Playwright Philip Ridley talks about his new play Radiant Vermin, moving house – and why his provocateur reputation is undeserved
Harry Melling’s Peddling is about a pedlar boy trudging the doorsteps of the wealthy trying to make sense of life
James Lucas was awarded an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film for his film about a crisis helpline worker starring Sally Hawkins and Jim Broadbent
Two Hackney artists are the latest to announce they are running for Parliament. We speak to them about their political ambitions
Comedian Helen Duff is an eccentric cookery show host in a one-woman stage comedy tackling the taboo subject of anorexia
A group of maverick producers are looking to change the way we think about spoken word radio
Filmgoers asked to wear dark suits and bring a gift to secret charity screening held simultaneously in East London, Rome and San Francisco
Early work by iconic muralist Ray Walker has been dissected by two girders
Clive Rowe and Sharon D. Clarke return to the cast for the Hackney Empire panto
Mural painted as ‘symbol of solidarity’ with New Era tenants and Focus E15 mums
A petition to save the Bethnal Green gasholders has already gained more than 1000 signatures
Erran Baron Cohen talks about writing songs for the new musical alongside David Baddiel
