Saskia Lane (Bass), Rob Thirtle (Top Left), Nick Haverson (Top Right), Seamus Maynard (Banjo) & John Foti (Piano). Photo by Kevin Monko

Interview: Director on new Punch and Judy-inspired show at the Barbican

For director Julian Crouch, recreating the Punch and Judy story as it celebrates its landmark 350th anniversary was all about going back to the basics.

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Organisers Gillian Fox, Adriana Marques, Tim Owen Jones and Rachel Fleming-Mulford in the scrabble photo-booth

Lido Love 2012: London Fields hosts karaoke rave and Scrabble with a twist

Scores of people flocked to London Fields’ open air swimming pool on Saturday night for an extravaganza of performance art, music - and Scrabble.

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A Sinner Saint Burlesque performer at the Brickhouse

Review: The Brickhouse welcomes back risque Americans Sinner Saint Burlesque

Raunchy Seattle entertainers Sinner Saint Burlesque are back in the East End with a whole new repertoire of playful skits and inventive outfits.

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Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding. Shot from Michael Burdett's The Strange Face Project: Adventures with a Lost Nick Drake Recording

Shoreditch exhibition explores adventures with a lost Nick Drake recording

The story of one man’s discovery of a previously unheard Nick Drake recording and how it has affected the lucky few who were chosen to hear it is the subject of a new exhibition at Shoreditch’s Idea Generation gallery opening this week.

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Win a weekend in Amsterdam

Amsterdam, the capital and largest city in Holland is known for its metropolitan way of life, bustling city centre and the canals that run through it... amongst other things!

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