Entertainment

After captivating fans globally with his inimitable stage performances for over two decades, Akshay Kumar will set a new personal best on Saturday, 9th August when he performs on stage for the 500th time. The milestone performance will take place ...

Over 600 people turned up to a musical fiesta of local talent at Victoria Park for the third Our Big Gig held in Tower Hamlets at the end of July. The annual community music celebration takes place across the UK ...

Hang-Up Gallery is delighted to introduce the launch of a new series of exhibitions entitled Hang-Up Collections. Expect to see key works from leading international urban and contemporary artists alongside super-fresh releases and exciting rare finds from the Hang-Up artist ...

A Muslim comic bested more than a hundred other gag-merchants to claim a national award for comedy on Friday. Jay Islaam, who has been performing stand-up for less than a year, triumphed over dozens of far more experienced acts to ...

The Theatre Royal Stratford East has been granted £5,000 to help it clean and repair its trompe l’oeil safety curtain. The grant was awarded to the Theatre Royal by the Theatres Trust, a national body which works to improve theatre ...

Emdad Rahman interviews the author of Josephine, the black, the white “When mother was a little child, she’d need two or three French grammar books which couldn’t be easily found and cost a lot of money. ‘You will need this ...

A retrospective exhibition of artist Dan Jones’s work spanning more than 40 years has opened at Tower Hamlets Local History Library and Archives. The exhibition features over 50 of Dan’s paintings and posters reflecting East End life and history, with ...

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan is set to kick-start this year’s Eid celebrations with his new romantic-comedy action film Kick, which will be released on 25th July through UTV Motion Pictures. Billed as an awesome, roller-coaster ride of action, intrigue, suspense ...

Royal Armouries is set to join the nation in commemorating the 100th anniversary of the First World War by showcasing the weapons and armour used in battle and telling the stories of those who fought for King and Country on ...

Those with a little bit of time to spare over the summer can indulge themselves in a science extravaganza (or, at least, three special shows) right on our doorstep in Whitechapel. From microbes to molars, cutting-edge trauma surgery to 100-year-old ...