In the world premiere of “Wonder”, a young boy with facial differences goes on a journey of self-discovery and finds his place in the world.
With music from the Grammy Award-winning duo A Great Big World, the new musical at American Repertory…

In the world premiere of “Wonder”, a young boy with facial differences goes on a journey of self-discovery and finds his place in the world.
With music from the Grammy Award-winning duo A Great Big World, the new musical at American Repertory…
Artistic Director & CEO of Birmingham Hippodrome, Jon Gilchrist, has been awarded an MBE in the King’s New Year Honours list 2026 for his services to British theatre.
Jon has worked tirelessly on behalf of his…

New concerto competition aims to recognize and support outstanding local musicians
Musicians aged 25 and under are invited to strut their stuff before a panel of judges in the new Emerging Artists Competition, a partnership between…

Its importance as the main city for the nation allowed the traditions to flourish there more than anywhere else.
The popularity of the New Year’s Eve festivities grew to a point in the 1800s where Edinburgh’s streets were packed after midnight, a…

Angie BrownEdinburgh and East reporter
The ScotsmanTens of thousands of people from around the world will descend on Edinburgh this week to join a huge street…


Academic and military educator Professor David Dunn has been appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in recognition of his services to military education and to recruitment.
Professor Dunn joined the…

It is estimated the year-long celebration for Bradford 2025 cost about £51m and generated audiences of 3m people.
Speaking after the final events, Ms Gulzar said it had created “a powerful new narrative for the city and district” and had helped…

Elliott said: “It’s absolutely brilliant. It’s such an honour, a lad from a council estate in Rotherham, and after all these years, getting an MBE is just such an honour. I’m very much a royalist.”
He said Marie Curie first came to his attention…

At 70, he became one of the oldest recipients of a Fellowship from the Institution of Engineering and Technology.
Although he’d first received the letter informing him of his inclusion on the list five weeks prior, it felt like “five years” had…