Theatre & Arts

By Hannah Foulds

Hoard Puts A New Spin On Meeting The Parents At Arcola Theatre

A promising debut from Bim Adewunmi.

★★★★☆

Art & Photography

By Tabish Khan

Babbo: A Swanky Italian Restaurant - Backed By Chelsea Footballers - That Doesn't Hit The Back Of The Net

You can't go wrong with octopus... or can you?

★★★☆☆

By Alannah Dorli Jones

Unhinged But Unimposing: The Talented Mr Ripley At Wilton's Music Hall

Mad? Yes. Talented? Not so much.

★★☆☆☆

By Will Tizard

One Woman’s Stand Against The Machine: Anna At Dorfman Theatre

Welcome to the hidden microphone-laden East Germany of 1968.

★★★☆☆

By Holli-Mae Johnson

Lola's Underground Casino At The Hippodrome Is A Malfunctioning Letdown

The bar has most certainly not been raised.

★★☆☆☆

By Will Noble

Step Inside The World Of Stranger Things At Secret Cinema

Welcome to the Upside Down.

By Holli-Mae Johnson

From Soporific To Sublime: Andrea Chénier At Royal Opera House

Mesmerising moments worth waiting for.

★★★★☆

Art & Photography

By Tabish Khan

Pictures Run Riot In British Museum's Colossal Manga Exhibition

See what you'd look like as a Manga character.

★★★★☆

By Neil Dowden

Tennessee Williams Turns On The Heat In Southern Gothic Drama Orpheus Descending

A rich brew of eccentric, colourful characters in the rarely revived drama.

★★★☆☆

By Will Noble

Great Scott! A Back To The Future Musical Is Coming To The West End

But first, the DeLorean is stopping in Manchester.

Art & Photography

By Will Noble

Smell The Poo-Quet! A Garden Has Appeared At Sketch's Famous Toilets Pods

Nature's Air Wick.

Art & Photography

By Tabish Khan

Would You Eat Cheese Made From Heston Blumenthal's Pubic Hair? V&A Takes A Sustainable Look At Food

Tough to stomach, but vital that we do.

★★★★★

Enjoy Free Cocktail 'Meisterclasses' This Bank Holiday At JägerHaus

In da Haus!

By M@

The Delightful Doors Of Whitechapel

New book peers over the E1 threshold.

By Londonist Staff

Merry Band Of Brothers And Sisters Take On The Henrys At Globe Theatre

This new take on Shakespeare is a joy to experience.

Art & Photography

By Will Noble

A Salacious And Shocking Aubrey Beardsley Exhibition Is Coming To London

Largest exhibition for 50 years.

By Will Noble

Noooo! Now London's Iconic Borderline Venue Is Closing

It's hosted everyone from Amy Winehouse to Spinal Tap.

By Mike Clarke

Theatre Review: Fanny And Stella Brings Victorian Crossdressing Celebrities To Life

Getting dragged up in front of the judge.

★★★★☆

By M@

London Is A Forest: Woody Revelations In New Book

Know your acer from your elder bough.

By Alannah Dorli Jones

Death Of A Salesman: Wendell Pierce’s Loman Won’t Sell You Short At The Young Vic

Original, and utterly devastating.

★★★★☆

By Lydia Manch

The Swell Mob: Enter A Victorian Saloon Hiding A Dark Secret In This Immersive Show

This is no ordinary bar.

★★★☆☆

By Alice Grahame

Jude The Obscure Becomes Judith At Hampstead Theatre

Visually striking but narratively unconvincing.

★★★☆☆

By Neil Dowden

Reform And Tradition Clash In Ibsen’s Rosmersholm

Guilt, secrets and traumatic events.

★★★★☆

Art & Photography

By Harry Rosehill

A Tube Driver's Photos Of The East End In Colour From The 1980s

A time of change.