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A decade ago, Paddington was yesterday’s bear: still beloved by the generations that had grown up on Michael Bond’s books and subsequent TV adaptations, but how could this polite, marmalade-loving avatar of a gentler age hope to appeal to cynical modern […]
Luke Thompson is having his cake and eating it. Figuratively: that’s how he describes simultaneously filming season three of ‘Bridgerton’, Netflix’s hugely successful TV series, and rehearsing for Ivo van Hove’s West End stage adaptation of Hanya Yanagihara’s bestselling novel ‘A Little Life.’ And […]
It’s that time of year again when the Michelin Guide bestows its shiny stars on the great and the good of the British and Irish restaurant scene. Yep, it’s Michelin awards ceremony day when chefs across the two countries wait in anticipation […]
April, a month for fools and showers, and also, apparently, for art. It’s shaping up to be a great time for openings, from serious, emotional film installations to private museums by icons of British art, and a hefty dose of […]
In June 2017, west London witnessed a terrible tragedy as Grenfell Tower was engulfed in flames, leading to the deaths of 72 people. Footage of the fire spread around the world, stories about the neglect of the building, and the […]
As with all scandals in London theatre, the latest scandal in London theatre feels very familiar. The Mail Online found itself in trouble again last week after it cheerily published illicitly snapped nude pictures of the actor James Norton in the new stage […]
April isn’t just great because of the proliferation of giant chocolate Easter eggs and hot-cross buns – though that does help. It’s also great because of the incredible new restaurants that are swinging open their kitchens this month in London. […]