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Lovestuck at Stratford East review: 'a cheerfully brainless scatological musical'

2/5 Based on a true story about a woman who was trapped upside down in a toilet, this musical from the team behind My Dad Wrote a Porno doesn’t come out smelling of roses

Evening Standard · Jun 18, 2025

Kate makes hands-on visit to examine museum’s exhibits

The Princess of Wales visited the new V&A East Storehouse in London’s Stratford.

Evening Standard · Jun 10, 2025

I raced across London to find out conclusively if cycling is faster than public transport

What’s quicker across the capital, public transport or pedal power? Steve Shrubsall accepts a colleague’s challenge to race from Heathrow to Lee Valley

Cycling Weekly · May 22, 2025

Letter fragment suggests Shakespeare did not abandon his wife in Stratford

New analysis of a letter fragment mentioning Shakespeare and his wife suggests the couple lived together in London in the early 17th century.

Euronews · Apr 25, 2025

Much Ado About Nothing review – RSC boots the action to elite Italian football in a play of two halves

Royal Shakespeare theatre, Stratford-upon-AvonBenedick is a midfielder for Serie A team FC Messina in a show with top-form performances and a clever visual metaphor, albeit some pacing problems in the final third

The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2025

Shakespeare did not leave his wife Anne in Stratford, letter fragment suggests

Professor says text shows Hathaway lived with playwright in London, upending the established idea of an unhappy marriage

The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2025

Two boys charged with 'endangering lives' after seat thrown over Westfield Stratford balcony

The two boys are accused of endangering lives and are due to face court next month

Evening Standard · Apr 8, 2025

Stratford school stabbing: Three boys arrested after boy, 15, knifed at east London secondary

Children in tears as they left Bobby Moore Academy yesterday afternoon

Evening Standard · Mar 14, 2025

New custody image released of woman in niqab because of ‘distress’

Farishta Jami, from Stratford-upon-Avon, was found guilty of two counts of engaging in conduct in preparation for terrorism.

Evening Standard · Feb 15, 2025

Stratford stabbing: Three men found with stab wounds after 'large fight' in east London

Police were called to reports of a large fight in Stratford shortly before 4am on Friday

Evening Standard · Feb 14, 2025