Emdad Rahman: Ten year old Mikael Mustafa, a pupil at Hermitage, joined his fellow pupils to take part in a play at the St James Theatre, London. Virtual Enchantment is a fairy tale for the internet age. The play was ...
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Have fish had their chips?
There’s several ways to look at fish – in books, in films and even on your plate – but here’s a new treatment for our watery companions. Subnature is a new exhibition, opening next week, at University College London, and ...
Read More »Celebrating the silver screen
This year is the 25th anniversary of the partnership between BP and the Royal Opera House which has beamed live ballet and opera to half a million people in towns and cities across the UK. It began with various small ...
Read More »All ears for Years & Years
“Seeing Years & Years live last year was probably the best surprise of 2013. Young Olly Alexander has the holy fire in his hands: a soulful voice with a crazy R’n’B vibe, which enables him to be simultaneously emotional and ...
Read More »Infidel about to hit Stratford
Tickets have just gone on sale today for a new, musical version of David Baddiel’s hit comedy movie The Infidel, which Baddiel has himself adapted for the theatre. The production has been made possible by the success of a Kickstarter ...
Read More »Sirens is next at Hang Up
From 2nd May, Hang-Up Gallery is hosting Sirens, a romantically decorative exhibition from Hackney based artist Rosie Emerson. Sirens will showcase a stunning new body of work, which experimentally combines print, photography, collage and film to portray Emerson’s mysterious goddesses ...
Read More »Boris holds buskers comp
Boris is doing a great deal to make life worse for young Londoners, but here is one small way in which he is trying to make amends. Gigs is a music festival which is open to London-based musician aged 11-25. ...
Read More »Book now for Ballet for Kids
“Dance” and “theatre” are adult concepts, used to distinguish strictly between two different forms of self-expression. C-12 Dance Theatre entwines both dance and theatre disciplines to deliver an innovative and emotional blend of physical dance performance with a theatrical narrative. ...
Read More »Fashion with a conscience
Previews Fashion Revolution Day – 24 April 2014 Hasina Momtaz: Have you ever wondered where your Gap jeans are made? Or who makes the Primark shirt you’re wearing? Or that favourite little black dress you love from Next? Or whether ...
Read More »Britten 100 closes with Pagodas
The year now coming to a close marks the centenary of Benjamin Britten’s birth – but the centenary celebrations of this British composer’s life will not close until next spring. One of the highlights of the commemorative musical events will ...
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