Theatre
Review: The Jungle Book, Lion & Unicorn Theatre
The Kipling classic makes for a surprisingly festive afternoon adventure with an excited child
British Library to host hip-hop Canterbury Tales
New versions of the Wife of Bath, Prioress, Pardoner and Miller’s Tales to be part of a televised broadcast at the British Library this Monday
Why the plight of pub theatres matters
These small lively halls rekindle the art of story-telling and its relationship to the society from which it springs, argues actor Andrew Strafford-Baker
Sue Tilley on how the Regent’s Park Estate inspired new high camp show
Cult performer Scottee is back next week with a festive revue, Camp (on the Estate). So he asked his Aunty Sue – Sue Tilley of Lucian Freud’s ‘Benefits Supervisor Resting’ fame – to write a piece for us about a much-loved area now threatened by HS2
Review: Raving, Hampstead Theatre
Neurotic London parents spend a weekend in Wales in a new play that chimes with those who’ve swapped nightclubs for nannies
My Brother the Robot: Tall Stories at Roundhouse
A hot new show from the Olivier Award-nominated family theatre production company comes to the Chalk Farm Road venue this Xmas
Review: Go Live at Lion & Unicorn Theatre
From the haunting to the surreal, our reviewer is spellbound by Go Live, the three week long festival of dance and performance at Kentish Town’s only contemporary arts space
Lion & Unicorn Theatre to stage Go Live, a three week long dance festival
One of Kentish Town’s best kept cultural secrets promises to put contemporary dance in the spotlight over 21 successive nights, starting September 9
Why it matters: Pushing comedy boundaries – by Harry Deansway
He’s been up in Edinburgh all August – but this Thursday the local comedian returns for the autumn season of his seminal Shambles night at Aces & Eights in Tufnell Park
Free Weekend? Try our Top 5 comedy venues
With autumn round the corner, laughter is – of course – the best medicine. So which north London spots will get you LOL-ing the hardest?
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