The 140-year tradition will end with his generation
A hard day’s work Traders from the century-old Ridley Road Market in Dalston talk about their stalls and business By Yasemin Cusack At the heart of Dalston is the Ridley Road Market. It began life in the 1880s with around twenty stalls; today it boasts over 150 stalls o ering a diverse range of quality goods at very competitive prices. Visitors to Ridley...
Easter treat at Nobu Hotel Shoreditch
Nobu Hotel London Shoreditch will be celebrating Easter this year with a luxurious one-off brunch menu, including bespoke Easter lamb skewers Anticucho, on Sunday 21st April. A Nobu-style take on the classic brunch, sample a selection of freshly-made sushi and cold dishes at the restaurant’s ‘Brunch Bar’, complete with painted eggs and live eggs station. Guests can also order...
“Get Mary on the Green” says local professor
A unique reading of the commissioned text, Wollstonecraft Live! which depicts the shooting of a biopic of Mary Wollstonecraft’s life, with actors and an original music score took place in the atmospheric 18th century Unitarian Chapel in Newington Green. Director Professor Anna Birch told us about Mary Wollstonecraft and the “Mary on the Green” campaign for a statue of...
Licensing for Hackney Landlords
A licensing scheme for private landlords is being introduced in Hackney. The scheme, known as Selective Licensing is to force rogue landlords to clean up their acts and reduce anti-social behaviour. The manager of Oakwood Estate Agents Andy Loizou tells us about the new scheme. Selective licensing and Additional HMO Licensing become a legal requirement and which properties will be...
HACKNEY COMEDY EXPERIENCE WITH SIMON AMSTELL
The alternative comedy circuit’s biggest and best acts – live at EartH. Expect household names, cult favourites and fast-rising stars at East London’s new all-headline stand-up showcase. Simon Amstell – Bafta nominee, ‘Grandma’s House’ creator and former ‘Never Mind the Buzzcocks’ host – headlines on 8 December. Plus Edinburgh Comedy Award-winner and Alan Partridge sidekick Tim Key, ‘Roast Battle’ and ‘Live...
LAWRENCE ABU HAMDAN: EARWITNESS THEATRE
UNTIL 9 DECEMBER 2018 Much of Beirut-based artist Lawrence Abu Hamdan’s work focuses on issues in Arab countries. His work Earwitness Theater, a multi- media installation now at the Chisenhale Gallery, presents a chilling account of the experiences of prisoners at the notorious Saydnaya prison in Syria. It is estimated that as many as 13,000 people have been executed in Saydnaya since 2011. The...
CINDERELLA
12 - 19 DECEMBER 2018 The MTA, the multi-award winning drama college, is delighted to be producing this year’s family panto at the new Tower Theatre. Expect to boo, expect to cheer, expect to laugh, expect to sing along. Originally commissioned by The Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds, Cinderella has everything that you could want from a traditional family panto, plus original...
THE SHOREDITCH CHRISTMAS CRAFTS MARKET
5- 20 DECEMBER, FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS The Shoreditch Christmas Crafts Market will appear at the Red Market, in Old Street.The Market is about fusing local creative talent with a family- friendly environment. This exciting and magical Christmas market in the heart of creative London brings you funky, eco- chic, beautifully handmade, locally produced, unique Christmas gifts.12.00/17.00pm | Free Entry 288-299...
King Charles III at the Tower Theatre
King Charles III is a modern Shakespearian classic - a play in five acts, written in a combination of blank verse and prose, and featuring all the drama, comedy relief, intrigue and political machinations one would expect from the bard. It takes place in an imagined future, immediately after the funeral of the Queen, and explores the nature of democracy...
I bought this shop on my way to the Maldives for my honeymoon
Deniz Bilgin is the co-owner of Stoke Newington Green Fruits & Vegetables. Bilgin is bringing his 11 years of experience and expertise of having worked at the New Spitalfelds Market, London’s biggest wholesale fruit and vegetable market, to his shop located on Church Street. I was born in Istanbul. Then, I relocated to Hackney in 1994 when I was 14...
