Theatre & Arts
By Rachel Holdsworth

Watch A Weekend Of Classic World War Two Films

Give Jerry a licking at Stratford Picturehouse.
By Londonist

Like A John Hughes High School Movie, With Robots

Finger-breakingly titled play Nothing is the End of the World (Except for the End of the World).
By Londonist

Thrills But Mostly Spills In Chimerica

A clunky collision of stereotypes at the Almeida Theatre.
By Ben_Fowler

Werner Herzog Season - Part 1 At BFI Southbank

See a selection of his early work throughout June.
By M@

Sherlock Holmes Rides The Tube, And Other London iPad Art

Sherlock rides the tube, and other capital images.
By helenbabbs

(Rhyming) Theatre Review: The Trench @ The Pleasance

Visual theatre for grown-ups in a storybook style that tackles trench warfare using puppets, animation, music and verse
By Rachel Holdsworth

London Book And Poetry Events: 30 May-5 June

Matt Haig, Simon Armitage, Taiye Selasi, Julie Myerson and more.

Sssshhh! Yamaha Music London Present Silent June In Soho

Be amazed by silent instruments at free music events (sponsored post).

By Ruth Hargreaves

Preview: Terracotta Far East Film Festival 2013

Back for a fifth year to celebrate Asian filmmaking.
By Doron

"I Wanted To Challenge Myself To Write In English": Londonist Meets Ólöf Arnalds

Ólöf Arnalds flies over from Iceland to London for a show in support of her latest album and new single.

By Londonist

A Stunning Script And Biting Deliverance In Disgraced

The 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Drama winner stuns its audience.
By Rachel Holdsworth

London Stand Up And Sketch Comedy: 26 May-1 June

Brendon Burns, Chastity Butterworth, Sean Hughes and more.
By SallyB2

Pole Singing: You Read It Here First

From south London to (near) the South Pole: one man's homage to Scott.
By Ruth Hargreaves

Magic Gets Shooty With Bullet Catch

Illusions, philosophy and a stunt, with Bullet Catch at The Shed.

By Tabish Khan

Political Portraits Made From Handwritten Text

Boris' iconic dangling pose recreated using text from his speeches.
By Chris Lockie

Air Guitars At The Ready Part Two: Three More London Bands To Watch

Check out Whales in Cubicles, Partly Faithful and The Ethical Debating Society.
By Londonist

Tiny Puppet Play Is Captivating And Charming

In Something Very Far Away, a man travels the universe to understand his wife's death.
By johnmcga

Ticket Alert: Soundgarden, Fenech-Soler, Elton John And More

Grunge pioneers Soundgarden play Brixton, plus more gigs on sale this week.
By Londonist

It's Phantom - In A Pub

Musical melodrama, not Lloyd-Webber's histrionic pop-opera.
By Tabish Khan

Saints Come To Life In An Interactive Exhibition At The National Gallery

Two free exhibitions covering classical and contemporary art.
By Tiffany Pritchard

Cloud Dance Sundays At Lion And Unicorn Theatre

High quality dance in a Kentish Town pub.
By Rachel Holdsworth

London Book And Poetry Events: 23-29 May

Damian Barr, Claire Tomalin, Jon McGregor, Ben Fountain and tons more writers.
By M@

Rooftop Film Club: Outdoor Screenings In Shoreditch, Peckham And Kensington

Watch films under the skies, above the roads, at three London venues.
By M@

Camden, Covent Garden And Spitalfields Markets Celebrated In New Books

A trio of books approach their markets in very different ways.