The Deptford X festival is celebrating its 10th year with a month-long programme of arts and events called Ghost Trade and the Spectre of Change.... more
Much like the usual response to the Brits at Wimbledon - nice try, good effort, but ultimately not up to scratch, says Nick Curtis on Grand Slam.... more
New exhibition Jack the Ripper and the East End tempers press and police material with videos of contemporary talking heads discussing prostitution, poverty and murder.... more
Screening large independent releases and providing a platform for new talent, the East End Film Festival is proud of its diversity. Our guide fills you in on the not to be missed events.... more
After its closure a couple of years ago, the future of the Carpenters Arms was uncertain. But following a reopening last Autumn things seem to be impeccable.... more
Nothing flash, just well-told anecdotes held together by cheeky grins and effortless self-deprecation, Micky Flanagan's impressive set suggests a bright future.... more
Steven Berkoff, one of British theatre's most vocal and unpredictable figures, talks about why he thinks he can now turn the iconic Fifties film On the Waterfront into a stage success.... more
Held in what used to be the infamous Sixties strip club Raymond's Revue Bar, Circus Circus is a weekly club night that attracts a colourful, glam crowd.... more
Damon Albarn and his prestigious backing band seemed right at home in the old East End, taking over an atmospheric sports hall normally used for boxing, says David Smyth.... more
Written, directed and starring Steven Berkoff, one-time enfant terrible of British theatre, Sit and Shiver was bound to provoke a reaction. Fiona Mountford just didn't expect it to be boredom. ... more
Kate Moss has decreed that pubs beat parties, clubs or bars. Luckily, London has a fantastic array of watering holes. Here we select the best places to huddle this Christmas.... more
Novelty venue The Reindeer's forest of elegant black tables is edged by a Narnia of real firs. But the food is anything but throwaway, says Laushka Ivan-Zadeh.... more
Britain's first museum of moving art has opened in the East End. Kinetica, at Old Spitalfields Market, showcases technological and electronic art.... more
London's modern White Cube gallery, the place Damien Hirst, Tracey Emin and Gilbert and George all call home, is unveiling a second £12 million branch in the West End.... more
An Indian summer swelled attendance at the Brick Lane festival to a record 60,000 visitors. Organisers say the late summer sunshine helped attract people from across the capital to East End street party.... more
From the outside, Lounge Lover seems an unlikely spot for Madonna's latest glamorous party but Toby Young discovered that you shouldn't judge a bar by it's cover.... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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