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25 ways to survive the dark months

05.01.11
The festive season may be behind us but there are plenty of winter warmers to keep us entertained... more

Moomins land at The Barbican for London Children's Festival

27.10.10
Tove Jansson's curvaceous and unconventional troll-clan get a new lease of life via a Finnish adaptation of Comet in Moominland... more

John Malkovich to play Joseph Fritzl-style psychopath at the Barbican

12.03.10
Oscar-nominated actor John Malkovich is to tread the boards in his one-man play The Infernal Comedy as a Josef Fritzl-style Austrian psychopath... more

John Malkovich to play serial killer in West End

11.03.10
Oscar-nominated actor John Malkovich is to tread the boards in London playing a Josef Fritzl-style Austrian psychopath.... more

The perfect way to spend Valentine's Day in London

09.02.10
If you want to treat your lover to a really special day out in London, read this. ... more

Trilogy leaves its audience exhaustedly elated

14.01.10
Trilogy is the kind of audacious, uncompromising, affirmative work that gets under one's skin - and might even change a few lives... more

They Only Come At Night is for the brave

02.11.09
Less flap and greater clarity would make The Only Come At Night a truly visionary experience.... more

City in revolt: locals take on bankers in Square Mile poll

09.03.09
The bankers, accountants and businesspeople who run the City of London are facing an election backlash triggered by the recession... more

Easter in the city

19.03.08
With a four-day weekend ahead, we've compiled dozens of cracking ideas for a great Bank Holiday Break.... more

Spotlight on Aussie cinema

26.02.08
The 14th annual London Australian Film Festival arrives at the Barbican from 6 March, and includes a tribute to the late actor Heath Ledger.... more

Season of iconic film

05.02.08
The Barbican will be marking the 80th anniversary of the birth of film director Stanley Kubrick with a season dedicated to his films.... more

Great Christmas Shows

13.11.07
From Cinderella to Jack and the Beanstalk and Nutcracker!, all the great Christmas shows are on in London.... more

The summer's hottest tickets

20.06.07
From blockbuster films and open-air theatre to the Last Night of the Proms and Prince, it promises to be a memorable summer of entertainment in London. Our critics have picked their favourites.... more

Offbeat comedy floats in

15.06.07
After impressing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, eccentric comedy Floating comes to the Barbican Centre on Tuesday 19 June... more

Do the hippy hippy fake

30.05.07
Marjetica Potrc spent some time with a Brazilian native community - but that may not qualify her to make grand artistic statements about it, says Fisun Guner.... more

High praise for rooftop nursery

16.05.07
A children's playground built on top of an east London nursery school is in line for a prestigious award. ... more

Best events for the Bank Holiday weekend

02.05.07
There's plenty to keep you occupied over the long weekend, including a May Day festival, a new Star Wars exhibition and a Bank Holiday BBQ at Camden's Proud Galleries.... more

Enjoying the art of food

11.04.07
There was a time when eating in the restaurants and cafès of London's museums and galleries was the penance for seeing great collections. But there's been a dramatic change.... more

Barbican returns to Oz

13.03.07
Now in its 13th year, the Barbican's London Australian Film Festival will showcase the best Australian feature films of 2006/2007.... more

Never mind the B**bican

19.09.06
Punk rock, the raucous voice of rebellion in the Seventies, is to be celebrated with an exhibition at one of Britain's most august arts institutions.... more


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