Spa School in Monnow Road received a specially-adapted Lord's Taverners minibus from actress and Loose Women presenter Lynda Bellingham outside St Paul's Cathedral last month.
The Young Vic has received nearly £50,000 from the 2012 London Cultural Skills Fund to help 100 young people in Southwark develop skills in directing, acting and technical production.
London Maori group Ngati Ranana performed a welcome ceremony in The Scoop next to City Hall on Monday to launch a two-week festival of arts from the indigenous cultures of Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the USA.
The new season at Shakespeare's Globe begins with a youthful presentation of Romeo and Juliet.
This is a neatly written coming of age tale which, although deceptively simple in its telling, gives a clean, clear message, which is refreshingly frank and uncomplicated.
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