Feline romantic – Homerton filmmaker releases debut feature Dead Cat
In the romantic comedy, a pair of old flames randomly meet at a time when both of their lives have reached an impasse
Russell Parton
Boris Johnson delays making Bishopsgate Goodsyard decision
Mayor of Hackney Jules Pipe calls for a more ‘creative, collaborative approach’ that includes councils
1972: The Future of Sex begins Shoreditch Town Hall run
A new comedy explores sexual anxiety and coming of age in the year of Ziggy Stardust and Mary Whitehouse
Box of tricks – the art of Amanda Houchen
Amanda Houchen’s enigmatic figures are performers conditioned by the temporary nature of the stardom they crave
Kinoteka Film Festival set to showcase best of Polish film history
This month East London venues will be showing films by some of the defining figures of Polish cinema
On Message – writer and ex-bicycle courier pens memoir on wheels
Hackney journalist provides social commentary and insight into the precarious world of London cycle couriers in Messengers
Review: The Fish Police, Café Oto
Songs about chicken nuggets are de rigueur in the unique pop world of the Fish Police
Shakespeare in Shoreditch festival stages 1,000 plays
Actors will climb aboard a custom built ‘pageant wagon’ and set off on a tour of Hackney
Docs around the clock – Cheap Cuts Documentary Film Festival preview
A new film festival for documentaries aims to make filmmaking and watching accessible to all
Wilde Wilde East – The Importance of Being Earnest comes to the Barbican
An operatic adaptation of one of the most celebrated comedies in the English language comes to the Barbican this month
Snooker legend Steve Davis lines up DJ set at Café Oto
Record-breaking 1980s snooker player to perform on the decks at Dalston venue
Park bench politics: Made Visible at the Yard Theatre
An encounter with two women in Victoria Park inspired Deborah Pearson’s play about race and identity
Bethnal Green arts hub at risk of eviction awarded protected status
No.w.here, an experimental film and arts organisation, is battling to remain in its East London home
'The towers dominated the skyline': Beaumont Estate revisited in new play at The Yard
Based on interviews with former and current residents of a Leyton housing estate, Re: Home examines what our homes mean to us
Tom Hunter on squatting in Hackney during the 90s: 'It gave my art a meaning and a purpose'
The photographer recalls life as a student on Ellingfort Road, then a fully squatted street, and the community he helped to build – and battled to save
Tom Hunter on squatting in Hackney during the 90s: ‘It gave my art a meaning and a purpose’
The photographer recalls life as a student on Ellingfort Road, then a fully squatted street, and the community he helped to build – and battled to save