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Food & Drink
With the city hotting up once more, here's where to find the best ice cream in London
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Theatre
Barber Shop Chronicles writer Inua Ellams adapts the Ancient Greek tragedy of Antigone to tell the story of a fractured, contemporary Britain
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Food & Drink
From a taste of France in Brixton, to California by way of Canary Wharf, August’s new restaurants offer tantalising escapes
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Festival
Greenwich and Docklands International Festival (GDIF) 2022 brings two weeks of free performing arts and spectacular installations to Greenwich and beyond
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Theatre
Director Simon Godwin teams up with designer Anna Fleischle to present a loud and glitzy Much Ado About Nothing, set in an Art Deco beachside hotel
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Theatre
July's theatre shows are transporting audiences back in time or taking them on far-flung adventures: here are the new plays in London to book this month
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Lifestyle
From period houses with sprawling gardens to five-star hotels boasting Michelin-starred kitchens, we round up the gorgeous UK properties to escape to this summer…
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Food & Drink
Sample the tipples served at 20 of London's best bars, as Cocktails in the City returns to Bedford Square Gardens this summer
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Food & Drink
From a solo venture from an ex-Palomar chef to the new restaurant celebrating Ukrainian cuisine – and employing its refugees – here's where to dine this July
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Theatre
Kathryn Hunter and Michelle Terry deliver star performances in Helena Kaut-Howson's revival of her 1997 production of King Lear at Shakespeare's Globe
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Kids
Sculpture trails, free family games, live performances and immersive exhibitions: Canary Wharf is the new go-to for London’s cultural crowd
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Lifestyle
With the heatwave comes another chance to cool off in London’s outdoor swimming pools, ponds and lakes
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Theatre
From a new grassy amphitheatre nestled in the Cotswolds to the one perched on a Cornish clifftop, these are the outdoor theatres worth visiting this summer
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Lifestyle
Where to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee Bank Holiday, plus the finest essentials if you’re hosting your own party…
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Theatre
Shakespeare’s King Henry VIII comes in for a savage reappraisal in Hannah Khalil’s radical rewrite of the play, now on at the Globe Theatre
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Festival
Head to the beach for a climate opera or a shopping centre for an interactive ghost hunt with the highlights to catch at LIFT Festival 2022
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Gigs
From the stellar line-up at British Summer Time to a serious culture dose at the Underbelly, we round up the best London festivals to catch this summer
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Festival
Cross the Tracks festival takes over Brockwell Park with a celebration of jazz, funk and soul, featuring performances from Joy Crookes, Khruangbin and more...
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A portal to the poptastic pastures of the past: Mighty Hoopla returns for 2022, with throwback acts Sugababes, Steps and Anastacia performing
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Theatre
Director Lucy Bailey returns to the Globe with a playful, libido-fuelled take on Much Ado About Nothing that runs on Love Island-style drama and sexual tension
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Festival
Wilderness Festival returns with a unique blend of hippy, happy and dance-mad vibes, all in the idyllic setting of an Oxfordshire summer
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Festival
It might be arriving two years later than planned and with a slightly altered line-up, but Glastonbury Festival celebrates its 50th anniversary this June
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Theatre
The Globe’s Sean Holmes transports audiences to the magical lair of Prospero and co with his fresh-air take on the Bard’s elemental comedy, The Tempest