The Prince of Wales officially opened Tower Bridge on June 30th 1864, 122 years ago on this very date. This photo series by Eddie Saint-Jean commemorates the event where the bridge was raised to allow the first ships through its bascules and along the Thames.
In a historic first, Stratford Centre and Watford Palace Theatre have co-produced the only Hamlet featuring an all-black cast. Directed by Jeffrey Kisson and adapted by playwright Mark Norfolk the Kingdom of Denmark in the original play is now a black empire in modern England. Stratford Circus is one of the founding partners of Black […]
Club promoter Elizabeth Young recently enjoyed success in attracting US soul singer Jocelyn Brown to her 80s night at the Edge Nightclub, Norbury where she performed crowd’s favourite Somebody Else’s Guy during her half hour set. She now shares her views on the changing and ailing nightclub scene and how she believes it can be […]
Organised by the London Chinatown Chinese Association and the Hong Kong Executives Club, the London Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival brought much needed diversion following the Brexit brouhaha. The festival, a sporting charity event held at the The London Regatta Centre on Sunday attracted thousands of spectators and provided a perfect family day out with […]
Any exhibition coordinated to take place in the UK and The African continent simultaneously is certainly probing cross-cultural dialogue in some manner. This group show featuring shining lights from the world of painting, photography and sculpture will invite your engagement in such – both in London and Cape Town. The binding theme here is ‘transition’ […]
An annual LGBT led event, Pride in London 2016 made for a colourful picturesque parade at Trafalgar square. Besides, homophobia, Islamophobia, racism and Brexit were major themes with distinct rainbow colours dominating the parade as it marched through central London amidst heavy police presence and cheers from thousands of spectators. Pride in London is a […]
Earlier in the week, Space Studios Hackney’s summer party saw live music in the courtyard as well as complimentary food and drink. Attendees were invited by 40 in-studio artists to engage in the processes of their art creation. Live demonstrations of screen-printing and the opportunity to print an illustration were also on offer. An arty […]
If the European Football Championships is a celebration of Euro sporting excellence then the Harlequin Euro Festival running concurrently celebrates European culture and language in a very different way. The soccer hooliganism happening in host nation France though is at odds with this five week programme of events in Devonshire Square, Liverpool Street which embraces […]
Distinguished broadcaster Zinovy Zinik combined a sound installation, graphic art exhibition and lengthy audience chat at his book launch for ‘Sounds Familiar or the Beast of Artek’ at The Horse Hospital, Russell Square. His offbeat horror novel draws its inspiration from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Notably, Mary Shelley also wrote Frankenstein on this day in 1816 […]
Tourists and London sightseers flocked to St Paul’s Cathedral on the anniversary of a date etched in history. It was on June 21st 1675 that construction began on one of Britain’s most renowned places of worship, built by the nation’s most famous architect Sir Christopher Wren.
Hillary Clinton Graffiti/Painting Shoreditch By Street Artist Pegasus
