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

Fresh from winning the 2025 East London Art Prize, Hoque's solo show at the Nunnery Gallery explores the turbulent moments national identities and pasts intertwine

By Sarah Birch

/ 9 Feb 2026

theatre

'The Marvellous Adventures of Mary Seacole' returns to the Rosemary Branch Theatre

By Lizzie McAllister

/ 6 Feb 2026

'The Marvellous Adventures of Mary Seacole' returns to the Rosemary Branch Theatre

food

Meet the plant-based couple making meals loved by meat eaters

By Lizzie McAllister

/ 5 Feb 2026

Meet the plant-based couple making meals loved by meat eaters

theatre

'Going to the club and bumping into people who've seen your show is crazy' — the young director behind the Arcola's 'Bitch Boxer'

By Lizzie McAllister

/ 4 Feb 2026

'Going to the club and bumping into people who've seen your show is crazy' — the young director behind the Arcola's 'Bitch Boxer'

Brick Lane

Campaigners fight to ‘save Brick Lane’ amid proposals for data centre on historic site

By Lizzie McAllister

/ 3 Feb 2026

The Truman Brewery is one of Brick Lane’s cultural cornerstones

John Berger

Ken Worpole and Gareth Evans: Brightening from the East

By Sarah Birch

/ 2 Feb 2026

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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