Sharks

“Sorry mate. I’m more of a drum and bass fan.” The London Aquarium have tried everything to entice their tiger sharks to mate, but the frigid elasmobranchs just refuse to rut. Now, the piscatorial attraction have turned to Barry White and Wet Wet Wet records …

This semi-apocalyptic artwork from Bermondsey school children covers the hoardings around PriceWaTerHouseRaNdomCapsCooPer’s new building, under construction at More London. The kids from St Michael’s Catholic School don’t need Photoshop to unleash seven shades of Hell on the capital. They’ve got paint brushes, and bags of …

Londonist is long enough in the tooth to recall a time, way before the thundering rollercoasters and hoards of screaming children, when Chessington World Of Adventures went by the humbler name of Chessington Zoo. Proving that the animal kingdom is still very much part of …

Not only the world’s most famous graffiti stencil artist, England’s own beloved Banksy is also one heck of a studio artist. Don’t believe us (or any of the hype surrounding Banksy)? See for yourself at Andipa Gallery, where – starting this Friday – many of …

Ah, the transformative powers of education. Last week, we saw the kiddies philosophizing. This week, we learn of prison inmates dramatizing. And this isn’t just any kind of dramatizing, nor is this just any prison: This is Shakespeare as performed by the inmates of the …

Be there first Circus-style theatre comes to London in Afrika! Afrika! opening this week after heavy advertising which has been around for months. Performers from 17 different African nations make up the show; contortionists, acrobatics, jugglers, high-wire acts, musicians, singers, the list goes on. If …

Poor, old Christian Slater? Yes. Literally. It seems that the devilishly handsome Hollywood star’s previous stints larging it up in London during his “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest” run bled him dry and knackered him out. Slater’s returning to the West End to star …

“.and I said, maybe I could write the review in the style of Herman Dune? / Then my friend said to me- ‘Nick, that would be a bit pretentious” / So I said, Okay I will not.” Having embraced stereo on their current album “Giant”, …

LAist has so much fun this week! They go to E3, where they overhear the timeless remark “Man, this is where nerdy girls get laid.” Is that a promise? They also give us this week’s best CDs and make us realize that LA is the …

West End musicals – big shows with huge casts, flashy costumes, breath-taking sets and… music! Music that challenges you! Music that stirs your soul! Music that tells you a story in its melodies and soaring, swooping notes! Music that lifts drama to sublime heights and …