Posts by Gabriel Wilding
‘When it travels upwards, the heartstrings are tugged’ – Ken Ludwig’s Dear Jack, Dear Louise review
West End heavyweight brings his most personal work to the Arcola
Read More‘Greed-soaked’ – A Doll’s House at the Almeida
Romola Garai leads revival that swaps 19th-century etiquette for sterile greed, proving that the pursuit of wealth still has the power to twist the theatrical knife
Read More‘Quips, belts and bleeds’ – Choir Boy at Stratford East
What do you get if you mix a shot of Moonlight, another of Dead Poets Society, a sprinkle of Glee/School of Rock, with a dusting of spirituals? Apart from an unfathomable drink, Choir Boy!
Read MoreRaising the curtain on the Empire Tavern
Half New York bistro, half 70s disco – the Empire Tavern promises to be a hot spot for Hackney’s pre-theatre crowd
Read MoreHoxton’s high-flyers: Inside the National Centre for Circus Arts
Lucy Price explains how the National Centre is developing more than just physical skills
Read More‘Soup, sadness and suicide’ – Consumed at Park Theatre review
Karis Kelly’s play offers intensity along with energetic performances, but ends up in difficulty
Read MoreCometh the Hour, cometh the folk: Ninebarrow to play Hackney concert
Folk twosome Ninebarrow will soon be back on the road, and met with East End Review ahead of their upcoming Hackney gig
Read More‘You can’t be in solidarity with something you can’t see’ – how a working men’s club celebrated its female history
A working men’s club doesn’t seem like the most likely place to honour the contributions of women, but the Mildmay Club has challenged this apparent misconception
Read MoreLondon’s best-loved queer night is back – and it’s been given a grown-up twist
Duckie is back after a four-year hiatus, bringing five evenings of revelry to an unexpected Stoke Newington venue
Read MoreHow Charlie Josephine fell in love with boxing and shone a light on Olympic history
‘Bitch Boxer’ is currently taking the Arcola by storm, and while the story is fictional, it is grounded in a very real history
Read MoreTiella Trattoria review – a slice of northern Italy on Columbia Road
The restaurant expertly combines high-quality ingredients with true Italian know-how
Read MoreHoppers’ latest branch brings the heat to Shoreditch
The team behind some of London’s favourite Sri Lankan and South Indian flavours has opened a fourth branch in the heart of East London
Read MoreHendl at Hackney Church Brew Co — a meat feast like you’ve never had before
Vegetarians may want to look away now, as the brains behind Peck Peck and Sutton and Sons are going all-in on roast chicken
Read MoreJust like grandma used to make — Clara’s is the new Shoreditch restaurant keeping it in the family
Clara’s is the brainchild of the Hartshorn brothers, who have left Camden behind in favour of small plates and sumptuous puddings
Read MoreWe’re crazy ‘bao Wonton Charlie’s
‘Here you’ll find east London’s foodies, elbowing each other on bar stools and smiling politely through the fog’
Read MoreBring on the noodles, we bray!
The restaurant’s original branch in Soho’s Old Compton Street has got TikTok talking, but does its second location live up to the hype?
Read MoreNot today, Satan! LD’s Kitchen at Saint Monday Brewery – review
‘Every vegan goth’s perfect evening out’
Read MoreTokyo and Greece collide in this upmarket Shoreditch restaurant
Tucked away in the half-basement of a hotel of the same name, 45 Curtain Road promises to delight with its unique culinary offerings
Read MoreLondon sea shanty choir reimagines classic songs for the modern age in debut album
This non-audition choir has one mission – revolutionise a tragically dying art for the modern age
Read MorePetty Men at the Arcola Theatre: Shakespeare – kind of – but not as you know it
Buzz Studio’s reimagining of ‘Julius Caesar’ isn’t your average Shakespeare remake
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