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The Buddha of Suburbia at the Barbican review: an exuberant affair exploring cultural and sexual identity

4/5 There are terrific performances, puppets and plenty of shagging in this adaptation of Hanif Kureishi’s novel

Evening Standard

M. Butterfly review – Huang Ruo’s cross-cultural opera gets an enthralling UK premiere

Remarkable performances keep us guessing about the intricacies of the east-west relationship at the heart of this BBCSO/Barbican concert staging

The Guardian - UK

London's unmissable gigs and club nights this weekend

Maddy Mussen shares her pick of the shows to see and be seen at this weekend

Evening Standard

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Inside Noah Davis' rich, cinematic world

Nearly a decade after Noah Davis' passing, a touring retrospective sets out to bring his work to a wider audience

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On my radar: Yotam Ottolenghi’s cultural highlights

The chef on a novel that triumphantly captures messy London life, a Turkish Netflix drama that shows Istanbul’s split worlds and the app that gets him going in the morning

The Guardian - UK

A Six follow-up, an LA clown … and War Horse rides again: theatre, comedy and dance autumn preview

Why Am I So Single sets dating angst to music; more Hollywood stars hit the West End; and a Brummie dance trilogy reaches its finale

The Guardian - UK

Francis Alÿs plots child play around the world at the Barbican

In Francis Alÿs' exhibition ‘Ricochets’ at London’s Barbican, the artist explores the universality of play, even in challenging situations

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Kyoto exhibition collates Veronica Ditting’s influential printed matter for the world’s biggest brands

Creative director and designer Veronica Ditting has created printed matter for The Row, Hermès and Maison Margiela. Now, a new exhibition in Kyoto, ‘Folio Folio Folio: Print by Veronica Ditting’ celebrates her influential career so far

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Beton, Spacemade’s new Barbican co-working space, offers facilities with a fashionable edge

Beton is a new co-working space looking to nurture a creative ecosystem in the heart of London's EC1

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Kiss Me, Kate review: A supremely silly evening of summer escapism

‘Line of Duty’ star Adrian Dunbar teams up with Broadway legend Stephanie J Block for another perfectly pitched Cole Porter revival at the Barbican

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Looking at people looking at art: inside the mind of a gallery attendant

Visitor experience workers at London’s Tate Modern, Serpentine, Barbican and V&A share what it’s like to watch people looking at art during a time of changing attention spans and rising vandalism

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Doomed architecture: London's greatest unbuilt buildings include a glowing pod and a giant glass pyramid

Here are the amazing London building projects that were never meant to be, or just too over-the-top to even begin to be affordable

Evening Standard

Mary Said What She Said at the Barbican review: Isabelle Huppert is riveting in this complex, rewarding show

This is no easy star vehicle – it’s a bold challenge to the great French actor’s technique, charisma and rigour and she rises to it

Evening Standard

Travels Over Feeling: Arthur Russell, a Life review – down the rabbit hole with a musical maverick

He played cello for Allen Ginsberg, nearly joined Talking Heads and was sampled by Kanye West. Now the singular, genre-spanning Russell has the exhaustive study he deserves

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‘It contrasts with the grey British sky!’ Why the Barbican has been wrapped in pink fabric

Ibrahim Mahama has draped London’s brutalist landmark in 2,000 square metres of fabric, including robes that have been urinated on. The artist, whose rise has been meteoric, explains why

The Guardian - UK

Two artists withdraw work from Barbican show in row over Gaza talk

Yto Barrada and Cian Dayrit ask for art to be removed from exhibition after venue pulled out of hosting speech about war

Evening Standard

World Book Day: the most extraordinary secret reading corners in London

What better way to celebrate World Book Day, than curled up with a book (alone)?

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Barbican Centre needs £450m for 'essential works', report warns

The world famous brutalist estate is described as having reached ‘the end of its economic life’ in the report

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Unravel: at the Barbican Art Gallery review - let the complex fabric of this textile show envelop you

This exploration of the power and politics of textiles in art is never less than rewarding

The Guardian - UK

Barbican backs away from hosting talk about Gaza war

London Review of Books ‘disappointed’ at venue’s decision not to host lectures, including one by Pankaj Mishra

Evening Standard

'Barbie-can' boost: Barbenhemier and My Neighbour Totoro bring huge lift to Barbican ticket sales

The Barbican saw a spike in ticket sales thanks to Barbenheimer and performances of My Neighbour Totoro

Evening Standard

LSO/Pappano at the Barbican review: the Covent Garden maestro steps into Simon Rattle’s shoes

This marked Sir Antonio Papano’s first concert as chief conductor designate of the London Symphony Orchestra

The Guardian - UK

Himalayan tree-huggers and a landscape of vulvas: the eco-show where women call the shots

The Barbican’s new exhibition looks at the way ecofeminism has evolved – from anti-nuclear protests at Greenham Common to ‘multiple clitoris’ art

The Guardian - UK

Firms pull ads from Rumble platform over Russell Brand videos

Burger King, Asos and HelloFresh remove ads from site in wake of allegations about comedian

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Korean dance star Eun-Me Ahn: ‘We have this image of long hair, good girl, charming wife – wake up!’

As she brings her new show, Dragons, to the UK, the innovative choreographer discusses shaking off traditional norms and how shaving her head helped her find her own energy

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