Designer Faustine Steinmetz talks about her work, inspiration and fledgling clothing brand
Posted inBOOKS
Book review: Salt by Lucinda Lloyd
Debut collection of poems by local actor is a powerful portrayal of coming to terms with tragedy
Posted inSTAGE
Vanity Bites Back: the quick witted clown cookery show about anorexia
Comedian Helen Duff is an eccentric cookery show host in a one-woman stage comedy tackling the taboo subject of anorexia
Posted inPHOTOGRAPHY
The Gentle Author on Spitalfields Nippers: ‘These children were born in these circumstances and these photographs are the result’
Spitalfields Life anonymous blogger publishes book of rare photographs by Horace Warner that provide a window into the lives of children in Spitalfields at the turn of the 20th century
Posted inSTAGE
Sex Workers Opera: raising marginalised voices and challenging sterotypes
Escorts, strippers and webcam performers are among the cast of Arcola production opening next week
Posted inFOOD & DRINK
New Dalston cafe makes healthy dishes from food diverted from landfill
Dalston’s new egalitarian eatery is serving grub on a pay-what-you-feel basis
Posted inHISTORY
Hackney Autobiography project launched to remember Centerprise
Bookshop, cultural centre and community publisher Centerprise will be remembered in a lottery-funded oral history project
Posted inMUSIC
FKA twigs and more acts confirmed for Field Day
More acts for Field Day have been announced including FKA twigs, Philip Selway and Savages
Posted inMUSIC
In the Dark radio: the ‘mini-revolution’ that will not be televised
A group of maverick producers are looking to change the way we think about spoken word radio
Posted inSTAGE
London International Mime Festival comes to East London this month
An eclectic range of productions at this year’s festival includes puppeteer Basil Twist and light, inspired by the Edward Snowden leaks