Category: Culture

  • Shots fired: Clays’ flagship playground is now open in Soho

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    If you’re a fan of competitive socialising – from darts and ping-pong to shuffleboard and crazy golf – Soho’s newest opening might be right up your street. Clays, the brand that turned clay pigeon shooting into an indoor, tech-driven game, landed in the West End on the 24th of September with its biggest site yet.…

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  • Sabrage review: Two hours of champagne, cabaret and shameless excess

    Champagne, sex and excess. That’s the order of the night at Sabrage, the latest cabaret-circus hybrid to open in London. Staged at Lafayette in King’s Cross, this import from Australian company Strut & Fret promises two hours of French-flavoured debauchery: a mix of circus act, burlesque striptease and boozy comedy sketches. Here’s all you need…

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  • All aboard the Titanic: London’s gripping new immersive experience

    Over a century after it sank, the Titanic continues to hold a grip on the cultural imagination – partly because of its scale and tragedy, but also because of how much it says about class, technology, and the turn of a new century. So it’s no surprise that The Legend of the Titanic, now running…

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  • Radical Honesty: Robbie Williams puts his private chaos on the walls of Moco

    What happens when one of Britain’s most famous showmen decides to drop the act? That’s the question Robbie Williams is asking (and answering) with Radical Honesty, his latest exhibition at the Moco Museum in London. Williams has spent over three decades in the public eye, first as the youngest member of Take That and then…

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  • The new Gianni Versace Retrospective is officially open in London

    Fashion lovers, rejoice: London has just become the ultimate pilgrimage site for anyone who has ever swooned over baroque prints, safety-pin gowns, or the sheer audacity of 90s glamour. The much-anticipated Gianni Versace Retrospective has officially landed at The Arch London Bridge. Until February 2026, the exhibition will be transforming the historic railway arches into…

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  • Where to watch the Wimbledon finals in London

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    There’s something almost sacred about Wimbledon finals weekend. Some are transfixed by blistering baseline rallies, other simply enjoy indulging in strawberries and cream or getting caught up in the electric summer atmosphere. And this year, London is serving up the spectacle in style. Across the city, outdoor screens, hidden courtyards, and pop-up terraces are primed…

  • London under the sky: The best open-air theatre and cinema for summer 2025

    Let’s be honest: Londoners endure months of grey skies, cramped commutes and pricey pints for one main payoff—summer. And nowhere is that payoff sweeter than when the city transforms into one giant alfresco stage. Outdoor theatre and cinema aren’t just seasonal novelties; they’re the ultimate way to see London differently. Swap velvet seats for picnic…

  • Here’s your complete guide to Pride in London 2025

    If there’s one day a year when London sets aside its usual muted palette for something altogether more electric, it’s Pride. And this year, on Saturday, 5 July 2025, the capital isn’t just turning up — it’s turning it out. Pride in London is always a jubilant, glitter-drenched celebration of identity, protest, progress, and the…

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  • The best European festivals to experience this summer

    Tired of the same rooftop bars, overpriced gelato, and Instagram traps? This summer, Europe’s festival circuit in 2025 is serving up everything from open-air opera and political theatre to surreal art and wild street parties where locals actually show up. Whether you’re into avant-garde installations in Venice, centuries-old drama in southern France, or just fancy…

  • 10 compelling summer books you’ll want in your suitcase

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    Summer is still the best excuse to read. The pace shifts, the days stretch, and suddenly there’s time — at the airport, by the pool, on long train journeys, or just in that particular silence that comes with being away. Sadly but perhaps unsurprisingly, only 50% of UK adults now read regularly — down from…

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