We went behind the scenes with playwright Matt Parvin of the festival's one to watch 'The Noble Nine'.

A bitter, middle-aged twist on every hopeless romantic's favourite play

Join us to discover poetry by Alexander Pope, William Wordsworth and Sir Walter Scott as well as J.M.W. Turner’s attempts at poetry and write your own poetry through various activities exploring Turner’s House, art and the local landscape.

Helen Bowell talks us through her latest projects, opportunities in arts administration and lots of delightful poetry things!

Catherine is a multi-disciplinary artist with interests ranging from theatre, to music, to crafts and textiles. She completed her Silver Arts Award by focusing on dance and literature - writing a whole novel in a month!

'Just a few weeks left. Make the most. See the most. Don’t waste any time on black and white.

'A different set of rules depending on what you look like'

Are you a performer, maker, singer, devisor, instrumentalist, poet, spoken word artist or beatboxer looking to develop your performance, collaboration and leadership skills?

Guildhall School of Music & Drama offers a three-year full-time BA (Hons) Performance and Creative Enterprise. 

The application deadline for 2019 entry is 6 March.

Devonshire artist Tom Stockley, aka t.s. idiot, burnt his fine art degree and often wears a turkey hat. But he's no fool, that's for sure...

We are looking for volunteers to support UK Young Artists in delivering one of the most extensive survey shows of young creativity in the world, happening in Nottingham, 7 - 13 February 2019. Register at ukyoungartists.co.uk/volunteering

Deadline to apply: Monday 7 January 2019 

Three novels, two memoirs, one piece of journalism, a self-help manual, a graphic novel, one consolatory book on physics, and a collection of letters. Here are our Top 10 books of 2018

A rundown of the best film, music, theatre, literature, visual arts and news of 2018