Talawa put Black actors on Britain’s biggest stages. Now it’s throwing itself a 40th at Hackney Empire
V&A East is staying open until 10pm on Thursdays with free DJ sets, a pop-up bar and a terrace over the Olympic Park
Streatham’s best things to do, from a hidden Victorian garden to London’s only Olympic-sized ice rink
Southwark’s best things to do, from Borough Market’s food stalls to a pint at London’s last galleried inn
Shepherd’s Bush’s best things to do, from a music hall that hosted Charlie Chaplin to tech-infused mini golf
Back to Hogwarts has moved away from King’s Cross. This year’s free event is by the Tower of London, and tickets drop at 11am daily
Peckham’s best things to do, from a rooftop cinema above a car park to a craft sake brewery in a railway arch
Primrose Hill’s best things to do, from Sylvia Plath’s blue plaque to pastel houses on Chalcot Crescent
Crystal Palace’s best things to do, from a Victorian subway shut for 50 years to a maze older than the Eiffel Tower
Forget dinner and a film, London’s best date ideas involve paddleboards, pottery and the occasional gunfight
Notting Hill’s best things to do, from a brutalist tower that inspired a dystopian novel to the world’s largest antiques market
Paddington’s best things to do, from a canalside puppet theatre to a rolling bridge on Merchant Square
North London’s best things to do, from wild swimming on Hampstead Heath to Abbey Road’s famous crossing
Mayfair’s best things to do, from the martini bar that inspired James Bond to London’s oldest shopping arcade
