Great Expectations – Review
Despite numerous adaptations of Charles Dickens’ much-loved classic novel Great Expectations, the production at the Vaudeville Theatre is, surprisingly, the first time it has been staged in the West End. Condensing the story’s 28 years into just over two hours is no mean feat, but, Jo Clifford and Graham McLaren’s adaptation rises to the challenge … Read more
Tom Vek gets Vice crowd aroused
Thursday night in East London’s Hearn Street Car Park venue saw London creatives, trendsetters and free drink lovers descend on the large warehouse-feel space for an evening full to brim with music, film and an extremely popular photo booth to celebrate leading fashion and lifestyle magazine VICE, launching their new website VICE.COM. The party that … Read more
Mindful of creativity
Last night saw the late view of Mindful at the cavernous Old Vic Tunnels. Launched with a gala dinner and auction hosted by Mind president Stephen Fry on Wednesday evening; Mindful is an exhibition and series of events to raise money for the creative therapies fund within Mind, the leading mental health charity in England … Read more
Last Night: THIS WAY UP at London Design Festival
London Design Festival has one hell of a gem with the British Council’s Architecture, Design, Fashion team in collaboration with leading creative agency Unity, design studio PAN and curator Pete Collard have created THIS WAY UP to showcase the British Council ADF team’s work, past and ongoing. We went along to last night’s private view and browsed the bulging Santa … Read more
Last Night: Rituals, Screaming and Lucky Charms
When you think about rituals the mind might move to thoughts of voodoo, demons, Ouija boards and protection spells or perhaps its just your daily beauty routine or route to work. Down in Peckham, a group of young artists have created a compelling exhibition exploring the use of rituals as a conduit for art. ‘Ubi … Read more
Last Night: Lady Gaga closes BBC Radio 1′s Big Weekend
Never one to just turn up, do a small set and bugger off to her trailer and fly home, Lady Gaga is a performer, one that you feel would perform even in a retirement home when she is 99, even though the hip action might be a little less erratic. Last night the eccentric American … Read more
Last Night: CREEP Live at Shoreditch House
Last night I went to Shoreditch House to watch latest Brooklyn buzz band CREEP perform on the roof of East London’s own buzz venue, that is if you are a member or have a mate who is one. Another great find for Caius Pawson’s supreme indie label Young Turks, CREEP’s Lauren Flax and Lauren Dillard … Read more
Last night: Flare Path, Theatre Royal Haymarket
Last night I went to the see Trevor Nunn’s magnificent revival of the Terence Rattigan play, Flare Path at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, London. Rattigan’s 1942 play centres around a Linconshire hotel in wartime Britain in the autumn of 1941, and the collective camaraderie of the bomber crews and the spirit of their partners. Part … Read more
Last night: NightJar, Shoreditch
Last night me and the gang that is the United Colours of Benneton reject models from 1999, headed to Shoreditch’s relatively new late night haunt, NightJar. Hidden away from all the Essex invasion that seems to have hit East London’s ‘trendy’ area of choice, NighJar offers a quaint, but beautifully decked out cocktail bar and … Read more
Last Night: Strummervile Spring Sessions
Last night Culture and Life went down to the Hearn Street Car Park in Shoreditch, London, for the latest Strummerville Sessions from the Joe Strummer Foundation for New Music for an event billed as one day festival to showcase great fresh, new music talent. Headlining the late afternoon event that went on all the way … Read more
