Performer Nando Messias returned to the site where he was attacked 10 years previously with a defiant new show about the experience
Posted inSTAGE
Park bench politics: Made Visible at the Yard Theatre
An encounter with two women in Victoria Park inspired Deborah Pearson’s play about race and identity
Posted inPHOTOGRAPHY
Mario Cravo Neto: A Serene Expectation of Light – review
Striking portraits and shots of urban life by photographer Mario Cravo Neto on display at Rivington Place give insight into Brazil’s cultural make-up
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Get the Picture: Cris Brodahl at The Approach gallery
We focus in on a work on display in East London. This month is the turn of Belgian artist Cris Brodahl, who makes photorealistic collage-paintings that draw on surrealism and the female form
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Mary Wollstonecraft statue on Newington Green could receive government backing
Department for Education has ‘expressed an interest’ in providing official support for the campaign
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Skinning Out to Sea book review – Naval gazing
As a teenager, Mick Hugo swapped the dry land of East London for a life in the merchant navy. Now more than 50 years later, the Hoxton man has written a fascinating account of his seafaring days
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Mary Seacole brought to the stage at the Rosemary Branch
Theatre marks 20th anniversary with play about pioneering Jamaican nurse, starring its artistic director and former Rolling Stones collaborator Cleo Sylvestre
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Florence and the Machine live review – ‘exuberance and theatricality’
Florence and the Machine played an acoustic set at St John at Hackney Church last month in aid of War Child
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Why birdwatching is the new favourite pastime for East Londoners
Long considered the preserve of the uncool, birdwatching is fast gaining in popularity among city dwellers
Posted inNEWS
Oscar win for Hackney director Asif Kapadia
Amy Winehouse documentary completes clean sweep of major awards with Academy Award win