Hoard, Arcola Theatre, review: ‘Probing foray into a close-knit British-Nigerian family’
Bim Adewunmi’s debut play about a hoarding mother and her offspring provides ‘hilarious awkwardness’ and simmering tension
Phoebe Cooke
Three Sisters, Almeida Theatre, review: ‘Captivating display of human suffering’
Sharp choreography and bursts of humour lift this terrifying glimpse over the abyss
Wave Caps: Former hack turns poet
Poet and journalist Miguel Cullen talks about his debut collection Wave Caps
There’s a Monster in the Lake – review
Attitudes towards care for the elderly is the sober subtext to a surreal play at the Rosemary Branch
Your guide to the East London zine scene
As the East London Comics and Arts Festival prepares to get underway, Phoebe Cooke explains her love for self-published ‘zines’ and where best to find them
Geffrye Museum has designs on bumper summer of celebrations
Hoxton’s museum of the home marks centenary with an exhibition of useful and beautiful domestic design
Sunny delight as Hackney’s first ever solar energy cooperative prepares for lift off
Residents of Homerton’s Banister House estate set sights on zero-carbon energy
Wuthering Heights – review
Strong performances and clever staging bring to life Cathy and Heathcliff’s turbulent love in this faithful adaptation of Emily Brontë’s novel Wuthering Heights
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
Olympic Park to hold weekend of celebrations to mark opening
From this weekend the home of London 2012 will be fully accessible
Hackney Foodbank to host art auction at St Barnabas church
Bring a food donation to take part in tonight’s event at Dalston church
School children to take part in Run Hackney half marathon
Primary school children encouraged to run a mile a week in their own time in the run up to Hackney’s inaugural half marathon
Narrow Way pedestrianisation permanent – but shopkeepers claim trade has slumped
Hackney Council’s decision to banish buses criticised
Pop-up school to launch in Dalston
The LBB (Let’s Be Brief) Pop-Up School intends to start a ‘revolution in education’ in Dalston