This is Bach playing of the highest order – intellectually rigorous yet brimming with joy. As Nelson McDougall, NAC Managing Director, aptly notes: "It's pure joy!"—a sentiment listeners will undoubtedly share.

This book has gathered dust on my shelf for a long time; it was one of those I said I’d read ‘when I retired’. Well, I retired five years ago and have only just got round to it – oh silly girl! It takes some reading and a lot of concentration but is worth the effort. I defy you not to react with shock and incredulity at some of the things it reveals.

The ethical agency Cause UK, which has a reputation for supporting the arts sector, has announced a new partnership to help produce and promote a new literary festival in Yorkshire. The inaugural Whitby Lit Fest is hosted 6 to 9 November 2025 in venues across the seaside town.

International non-binary beatbox star SK Shlomo has collaborated with Bjork, Ed Sheeran and Gorillaz, toured the world and performed on main stages at festivals like Glastonbury. And now they’re back on tour with their 5-star sell-out show Shlomo's Beatbox Adventure for Kids. We caught up with the mouth-musician to find out more.

Opera North has announced its repertoire for the year ahead as it celebrates the power of opera to tell captivating stories through some of the most exciting music ever written.

In this captivating new recording of Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht's final collaboration, Sir Simon Rattle delivers a performance that brilliantly captures the caustic spirit of this satirical 'ballet chanté.'

A new romcom from a burgeoning team of Yorkshire creatives is promising comedy fans a wild ride. Nowt But Speechless is an independent feature film which follows Geri, a Yorkshire hairdresser who accidentally becomes an entrepreneur. It’s due to shoot in October and has Grammy award-winning songwriter, producer and recording artist Eliot Kennedy on board to write the score.

The follow-up to his acclaimed Early Warning record, the former Vio frontman continues on his strident solo trajectory with this majestic new record inspired by his homeland and notions of identity, freedom, and the future. The new album has been led by the debut single Svartfugl alongside the recent release Glerbrot. While its subject matter may be as brittle as its translated title (Broken Glass in English), Glebrot arrives to the listener as a laid-back, jangle-pop song as gentle as a summer breeze. Coupling a lazy-day vibe with a vitreous sparkle somewhere between the canons of Real Estate, Mac DeMarco, and The Smiths, the song is ultimately one about the feelings of vulnerability that can follow moments of awkwardness and embarrassment. A feeling that surely everyone has experienced once in a while… To learn a little more, we caught up with MYRKVI...

Emma Rice is no stranger to turning a movie into a stage production. But her latest project North by Northwest, based on the classic Alfred Hitchcock screen thriller, is different. For starters it’s a rare example of a project that came to her. “I was offered the chance to work on it and jumped at the chance,” she recalls. “It’s such an honour to work on a Hitchcock movie.

Throughout this remarkable debut, Kanneh-Mason demonstrates not only prodigious technical skill but also a rare ability to make her instrument sing with richness and sensitivity. Her deep emotional connection to this diverse repertoire proves utterly infectious, marking her as an artist of exceptional promise. The outcome is not merely an impressive debut—it's the arrival of a significant new voice in classical piano.

This Easter holidays, York Theatre Royal have a treat for parents and young children alike as The Storm Whale splashes into the Studio with eight daytime performances. Ahead of the show opening in York we caught up with writer/director Matt Aston to talk all things The Storm Whale and how you bring a beloved story from page to stage… What can audiences expect from the show?