Delightful new espionage farce with non-stop laughs Muppet-style chickens shot from the sky with an umbrella gun, hairdryers wielded as weapons, a giant vintage radio being wrestled over; The Comedy of Spies has non-stop visual gags fired off as fast as the jokes. The Comedy About Spies is the latest production from Mischief, the company […]
Ara – New Aldgate restaurant opening
Ara is the third restaurant venture for self-taught East Londoner Turkish chef Murat Kilic. While sister restaurant Amber, a few streets away, offers Middle Eastern dishes, Ara aims to offer broader global influences from its creative menu.
Paper Swans, Soho Theatre
A parkkeeper patrols a closed park on a winter’s night when he stumbles across a mysterious woman in a white ballet dress. She refuses to leave, insisting she must make enough paper swans to cover the frozen lake before morning. A dreamlike sequence between the pair repeats in a loop, each time slightly different, with symbolism ripe for the audience to form their own understanding of events.
The Women of Llanrumney, Stratford East
Azuka Oforka’s incendiary debut play, The Women of Llanrumney, has enjoyed award-winning success at the Sherman Theatre in Cardiff and now lights up Stratford East. If last night’s press night – punctuated with many gasps – was anything to go by, this accomplished production will resonate deeply with East London audiences.
Templar – Restaurant of the Month
A refined addition to Stratford Cross Templar is the sister restaurant of Dark Horse, established nearby in Stratford’s Chobham Manor segment of the former London 2012 Olympic Park. South of here, towards the stadium, Templar, serving a modern European menu, joins the growing cultural quarter of restaurants, exhibition spaces and performance venues. In contrast to […]
A Letter to Lyndon B Johnson, Soho Theatre
Xhloe and Natasha show the type of chemistry where you can imagine them still working together in three decades’ time. Don’t wait that long!
Mary and the Hyenas, Wilton’s Music Hall
Writer Maureen Lennon (Guts! The Musical) has joined forces with singer-songwriter Billy Nomates (aka Tor Maries) to create Mary and the Hyenas, riotous musical drama celebrating Wollstonecraft’s life and untimely death.
Dear England reboot at National Theatre
You don’t need a love of football to enjoy Dear England. In the same way as you might binge-watch the football comedy series, Ted Lasso, this uplifting production will have you cheering the characters on.
The Royal Forest, London’s Epping Forest Gem
With an elevated aspect, The Royal Forest, reopened in December 2024 by Heartwood Inns, was a diamond in the rough. Formerly a mundane Brewers Fayre, the 19th-century pub with rooms has been reinvented as an attractive mini-break destination. Here you can combine relaxed bathtub soaks with forest bathing, and it’s barely thirty-five minutes from Liverpool Street.
Animal Farm, Snouts in the Trough, Stratford East
Every aspect of this production of Animal Farm, from acting, sets, costumes, lights, sound etc etc was excellent. It’s a shame it’s only on at Stratford East for three more weeks, but the show will move on to Leeds and Nottingham Playhouses in the rest of March and April. Animal Farm is intelligent and packs an emotional punch from beginning to end. A stampede for tickets is in order!