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Emma Lowndes as Liza, Geoffrey Streatfeild as Protasov and Lucy Black as Melaniya. Photo by Richard Hubert Smith

An Experiment To Investigate The Theatrical Properties Of Children Of The Sun

Applying scientific theory to the National Theatre’s Maxim Gorky revival.

Opera Review: Die Zauberflöte @ Royal Opera House

Mozart’s last singspiel offers a heady and unusual blend of magic, morality and masonry, not to mention a giant serpent and flying wheelbarrow.

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Theatre Review: Watt @ Barbican

One man, on a sparse set delivers extracts from Samuel Beckett.

If You Won't Let us Dream, We Won't let You Sleep performed at the Royal Court Theatre

Theatre Review: If You Don’t Let Us Dream, We Won’t Let You Sleep @ Royal Court

Punchy and polemical anti-austerity drama. With some great John Terry gags thrown in.

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Preview: Chelsea Fringe Festival

New three-week festival guaranteed to get you into gardening.

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Circusfest Review: Backgammon for Beginners @ Jacksons Lane

The hard-to-grab-hold-of tale is told through low key but impressive acrobatics

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Mayoral Elections: Nature, Food And Fresh Air

Can London be transformed into a more productive, wildlife friendly place?

The East Reservoir in Hackney at dawn.  Photo by Helen Babbs

The New Nature: Want To Write About London’s Wild Side?

There’s a new online home for writing about wild London.

The Metropollen planter and seat, with bee hive and bat box in the background

InMidtown’s Habitats Exhibition @ Central Saint Giles

New housing for London’s bats, bees and other bugs.

The Barber of Seville.  Photo by Richard Hubert Smith

Opera Review: Barber of Seville @ Hackney Empire

Saturday night. Mare Street. Bus engine drum rolls and taxi cab brass.