Ballet shoe factory Freed of London is one of Well Street’s hidden gems. A new short film tells the stories of the craftsmen and women who work there
His trademark figures have become part of the furniture in East London. Now a new book charts the evolution of Stik’s unique, highly politicised style
Hackney Wick theatre comes in second behind National Theatre in poll
New short story and illustration publication gets to grips with grotesque human forms for its maiden issue
Some clichéd content is the Achilles heel of an otherwise striking exhibition at Beers Contemporary on representational art
Benedict Cumberbatch delights as the indecisive Prince of Denmark, but a stunning set is the real star of the Barbican’s production
Ben Whishaw impresses as a Greek god in Anne Carson’s slick adaptation of The Bacchae by Euripides
A packed programme of films about subjects ranging from a Cuban drummer to Judaism starts tonight at the Rio cinema
Julia Pascal’s play focuses on two families living in Jerusalem during the Second Intifada
BúnBúnBún is the newest Vietnamese restaurant on Kingsland Road hoping to stand out amongst more established competition
New documentary by Charlotte Ginsborg explores the soul of a changing street
Split between contemporary London and 19th-century West Africa, Butterfly Fish is a debut novel with an epic scope
