Gang signs and a Prayer

Erica Whyman updates Romeo and Juliet for the modern age.

Courtney Barnett tells us how she really feels

Frenetic Australian singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett tears up Brixton as part of her Tell Me How You Really Feel tour. Striking a balance between tenacity and tenderness, her new material stikes a chord with audiences.

Courage Everywhere: And Others – Emotion-Packed to The Core

Over the last week, the National Theatre has marked the 100th anniversary of (some) women in the UK getting the right to vote through a series of talks, rehearsed readings and screenings that reflect on suffrage and the fight for equality. And Others, aptly named to represent the women whose

Bangers, Bops, and Chunes

The three-day event BBC Music Introducing LIVE provided a stunning variety of talks, performances, and workshops, aimed at inspiring the next generation of musicians and producers.

And Then There Were None like it

A warm invitation to a performance of, arguably, the most popular whodunit ever.

A Small Place and a Big Message

Prepare to be exposed to the hard truth of colonialism and cruelty.

Two is Company, Three’s a crowd, and nine is frankly ridiculous

Lots of fun and not too highbrow in the New York with of married people and their single friend.

A surprise Kamikaze for fans, critics and mumble rappers

Although it received only mixed to positive reviews, the consistent chart-topping performances prove Eminem will still remain dominant in the music arena for years to come.

A new muse-cal direction

Maryna says the new muse album is as jarring as its album cover

You couldn’t make it up if you tried

Two women stare at each other; one bounces, the other barely moves. What happens next? Creak, creak, creak go the trampoline springs.

Wildlife photography for all levels of expertise

Touching nature pictures take the viewer in a trip around the wildest corners of the Earth, while hinting subtly at the need for conservation efforts.

White Teeth

When White Teeth was published back in 2000, by a hitherto-unknown, fresh-out-of-Cambridge Zadie Smith, it added a fresh perspective to the gathering conversation about Britain’s cultural diversity. Smith was different because she actually grew up in the melting pot of race, religion and culture in Willesden, as a half-Jamaican,