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Jack Laskey as Platonov. Everyone just wants to comb his hair and love him.

Vodka, Angst, Vodka: “Sons Without Fathers” Tears The Arcola To Bits

Why are angst-ridden guys so hot? Chekhov knows, and he wrote a play about it.

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Sound Tracks: Hear Music On The Overground Trains

Gigs galore at venues from Dalston to Peckham along the Overground… and on the trains too.

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Street Feast Returns To Dalston

Street food favourites take to E8.

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A Whale On Stage? Moby Dick At The Arcola Theatre

How does one stage a play that features a giant whale?

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Extra, Extra

What else has been happening today.

After decades creating cabaret clubs abroad, Norman Gosney has returned to UK to set up Pavilion.

Interview: Norman Gosney

From New York with love: we speak to the British cabaret impresario behind a new venue in Brick Lane.

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London Food & Drink News: 17 January

After a New Year hangover and a hopeless attempt at de-toxing, our weekly round-up returns.

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Club Watch: Tusk Wax Records @ Hysteria

Wax on Wax off at Hysteria tonight.

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Red Stripe Makes Music In Dalston Corner Shop

A musical trick gets Dalston shoppers dancing (sponsored post).

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Londonist Out Loud: A Podcast About London, 23 November 2012

Mercury-nominated Sam Lee speaks to N Quentin Woolf at Dalston’s Cafe OTO.

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Club Watch: Queers In Crisis @ Vogue Fabrics

Double-dip Dalston nightlife from Greece and Portugal.