literature

Vincenzo Latronico: 'There are writers whose main theme is love or revolution — mine is real estate'

The Milanese author will discuss his widely-acclaimed novel 'Perfection' at the Barbican Centre next month

By Lizzie McAllister

/ 13 Feb 2026

Barbican

Encounters: Giacometti x Lynda Benglis – earthy dialogue with a pop of glitter

By Sarah Birch

/ 12 Feb 2026

Encounters: Giacometti x Lynda Benglis – earthy dialogue with a pop of glitter

literature

Author Abiola Bello on working with Marcus Rashford and 'figuring it out'

By Lizzie McAllister

/ 11 Feb 2026

Author Abiola Bello on working with Marcus Rashford and 'figuring it out'

theatre

'It's an uplifting show about how everyone you know is going to die' — 'Age Is A Feeling' at Soho Theatre Walthamstow

By Lizzie McAllister

/ 10 Feb 2026

'It's an uplifting show about how everyone you know is going to die' — 'Age Is A Feeling' at Soho Theatre Walthamstow

food

Hendl at Hackney Church Brew Co — a meat feast like you’ve never had before

By Gabriel Wilding

/ 10 Feb 2026

Hendl at Hackney Church Brew Co — a meat feast like you’ve never had before

Laisul Hoque's 'The Ground Beneath Me' – capturing the moments national histories meet

By Sarah Birch

/ 9 Feb 2026

Laisul Hoque's 'The Ground Beneath Me' – capturing the moments national histories meet

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Inside Before They Speak: Julia Phillips' visceral Barbican exhibition explores the body and human bonds

The German-American artist’s first solo show in the UK is a haunting experience, but it is well worth it

By Sarah Birch

/ 30 Jan 2026

Inside Before They Speak: Julia Phillips' visceral Barbican exhibition explores the body and human bonds

Just like grandma used to make — Clara’s is the new Shoreditch restaurant keeping it in the family

Clara’s is the brainchild of the Hartshorn brothers, who have left Camden behind in favour of small plates and sumptuous puddings

By Gabriel Wilding

/ 29 Jan 2026

Just like grandma used to make — Clara’s is the new Shoreditch restaurant keeping it in the family

A blurred fate: Simon Roberts’ ‘After London’ puts future of the city into sharp focus

This blurry, dystopian volume imagines a city altered by the climate crisis, and puts the fate of Londoners front and centre

By Sarah Birch

/ 27 Jan 2026

A blurred fate: Simon Roberts’ ‘After London’ puts future of the city into sharp focus

Pulitzer winner Alison Killing on the split second that forged her career

Alison Killing is best-known for her award-winning research into detention camps in Xinjiang, China, but the story that made her career could easily have passed her by

By Lizzie McAllister

/ 26 Jan 2026

Pulitzer winner Alison Killing on the split second that forged her career

'ROTUS' at Park Theatre is the one-woman show Making Theatre Great Again

Chaisty Quirk, Receptionist of the United States, is the sorority girl antagonist we didn’t know we needed

By Sarah Birch

/ 25 Jan 2026

'ROTUS' at Park Theatre is the one-woman show Making Theatre Great Again

LGBTQ+ club night Duckie is back after four years in new East London venue

The iconic events that once lit up the pubs of Vauxhall have an unlikely new home in Hackney

By Lizzie McAllister

/ 23 Jan 2026

LGBTQ+ club night Duckie is back after four years in new East London venue

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