Gemma Chan stars in UK premiere of David Henry Hwang’s play Yellow Face
Park Theatre hosts production of comedy drama about race in America
Josh Loeb
London’s Lost Power Stations and Gasworks – review
Relics of city’s industrial past played vital role in its renown but are often overlooked, Ben Pedroche’s new book shows
The Sea Inside: Philip Hoare talks whales and Loch Ness monsters ahead of Hackney book launch
Author to appear at Stoke Newington Literary Festival and Last Tuesday Society
You Can’t Evict an Idea – review
Author Tim Gee casts an eye back at Occupy and asks what we can learn from it
Geffrye Museum expansion plans thrown out by Hackney Council
Campaigners jubilant but director David Dewing speaks of “bitter disappointment”
Police investigate alleged arson attacks as Hackney bike shops set ablaze
Cycle Pit Stop in Netil Market and Bike Yard East at Hackney Citizen Farm are torched within days of each other
London Folk Tales – review
Thirty tales of London drawn from oral history, written sources and local reminiscences marvel in the mystery of the great city
Whatever Happened to Harold Absalon? – review
Simon Okotie’s novel concerns a mysterious disappearance and an absurdly pedantic investigator
London Bridge in America by Travis Elborough – review
Book on the old London Bridge blows urban myths about its 1960s sale out of the water
‘Majority’ support Broadway Market car-free scheme
Cycling and pedestrian groups claim ‘experiment’ is a success despite concerns voiced by traders
Ahoy, matey! Hackney Pirates get kids’ literacy ship-shape
Innovative after-school education project seeks swashbuckling volunteers to foster literacy and creativity
Silicon students start up at Hackney University Technical College
Principal Annie Blackmore says opportunity for vocational training and work experience through the new UTC is second to none
Politician plays cheeky stunt in Broadway Market ‘closed road’ row
Conservative London Assembly Member Andrew Boff attacks ‘misleading’ road signs
Broadway Market traders fear ‘race track’ cycling event
Protest planned against car-free experiment in Broadway Market
Caucasian Chalk Circle – review
Marxist playwright’s famous work seems quite at home in Shoreditch Church