Catch The Dumb Waiter at Hampstead Theatre while you can December 12, 2020 Pinter, the greatest of modern playwrights, is probably best known for his love of a good pause. Well there have been plenty of those involved in this production of one of his most brilliant works, The Dumb Waiter. Originally slated to open in the spring, coronavirus has been jabbing at the pause button for months, [...]
Spurs’ Jessica Naz and Harry Kane are scoring goals for good December 11, 2020 The club motto is Audere est Facere. To dare is to do. For two of its top players – Jessica Naz and Harry Kane – this means acting decisively not only on the pitch, but off, as they roll up their sleeves to get involved with Tottenham Hotspur Foundation (THF). They’re strikers who care as [...]
Giving 2020 December 10, 2020 WELCOME to the 2020 edition of Giving. This magazine includes City A.M.’s tenth Charity Index – a ranking of the world’s top private institutional charity donors, based on independent research by nfpSynergy. We also showcase charities, large and small, who are making a remarkable and lasting impact around the world. Needless to say, this year [...]
Dreamland review – Margot Robbie saves this flat chase movie December 10, 2020 The fourth film produced by Margot Robbie for her Lucky Chap Production company, the Aussie A-lister also stars in this drama set during the Great Depression. Finn Cole plays Eugene, a young man living with his family in a small rural American town. His humdrum life is turned upside down when he finds Allison (Robbie), [...]
The Prom review – Meryl Streep saves this party from disaster December 10, 2020 If there’s one thing we’ve seen a lot of this year, its celebrities making things all about them. Anyone who cringed their way through Gal Gadot and friends’ Imagine cover in March will know how the rich and famous can often misjudge the tone during hard times. With this in mind, Netflix’s expensive musical The [...]
Wolfwalkers is a charming animated film for the holiday season December 10, 2020 The festive season is usually a prime time for family movie spectaculars, and Apple’s streaming service is offering the highly anticipated new film Wolfwalkers from Cartoon Saloon, the company behind Song of The Sea (2014) and The Breadwinner (2017). Wolfwalkers is an animated fantasy set in 17th Century Ireland, in a city occupied the English [...]
Ada Ventures closes first fund for overlooked founders at $50m December 9, 2020 Just a year ago Ada Ventures launched its first fund focused on impact investing. Today it has announced it has closed $50m. Ada Ventures positions itself as a “first-cheque seed fund” which looks to make venture capital more accessible and diverse. The fund is aiming to have the “most diverse pipeline, and portfolio, of any [...]
Unleash the power of digital across our nation December 9, 2020 Digital capital has transformed every role I’ve held. As a business leader, the emergence of digital markets and communication transformed my industry. As an MP and minister, I wrestled with how access to digital information shaped opportunities. I worked to widen access to digital skills for women (only 19 per cent of workers in tech [...]
Pocket money app GoHenry secures $40m in funding round December 8, 2020 Children’s bank account app GoHenry has raised $40m as it looks to fund its expansion in the UK and the US. The UK fintech firm, which was founded eight years ago, provides children as young as six with a pre-paid debit card and app that can be controlled and topped up by parents. The funding [...]
National Lottery minimum age to rise to 18 amid new gambling review December 8, 2020 The government will increase the minimum age to play the National Lottery from 16 to 18 next Autumn and has launched a major review of gambling laws to make sure they are fit for the age of smartphone and in-play betting. Ministers will weigh up whether online restrictions like stake and spend limits and extra [...]