(L)ondon (I)nteresting (A)ctivities
Think of your favourite mainstream comedian – there’s a good chance they cut their comedy teeth at Balham’s Banana Cabaret, which is sadly set to close after more than four decades in the biz. Housed in the Bedford, a pub […]
Barking Riverside has been in the making for eight years now. To date, the new east London neighbourhood has welcomed 7,000 residents but it has ambitions to become home to many, many thousands more. Now, it’s been given the green light to make […]
You’ve really gotta hand it to Tate. The UK’s largest gallery conglomerate is in a league of its own when it comes to programming season after season of blockbuster exhibitions. Hot on the heels of the institution’s widely lauded Tracey Emin […]
London has long been a powerhouse of cultural innovation. This is a place where megastars hone their craft, where playwrights debut their productions, where artists train and where writers find inspiration. So, it’s little surprise that a new venue here in the […]
After two years of its blockbuster Ballet Shoes, this winter will see the National Theatre stage a massive new Christmas show in the form of The Jungle Book. It is, of course, a fresh version of Rudyard Kipling’s beloved short story collection […]
Finally, Cutty Sark DLR stations has escalators that work! Anyone who regularly travels to and from Greenwich will know how big a deal that is, and can look forward to the station reopening after a 10-month closure next week. All […]
Planning on using Euston station over the Easter bank holiday weekend? Watch out for major disruption. The capital’s 10th-busiest train station will be subject to closures that will impact travellers on the West Coast Main Line (WCML). The WCML runs […]