Parkour life – opening of new academy in Docklands
French sport that’s all about getting from A to B in the most efficient possible way handed new London facility in Trinity Buoy Wharf
East End Review
My Stuff – review
Finnish docudrama is shown at at The Proud Archivist as part of Cinémathèque, a film night of distinctive world cinema
Banksy: The Room in the Elephant – review
Arcola theatre hosts play about a homeless man who is evicted from his temporary shelter after a Banksy daub makes it a work of art
Eldorado – review
How would a Western power deal with being on the receiving end of war asks Eldorado by Marius von Mayenburg
The Nine O'Clock Slot – review
Ambitious play highlights the propensity of ‘paupers’ funerals’ in London and the anonymity of those left to die alone
Wuthering Heights – preview
Emily Brontë’s novel Wuthering Heights has been adapted for stage and is showing at the Rosemary Branch
The Moscow Project: photographs of a rarely seen side of Russia
A secret cosmonaut base, the Moscow circular line and ‘kiosk culture’ are among the subjects of a group exhibition on the Russian capital
Interview: 'It's much easier to build resentment on the care system than on your parents'
Jenny Molloy talks about finding forgiveness and acceptance after growing up in care and her mixed feelings about returning to East London
Brick Lane is remembered in photographs
An exhibition and book by photographer Phil Maxwell show how one of East London’s most famous streets has evolved across the decades
Play tackles subject of 'paupers' funerals'
The death industry and the consequences of dying alone without dependents is the focus of a new play to be staged this month at the Red Gallery in Shoreditch
Hitchcock's East End
The director’s links with East London are well known but until recently little celebrated
Roy Williams to make return to East London with new play Kingston 14
The playwright is back at Stratford East with a play that explores corruption in Jamaica with Goldie in a starring role
Rare photographs show East End life 100 years ago
Photographs by the enigmatic C.H. Mathews are on display for the first time at Eleven Spitalfields Gallery
Stephen Willats – conceptual art that is socially and politically relevant
Archive display shows how pioneering conceptual artist Stephen Willats engaged socially and politically with the world around him
Krista Papista – the sound of 'sordid pop'
Dark lyrics and searing beats are just two features of Dalston-based artist Krista Papista’s ecclectic sound