London council proposes powering 3,300 homes with thermal batteries full of energy from burning waste plant

London council proposes powering 3,300 homes with thermal batteries full of energy from burning waste plant

A London council has proposed powering more than 3,300 homes using thermal batteries with energy from a waste plant 17 miles away. Westminster City…

Hundreds file objections to ‘shameful’ plans to demolish Museum of London

Hundreds file objections to ‘shameful’ plans to demolish Museum of London

Ben LynchFeb 28, 2024

A major City of London application to redevelop a site by the Grade-II listed Barbican estate has been described as ‘shameful’ and ‘ill-considered’ as…

Instructions for a Teenage Armageddon

Instructions for a Teenage Armageddon

Michael HollandFeb 27, 2024

She was a 17 year-old girl, the only God she believed in was Taylor Swift. After her sister’s untimely death by a Yorkshire Pudding,…

Review: Frank Skinner – Gielgud Theatre

Review: Frank Skinner – Gielgud Theatre

Michael HollandFeb 6, 2024

Still Dirty After All These Years Frank Skinner’s tour is billed as 30 Years of Dirt so you arrive expecting to leave feeling unclean…

Kids Review: Legion – Life in the Roman Army at The British Museum

Kids Review: Legion – Life in the Roman Army at The British Museum

Michael HollandFeb 5, 2024

Legions of visitors are massing outside the colonnade of Ionic columns as we march towards the British Museum, writes Woody, Frida and Ed Gray… …

Review: Life at St-Martin-in-the-Fields

Review: Life at St-Martin-in-the-Fields

Michael HollandJan 31, 2024

A spectacular immersive sound and light experience takes you on a journey through the night sky, the deepest oceans and around the earth from…

New Boys Thinking About Suicide and Jollof Rice

New Boys Thinking About Suicide and Jollof Rice

Michael HollandJan 23, 2024

Today, the Royal Court Theatre and Nimax Theatres welcomes six new cast members to the double Olivier Award nominated play, ‘For Black Boys Who…

Life at St Martin-in-the-Fields

Life at St Martin-in-the-Fields

Michael HollandJan 22, 2024

St Martin-in-the-Fields has a spectacular five-day immersive light and sound experience – Life. Designed as a walking journey through earth, sea and sky, Life…

A Shalamar Night To Remember

A Shalamar Night To Remember

Michael HollandJan 22, 2024

Soul legends Shalamar have announced a Greatest Hits Tour for 2024, celebrating nearly 50 years as a group and performing the iconic songs that…

Lucy Kirkwood’s The Human Body opens next month

Lucy Kirkwood’s The Human Body opens next month

Michael HollandJan 12, 2024

The Human Body by Lucy Kirkwood opens at the Donmar Warehouse on February 16. The strapline reads: “The window for change – real change…

Theatre Review: The Enfield Haunting left me confused  

Theatre Review: The Enfield Haunting left me confused  

Michael HollandJan 12, 2024

As someone who is far from well versed in the thriller genre, and until Wednesday evening was unfamiliar with the story of the ‘real…

Review: The Unfriend – Wyndhams

Review: The Unfriend – Wyndhams

Michael HollandJan 11, 2024

The comedy is thick with Britishness Steven Moffat has worked for many years as a writer for TV, from Coupling in the Noughties,  a…