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Photograph: Shutterstock/Robert WilsonThe good thing about the West End’s large stock of relatively blandly named theatres is that there’s always something to rename after our greatest stage legends. Following in the recent footsteps of the Harold Pinter Theatre (née the Comedy […]
Image: James PotterLondon’s tube map is a design classic because its interwar creator, Harry Beck, took the then-radical step of taking the messy, wibbly-wobbly intricacies of real-life train routes and turning them into something streamlined and neat. And since he […]
Photograph: KidWe’ve been waiting for this news for a while and frankly, we’re thrilled to announce that former Mangal II chef Sertaç Dirik is opening a brand new restaurant in Soho. Dirik is joining forces with restaurateur David Carter of Oma, […]
Photograph: Kevin LakeWhen the artist Frida Kahlo was a teenager in 1920s Mexico, she was inspired by the huge, colourful new murals that were lighting up the streets. They were the post-revolutionary government’s strategy to bring the country together, by […]
Image: Rockhunter LtdThe biggest thing to hit the borough since the invention of the joss stick, the new Camden Film Quarter has just been given the go-ahead by the council. Planning permission for the massive new movie hub has been […]
IncipioThere’s an awful lot happening in West Kensington right now. Earlier this week, the historic Olympia exhibition centre began its lavish £1.3 billion relaunch, complete with a 3,800 capacity live music venue, and reimagined rooftop space full of drinking and […]
Photo: Danny KaanThis weekend sees the return of the annual West End Live, the two day free festival of musical theatre that takes place in Trafalgar Square every June. It’s often referred to as ‘the Glastonbury of musical theatre’ and […]