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Ian Rankin: ‘I’ve had Rebus’s endpoints in mind for donkey’s years but he just keeps defeating them’

The bestselling crime author discusses his most famous creation and the new play starring Rebus that is on stage in Cambridge this week.

The Three Inch Fools theatre troupe to bring new plays to Wimpole Estate

The Fools have been touring ‘The Secret Diary of Henry VIII’ and a fresh spin on ‘The Comedy of Errors’ around the UK.

‘World’s Greatest Stage Musicals in Cinema’ coming to various Cambridge cinemas in autumn 2024

They include ‘Miss Saigon: 25th Anniversary’ (2016) and ‘The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall’ (2011).

Review: Joe Orton’s What the Butler Saw comes to Cambridge Arts Theatre

The last play to be completed by the great playwright is a “manic farce” and a “masterclass in fearless comic writing”.

Dolly Parton tribute show is ‘brilliant fun’

West End star Kelly O’Brien is the only Dolly Parton impersonator to be endorsed by the Parton family.

Joe Orton farce What the Butler Saw on its way to Cambridge Arts Theatre

The play comes with a ‘trigger warning’, so anyone who may be offended by its adult content is advised to stay away!

Review: Love’s Labour’s Lost, Cambridge Shakespeare Festival

The Cambridge Shakespeare Festival is back in the university’s college gardens with a perfect rom com.

Music, comedy, activities, food and drink and more lined up for 2024 Shelford Feast

The annual week-long extravaganza goes back to medieval times.

Bounder & Cad: the funniest act you’ve never heard of?

The musical comedy duo initially got together while still at Cambridge in order to blag tickets to May Balls.

‘If we didn’t stage A Midsummer Night’s Dream there would be a riot!’

The Cambridge Shakespeare Festival will be staging six plays in Cambridge University’s college gardens over July and August.

Review: Accolade at Cambridge Arts Theatre

The play stars Ayden Callaghan, best known as Miles De Souza in Emmerdale, as Will Trenting and Honeysuckle Weeks as his wife Rona.

‘Accolade’: a play worthy of its name comes to Cambridge Arts Theatre

Despite being written three quarters of a century ago, the play has been described as “remarkably relevant” to the present day.

Hansard - a ‘funny, tender and brutal’ new play - explores a couple’s political differences

Hansard is the first play written by British actor Simon Woods.

Have an Awfully good time with Auntie at Cambridge Arts Theatre

‘Awful Auntie’ is the latest collaboration between author David Walliams and the Birmingham Stage Company.

Having a pop party with the Dolly Popz

The three pop culture princesses, Flossy, Blossom and Honey, are on their way to Haverhill.

Review: The Mind Mangler attempts to read your mind and more at Cambridge Arts Theatre

The show comes to us courtesy of Mischief Theatre, the company that brought us the all-conquering The Play That Goes Wrong.

Kite Runner actor Bhavin Bhatt: ‘We delve into the mind of a sociopath’

A new touring production of The Kite Runner, a play based on the 2003 novel of the same name by Khaled Hosseini, is coming to Cambridge.

Sons of Town Hall to bring their ‘theatrical folk’ to Cambridge

This unique show has been described as ‘two parts concert, one part theatre’.

Sir Tim Rice: ‘When we started out, we didn’t know what we were doing’

The world-famous lyricist is bringing his show ‘My Life in Musicals – I Know Him So Well’ to the Cambridge Arts Theatre.

Twelve Angry Men, ‘the ultimate courtroom drama’, on its way to Cambridge Arts Theatre

The 1957 film version of the play starred Henry Fonda and Ed Begley.

Helen Lederer: ‘When I was writing the book, I remembered these buttock-clenching moments’

The Cambridge Literary Festival guest reveals laugh out loud stories from the ‘80s alternative comedy scene, Ab Fab, Bottom and Splash.

Theatre

Ian Rankin: ‘I’ve had Rebus’s endpoints in mind for donkey’s years but he just keeps defeating them’

The Three Inch Fools theatre troupe to bring new plays to Wimpole Estate

The Three Inch Fools theatre troupe to bring new plays to Wimpole Estate

‘World’s Greatest Stage Musicals in Cinema’ coming to various Cambridge cinemas in autumn 2024

‘World’s Greatest Stage Musicals in Cinema’ coming to various Cambridge cinemas in autumn 2024

Review: Joe Orton’s What the Butler Saw comes to Cambridge Arts Theatre

Review: Joe Orton’s What the Butler Saw comes to Cambridge Arts Theatre

Dolly Parton tribute show is ‘brilliant fun’

Dolly Parton tribute show is ‘brilliant fun’

Joe Orton farce What the Butler Saw on its way to Cambridge Arts Theatre

Joe Orton farce What the Butler Saw on its way to Cambridge Arts Theatre

Review: Love’s Labour’s Lost, Cambridge Shakespeare Festival

Review: Love’s Labour’s Lost, Cambridge Shakespeare Festival

Music, comedy, activities, food and drink and more lined up for 2024 Shelford Feast

Music, comedy, activities, food and drink and more lined up for 2024 Shelford Feast

Bounder & Cad: the funniest act you’ve never heard of?

Bounder & Cad: the funniest act you’ve never heard of?

‘If we didn’t stage A Midsummer Night’s Dream there would be a riot!’

‘If we didn’t stage A Midsummer Night’s Dream there would be a riot!’

Review: Accolade at Cambridge Arts Theatre

Review: Accolade at Cambridge Arts Theatre

‘Accolade’: a play worthy of its name comes to Cambridge Arts Theatre

‘Accolade’: a play worthy of its name comes to Cambridge Arts Theatre

Hansard - a ‘funny, tender and brutal’ new play - explores a couple’s political differences

Hansard - a ‘funny, tender and brutal’ new play - explores a couple’s political differences

Have an Awfully good time with Auntie at Cambridge Arts Theatre

Have an Awfully good time with Auntie at Cambridge Arts Theatre

Having a pop party with the Dolly Popz

Having a pop party with the Dolly Popz

Review: The Mind Mangler attempts to read your mind and more at Cambridge Arts Theatre

Review: The Mind Mangler attempts to read your mind and more at Cambridge Arts Theatre

Kite Runner actor Bhavin Bhatt: ‘We delve into the mind of a sociopath’

Kite Runner actor Bhavin Bhatt: ‘We delve into the mind of a sociopath’

Sons of Town Hall to bring their ‘theatrical folk’ to Cambridge

Sons of Town Hall to bring their ‘theatrical folk’ to Cambridge

Sir Tim Rice: ‘When we started out, we didn’t know what we were doing’

Sir Tim Rice: ‘When we started out, we didn’t know what we were doing’

Twelve Angry Men, ‘the ultimate courtroom drama’, on its way to Cambridge Arts Theatre

Twelve Angry Men, ‘the ultimate courtroom drama’, on its way to Cambridge Arts Theatre

Helen Lederer: ‘When I was writing the book, I remembered these buttock-clenching moments’

Helen Lederer: ‘When I was writing the book, I remembered these buttock-clenching moments’

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