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Beirut at Park Theatre
When Alan Bowne’s play Beirut was first performed in 1988, it was a reaction to the newly-coined AIDS epidemic sweeping…
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Food & Drink
Cheek by Jowl pop-up at Carousel: A taste of Australia in London
Over the years, Carousel’s open kitchen has welcomed a whole host of culinary legends from around the world…
By Alex Julie Woods
Live music
Meltdown Festival: The Libertines at the Royal Festival Hall
The troubled past of The Libertines is well known. Love troubles, addiction problems and internal conflict eventually led…
By Jake Cudsi
Movie
Arcadia
In Arcadia, Paul Wright collates hours of footage from the BFI National Archive (among other reputable sources) and explores – in…
By Euan Franklin
Movie
Puzzle opens Edinburgh Film Festival 2018
Emerging from the ashes of Weinstein in the wake of #MeToo, female-led movies are going through a long-deserved…
By Euan Franklin
Movie
Sink
British cinema has a long-standing tradition of making socially conscious movies. Directors like Ken Loach and Shane Meadows…
By Daniel Amir
Movie
Overboard
“It’s time for a remake," they shouted. “Yay,” replied a chorus of… none. Well, maybe there were a…
By Guy Lambert
Movie
Freak Show
Watching Freak Show is an interesting experience. On the one hand, it has a slightly forced, manic glossiness, an overly colourful pizzazz…
By Ed Edwards
Movie
In the Fade
Three chapters: "The Family", "Justice" and "The Sea". Explanatory in title, yet hosting very different incentives in their contents, this…
By Guy Lambert
Live music
Meltdown Festival: Placebo at the Royal Festival Hall
Overlooking the Thames, with the sun setting across the water and the sky a fiery mix of crimson,…
By Marissa Khaos