Culture, food & travel from London and beyond | The Upcoming

A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Barbican Theatre

Originally staged by the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon, Eleanor Rhode’s iteration of A Midsummer Night’s Dream now brings its extraordinary cast, larger-than-life comedy...

Jacob Collier at the O2 Arena

Parmigianino: The Vision of Saint Jerome at the National Gallery

Christmas gift guide: Hampers, panettone & pandoro

Food & Travel Desk

The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland

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Movie
The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland
★★★★★

The cosy traditions of Christmas collide with the whimsical wonder of...

Christina Yang
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Movie
National Anthem
★★★★★

National Anthem, the feature debut from Luke Gilford, is a dazzling coming-of-age tale of...

Andrew Murray
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Movie
Unstoppable
★★★★★

Marking William Goldenberg’s directorial debut, Unstoppable recounts the remarkable story of...

Christina Yang
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Movie
Never Look Away
★★★★★

“For better or worse, war is an amazing feeling,” CNN correspondent Stefano Kotsonis utters...

Antonia Georgiou

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Live music
Jacob Collier at the O2 Arena
★★★★★

The final stop on the Djesse Vol 4 tour has the air of homecoming, drawing...

Ben Browning 10^th December
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Live music
Hard-Fi at Roundhouse
★★★★★

The punk-infused, indie rock foursome from Staines delivered an electrifying performance at...

Nina Doroushi 2^nd December
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Live music
Flowerovlove at Bush Hall
★★★★★

The intimacy of Bush Hall is like no other; it is expected that within its...

Taryn Crowley 27^th November
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Live music
The Script at the O2 Arena
★★★★★

Concerts are performances first and foremost, and as such the thrill of live shows lies...

Cristiana Ferrauti 24^th November

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Theatre
A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Barbican Theatre
★★★★★

Originally staged by the Royal Shakespeare Company in...

Christina Yang 11^th December
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Theatre
The Christmas Thing at Seven Dials Playhouse
★★★★★

The Christmas Thing is the festive version of The Mr Thing...

Benedetta Mancusi 7^th December
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Theatre
Ballet Shoes at the National Theatre
★★★★★

Noel Streatfield’s classic children’s story is brought to vivid life...

Selina Begum 6^th December
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Theatre
The Devil Wears Prada at Dominion Theatre
★★★★★

A musical based on a Hollywood film. Groundbreaking. The Devil Wears...

Jonathan Marshall 6^th December

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Show
Black Doves
★★★★★

Black Doves is a winking Netflix spy thriller not afraid to get some blood on...

Georgina Elliott 4^th December
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Show
The Agency
★★★★★

Based on the French series Le Bureau des Légendes, Paramount+ show The Agency is an...

Andrew Murray 26^th November
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Show
Landman
★★★★★

Since bursting onto the scene in 2015 with his movie Sicario, Taylor Sheridan’s writing has...

Guy Lambert 18^th November
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Show
Dune: Prophecy
★★★★★

Set in Frank Herbert’s Dune universe, 10,000 years before the birth of Paul Atreides, Dune:...

Guy Lambert 12^th November

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Food & Drinks
Christmas gift guide: Hampers, panettone & pandoro

Christmas is that special time of year when we search for the perfect...

Food & Travel Desk 9^th December
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Food & Drinks
Slurp Noodles and Dang’s Cocktail Bar introduce Thai-inspired Christmas menu

In the lead-up to the festive celebrations,...

Food & Travel Desk 4^th December
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Food & Drinks
Gozney: Making restaurant-quality Neapolitan pizzas at home

We’ve all seen how the Neapolitan pizza craze has invaded our...

Food & Travel Desk 2^nd December
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Food & Drinks
Plant-based KIN restaurant opens in Fitzrovia

New plant-based dining restaurant KIN has recently opened its doors on Foley...

Food & Travel Desk 30^th November

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Album
Common Saints – Cinema 3000
★★★★★

Multi-instrumentalist writer and producer Charlie J Perry, known as Common...

Benedetta Mancusi 1^st November
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Album
The Cure – Songs of a Lost World
★★★★★

The Cure’s highly anticipated 14th studio album since 2008, Songs of...

Nina Doroushi 1^st November
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Album
Razorlight – Planet Nowhere
★★★★★

It almost seems as though breaking up is a canon event for almost any band....

Taryn Crowley 21^st October
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Album
Aurora – What Happened to the Heart?
★★★★★

The mystifying, genre-twisting Aurora has a loaded discography of...

Taryn Crowley 16^th October

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Feature of the week
Potential benefits of cryptocurrencies and blockchain in gaming

Since the introduction of Bitcoin in 2009, cryptocurrencies have...

The editorial unit 12^th December
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Feature of the week
Cold room rentals for small businesses: What you need to know

For small business owners, especially those handling perishable...

The editorial unit 12^th December
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Feature of the week
Game-changing sports films: A definitive collection

From ice rinks to boxing rings, from baseball diamonds to football fields,...

The editorial unit 11^th December
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Feature of the week
Alexander Ostrovskiy: Why everyone loves SUVs

Remember when SUVs were mostly rugged vehicles designed for off-road adventures?...

The editorial unit 10^th December

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Tech, Games & Sport
There are a few things about Dogecoin every investor should be familiar with

Meme coins, particularly Dogecoin, have gained...

The editorial unit 12^th December
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Feature of the week
Potential benefits of cryptocurrencies and blockchain in gaming

Since the introduction of Bitcoin in 2009, cryptocurrencies have...

The editorial unit 12^th December
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Tech, Games & Sport
Hustlers, Gamblers, Crooks 2024 on Discovery: A riveting plunge into the underbelly of high-stakes gaming

The electrifying...

The editorial unit 11^th December
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Tech, Games & Sport
Unlock the power of sentiment analysis in Bitcoin trading

The cryptoverse can be a tad complicated to master and is still new...

The editorial unit 6^th December