Entertainment

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

What a year it’s been for French Canadian artist Abbas Hassan. He’s signed as a global ambassador for the Pan-Asian Film and Music Awards academy (PAIFMA); he signed as the new face for international fashion brand Mastrioni’s latest campaign; and ...

Bollywood superstar of over 100 films Akshay Kumar is preparing for a busy new year as he looks forward to the release of his new film Airlift. It’s an edge-of-the-seat thriller based on a real incident which occurred in Kuwait ...

While the curtain goes up each night on this year’s Panto, Robin Hood, staff at East London’s Theatre Royal have found a moment to present their programme for next year. It’s also been announced that the theatre achieved 86% capacity ...

It’s no wonder that local urban art vessel the Hang-Up Gallery has is sending round a simple, monochrome flyer to give notice of its winter exhibition – there’s so much vibrancy in the winter exhibition that the black and white ...

In case “ewe” haven’t “herd”, fans of a particular woolly character will have a reason to feel festive this Christmas. Shaun the Sheep will feature in his first ever half hour special – “Shaun the Sheep: The Farmer’s Llamas” on ...

The Victoria & Albert Museum: quiet, boring, staid – it’s a museum, right? Wrong! Think again! The Museum – the “V&A”, as it’s affectionately known – is currently holding an “India Festival”, including a special Fabric of India exhibition. A ...

That’s easy! It’s the pantomime Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – a classic story for all the family that is this year’s spectacular pantomime at The Broadway, Barking. Leading the cast is the beautiful Juliette Dean as Snow White, ...