A new play at the Arcola looks at the legacy of the ‘anti-psychiatrist’ whose mental illness centre in Bow became notorious for its controversial methods
A Hackney three-piece were so amazed by the recording of a recent gig at Oslo that they made it their debut LP
Painter’s latest collection uses a highly layered style resembling early cameraless photography
Life drawing group Nude for Thought wants the male nude to regain its stature in contemporary art
One woman show at Dalston’s Arcola Theatre is a tour de force
Big names and lesser known acts wreaked musical havoc at the first ever Mirrors festival in Hackney this weekend
Four soldiers struggle to adapt to not being at war in the latest production at the Yard Theatre
Girls’ school pulls plug on touring play citing explicit references to child abuse
Cult club night How Does It Feel To Be Loved has made a new home at The Shacklewell Arms. We speak to its founder, Ian Watson
A trip to St John at Hackney to see the Balkan folk maestros stirs old passions
Immersive play at Shoreditch Town Hall about the enigmatic Duchess of Argyll proves compellingly ambiguous
Activist artists take on the housing crisis with exhibition at Hackney Downs Studios
