Ismael Rahman The extreme 9ft jump towers are the highest in Essex and so with the Christmas holidays in full swing we visited Jump Evolution in Harold Hill, Essex to check out all the fuss people have been making about ...
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Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Emdad Rahman Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves is not one of the most well known pantomimes, but that doesn’t faze Barking Music and Drama. They have tackled many of the lesser known panto stories over the last few years ...
Read More »Over 130,000 visitors attend MCM London Comic Con!
More than 131,000 visitors made the trip to Excel London last weekend for MCM London Comic Con, the UK’s biggest and best celebration of modern pop culture. In total, 131,308 fans of film, sci-fi, gaming, anime, manga, online video, comic ...
Read More »I, Daniel Blake: a must see film
Films are part of the entertainment industry – but they can also change lives. So it was in 1966 when Cathy Come Home, a BBC TV play directed by Ken Loach, exposed the ruthlessness of private landlords and how easy ...
Read More »Fans For Diversity photos come to Oxford House
Emdad Rahman Oxford House in Bethnal Green played host to the launch of a new Fans For Diversity campaign photography exhibition. Fans For Diversity: L’Internationale showcases the work of freelance photographer Liam Aylott, who spent the duration of Euro 2016 following ...
Read More »Glasgow Girls rewrites the asylum story
Emdad Rahman interviews Glasgow Girls director Cora Bissett. Glasgow Girls is a life-affirming, song-filled Scottish drama based on the true story of seven teenagers whose lives change forever when their school friend and her asylum-seeking family are forcibly taken from ...
Read More »Tharik Hussain’s debut documentary nominated for second award
Emdad Rahman Tharik Hussain, the British Bangladeshi journalist and broadcaster, has been shortlisted for a second prestigious global radio award. His debut documentary, America’s Mosques: a story of integration, produced for the BBC World Service was declared the “World’s Best Religious program” ...
Read More »Cricket star hits the big screen
The story starts on the dusty roads of Ranchi – but it ends in Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, at the 2011 World Cup final. It’s the life story of M. S. Dhoni, a man who captured the collective dreams of ...
Read More »Deaf Run 2016 is coming to Mile End Park
Emdad Rahman Have you registered for the Deaf Run? Participants can run, jog or walk around the course – each according to his or her ability. Why not participate as a family and raise money for an amazing cause whilst ...
Read More »Apply now to Emerge in November
The fifth Emerge Festival will take place from 8th to 19th November – and applications are now open for choreographers and practitioners who want to take part. Applicants are being urged to get their applications in as soon as possible ...
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