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Random at Theatre Local, Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre
Tuesday 16 March 2010 - James Hatts
random by debbie tucker green is the first production in the Royal Court's Theatre Local season at the Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre.
The Ministry of Food at Imperial War Museum
Thursday 18 February 2010 - London SE1 website team
This exhibition has plenty to offer on so many levels: it will appeal to the food enthusiast as well as those with an eye for design or an interest in art.
Brit Insurance Designs of the Year at Design Museum
Wednesday 17 February 2010 - James Hatts
This year's most innovative designs from architecture to fashion and interactive design to furniture have gone on display at the Design Museum.
The Hostage at Southwark Playhouse
Friday 5 February 2010 - Adam Smith
When Brendan Behan's play The Hostage transferred from Dublin to London in 1958, he had to translate it from the original Gaelic.
Van Doesburg and the International Avant-Garde at Tate Modern
Thursday 4 February 2010 - Leigh Hatts
The first exhibition in Britain devoted to pivotal Dutch artist Theo van Doesburg (1883-1931) has opened at Tate Modern.
Progress at the Union Theatre
Sunday 24 January 2010 - Alice Dickerson
Last performed in 1986, this play leaves you feeling that perhaps little has progressed since then.
Six Degrees of Separation at The Old Vic
Saturday 23 January 2010 - Rob Marshall
This is, for sure, one of those Old Vic productions which you will remember occasionally but without the enthusiasm and excitement which first greeted this play twenty years ago.
I Am Yusuf And This Is My Brother at the Young Vic
Friday 22 January 2010 - Adam Smith
While Israelis are taught that 1948 is the date of their victorious independence, Palestinian history teachers describe it as "al nakba", "the catastrophe".
A Christmas Carol at Southwark Playhouse
Monday 14 December 2009 - James Hatts
Ellie Jones's promenade production of A Christmas Carol, adapted by Neil Bartlett from Charles Dickens' text, is a delight.
The Tartuffe and The Trial at Southwark Playhouse
Thursday 19 November 2009 - Fiona Doyle
It's no surprise that Belt Up Theatre's current double-bill at the Southwark Playhouse had a sell-out run at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Ed Ruscha: Fifty Years of Painting at Hayward Gallery
Wednesday 14 October 2009 - Leigh Hatts
Ed Ruscha's retrospective is the largest UK survey of his work in America over five decades from Pop Art to paintings of words and landscapes.
Designs on Delivery at London College of Communication
Sunday 11 October 2009 - Leigh Hatts
With the SE1 postal district being among the worst hit by the current strikes it is fascinating to be able to have a reminder of the great days of the Post Office.
Inherit the Wind at The Old Vic
Thursday 8 October 2009 - Adam Smith
Last night's insistent rain oppressed London. But theatregoers were not deterred from stepping through the drizzle and into what is fast becoming the hottest seat in town: Trevor Nunn's magnificent production of Inherit the Wind at the Old Vic.
Pop Life: Art in a Material World at Tate Modern
Wednesday 30 September 2009 - Leigh Hatts
Tate Modern's controversial look at the legacy of pop art includes former Waterloo resident Tracey Emin among selected artists.
Orestes: Re-Examined at Southwark Playhouse
Sunday 20 September 2009 - Fiona Doyle
An interactive reworking of Aeschylus’ tragic revenge cycle for a contemporary audience.
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