Theatre & Arts
By Londonist

London Short Fiction: The Let Down Competition

A mango has a fight with a pig.
By Tabish Khan

Gardens Galore In Painting Paradise At The Queen's Gallery

From the Garden of Eden to Kew - an opulent feast for the eyes

 ★★★☆☆
By Stuart Black

Trainspotting: A Shit-Spattered Scottish Version Of The Arabian Nights

Kings Head Theatre cooks up a treat.

 ★★★★☆
By Tiffany Pritchard

Curzon Bloomsbury Opens Its Cinema Doors With The Auteur Film Festival

See some of the best films ever made.
By Tabish Khan

Photography And Science Provide Revelations At Science Museum

History told in revolutionary photos.

 ★★★☆☆
By Franco Milazzo

Dark, Sexy And Controversial: Move Quickly To Catch Carmina Burana

On at the Coliseum today only.

 ★★★★★
By Will Noble

Dench, Gatiss And Tate To Star In Donmar Election Play

Tickets on sale 30 March.
By Stuart Black

Election Fever: Cameron, Clegg And The Coalition Fangirls

A short comedy film ahead of 7 May from London Shorts.
By Laura Reynolds

Friday Photos: The Sun

Who needs an eclipse?
By Lise Smith

Hagit Yakira: Playfully Dark Physical Theatre

Now touring the UK.

 ★★★★☆
By Londonist

Boxing Play Explores The Fight For Equality

Hard-hitting, both emotionally and physically.

★★★★☆
By Neil Dowden

Battle Of The Sexes Rages In Strindberg’s The Father

How to make a drama out of a marital crisis.

 ★★★☆☆
By Sam Smith

Tenderness Outweighed By Tragedy In The Broken Heart

A John Ford classic at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.

★★★★☆
By M@

Photo Challenge: Snap All Three Boris Bike Colours Together

Blue + Red + Yellow = Prizes
By Laura Reynolds

How Would You Describe A Kangaroo?

Portrayals of strange creatures on display at Grant Museum.

 ★★★★☆
By Silvia Baretta

Get To Grips With A New Instrument This Weekend

Saturday is National Learn to Play Day .

By Savannah Whaley

Imagine A Second Chance In All The Things You Said...

Poignant dance-theatre (with the longest title ever).

 ★★★☆☆
By Stuart Black

Theatre Group Moves To Southbank After Battersea Arts Centre Blaze

Gecko's show, Missing, finds new home.
By Will Noble

Alexis Dubus: Roadtrips Recounted In Rhyme

Cars and Girls at Soho Theatre.

 ★★★★☆
By Tabish Khan

The Experiments Of Joshua Reynolds At The Wallace Collection

X-rays reveal the secrets behind the paintings.

 ★★★☆☆
By Sam Smith

Swan Lake: First Rate Ballet On Stage And Screen

Anthony Dowell's production returns to the Royal Opera House.

 ★★★★★
By Neil Dowden

London Poet Stevie Smith Drowns In Suburban Drabness

Zoë Wanamaker does her best in a dull play.

★★☆☆☆
By Silvia Baretta

Kids Colour Their Dinner Plates At Hand-Drawn Camden Cafe

This time you can play with your food.

By Tom Bolton

Philip Ridley's New Play Exposes Our Obsession With Home Ownership

The animal desires behind our need to nest.

 ★★★★☆