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Maverick Sabre, Roundhouse, London
Monday 12 March 2012
Michael Stafford, better known by his stage name Maverick Sabre, is in the middle of his set when a fight breaks out.
Elektro Kif, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London
Monday 05 March 2012
Blanca Li’s Elektro Kif is an upbeat jumble of street dance, observational comedy and high school clichés. The different episodes go on too long, but Li’s all-male company are bright dancers with cheerful stage presence.
Agenda: Diane von Furstenberg; Jessie Ware; Girls; Franciacorta; Downton Abbey paper dolls
Sunday 26 February 2012
Fashion: A warm Current is blowing in
Cultural Life: Kara Tointon, actress
Friday 27 January 2012
Theatre: I try to go to the theatre as much as possible. I saw 'The Ladykillers' at London's Gielgud Theatre, which was hilarious. The run has been extended because it has been so popular. It was some of the best stage acting I have seen, with a very clever set.
Asher Roth, Jazz Café, London
Wednesday 18 January 2012
Emerging onto the stage with his (now long) ginger locks, this white Jewish rapper looks no more like a hip hop star than he ever did.
A life of rhyme: Kate Tempest's poetry-music fusion
Monday 01 March 2010
She learnt her trade doing battle with rappers. Now Kate Tempest is going down a storm on the spoken-word circuit.
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