Debut single by Elephant and Castles commemorates the life of Hackney-born footballer Justin Fashanu
Posted inSTAGE
‘Too much silence around FGM perpetuates the tradition’
Director Alex Crampton talks about Little Stitches, four short plays about female genital mutilation, to be performed in three London theatres, including the Arcola, this month
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Hackney WickED celebrates community of artists
Annual art festival returned this month with performance art, exhibitions, open studios and street food galore
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Dalston’s Grimeborn festival is underway
It’s the time of the season for alternative opera at the Arcola with annual Grimeborn festival
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Secret Cinema: Back to the Future review – a party for the fans
Fictional town of Hill Valley is brought to life by impressive 1950s set and actors larking about as jocks and nerds
Posted inFOOD & DRINK
Hackney Wick Food Assembly sweeps away the supermarkets
Hackney Wick Food Assembly is wresting control from supermarkets by creating a direct relationship between producers and consumers
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Hackney pensioner wins Mervyn Peake prize for short film
Two-minute film about Parkinson’s asks whether ‘control’ is a friend or foe
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Dan Tobin Smith wants ‘kipple’ for London Design Festival installation
Artist wants the public to donate unwanted clutter for an exhibition inspired by Philip K. Dick’s concept of ‘domestic entropy’
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The Nightmares of Carlos Fuentes – review
An Iraqi asylum seeker looking to make a fresh start in the UK finds it’s not so simple in black comedy by Nicolas Kent at the Arcola
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Swimming with Diana Dors – book review
Swimming with Diana Dors, a collection of short stories penned by Hackney-based author Jeremy Worman, is an elegiac look into family life and the significance of place