Live music
Laura J Martin at Rough Trade East
Walking onstage to a small but enthusiastic crowd, Liverpudlian Laura J Martin is almost the opposite of the…
By Stuart McMillanreview
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Live music
Submotion Orchestra at the Electric Brixton
It is rare to hear true originality in music at this point in history. Submotion Orchestra, however, is…
By Alex Goddard
Live music
The Stranglers at the Brixton Academy
The popular format of "classic-album-in-full" followed by a string of "greatest hits" can be divisive. The Stranglers' celebration…
By Mark Beckett
Literature
The Noise of Time by Julian Barnes
In 1784, the German philosopher Immanuel Kant made an uncharacteristic pronouncement: “Out of the crooked timber of humanity,”…
By Ben Craik
Food & Drinks
Leman Street Tavern launches in the East End
The Leman Street Tavern welcomes its customers with a sophisticated atmosphere. The interior has an elegant feel to…
By Luisa Kapp
Play
I See You at the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs
It’s been an exciting few months for Noma Dumezweni. She delivered an outstanding performance when she replaced Kim Cattrall last…
By Dominique Perrett
Musical
Something Something Lazarus at the King’s Head Theatre
John Myatt’s first foray into the realm of stage musicals wrestles with a darkly comic, potential-laden story; but…
By Thomas Davidson
Musical
Bar Mitzvah Boy at Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Brought back to the stage by Stewart Nicholls, having last been performed in 1978, Bar Mitzvah Boy is…
By Georgie Cowan-Turner
Live music
Pete Yorn at Bush Hall
Standing alone on the stage at Bush Hall under a disco ball and half a dozen chandeliers, Pete…
By Melissa Hoban
Play
Beryl at the Rose Theatre
Recently nominated in the Best New Play category at the Manchester Theatre Awards, the West Yorkshire Playhouse Production,…
By Catherine Sedgwick