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Little Simz to curate Meltdown Festival 2025

The 2025 edition of London's Meltdown festival will be curated by Little Simz.

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Little Simz to curate 30th Meltdown festival at London’s Southbank Centre

It comes after the singer earned rave reviews for her Pyramid Stage performance at the Glastonbury Festival last year.

Evening Standard

Little Simz named as curator of Southbank music festival Meltdown 2025

It’s “going to be epic” promises the London rapper and Top Boy star

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Keanu Reeves says ‘movies are tough to get made’ when asked about new comic book project

Reeves has recently released a novel, ‘The Book of Elsewhere’, inspired by his BRZRKR comic book series

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Black History Month: your guide to the best cultural events in London

From Neneh Cherry to Ghetts, there’s a lot going on in the capital

Evening Standard

Sally Rooney kicks off book event with impassioned pro-Palestine speech: ‘Keep protesting’

Exclusive: The ‘Normal People’ author urged listeners to ‘not give in to despair’

The Independent UK

London Pride 2024: the biggest and best events in the capital this weekend

From the parade and club nights to guided tours and a sleepover at London Zoo: here’s where to celebrate LGBTQ+ culture this weekend in the capital

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LIFT 2024: the events not to miss at London's International Festival of Theatre this year

From reimaginings of classic ballets, to experimental dance shows and a show where the actors don’t know what’s going to happen next... these are among our picks of the major theatre festival

Evening Standard

Theatre for kids: the best shows to see this Easter from Paddington in Concert to The Everywhere Bear

Looking for some exciting ways to fill the bank holiday? From musical adaptations of best-selling children’s books, to thoughtful takes on Shakespeare, London is packed with children’s shows

Evening Standard

Chaka Khan’s Meltdown Festival confirms Todrick Hall, Mica Paris, and more on the lineup

The Southbank Centre takeover, curated by a different star every year, kicks off in June

Evening Standard

Afghan Youth Orchestra Welcomed to UK After Home Office U-Turn and Border War Debates

More than 40 Afghanistan nationals have now had their performance visas granted, following a last-minute refusal from the Home Office.

International Business Times UK

Home Office denies visas to young Afghan musicians, Southbank Centre says

The Afghan Youth Orchestra was due to travel to the UK to begin their UK tour at the Southbank Centre

Evening Standard

Southbank Centre celebrates 50 years of David Bowie’s Aladdin Sane album

Anniversary of 1973 album featuring lightning bolt cover to be marked with exhibition, music and poetry in central London

The Guardian - UK

Classic Tube posters reimagined for 160th anniversary of London Underground

Four classic Tube posters that celebrate London’s cultural life have been “reimagined” to mark the 160th anniversary of the Underground.

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Nicholas Snowman obituary

Arts administrator who founded the London Sinfonietta and led the Southbank Centre and Glyndebourne

The Independent UK

Best free half-term activities in the UK for families

Family fun doesn’t have to break the bank

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s a spiritual experience’: the whirlwind rise of Orchestral Qawwali Project

Their take on a 700-year-old song went viral during lockdown, they’ve sold out the Southbank Centre and collaborated with Nitin Sawhney. Duo Abi Sampa and Rushil Ranjan discuss how they’re giving ancient sacred music a new lease of life

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Mert Alas’ Christmas gift guide

The fashion photographer dreams of a surrealist Christmas, with a shot of adventure and a little karaoke 1 3 2 4 5 6 7

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Liverpool Echo

Key funding from the Arts Council England helps to 'transform lives' at the Liverpool Philharmonic

The Shakespeare North Trust has been also funded

The Independent UK

Greta Thunberg to launch new book at London Literature Festival

The festival programme features a series of events exploring the climate crisis.

The Guardian - UK

A moment that changed me: my dream job healed my excruciating pain

The autoimmune disease lupus had ruined my life until I landed an interview at the Southbank Centre. After years of trying to fit in I’d found my tribe – and a way to get better

The Guardian - UK

New Music Biennial review – a broad-minded mix of genres and styles

On its 10th anniversary, the biennial featured 10 new pieces and 10 revivals, from Paul Purgas’s pulsing tape piece to Arlene Sierra’s touching work for three pianos and birdsong

Evening Standard

Easter holidays in London: The best things to do with the kids across town

From theatrical delights to bunny hunts, Anjana Gosai gives her pick of the best family-friendly fun across the capital

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