Live music
James Bay at the London Palladium
With the looks of a male model, riveting vocals, undeniable musicality and astounding wordcraft, Brit winner and Grammy…
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Live music
The Greatest Love of All at the London Palladium
Cited by Guinness World Records as the most awarded female artist of all time with over 200 million…
By Laura Jorden
Movie
Where Hands Touch
Built around historical events, this deeply moving coming-of-age drama depicts the harrowing ordeals of 15-year-old Afro-German Leyna. The…
By Laura Jorden
Theatre
The Phantom of the Opera retain their title in a dazzling performance at West End Eurovision 2019
The Adelphi theatre is the new home for one of theatreland’s most beloved annual charity events, West End…
By Laura Jorden
Theatre
“You can’t be what you can’t see”: Playwright Libby Liburd discusses Fighter and the need for true representation on the stage
Known for not pulling any punches, Libby Liburd is a respected actor and writer whose string of female-centric…
By Laura Jorden
Theatre
“I must have been a born fibber”: Box Clever writer Monsay Whitney discusses the art of storytelling
Originally debuting at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2017 and currently part of a double bill presentation with Kat…
By Laura Jorden
Theatre
“What are theatre spaces actually doing to break down the class ceiling?”: Killymuck writer Kat Woods discusses the fight against elitism in the theatre
Inspired by experiences from acclaimed writer Kat Woods's own past, Killymuck is an insightful, hard-hitting one-woman play revealing…
By Laura Jorden
Berlinale
Monsters
Breaking Monsters into three chapters, award-winning Romanian writer/director Marius Olteanu gives us a brief window into the sombre despair of…
By Laura Jorden
Movie
Jellyfish
Sarah Taylor’s world is no joke. Only 15, she’s already mother and father to her younger siblings, carer…
By Laura Jorden
Berlinale
Selfie
Shot entirely on a smartphone, this documentary by award-winning writer-director Agostino Ferrente (Intervista a mia madre) shows daily…
By Laura Jorden