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Laisul Hoque's 'The Ground Beneath Me' – capturing the moments national histories meet

Fresh from winning the 2025 East London Art Prize, Hoque's solo show at the Nunnery Gallery explores the turbulent moments national identities and pasts intertwine

Author: Sarah Birch

Laisul Hoque's 'The Ground Beneath Me' – capturing the moments national histories meet

'The Marvellous Adventures of Mary Seacole' returns to the Rosemary Branch Theatre

Written by the late Cleo Sylvestre, the performance pays homage to a ‘brilliant, trailblazing pioneer’

Author: Lizzie McAllister

'The Marvellous Adventures of Mary Seacole' returns to the Rosemary Branch Theatre

'Going to the club and bumping into people who've seen your show is crazy' — the young director behind the Arcola's 'Bitch Boxer'

Prime Isaac is only 26, but is already making a mark on London’s theatrical scene

Author: Lizzie McAllister

'Going to the club and bumping into people who've seen your show is crazy' — the young director behind the Arcola's 'Bitch Boxer'

American Psycho, review - a 'parting tour de force'

The musical version was Rupert Goold’s first smash production as artistic director of the Almeida Theatre, and he now revisits this dark, satirical commentary on 1980s corporate greed

Author: Sarah Birch

Jack Butterworth and Arty Froushan in American Psycho, Almeida Theatre. Photograph: Marc Brenner

Inside Before They Speak: Julia Phillips' visceral Barbican exhibition explores the body and human bonds

The German-American artist’s first solo show in the UK is a haunting experience, but it is well worth it

Author: Sarah Birch

Inside Before They Speak: Julia Phillips' visceral Barbican exhibition explores the body and human bonds

Comedian Imran Yusuf on upcoming BBC debut and the moment he was ‘humbled’ onstage

Yusuf got his first taste of performing at school in Hackney, and now is set to appear in the much-anticipated BBC series, 'Crookhaven'

Author: Lizzie McAllister

Comedian Imran Yusuf on upcoming BBC debut and the moment he was ‘humbled’ onstage

LGBTQ+ club night Duckie is back after four years in new East London venue

The iconic events that once lit up the pubs of Vauxhall have an unlikely new home in Hackney

Author: Lizzie McAllister

LGBTQ+ club night Duckie is back after four years in new East London venue

Finding beauty in the everyday — artist Kuda Mushangi on his debut solo exhibition in Hackney

Architect turned artist Kuda Mushangi seeks to find beauty in the mundane at his first solo exhibition, 'Familiar Spaces'

Author: Michelle Tonta

Finding beauty in the everyday — artist Kuda Mushangi on his debut solo exhibition in Hackney

'It’s really not about marriage' - Gecko director Amit Lahav on The Wedding as it heads to Sadler’s Wells East

In theatre group Gecko's dystopian world, we're all 'married to the state'

Author: Lizzie McAllister

'It’s really not about marriage' - Gecko director Amit Lahav on The Wedding as it heads to Sadler’s Wells East

'See you on the lanes' - Rowans bosses declare 'we ain't going anywhere' following redevelopment proposal

Bowlers, karaoke singers and arcade-goers have been fearing for one of north London's most treasured venues

Author: Lizzie McAllister

'See you on the lanes' - Rowans bosses declare 'we ain't going anywhere' following redevelopment proposal

Wallace & Gromit fans go crackers for Young V&A exhibition celebrating iconic animations

A little slice of West Wallaby Street is coming to Bethnal Green next year

Author: Lizzie McAllister

Wallace & Gromit fans go crackers for Young V&A exhibition celebrating iconic animations

A Hackney homecoming - actor Siobhan James returns to legendary venue for first lead role

Celebrated actor Siobhan James is returning to her home borough this winter, assuming her first lead role in a pantomime

Author: Julia Silverberg

A Hackney homecoming - actor Siobhan James returns to legendary venue for first lead role