Month: May 2026

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‘Stranger Things’ star Gaten Matarazzo will make his West End debut in a new London production of ‘Rent’ this summer

Image: Sonia Friedman ProductionsA big West End revival of Rent has been a long time coming. Jonathan Larson’s classic ’90s musical – which transposed tragic opera La Bohème to New York at the peak of the HIV/AIDS epidemic – was an instant […]

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The ticket prices have been revealed for the British Museum’s massive Bayeaux Tapestry exhibition this summer: full list of ticket types, discounts and prices

Photograph: ShutterstockThe British Museum’s blockbuster exhibitions always have a bit of a buzz around them. In 1972, queues stretched round the block as punters battled to glimpse treasures from Tutankhamun’s tomb. In 2007, there was a rare chance to see […]

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‘A once-in-a-generation opportunity’: Europe’s biggest exhibition of James McNeill Whistler in 30 years will open in London this week

Image: James Abbott McNeill Whistler , Arrangement in Grey and Black No.1 , 187 1, Musée d’Orsay, Paris, France2026 has already been a blockbuster year for art exhibitions in London. The capital has had new shows on Tracey Emin, Elsa Schiaparelli, David […]

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Three rooftop bars will open on top of a west London landmark next month

Image: Courtesy of Olympia in partnership with HeatherwickNext month a historic, often-overlooked London building will come roaring back to life. After a £1.3 billion transformation, west Kensington’s Olympia will reopen in stages from Monday June 15. We already know that […]

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The full May bank holiday weather forecast for London – will we get the year’s first heatwave?

Image credit: ShutterstockMay is one of the finest months in London for many reasons – the parks are full of colourful spring blooms and the possibilities of summer are on the horizon, but even more notably, there are not one, but two bank holidays to enjoy. And […]

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This week’s London tube strikes have been called off

Photograph: Sabira Dewji / Shutterstock.comThis week’s planned tube strikes have been called off. The RMT has confirmed that the walk-outs, which were supposed to take place on May 19-20 and 21-22, have been suspended.  In April London was hit with industrial action […]

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London’s first official open water swimming area in the River Thames is now open

Photograph: ShutterstockIf sunken e-bikes, raw sewage and dangerous tides are the first things that come to mind when you think of London’s mighty Thames, well, we wouldn’t blame you. But it turns out that not all of the river’s stretch in the capital is […]