Theatre & Arts
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.
By Londonist

Luke Wright Just Might Be Your New Favourite Poet

The superb spoken word star talks about his latest show.
By BelindaL

A Human Being Died That Night @ Hampstead Downstairs

Behind the prison cell bars of real life killer and Apartheid assassin Eugene de Kock.
By Tim Macavoy

The Myths of Scottish Culture Explored Through Italian Opera

Rossini's opera La Donna del Lago at the Royal Opera House.
By M@

Film4 Summer Screen Returns To Somerset House

14 events, from westerns to rom-coms.
By Lise Smith

Dance Review: Sylvie Guillem, 6,000 Miles Away @ Sadler's Wells

One of the world's greatest dancers makes a triumphant return to Sadler's Wells with this provocative triple bill.
By M@

The Best Books About The Thames

Some summer reading to encourage you to explore London's river.
By Franco Milazzo

Spaced Meets Dogme For Victorian In The Wall

What would you do in the name of love?
By M@

Pop Up Screens Announces Summer Film Programme

30 shows in a packed programme, particularly favouring west London.
By Rachel Holdsworth

Fallen In Love Is The King Of Site-Specific Theatre

The story of Anne and George Boleyn at the Tower of London.
By Rachel Holdsworth

London Stand Up And Sketch Comedy: 19-25 May

Austentatious, Sketchfest, Mark Thomas and more.

By Tom Bolton

Connections Across Generations: 4000 Miles At The Print Room

The beautifully observed set is the quiet star.

By M@

Baroque The Streets: Dulwich House Gets Street Art Makeover

Dulwich is the new Shoreditch when it comes to street art.
By M@

Time Travel London: On London Bridge

Past, present and future London merge in one image.
By Lindsey

London Underground On Film: The Boy Who Turned Yellow

No, we don't know why either.