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BACK TO THE BOX OFFICE: Malthouse Theatre, Canterbury
Arguably one of the most architecturally stunning theatres around, the Malthouse in Canterbury is a perfect example of a flexible creative space
Life Under the Big Top: Kent's Santus Circus
Columnist Sam Wood gives a 2026 reminder that we can all still run away to the circus
BARD TO THE BONE: Kent's Rogue Shakespere
“Sometimes I think I’ve been teleported, you know, from the 17th century…”
Ekleido return to Gulbenkian in Canterbury with bold new contemporary dance show
“Dance impacts people on an emotional and visceral level, cutting across barriers of language and cultures”
Kent's culture hub: 'cene Magazine - Issue #47 Out Now!
In this issue, we send postcards with videographer Gnarly Newton, talk puppets and cagoules with musician Jaime Rosso. Plus much, much more.
Crime by the sea: Herne Bay Literary Festival 2026 this weekend
The town’s first-ever literary festival welcomes bestselling authors
CANTERBURY FESTIVAL 2026 - Line-up
More than 130 events will take place across the city this October
Maidstone LitFest releases 2026 programme in National Year of Reading
Featuring broadcasters and historians, self-publishing and writers' workshops, wine-tasting and romantic fiction.
Ashford to host world premiere of Jasmin Vardimon’s new dance production 'Lullaby'
The show was developed and produced at the company’s creation space, JV H.O.M.E., in Kent
Kent's culture hub: 'cene Magazine - Issue #46 Out Now!
Make it your task this July/August to go and visit a Kent town that you’ve never been to before. Take in the sights, sounds, shops, arts and festivals. Take a punt.
In this issue, so many of our subjects did exactly that - stuck their neck out and said ‘let’s do it’. Former doorman turned musician Charlie Jeer did it, the team at The Art Club in Dover headed back to the high street when many told them not to, while photographer Chris McAndrew risked the wrath of a national newspaper during his first professional shoot!
Plus we take a stroll with ParkBathe, get addicted to tufting with Ellen Russell and discover Kent’s own cabinet of mysteries.
PLOT TWIST: Whitstable author David F Reed releases crime novel
Columnist Zahra Barri talks to author David F Reed about dropping clues, cliff hangers and Whitstable easter eggs in his crime novel Running With The Devil
Folkestone Documentary Festival Filmmaking Challenge 2026
Do you have an idea for a short documentary film?
Javier Bardem in Whitstable, Kent, for new film Hello & Paris
Filming has begun for the romantic comedy
Bohème Sweet Bohème: Kent's Lucy Hall stars in La Bohème film adaptation
Rochester soprano Lucy Hall stars in the new big-screen version of the classic operatic tale of artistic struggle La Bohème
Kent's culture hub: 'cene Magazine - Issue #45 Out Now!
In this edition, we look for framed perfection with Whitstable photographer Jason Knott and talk kitchens, pianos and going viral with Deal musician Jake St Ange. Faversham creative pair Sim Evan-Jones and Julia Woolf celebrate 25 years of Shrek and reveal their roles in making the iconic movie, while Sevenoaks chef Stuart Gillies tells us about modern menus.
Elsewhere, we have our Food & Drink Focus, R&B singer Chidimma on juggling a career in the NHS, Jane De Bono on a life with leather and Sam Woods heading to Amberlea Tea House and much more.
APOCALYPSE SHEPPEY: Author Rebecca Gransden releases new novel
Columnist Zahra Barri talks to Isle of Sheppey author Rebecca Gransden about pilgrimage and new book ‘Crossing The Field Towards The Group’
Indigo Moon Theatre Present Gaby Gulliver’s Travels at Glassbox Theatre, Medway
A mesmerising combination of live shadow puppetry and animated projection for children and families
The Making of Marlowe: poet, playwright, provocateur, at The Beaney, Canterbury
An interactive exhibition exploring the life of Canterbury’s most famous poet and playwright
Virgil Abloh to Tyson Fury - Kent photographer Joshua Osborne on authentic characters
Thanet photographer Joshua Osborne sees people. His stunning array of images put authentic characters at the centre of his work, no matter who they are.