The Crucible, Yard Theatre, review: ‘A subtle alternative to the good versus evil binary’
This ‘deft’, three-hour take on Arthur Miller’s classic play keeps the audience on tenterhooks
Sarah Birch
Master – An Ainu Story, Sway Gallery, exhibition review: ‘A salutary reminder of the diversity of all identity’
Photographer Adam Isfendiyar talks to the Citizen about his experiences with one of Japan’s indigenous peoples
Clean, Michele Kirsch, book review: ‘Harrowing and hilarious anatomy of addiction’
The Hackney-based writer’s engaging memoir is ‘part confession, part attempt to come to terms with a life misspent’
An Opinionated Guide to East London, Hoxton Mini Press, book review: ‘Good browsing material’
The second edition of this guide to east London is a ‘handy source of ideas’
In at the Deep End, Kate Davies, book review: ‘A dizzying variety of lesbian sexual mores’
The Stoke Newington author’s new novel ‘explodes the myth that same-sex relationships are any more loving and equal’
Cacophony, Yard Theatre, review: ‘Vibrant drama that taps into #MeToo debate’
Seventeen young actors star in Molly Taylor’s energetic play inspired by Jon Ronson’s book on public shaming
All About My Mother, Arcola Theatre, review: ‘Hamminess and high drama’
This stage adaptation offers a ‘good way to reminisce’ about the classic Spanish film
JSS Bach, Martin Goodman, book review: ‘Searing pain endures for generations’
In a book twenty years in the making, the local author ‘treads delicately around identity, values and life purpose’
Dead Girls, Abigail Tarttelin, book review: ‘Children know a lot, but they also get a lot wrong’
The Hackney-based author’s third novel puts young people at the centre of the action
Trial TV, Secret Theatre, review: ‘An entertaining if slightly barmy evening’
Audience members turn detectives for this immersive murder mystery
Bus Fare: Writings on London’s Most Loved Means of Transport, book review: ‘Enjoyable hop-on hop-off reading’
Journey through a rich collection of facts, fiction and memoires that chronicle the beguiling history of buses
Civilization, Flowers Gallery, exhibition review: ‘Momentous proportions of contemporary life’
This selection of photographs from a new book beautifully documents modern life
A Hero of Our Time, Arcola Theatre – review
Fast paced and bursting with emotion, this is a new adaptation of Mikhail Lermontov’s neglected 1840 novel
Regeneration Songs: Sounds of Investment and Loss from East London, book review: ‘Unusual in its diversity’
‘Real pleasure’ to be found in this 500-page collection of essays and literature centred around urban renewal
Mark Thomas: Check-Up – Our NHS @ 70, Arcola Theatre, review: ‘Visceral yet entertaining’
The comedian’s well-researched diagnosis of our healthcare service is both alarming and uplifting
Evros: Crossing the River, Arcola Theatre, review: ‘The horrors of forced displacement’
Seemia Theatre’s poetic tales of involuntary migration moved audience members to tears