Debut single by Elephant and Castles commemorates the life of Hackney-born footballer Justin Fashanu
Director Alex Crampton talks about Little Stitches, four short plays about female genital mutilation, to be performed in three London theatres, including the Arcola, this month
Annual art festival returned this month with performance art, exhibitions, open studios and street food galore
It’s the time of the season for alternative opera at the Arcola with annual Grimeborn festival
Fictional town of Hill Valley is brought to life by impressive 1950s set and actors larking about as jocks and nerds
Hackney Wick Food Assembly is wresting control from supermarkets by creating a direct relationship between producers and consumers
Two-minute film about Parkinson’s asks whether ‘control’ is a friend or foe
Artist wants the public to donate unwanted clutter for an exhibition inspired by Philip K. Dick’s concept of ‘domestic entropy’
An Iraqi asylum seeker looking to make a fresh start in the UK finds it’s not so simple in black comedy by Nicolas Kent at the Arcola
Swimming with Diana Dors, a collection of short stories penned by Hackney-based author Jeremy Worman, is an elegiac look into family life and the significance of place
From Melanie Symonds, who set up the popular Quiquiriqui mezcal pop-up last year and events duo Stagg & Barber, comes 184 Hackney Road
Exhibition in basement gallery contemplates the nature of spirituality, insanity and the occult, and their place in urbanised society
