South Africa, which is known for its safaris and sandy beaches, is also a stargazing destination. The country's minimal light pollution, and geographical position means many more stars visible in the Southern Hemisphere as it faces directly into the centre of the Milky Way galaxy. The South African Astronomical Observatory in Cape Town houses the l...

A new partnership between the South Georgia Heritage Trust and Poseidon Expeditions will enable those on a trip to Antarctica to help fund vital wildlife and cultural conservation on the island of South Georgia. The small British Overseas Territory lies 1,500km from the Falkland Islands. It is known for its iconic wildlife, with scenes of humpback ...

Frankie Goes to Bollywood reaches the Queen Elizabeth Hall on London's Southbank (to 13 August 2024) after a short, successful UK tour. A Rifco Theatre Company production, it is a musical pastiche of the Bollywood genre. As such it offers an affectionate, often lampooning and not uncritical take on the outrageous musical extravagance that is Bollyw...

A new production of the 1964 stage musical Hello Dolly is playing a limited summer season at the London Palladium. It stars Dame Imelda Staunton in the lead role along with a full cast. The plot sees 'meddlesome socialite turned matchmaker Dolly Levi travelling to Yonkers, New York to find a wife for grumpy Horace Vandergelder. He is a miserly, and...

The second major production in the 2024 Regent's Park Open Air Theatre season is The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It runs until 20 July 2024 Images : Alex Brenner This is a children's novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett first published in book form in 1911. A classic of English children's literature, this is a new version by Holly Robinso...

Malta's Gobelin Tapestries are unique, beautiful and priceless Malta lover, frequent visitor and international film star Russell Crowe once said that, of the many thousands of stories that abound in the Maltese Islands, Malta's Gobelin Tapestries are unique, beautiful and priceless. A leading economic consultant has also said that, if all else fail...