfast Festival lays on a spectacular fortnight of entertainment, bringing together talented local and international artists and performers. The breadth of..

Set in the North East, Billy Elliot is a funny, heart-warming and feel-good celebration of one young boy's dream. The original story captured the hearts of people around the world when the movie was released in October 2000. This poignant film broke box office records worldwide and was nominated ..

In Taormina, the picturesque tourist capital of Sicily, a programme of music, drama, film and arts performances is held throughout the summer in the town's well-preserved Greek Theatre. Actually rebuilt substanti..

Every year Niagara-on-the-lake in Ontario honours the great work of George Bernard Shaw and his contemporaries at the Shaw Festival. Each season the festival presents around 12 plays in three theatres, along with..

Held annually over the Labor Day Weekend, the Bumbershoot Festival first took place in the 1970s and has become one of the biggest and best-loved festivals in Seattle's summer calendar. Primarily a music festival..

Ireland's largest festival for the performing arts has grown from its modest beginnings in 1995 to become one of the city‘s best-loved events. It now puts on about 750 performances in 30 venues throughout t..

Glasgay is Scotland's annual celebration of gay and lesbian culture. The festival is a multi-artform event which takes place at dozens of venues across this fabulous city. The month-long event presents a varied p..

Each year the San Francisco Fringe Festival presents a lively programme of theatrical performances by theatre companies and amateur groups from San Francisco and beyond. Over its 12-day run, visitors can expect t..