Best Of Londonist: 1 August 2021

By Maire Rose Connor Last edited 41 months ago

Last Updated 30 July 2021

Best Of Londonist: 1 August 2021

Your weekly Londonist round-up.

Extract: A Short Fiction Set In Brick Lane's Beigel Bake

Too Close and Not Close Enough.

Image © Mathew Hanratty

Five Reasons To See Epic West End Musical The Prince Of Egypt

A theatrical spectacle for all the family. (sponsor)

Image: Tristram Kenton © DWA LLC

Never-Before-Seen Amy Winehouse Images On Show At This Free Exhibition

Amy In The Light.

© Phil Griffin

Vote For This London Engineer's Epic Pitch On Preventing Urban Flooding

Check out a real-world solution for a growing problem. (sponsor)

We Think We Just Created The Dream Tube Network

A pick n' mix of cheap tickets, air con and, er, pizza.

Mais oui. Image: Sune Rievers in Creative Commons

The Tube Could Be Chaos Next Week With Not One, But Two Strikes

Just when things were getting going again.

There could be chaos on the tube next week. Photo by version3point1, in the Londonist Flickr pool.

18 Exhibitions To See This Summer In London And Beyond

Sit in a rainforest or play Oliver Twist snakes and ladders.

Love these marionettes. Copyright Tate, Seraphine Neville.

London's Best Walking Tours: Dragged Around London

Sashay at the ready.

An Outrageously Fun Festival Comes To Thamesmead This August

Art, installations, and laughing yoga.

The Thamesmead community prides itself on its artistic roots