London in paintings: Capital canvases by upcoming artists and past greats Our amazing capital city captured in striking colours, forms and perspectives by the likes of Monet, Turner, Whistler and dazzling depictions by talented contemporary artists. From iconic landmarks like Waterloo Bridge to abstract and disparate city features in little-known backstreets, London’s fascinating landscapes have […]
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London has never had a single definition of fun. A night out can still mean a West End show, live music, dinner or drinks in Soho, but entertainment increasingly carries on at home and on mobile screens. The result is a leisure culture that moves between crowded venues and individual downtime, giving Londoners more control […]
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Five Fun Things to Do in Battersea Battersea Power Station’s iconic brick tower still proudly stands as a totemic landmark to its industrial past, but the smoke-spewing heart of this south London district has long since been gutted, to make way for the shopping, dining and leisure attractions that make this lively and whimsical cultural […]
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This photographic exhibition at the National Theatre, South Bank covers the 1979-1982 period when the UK’s black theatre was seeking a distinct voice from the African-American productions that dominated in the decades preceding. The archive of 35mm black and white rehearsal photos are the work of Michael Mayhew whose account of the period and his […]
The recent launch of the National Theatre’s Bright Young Tings photography exhibition of black theatre in London 1979-1982 will, no doubt, encourage discussion about the roots of black theatre and the ground-breaking actors that emerged. Today, What’s Hot London? looks back on the emergence of African and Caribbean theatre in the capital from as early […]
Hillary Clinton Graffiti/Painting Shoreditch By Street Artist Pegasus
