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Theatre

Theatre

Review: The Turn of the Screw, Lion & Unicorn Theatre

Suspense, mystery and malevolence: Clare Hand enjoys a well-told ghoulish tale

Comedy

Smut Slam enters Kentish Town

There’ll be nothing saucier in the neighbourhood next week than this American import, promises founder Cameryn Moore

Theatre

Review: Pulling Out, Camden People’s Theatre

A powerful and hilarious new play by Lucy Bell gives a voice to young dads, says Clare Hand

Lion Unicorn
Theatre

Why I’ve reopened the Lion & Unicorn theatre

Kentish Town’s superior fringe theatre is back up and running. Chris Mellor tells us what to expect

Comedy

How 501 Things I Do In My Bedroom changed my life

Playwright and actor Nicola Wren on how her hit one-woman show is graduating from Camden to the Edinburgh Festival. And now a sitcom is on the cards

Drink

MUST DO: late April

From rampaging dinosaurs to free beer, five excellent things to consider over the next seven days

Nightlife

How I wrote Score, a musical comedy about mums facing child removal

Award-winning playwright Lucy Bell on the story behind her hit tale that kicks off at Camden People’s Theatre tonight

Interviews

Ich Bin: Anna Frankl-Duval, actor

The born-and-bred north Londoner on the difficulties of her profession, coping with bereavement – and why she loves Knowhere Special

Drink

MUST DO: this weekend

NW5’s latest wine bar, a pop-up fashion store on Brecknock – and storytelling for adults

Art

MUST DO: this weekend

Go GayW3, chew on perhaps the best bagels in town, and immerse yourself in cabaret in a former furniture factory

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