A Korean company performing their own interpretation of a German Expressionist play to contemporary tango music using only chairs could, on paper, be utterly preposterous. Yet, in the flesh, Woyzeck by The Sadari Movement Laboratory (at the Queen Elizabeth Hall last night) was an incredibly …
Five London restaurants have newly received fabled Michelin stars in the latest edition of Michelin’s guide to good eating. No restaurants were awarded two or three stars, the marks of truly exceptional restaurants. So where should you take your date for a dinner that really …
After receiving what they judiciously describe as “a lot” of feedback, TfL has announced significant changes to the recorded information announcements on London buses. Those changes mainly seem to involve – hooray! – reducing their frequency. The announcements, rolled out last year in conjunction with …
Londonist asks if Croydon is turning into the new Kings Cross, as yet another brothel is raided and shut down. Ealing authorities reckon real actors from The Bill will give a new anti-kiddie-crime documentary enough clout for it to be effective. It is part of …
Photo courtesy of The Sizemore McCabe Project from the Londonist Flickr pool We’ve just heard about a burglary at a house in Stanmore, north London and the extraordinary swag the thieves took away. Not only was a penny black stamp worth £10,000 among the high-value …
The next time you’re stuck in a black cab ensnarled in traffic on the North Circular, the rain sluicing through the cracked window onto your chinos, and the cabbie turns to you with a wry grin and cracks a line about how great the weather …
If you’re looking for the perfect London centrepiece for your lounge then you might be in luck. Cockney Designs are selling a range of coffee tables topped by an authentic London street sign. The signs are from the City of Westminster and were created by …
True to the form of mime, there are no words to describe Astronomy For Insects. Russian company BlackSkyWhite’s jaw-dropping performance at the ICA last night proves that mime can be far, far worse than a skinny man in a stripy top trapped in a glass …
Now, stories from the IT world ordinarily don’t do much for Londonist besides make our eyes glaze over. (We’re sorry, IT people, we’re sure you’re lovely, that your jobs are fascinating, and that we wouldn’t be able to do what we do without you. It’s …
The last Friday of the month is now a time to celebrate the “joy of pie, mash, London songs and London films.” The celebration occurs at The Vauxhall Griffin from 9pm-2am and is the brainchild of PiE&MASH, two blokes who for quite some time have …
Poor Alison Jackson. It was no problem finding an Elton or a QEII or a pair of Beckhams. There were lookylikeys a plenty lining up to pose in Jackson’s compromising and hugely amusing photos and videos. Our new Prime Minister, however, is proving frustratingly difficult …
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