Summerfolk is a witty, ruthless dissection of the bourgeoisie March 18, 2026 Summerfolk | National Theatre | ★★★★★ Maxim Gorky is a giant of the Russian literary canon, a playwright to be mentioned in the same breath as Gogol and Pushkin and even Chekhov. Yet his work is rarely performed on these shores and I’m a little ashamed to admit I have visited more municipal parks bearing [...]
Why The Omen is still terrifying as it celebrates its 50th birthday March 17, 2026 One suspects that, for a lot of people outside the hard core of horror fans, The Omen is one of those films they think they’ve seen and of which they recognise snippets. Some (guilty) will occasionally break into a ropey Gregory Peck impersonation and demand “What do you know about my son?” The film is [...]
Why Boisdale founder Ranald MacDonald is a London hero March 11, 2026 My culinary journey last week took me away from London. It was a tale of two Vikings, from Scotland to Stockholm and back again. So allow me to introduce my fellow founders, Niklas Ekstedt of his eponymous restaurant Ekstedt and Ranald MacDonald of Boisdale. BOISDALE OF BELGRAVIA When I began my entrepreneurial journey as founder [...]
The Louis Theroux Manosphere doc is horrid, addictive viewing March 11, 2026 Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere review and star rating: ★★★★ There was a time when Louis Theroux could have done a documentary about paint drying and no one would have dared say anything bad about it. But then over the past few years some of his BBC films have felt like weaker rehashes of topics [...]
Ministry of Sound says clubbing is back as it reopens The Box February 27, 2026 Famous London super club Ministry of Sound turns 35 this year, celebrating the occasion with the completion of a five year, multi-million pound renovation. The final piece of the puzzle: the main arena, known to generations of clubbers simply as “The Box”. Self-described as “one of the most revered club spaces in the world” there’s [...]
Tracey Emin at the Tate Modern review – raw, real and radical February 25, 2026 Tracey Emin: A Second Life | Tate Modern | ★★★★☆ When Damien Hirst’s major retrospective rolled into the Tate Modern all the way back in 2012, it came with a sense of celebration. The multi-millionnaire artist who put British art back on the map had returned with a willy-waving exhibition of his greatest hits. The [...]
Has spring arrived? The weather tomorrow shows drastic change February 25, 2026 The blue skies and 16 degree temperatures have temporarily inspired Londoners to get outside and enjoy the parks for the first time this year. It has been a welcome respite from the wind and rain, although the latest data from the Met Office suggests that this pocket of sun isn’t going to last, with the [...]
5 amazing things to do in London this weekend February 25, 2026 New openings, live theatre and a sprinkling of spring: here are 5 of the best things to do in London this weekend The year’s first peek of sunshine has inspired many of us to go outside, and if that’s you, take in the spectacular orchids festival at Kew Gardens. Once you’re done with the thousands [...]
City AM’s Pub of the Week: The Abitrager February 25, 2026 This week’s Pub of the Week is The Abitrager on Throgmorton Street The Arbitrager is one of those pubs that feels so inextricably linked to the Square Mile that it couldn’t exist anywhere else. As many readers of this newspaper will know, arbitrage is the buying of a commodity in one market and selling it [...]
David Attenborough London documentary wanted to ‘rebrand’ rats February 19, 2026 Showcasing that a population of non-native constrictor snakes live in central London wasn’t enough for the makers of David Attenborough’s recent London documentary, who have revealed that they also wanted to “rebrand” the capital’s rats. Some estimates suggest there could be 20 million rats in the capital, and it is every Londoner’s worst nightmare to [...]