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Review: NoFit State Circus presents BIANCO, Roundhouse

A blonde woman in shades, hat and a bright red dress teeters along a tightrope, back and forth, tentatively. An audience holds its breath. We’re …

Theatre

Review: The Thrill of Love, St James Theatre

Nearly sixty years after her death, almost everyone still knows the name Ruth Ellis, the last woman in Britain to be hanged. And hyperlocally her …

Theatre

Review: Peter and Alice, Noel Coward Theatre

Following the light-hearted romp of director Michael Grandage’s recent Privates on Parade, the second play in his theatre company’s West End residency treads very different …

Art

Pinboard: Lucky Chip Burgers, A Pop-up at Harry’s – and us on the BBC1 News (Yikes!)

#1. The next menu at Lucky Chip! And Music Docs Ahoy Regular readers may be alarmed that it’s been a while since we mentioned The …

Theatre

Review: Privates on Parade, Noel Coward Theatre

There’s been plenty of excitement at Michael Grandage’s brand new venture – a fifteen-month season of five plays at the Noel Coward Theatre – following …

Theatre

Theatre: Romeo + Juliet, Upstairs at The Gatehouse, Highgate

Something has to be said for a script that’s remained entertaining since publication 400 years ago. However, what comes with four centuries of production is …

Books

Pinboard: All Change At The Junction? Plus Map Cafe, KERB Streetfood & KTNF

1. The Junction Tavern Sold First the Bull & Gate, now the Tav. Yes, we were sorry to hear that Kentish Town’s most loved gastropub …

Art

Kentishtowner Awards: Best Live Venue or Gallery 2012

‘Does karaoke at the Boston count?’ So said one of you, and of course, if it pulled in enough votes it surely would do. But …

Music

Review: Jesus Christ Superstar, 02 Arena

Every Easter my husband insists, sometimes successfully, that we watch Jesus Christ Superstar. This is not a religious obsession, or need to educate us all, …

Community

Community Pinboard: Vote West Kentish Town – and Scrufts, Tea, Disco, Take-out

1. Vote Kentish Town West. When we reported that West Kentish Town had been omitted from the Kentish Town Neighbourhood Forum boundary, all hell broke …

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