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I really don’t understand what all the fuss is about with festivals. My friends go on and on about getting their tickets early and who they want to see but I just get bored. At the end of the day who wants to be running around in a huge pile of mud? Who wants to be walking around in their cheap hunter wellies when every other Tom, Dick and Harry are in them. Also, the toilets! You end up queuing for ages to go to the loo, to only get into a space the size of a cupboard, where there is no toilet roll and the toilet is full up already! Okay, okay, the music can be good, like Glastonbury has Beyonce, U2 and Coldplay, which sounds amazing, but at the end of the day I can sit at home and watch it live. And if I am feeling in the mood I could do so in my cheap hunter wellies!! Picture: flypostershow.com

Our thoughts go out to David Birrell and his family after he was injured through a prop malfunction whilst performing in Stephen Sondheim’s Passion on the West End. Birrel was acting in the role of Colonel Ricci, during a section of the play he challenges another character to a duel. During the piece a gun is usually discharged, firing blanks but on Saturday there was a problem with the prop. Birrel was okay but ‘shaken,’ and was rushed to hospital were he was treated for a serious eye injury. At this point no other details about what exactly happened or how serious the injury was have been revealed. The show was cancelled immediately and all patrons were given full refunds. Image: pa

Rambert contemporary ballet school is arguably one of the finest and respected of its kind in the entire country, even competing on a scale of quality and finesse with some of the other larger schools throughout Europe. Each year the school embarks upon an Awakening Tour, showcases new and established talent in their own typically creative, innovative manner. There new tour takes inspiration from the likes of Bobby Darin and Andy Warhol, showing that all is to not be expected and cultural significance is not restricted to dance alone. Expect and eclectic and awe inspiring performance from some of the most talented dancers that the country has to offer. Image: Rambert

Les Miserables makes a stunning return to the Barbican, running from Thursday to Saturday, performing rolling matinees shows. The classic show receives a beautifully thought out west adaptation with stunning attention to intrinsic detail. Gone are the revolving sets of old that the show is renowned for, instead replaced with gorgeous back drops based on designs by Victor Hugo himself. The arrival of the show marks the 25th anniversary of its first performance, while the original performance still stubbornly persists as a London theatre classic at the Queens Theatre, this update is a refreshing and original, yet classic take on the theme. Both version are worth seeing if you have never seen the show before but if you are Les Misre veteran, make a mark in your diary for this new show. You will not be disappointed.