A new arrival to an isolated island community causes a stir in animated short film Dead Air
Posted inSTAGE
Stage review: Henry IV Part 1 and 2 at the Barbican
The Royal Shakespeare Company delivers Henry IV Parts I and II in all its traditional glory
Posted inART
Art review: 100 Painters of Tomorrow at Beers Contemporary Gallery
Last chance this week to see exhibition that aims to give a snapshot of the best new painters from across the world
Posted inART
Major exhibition about abstract art opens this week at Whitechapel Gallery
Adventures of the Black Square: Abstract Art and Society 1915–2015 looks at how abstract art relates to politics and society. We spoke to Sophie McKinlay, the gallery’s Acting Head of Exhibitions, about what visitors can expect
Posted inFILM
Exclusive: Rich Mix could go bust over Tower Hamlets Council ‘loan’
Shoreditch arts organisation in financial dispute with council over £850,000 and withheld development money
Posted inLife & Style
At London’s Death Cafés, mere mortals face the inevitable — over tea and cake
The meet-up group focussed on the topic of death has grown to prominence by facing one of life’s more awkward subjects: its end
Posted inFILM
London Short Film Festival gets underway this weekend
Billed as a snapshot of 21st century Britain, this year’s festival received a record number of submissions
Posted inSTAGE
The Story Project review: mixing topless selfies, witch-hunting and Rumpole of the Bailey
Ten tiny plays crammed into an evening’s entertainment make up The Story Project at the Arcola
Posted inART
Hackney photographer Stephen Gill publishes two new books
Two very different topics – weddings and pigeons – are the subjects of Stephen Gill’s most recent photo books
Posted inFOOD & DRINK
Makerscafe: taking beans to another dimension
Half ‘maker-space’, half cafe lets customers turn ideas into 3D reality