- From a drawing of a thistle by an 11th-century monk to paintings of endangered Amazonian flowers by activist Margaret Mee, A New Flowering at the Ashmolean, Oxford, from 2nd May, collates a thousand years of plant portraits.
- Alice Hawkins's snapshots, celebrating the burlesque side of Englishness, form part of The Condition of England at Sunderland's City Library and Arts Centre, from 29th April.
- Leading the resurgence of Ethiopian music is Abyssinia Infinite, fronted by mesmerising singer Ejigayehu "Gigi" Shibabaw. They start a national tour at the Gardner Arts Centre, Brighton on 14th May.
- London's Drill Hall is almost single-handedly keeping the flame of cabaret alive. From 21st April it presents US—not the anti-Vietnam play but a one-man rant from the provocative Tim Miller.
- A map of India made out of tea bags and a ballgown made out of atlases are two of British artist Susan Stockwell's works on show in Stitched-Up: Paper and Politics at Studio Caparrelli, London, from 20th April.
- A runaway thief disguises himself as a mullah in Kamal Tabrizi's film Marmoulak (Lizard), already a controversial hit in Iran, and coming to the ICA, London, from 22nd April.
