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See what the critics are saying about Reykjavík plays at Hampstead Theatre. Read the reviews for Richard Bean’s play and learn more about the production.

There’s a whiff of Jez Butterworth’s Jerusalem about Richard Bean’s Reykjavík. Come and raise a melancholic glass to the old world of superstition, mythic tales of magic and monsters, fated to be swallowed by the bloodless age of bureaucracy. It’s like spending an evening with that old man in the pub the light of whose eyes fades as he recounts tales of yonder realising that things ain’t what they used to be.

Kris Nelson will assume the role of Festival Director for Sydney Festival from 2026 to 2029, leading the festival into its milestone 50th edition in 2026.

Rorschach Theatre will present the DC-Area premiere of Sleeping Giant, by Steve Yockey and directed by Jenny McConnell Frederick, from October 4 – November 3, 2024.

Italian musician, instrument-builder, producer, and composer ALESSANDRO CORTINI has announced details of his latest release, Nati Infiniti, a 40-minute piece separated into five movements, based on an immersive audio installation that ran across four floors of the Museu de Lisboa’s Fábrica da Moagem, a disused flour mill.

In 2024 LIFT, London's biennial international festival of theatre, welcomed over 10,000 audience members, across eight venues connecting international artists and Londoners with bold new work. After a festival with six and a half years in the post, Kris Nelson will step down as Artistic Director/CEO at the end of August.

Tindersticks has released a new single “Nancy” from their forthcoming album Soft Tissue out September 13 via City Slang. Soft Tissue is now available for pre-order on all formats as well as an exclusive limited edition vinyl bundle including a special 7” New World / Falling the Light. Listen to the new single!

Eldritch Investigations: A Psychogeographies Project by Rorschach Theatre has been extended through September 2024.

Iceland Airwaves reveals the second wave of artists for its 25th Anniversary, featuring Overmono and The Vaccines. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Experience the world premiere of Anna Thorvaldsdottir's orchestral installation, METAXIS, at the Reykjavik Arts Festival. Learn more about the festival!

Bluegrass-Americana troubadours, Greensky Bluegrass have announced seven new tour dates to their Summer tour that will bring the band throughout the northeast and southeast this July and August. Tickets are on sale at 10:00AM local this Friday, May 10. The new dates build on the band’s extensive summer tour that includes several festival appearances including Mill Valley, DelFest, Bonnaroo and more.  The band’s summer tour officially kicks off in Kansas City on June 6.  

Explore the KNOTTY FESTIVAL presented by Home Live Art from 6-15 June in Hastings and St Leonards. Experience a diverse range of performances in this unique festival.

Greensky Bluegrass is thrilled to announce The Iceland Sessions due out May 10. The EP was recorded at Flóki Studios in the summer of 2023, just before their first-ever Icelandic run of shows at Reykjavik’s Harpa Concert Hall. Following the release of The Iceland Sessions, Greensky will set out on their summer tour which kicks off on June 6 in Kansas City, MO.

Discover the full cast of Chekhov’s THE CHERRY ORCHARD, in a new version adapted and directed by Benedict Andrews, announced by Donmar Warehouse.

Ben Frost has released his first album in seven years, Scope Neglect, via Mute. Accompanying this release day he has also shared the video for track “Tritium Bath”, which was directed by visual and sound artist Domiziano Maselli. Don't miss the upcoming North American tour kicking off next week.

FRIGID New York and Manhattan Theatre Source has revealed the plays and playwrights for the 2024 EstroGenius Festival 10-Minute Play Series and the Genius in Development Reading Series at UNDER St. Marks. Learn more about the festival!

Actor’s Express will continue its 36th season with Mercury by Emmy nominee and American playwright, Steve Yockey.

Ben Frost shares new track 'Chimera' and sets North American tour dates. In the sonic crucible of Ben Frost's Scope Neglect, music undergoes a metamorphic alchemy. It's the beginning of a new chapter in Frost's career that's uncanny, unexplainable, familiar yet entirely new and groundbreaking, like a curious mathematical anomaly.

Zara Larsson releases her brand-new studio album VENUS. Get the 12-track album now via Sommer House/Epic Records. Along with the new album, Zara Larsson has shared the electric official music video for new single “You Love Who You Love.” The video was notably co-directed by Zara herself alongside Viivi Huska.

City Theatre has announced the fourth show of its 2023/2024 season, Fat Ham by James Ijames, a co-production with TheatreSquared in Fayetteville, AR.

Amidst the hustle and bustle of concerts, The Toronto Symphony Orchestra took a moment to catch up with a visiting long-term member of the TSO family, Conductor Emeritus Peter Oundjian.

Grammy award-winning DJ and producer Purple Disco Machine teams up with Icelandic artist ÁSDÍS for their latest single 'Beat of Your Heart'. The high-energy track combines disco-infused sounds with magnetic vocals, catchy melodies, and danceable grooves. Check out the official music video and listen to the track here.

VENUS' goddess-energy is exemplified on “You Love Who You Love,” where Zara summons the Scandi pop-rock anthems of Max Martin in this cautionary tale on toxic relationships. The results are pure chemistry: the classic-songwriting tradition of Rick Nowells (Madonna, Lana Del Rey) paired with the maximalist beats of Danja (Britney's Blackout).

Stefanie Rummel, a 6X German Rock & Pop Award winner, returns to the Adelaide Fringe with her musical cabaret, 'Chansons: Piaf, Brel & Me - A Musical Cabaret about France.' Don't miss her stunning vocal performance and captivating storytelling. Tickets on sale now.

SWANS have announced a United States tour for April and May 2024, following European dates. The band SOLD OUT all but two of their 2023 North American tour. The tour details, which are shared on the heels of a triumphant tour across Europe, N America, and the UK, will see the current incarnation of Swans perform.