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Laurent at Hotel Café Royal in Soho: Prime meat and inventive sushi – pure class and delight

More than just a luxurious treat in the heart of London, renowned chef Laurent Tourondel’s latest venture at Hotel Café Royal is a feast...

Cristiana Ferrauti

Razorlight at the Forum

Aquaman

The Merry Wives of Windsor at the Barbican

Jonathan Marshall

Code Builder: A robotic choreography by Mamou-Mani at Sir John Soane’s Museum

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Movie review
The House That Jack Built
★★★★★

Danish director Lars von Trier’s latest film is a distasteful thriller that launches a harrowing...

Ezelle Alblas
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Movie review
An Elephant Sitting Still
★★★★★

Set in a modern China that is eroding under economic hardship, An Elephant Sitting Still...

Victoria Ferguson
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Movie review
Aquaman
★★★★★

The DC universe expands once again – just one year after the lukewarm Justice League – with the...

Bev Lung
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Movie review
Mortal Engines
★★★★★

Mortal Engines is a steampunk sci-fi saga that certainly hits the ground running, hurtling viewers into a...

Laura Jorden

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Theatre
The Nutcracker at the Royal Opera House
★★★★★

The Nutcracker, with its iconic score, characters and choreography, is something of an enigma. Its...

Anna Souter 18^th December
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Theatre
The Convert at the Young Vic
★★★★★

It’s rare a play gets revived as quickly in London as Danai Gurira’s The Convert....

Connor Campbell 15^th December
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Theatre
A Christmas Carol with Simon Callow at the Arts Theatre
★★★★★

Forget Santa and his sleigh; there’s another man delivering the festive spirit this year, and...

Rosamund Kelby 14^th December
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Theatre
The Cane at the Royal Court Theatre
★★★★★

The Cane is a bread-and-butter production for the Royal Court. Recognised alt-playwright, of-the-moment subject matter,...

Connor Campbell 14^th December

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Food & Drinks
Laurent at Hotel Café Royal in Soho: Prime meat and inventive sushi – pure class and delight
★★★★★

More than just a luxurious treat in the heart of London, renowned chef Laurent Tourondel’s...

Cristiana Ferrauti 7^th December
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Food & Drinks
Asia de Cuba in Covent Garden: Complex and colourful Chino-Latino cuisine
★★★★★

Nestled within the luxurious five-star interiors of St Martins Lane Hotel, Asia de Cuba first...

Ezelle Alblas 4^th December
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Food & Drinks
Kinilaw Buko in Hoxton: Filipino dishes made for East London
★★★★★

Perhaps not as happening as its neighbouring Shoreditch, Hoxton has still managed to hold its...

Alex Julie Woods 28^th November
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Food & Drinks
Dabbous’s Christmas pop-up Hideaway opens today in Burlington Arcade

Hideaway, a yuletide pop-up from Dabbous’s award-winning Hide restaurant and Hedonism Wines, has opened its...

The editorial unit 21^st November

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Album review
Sir-Vere – Psychoballisticfunk
★★★★★

Describing themselves as “the living embodiment of the dance/rock revolution”, Sir-Vere finally bless the digital...

Michael Higgs 12^th October
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Album review
Lara Smiles – All for You
★★★★★

At times, you come across an emerging artist with such virtuosity, such mindbogglingly obvious skill,...

Michael Higgs 1^st October
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Album review
Miles Kane – Coup de Grace
★★★★★

Even though Miles Kane’s name is plastered on the front of Coup de Grace, he...

Regan Harle 23^rd August
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Album review
Treetop Flyers – Treetop Flyers
★★★★★

Many bands, after some initial success, fall into the trap of capturing a single mood,...

Michael Higgs 21^st August

Feature of the week

Eco-Christmas: How to lower your festive footprint

Christmas is a time of goodwill, but it’s also a time of excess, so it’s all the...