Harry Cory Wright: Anglia – art review May 8, 2015 Eleven Gallery | ★★★★☆ East Anglia isn’t known for its magisterial landscape – endless flat, wild land is hardly the stuff of picture post-cards. What it does have is space: space for light to meld and dance. Space to explore. And as the work of Harry Cory Wright shows, there are rich pickings for [...]
Film review: Girlhood May 8, 2015 Cert 12a | ★★★★☆ Girlhood’s title has been changed for the English release – perhaps to cash in on the popularity of Boyhood – but the original French name, which translates as “gang of girls”, is more appropriate. For this is a film about the adolescent need to belong, and it’s one of the [...]
Theatre review: The Audience May 8, 2015 Cert 12a | ★★★☆☆ The Queen must be a hard act to follow. Not the monarch: the 2006 film about the Royal Family’s identity crisis following the death of Princess Diana. That film’s success was down to two people: writer Peter Morgan and Helen Mirren, who picked up a Best Actress Oscar for [...]
The Vote is a funny, touching love letter to the British democratic system May 7, 2015 Donmar Warehouse | ★★★☆☆ ”I only just wrote some of this… I hope it works out.” These aren’t the words you expect to hear from a playwright seconds before his latest work is performed, but The Vote is no ordinary play. It was broadcast in real-time on More4 last night as the final [...]
Something for the weekend May 7, 2015 SEW! REFASHION EAST A weekend of events promoting fashion upcycling in east London. Learn sewing skills and explore the area’s rich textile heritage with an east London walking tour beginning at the Whitechapel Gallery. Visit hubbub.org.uk. MUNCH! DUKE ON THE GREEN The well-loved gastro pub on the King’s Road is open again after a smart [...]
The best oysters in London: Where to enjoy chilled seafood this summer May 5, 2015 Few things can beat a plate of chilled oysters on a warm summer’s day. We pick out some of our favourite spots to enjoy them. WRIGHT BROTHERS, SPITALFIELDS A short stroll from Liverpool Street is the most recent outpost of renowned seafood chain Wright Brothers. It features the most advanced oyster tanks in the [...]
Mix it up: Why you should forget about tomorrow’s election and give Pimms your vote instead May 5, 2015 Tomorrow you’ll be able to decide who leads our great country. Of course, you won’t actually decide anything at all, with the chances of your vote mattering somewhere between zip, zilch and zero. There may be a better way of getting what you want – as Gandhi is (wrongly) thought to have said: “Be the [...]
Working lunch May 5, 2015 Our guide to the best places to eat during office hours in The City AMARU WHAT? An incy-wincy new Nikkei (translation: Japanese-Peruvian fusion) restaurant combining first class sushi with sweet potato, avocado, cured beef and other South American favourites. WHERE? A welcome entry into a St Katherine Docks restaurant scene dominated by chains, it’s right [...]
Join our readers’ Wine Club May 5, 2015 Whether you’re an investor or an oenophile, joining City A.M.’s club can help you build your dream cellar City A.M. has launched a readers’ Wine Club aimed at both investors and those who simply enjoy the finer things in life. We will be working with some of the world’s leading wine estates to provide exclusive [...]
Wine etiquette: the dos and don’ts of tasting May 5, 2015 Don’t be intimidated at wine tastings, just abide by these rules Wine tastings are enjoyable and instructive for newbies and old pros alike. They help you refine what you like and don’t like, and discover new wines, regions and vintages. However, they can also be a little intimidating, so here are few tips to make [...]