Art
Hayward Gallery re-opens with Andreas Gursky retrospective
Andreas Gursky at Hayward Gallery is an exhibition of two firsts: the first major UK retrospective of the…
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Published articles
Play
One Festival – Programme B at the Space: A heady mix of gender, race, depression, redemption and lots of laughs
One Festival is a collection of 19 individual theatre pieces divided into four separate programmes on consecutive nights. …
By Ed Barnes
Album
Noel Gallagher – Who Built the Moon?
Noel Gallagher – along with his brother Liam – has never been one for pushing boundaries. He picked his sound…
By Ed Barnes
Play
Dear Brutus at Southwark Playhouse
Many people will know the name JM Barrie from his seminal work Peter Pan, but few of his…
By Ed Barnes
Music
This summer’s six best alternative music festivals
With the increasing popularity of festivals becoming more and more apparent, it seems that every man, woman, child…
By Ed Barnes
Musical
Bend It Like Beckham at the Phoenix Theatre
When Bend It Like Beckham was released as a film in 2002, it was the surprise hit of…
By Ed Barnes
Food & Drink
The Coborn launches slick new pub in Bow
The Coborn, the latest in a string of recent renovations by established pub chain Young's, is an upmarket…
By Ed Barnes
Live music
John Barrowman at the London Palladium
John Barrowman is one of the few acts still touring an old-style entertainment show, hovering somewhere between music,…
By Ed Barnes
Live music
Mew at the Roundhouse
The critical success of Mew's latest album, +-, has propelled them into the spotlight of late, and it…
By Ed Barnes
Live music
Laura Doggett at XOYO
Tonight's concert at XOYO is completely sold out, and as soon as Laura Doggett takes to the stage,…
By Ed Barnes