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“Storytelling in person is a medium we have always used”: Michael Buffong on TALAWA 86:26

Michael Buffong is the Artistic Director at Talawa Theatre Company, the UK’s leading Black British Theatre Company. Talawa is entering its 40th anniversary year...

The Blue Trail

Holly Humberstone at Shepherd’s Bush Empire

The HBO Max Experience at The Venue

Rosa’s Thai celebrates Songkran with Bangkok trip giveaway and special menu for April

Food & Travel Desk

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Movie
Couture
★★★★★

Angelina Jolie has been noticeably absent from our screens over the past few years, primarily...

Antonia Georgiou
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Movie
Rebuilding
★★★★★

Introspective and disarming, with nuanced performances, Rebuilding is a wonderfully magnetic piece...

Mae Trumata
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Movie
Colours of Time
★★★★★

Though it carries the air of one, Colours of Time is not a film about art...

Christina Yang
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Movie
The Blue Trail
★★★★★

In a near future eerily similar to our own, Gabriel Mascaro’s The Blue Trail (O Último...

Christina Yang

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Live music
Holly Humberstone at Shepherd’s Bush Empire
★★★★★

A few weeks out from the release of her third album, Cruel...

Megan Merino 3rd April 2026
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Live music
Maisie Peters at Koko
★★★★★

“Before the bloom, you have to get your hands dirty,” says Maisie Peters, her voice...

Hattie Birchinall 26th March 2026
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Live music
Elbow at the Royal Albert Hall
★★★★★

It’s now almost two decades since The Seldom Seen Kid catapulted Elbow from being...

Mark Worgan 24th March 2026
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Live music
Kate Nash at Roundhouse
★★★★★

Irish-English musician Kate Nash regularly says her thanks during her headline show...

Gem Hurley 20th March 2026

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Theatre
“Storytelling in person is a medium we have always used”: Michael Buffong on TALAWA 86:26

Michael Buffong is the...

Madison Sotos 9th April 2026
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Theatre
Inter Alia at Wyndham’s Theatre
★★★★★

Rosamund Pike is stellar in this gut-wrenching play about a mother’s...

Jim Compton-Hall 7th April 2026
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Theatre
The Authenticator at the National Theatre
★★★★★

A show about authenticating historical documents that, at the same...

Jim Compton-Hall 3rd April 2026
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Theatre
Waitress at New Wimbledon Theatre
★★★★★

Pie-lovers unite! The hit musical Waitress is back after a decade with a new...

Sunny Morgan 1st April 2026

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Show
The Boys season five
★★★★★

After four seasons, an excellent spin-off show, and tonnes of gore, The Boys is back...

Andrew Murray 8th April 2026
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Show
Babies
★★★★★

Stephen (Paapa Essiedu) and his wife Lisa (Siobhán Cullen) have been trying to have a...

Andrew Murray 30th March 2026
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Show
The Pitt
★★★★★

Decades after playing the fresh-faced Dr Carter in ER, Noah Wyle dons the latex gloves...

Antonia Georgiou 26th March 2026
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Show
Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen
★★★★★

Rachel (Camila Morrone) is days away from marrying the love of her life,...

Andrew Murray 26th March 2026

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Album
Arlo Parks – Ambiguous Desire
★★★★★

Arlo Parks’s third studio album, Ambiguous Desire, feels like the cinematic...

Dionysia Afolabi 2nd April 2026
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Album
Robyn – Sexistential
★★★★★

It’s been eight years since Swedish alt-pop icon Robyn released a full-length...

Taryn Crowley 27th March 2026
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Album
Melanie Martinez – Hades
★★★★★

Melanie Martinez’s first album in three years, Hades, marks a new era following...

Sofia Hamandi 27th March 2026
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Album
Raye – This Music May Contain Hope
★★★★★

Raye’s inarguable entrance into the contemporary cultural canon...

Tallulah Allen 27th March 2026

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Me-Thais in Islington: Traditional Thai massage in the heart of Angel

There is a particular kind of tired that London gives. It...

The editorial unit 13th April 2026
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Why couples are treating their reception like a West End production

Something has changed about the way couples plan their...

The editorial unit 30th March 2026
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Ninth season of Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing expected in 2026

Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing has become one...

The editorial unit 28th March 2026
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How custom graphic overlays enhance industrial design

Walk past a control panel in a workshop, and the first thing you notice is...

The editorial unit 26th March 2026

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How technology is transforming horse racing: from data tracking to smarter interaction

The use of technology is changing the...

Emma Brown 12th April 2026
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Lunovil limited on AI conversion rate optimisation

Lunovil Limited states: most teams don’t actually have a traffic problem....

The editorial unit 31st March 2026
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Mostbet: Norway’s preferred platform for sports and gaming enthusiasts

Mostbet is a user-friendly gaming platform for players...

The editorial unit 27th March 2026
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Why online gaming creates moments of pure excitement

Online gaming has long captured the imagination of players around the...

The editorial unit 19th March 2026