HOT: Treacle 110-112 Columbia Road, Hackney

A cute, yummy-smelling whimsical little cafe in the middle of the Columbia Road flower market sells adorable cupcakes and other nostalgic s...
Friday, 18 April 2008

HOT: Goldfrapp, Royal Festival Hall Southbank

Listening to Alison Goldfrapp's sexy voice, especially while seated in the sleep-inducing Royal Festival Hall, was like slowly sinking i...
Sunday, 13 April 2008

HOT: Concrete Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre

I loved the interesting decor of this funky cafe attached to the Hayward Gallery - pink toilet paper art,funky red-knobbed coat stands, grey...
Saturday, 12 April 2008

NOT: Speed-the-Plow, Old Vic Theatre

This play was terrible. I was indifferent to all plight of three whiny characters, Mamet's text was dense, unwitty and soulless, and the...

HOT: Waterloo Bar and Kitchen 131 Waterloo Road

A really nice pre-theatre restaurant - light and airty, good food, friendly attentive service. My cod was a bit steep for £14.95 but the chi...
Friday, 11 April 2008

HOT: Portishead, Hammersmith Apollo

Beth Gibbons' voice has matured and deepened from the wispiness of Dummy - but the trippy beats and emotional energy has remained the sa...
Wednesday, 19 March 2008

HOT: New York City Ballet London Coliseum

After the debacle of the dire Pina Bausch, I felt that I owed Debora a decent night out at the ballet. Luckily, the world famous NYC ballet ...
Friday, 14 March 2008

HOT: Unfinished Sky London Australian Film Festival at Barbican Centre

A fantastic film set in country Queensland about a loner out in the bush who helps a battered Afghan illegal immigrant woman who stumbles do...
Wednesday, 12 March 2008

NOT: Tough Time, Nice Time, Barbican Centre

Another bizarre undertaking from Ridiculusmus, all of which takes place with them naked on stage in a spa bath. Unfortunately not very funny...