It’s a Jazz Bonanza down at the Barbican next month, as the world-renowned Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis (JLCO) returns for their fourth International Associate residency. The residency includes three special features: saxophonist Wayne Shorter in concert; a ...
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David Bowie dies; music of a legend lives on
The death has been announced of David Bowie, one of the giants of music who first found fame in the 1970s. It has been revealed that he had been living with cancer for 18 months. The shock is all the ...
Read More »Fitoor’s coming in February
As Valentine’s Day heaves into sight, get ready for a major love story with this February release! Abhishek Kapoor’s Fitoor – starring Aditya Roy Kapur, Katrina Kaif and Tabu – is out next month, but already the first track from ...
Read More »From real life to reel life!
Audiences awaiting the release of Airlift, starring Akshay Kumar and Nimrat Kaur, on 22nd January, have been able to whet their appetites with the official trailer – which clocked up three million views in its first 24 hours online. Airlift ...
Read More »Jack and the Beanstalk comes to Gants Hill
You’ll be over the moooooon at Jack and the Beanstalk, a traditional pantomime with a cosmic twist – coming to Gants Hill later this month. If you haven’t booked your ticket yet, get those fingers clicking on the link below ...
Read More »Asia House Film Festival 2016 is breaking boundaries
The Asia House Film Festival generously supported by Prudential plc, returns for its eighth year in 2016 with a mission to explore transnationalism and globalisation. There will be a diverse programme of 19 films, including several European and UK premieres ...
Read More »Don’t get bored – go ape!
Over the festive season, when junior citizens are getting bored and clamouring to be let out, it’s tempting to agree to go out for a family walk – but why stick to ground level? Until now, Go Ape’s forest adventures ...
Read More »Street Orchestra comes to London: get ready to play
Why should orchestra music be confined to the concert hall? This is the thinking behind the Street Orchestra movement – and it’s coming to London early next year. Street Orchestra London (SOL) is modelled on the Ricciotti ensemble from Amsterdam ...
Read More »Get your skates on!
Emdad Rahman goes ice skating at the Tower of London. It’s time to dust off the hats, scarves and gloves in preparation for real outdoor seasonal entertainment – and where better to go than the Tower? Slap bang in the ...
Read More »Robin’s in the Hood
Emdad Rahman Writers Trish Cooke and Robert Hyman reunite with director Kerry Michael for the first time since their excellent production of Dick Whittington in 2013. Robin Hood at the Stratford East Theatre is all about the array of fresh young talent ...
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