Today marks one year to go to the London 2012 Festival, a 12-week UK-wide cultural celebration from 21 June to 9 September 2012 featuring leading artists from all over the world. The London 2012 Festival is the finale of the …
Read more...Following in Bon Jovi’s footsteps, London visitor J Jackley took a high-speed boat tour along the river Thames. Here’s his description of the day… Last week I went on the London RIB river trip and what a great experience it …
Read more...Stewart =W= captured the vibrant colours of the houses in the Portobello Road and shared his photo with the Visit London Flickr pool. It’s one of a series of vivid London photos in Stewart’s photostream.
Read more...A few days ago, friends, family and art enthusiasts gathered at England & Co Gallery on Westbourne Grove for the private view of my father Chris Kenny’s most recent work. It is always intriguing to watch an artist’s work evolve, and …
Read more...Firstly a big congratulations to the London-born shows who won Tony Awards on the other side of the pond this week. The National Theatre’s First World War drama War Horse won an impressive five awards including the coveted Best Play …
Read more...Congratulations to the British Museum! The institution has just been crowned “museum of the year” by the Art Fund Prize 2011, and scooped a £100,000 prize. The Art Fund Prize awards £100,000 each year to a single museum or gallery …
Read more...Shrek The Musical sang, danced and burped its way onto the London stage this week, when it officially opened. The show stars Nigel Lindsay, Amanda Holden, Nigel Harman and Richard Blackwood. We asked a few theatregoers what they thought of …
Read more...Have you met Susan? This giant straw fox is spending this summer perched by Waterloo Bridge at the Southbank Centre and was designed by Pirate Techinics. The urban fox was named Susan by the young daughter of the Southbank Centre’s …
Read more...English actor Dominic West is best known for his role in HBO series The Wire, in which he played detective Jimmy McNulty from 2002 to 2008. He’s now returend to the London stage to play the title role in Simon Gray’s hilarious …
Read more...I went along to the East Wintergarden in Canary Wharf this lunchtime to see David Beckham unveil his nomination for an Olympic Torchbearer. Gabriella Roseje is from Bermondsey in London, and has played sport all her life; more recently she’s …
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