Entertainment

When the docks closed, there was much talk about how the vacated land could be used to help the now employed local population find new work. However, the then Tory Government gave the land to Canary Wharf to build an ...

Look out for new Indian film Bangistan, which is due to be released on 31st July. Bangistan is a comic tale with a strong underlying message highlighting the futility of violence, religious divisions, cultural prejudice and which promotes the message of ...

The summer exhibition at Foreman’s Smokehouse Gallery opens on 10th July and will run till 13th August. You can view the exhibition on Thursdays and Fridays from 5pm to 9pm and on Saturdays and Sundays from noon until 5pm. What ...

Emdad Rahman On 11th July, a one day multiple arts festival will take place in Dagenham Village. Dagfest, is a new free, fun, outdoor festival for all ages featuring home-grown talent and international performers in the heart of Dagenham.It will ...

In the early 1980s, there was a man called Sid who lived in Poplar. He’d stomp through the area, telling anyone who’d listen about the bombing during the Second World War – which appeared to have been targeted at him ...

If you know someone who’s a fan of artist and sculptor Marc Quinn, don’t ring them up on 20th July – because they’ll be at the Hackney Picturehouse, watching Gerry Fox’s documentary on Quinn and then seeing both of them ...

Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park in Mile End is hosting a number of events this month – some specially for children and some for wildlife friends of all ages. Art for all On Saturday, 11th July top botanical artist Talya will be ...

An Indian adaption of the hugely popular hit, Warrior (starring Tom Hardy), BROTHERS is the hard-hitting action-drama surrounding a broken family forced to face up to one another mentally and physically, all within the world of mixed martial arts and ...

If you’ve been going round London’s festivals over the last couple of years, you might have noticed an Unsigned London stage tucked away in a corner. Now Unsigned has come of age and is striking out on her own – ...

The organisers of Field Day 2015 – a mighty weekend pop festival in Victoria Park (photo, above, by Carolina Faruolo) – are thanking everyone who attended for making the event truly special. True to form, their last act before taking ...