Live music
George Ezra’s homecoming puts the heart back in Hertfordshire at Standon Calling 2018
Standon is calling, and you should be listening. Over 15 years since the family festival first set up…
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Goo Goo Dolls at Brixton Academy: Everything a gig should be
With 11 albums, 19 top ten singles and now a packed Brixton Academy, it is clear that American…
By Regan Harle
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King Lear at the Duke of York’s Theatre
If you're being cynical, it’s very easy to play a game of modern-dress Bard bingo with Jonathan Munby's production of King Lear. Vague present-day…
By Connor Campbell
Live music
Nic Cester showcases solo album Sugar Rush at Pretty Green concert
As the scorching July sun reached the dreaded heights of 32°C, one would think that even the most…
By Michael Higgs
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Exit the King at the National Theatre
For too long, Patrick Marber’s adaptation of Exit the King feels like panto for poshos. And though that might…
By Connor Campbell
Food & Drink
Wellbourne Brasserie in White City: Casual, comfort food from the acclaimed alumni of Dabbous
Wellbourne Brasserie is the latest culinary venture by Ross Gibbens and Michael Kennedy, two of the chefs behind…
By Daniel Amir
Movie
Iceman (Der Mann aus dem Eis)
Despite life’s difficulties, a glimpse into the daily struggles of a man from the Bronze Age (around 3200 BCE) might restore perspective. In…
By Catherine Sedgwick
Movie
Apostasy
Apostasy, the outstanding new work by debut filmmaker Daniel Kokotajlo, is centred on a family of three Jehovah’s…
By Musanna Ahmed
Art
Anita Corbin – First Women at Dyson Gallery
There are many buildings in London, old and new, where portraits of severe-looking men stare you down through…
By Daniel Amir
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Allelujah! at Bridge Theatre
In less talented hands, Allelujah! would feel nauseously overcrowded. Set within the geriatric ward of Bethlehem Hospital (abbreviated to “The…
By Euan Franklin