Tagged in ARTS AND EVENTS
By johnmcga

Live Music Preview: Camden Crawl 2011

It's like any other festival but the risk of mud is minimal, it happens in proper gig venues and you can sleep in your own bed.
By Londonist

Dance Preview: Scottish Dance Theatre @ The Place

Letters From America marks the 25th birthday of Scottish Dance Theatre this month.

By Lindsey

Run In The Olympic Park: Enter The Newham London Run 2011

Fancy a run in the Olympic Park way before the professional athletes pitch up? Register before 17 March.

By Dean Nicholas

V&A Shortlists Designs For Major Expansion

South Kensington's Victoria & Albert museum has released images of the seven shortlisted designs for its planned new gallery.

By Rachel Holdsworth

Book Grocer: 2-8 March

World Book Day and Night, Jewish Book Week plus Alexander McCall Smith for starters...

By Dean Nicholas

Join Us On A Pub Crawl Along The East London Line

We're doing a pub crawl along the East London line this Saturday. Fancy coming along?
By Lindsey

Tour Of Britain Cycle Race Back In Central London

After the Papal visit bumped it east to Newham last year, the Tour of Britain will race its final leg round Westminster on 18 September 2011.

By Rachel Holdsworth

Lit Preview: World Book Day / Night

World Book Day and World Book Night are this week - lots of events, very famous authors and 1 million free books.
By Hazel

Ticket Alert: Civil Unrest @ Debut, London Bridge

Half price tickets and free stuff at the Coming Up Festival.
By Zoe Craig

Arts Ahead: What's On In London 1–7 March

We're off to see the Wizard this week! And Dorothy's not the only one entering a fantasy world with interesting footwear: Alice heads into a ballet Wonderland at the Royal Opera House, and The Red Shoes opens at BAC...
By Talia

Music Review: PJ Harvey @ The Troxy

We review one of 'National treasure' PJ Harvey's two shows at East London's Troxy.
By Victoria Rudland

Theatre Preview: Sprint Festival @ Camden People's Theatre

Celebrating the progressive, the playful and the downright peculiar, Sprint looks set to live up to its promise of ‘adventurous experiences in theatre’.

By Hazel

Music-Hall Chairs - Play With Us!

Roll up, roll up! The games are afoot! And you are invited to join the fun on Wednesday 16 March in Music-Hall Chairs, a night of games organised by Londonist, A Door In A Wall and Wilton's Music Hall.
By Londonist

STYLEist @ Judy's Affordable Vintage Fair, York Hall

Hot on the designer heels of London Fashion Week, Bethnal Green's vintage fair was packed full and fabulous.

By Dean Nicholas

New Bus For London On Display At Transport Museum

A model of the New Bus for London, the Routemaster-style vehicle that Boris Johnson plans on bringing to the capital's streets next year, goes on display in the London Transport Museum
By Franco Milazzo

Simon Callow For Artistic Director Of Wiltons Music Hall?

Simon Callow extols love of the famous East End music hall.

Preview: Barbican Weekender, 5/6 March

Theatre, dance, music, film, food, visual arts, spoken word...the Barbican Centre's big Weekender has it all (sponsored post).

By Franco Milazzo

Ticket Alert: Half Man Half Biscuit

Chucklesome alt-folk at O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire on 17 June.
By Sam Smith

Opera Review: The Mikado @ Coliseum

Jonathan Miller’s production of The Mikado enjoys its twenty-fifth anniversary revival.

By Rachel Holdsworth

Lit Preview: London Word Festival 2011

The London Word Festival returns! With excellent guests (Alan Moore, anyone?), inventive and immersive performances, witty and intelligent ideas, and a Scrabble tournament.
By Franco Milazzo

Preview: The Most Incredible Thing @ Sadler's Wells

The Pet Shop Boys return to the London stage with a new full-length ballet at Sadler's Wells.
By Hazel

Theatre Review: Whose Blood @ The Old Operating Theatre

Londonist reviews Whose Blood at The Old Operating Theatre, where bodies were in much demand in 1832, for many different reasons...
By Franco Milazzo

Review: Winterlong @ Soho Theatre

Bleak, spiky and streaked with black humour: Andrew Sheridan's award-winning play comes to the Soho Theatre.

By Lindsey

Londonist Behind The Lens: Chris Beckett

Some powerful street photography featuring protests, police and flashmobs from Chris Beckett.