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
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‘That’s me in the painting’ – how Stik became a street art icon
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
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The Yard named second most popular theatre in London
Hackney Wick theatre comes in second behind National Theatre in poll
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Body issues: new lit magazine Funhouse gets corporeal
New short story and illustration publication gets to grips with grotesque human forms for its maiden issue
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The Fantasy of Representation at Beers Contemporary – art review
Some clichéd content is the Achilles heel of an otherwise striking exhibition at Beers Contemporary on representational art
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Hamlet – stage review: ‘ambitious, visually lavish and perfectly-pitched’
Benedict Cumberbatch delights as the indecisive Prince of Denmark, but a stunning set is the real star of the Barbican’s production
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Bakkhai – stage review: Greek tragedy’s modern makeover
Ben Whishaw impresses as a Greek god in Anne Carson’s slick adaptation of The Bacchae by Euripides
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London Feminist Film Festival gets underway
A packed programme of films about subjects ranging from a Cuban drummer to Judaism starts tonight at the Rio cinema
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Crossing Jerusalem: stage review – ‘We’re all the same stinking family!’
Julia Pascal’s play focuses on two families living in Jerusalem during the Second Intifada
Posted inFOOD & DRINK
BúnBúnBún: nosh from ’Nam
BúnBúnBún is the newest Vietnamese restaurant on Kingsland Road hoping to stand out amongst more established competition