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Modulus Quartet are set to perform the first in a series of concerts Theatreship on the Isle Of Dogs on July 18, 2025.Cr...
15/07/2025

Modulus Quartet are set to perform the first in a series of concerts Theatreship on the Isle Of Dogs on July 18, 2025.
Craig Stratton, Jonathan Truscott, James Hogg and Nick Allen delight in presenting new music in unusual locations including The Brunel Museum's Thames Tunnel shaft and in natural caves.
Their latest gig will feature pieces by Eliot Lloyd Short and Veera Lummi as well as filmed introductions to the composers and visuals to accompany the music.
You can find out more via Wharf Life's piece here:
https://wharf-life.com/interviews/modulus-quartet-prepare-to-bring-light-and-sound-to-theatreship/
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Food review: Lina Stores' first floor restaurant delivers on the promise of a brand with 80 years of history in Soho, se...
15/07/2025

Food review: Lina Stores' first floor restaurant delivers on the promise of a brand with 80 years of history in Soho, serving simplicity, quality and flavour at a decent price.
Now open in Canary Wharf's Crossrail Place, it's a clean, green backdrop to the lead ingredients, showcased in dishes that prioritise taste above everything else.
This recently opened venue deserves to turn Wharfers' heads and the curious shall be rewarded...
Find out more via Wharf Life's full review here:
https://wharf-life.com/interviews/lina-stores-review-canary-wharf-branch-impresses-with-simplicity/
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13/07/2025

📽 Coming soon: Cabbage the Clown - Cinemadrome 📽

Minimum wage cinema employee turned multi award-winning tragic fool Cabbage the Clown’s debut hour marries a buffet of genres in polygamous holy matrimony in the name of drag.

With over 8 million views online for their genre-busting brand of multimedia drag-clowning, Cabbage presents their hotly-anticipated debut show: One part breathless parody of cinematic history, one part thoughtful dissection of minimum wage careers, one part rolling around on the floor covered in popcorn. By day a Cinema employee, by night – gay. So talk through the trailers, get the loudest snacks available, then sit back, relax and enjoy this Bechdel Test-passing, BBFC-unapproved, global premiere.

Book through our What's On page!

East London is increasingly reaching out internationally on the cultural stage. For example, the eighth EBRD Literature ...
13/07/2025

East London is increasingly reaching out internationally on the cultural stage.
For example, the eighth EBRD Literature Prize was recently presented at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) offices in Canary Wharf.
Showcasing fiction from the territories the bank operates in which have been published in English translation – the 2025 award saw three novels revealed as finalists, with Sons, Daughters by Ivana Bodrožić, translated from the Croatian by Ellen Elias-Bursac, named the winner.
In recognition of the vital role played by both author and translator in the process, the EBRD splits the €20,000 prize fund equally between both parties.
You can find out more via Wharf Life's interview with Ivana and Ellen here:
https://wharf-life.com/interviews/ebrd-literature-prize-won-by-sons-daughters-in-canary-wharf/
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Images by Ale Di Padova / EBRD

Competition time 🔥 Horrible Histories: Terrible Thames is celebrating its fifth anniversary and WWharf Lifehas partnered...
11/07/2025

Competition time 🔥
Horrible Histories: Terrible Thames is celebrating its fifth anniversary and WWharf Lifehas partnered with the central London river tour to offer readers the chance to win a family ticket to the floating show for this summer's run.
Based on the gruesome stories of Terry Deary and his hugely successful historical series, the 45-minute ride takes in the sights of central London, complete with horrifying facts.
The author, plus a motley crew of historical figures will also be visiting Tower Bridge Quay on July 19, 2025, to mark half a decade of entertainment.
You can find out more details and how to enter our competition via WWharf Lifes piece here:
https://wharf-life.com/interviews/win-a-family-ticket-on-horrible-histories-terrible-thames-river-tour/
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Images by Terrible Thames

Mudchute Park & Farm is one of Europe's largest urban farms – one of east London's gems.Free at the point of delivery, i...
10/07/2025

Mudchute Park & Farm is one of Europe's largest urban farms – one of east London's gems.
Free at the point of delivery, it attracts more than 250,000 visitors a year including 10,000 school children.
It's educational and it's fun. It's a resource that's served generations of east Londoners and it wants to keep doing that.
However, the Mudchute Association, which manages the 32 acres on which it sits is currently hobbled.
The charity's lease expired in 2024, making it impossible to apply for grants to expand and improve facilities.
Negotiations with the landlord, Tower Hamlets Council, have been ongoing since 2019 but without satisfactory resolution.
The council has even proposed charging the charity rent for the site, something it hasn't previously had to pay in the 50 years since it was founded.
The Mudchute Association wants an agreement of 30 years to give it the security it needs to grow and thrive.
It's also hopeful of an amicable resolution, but is prepared to go to court to try and secure as long a lease as possible, having started a crowdfunding campaign to support legal costs.
You can find out more here via Wharf Life interview with Sue Mortimer, chair of the Mudchute Association:
https://wharf-life.com/interviews/mudchute-park-and-farm-seeks-long-lease-to-secure-future-funding/
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This is Sol Bouille, founder of The Island Studio.The business has just opened its third branch in Brannan Street on Woo...
10/07/2025

This is Sol Bouille, founder of The Island Studio.
The business has just opened its third branch in Brannan Street on Wood Wharf.
Offering small group Reformer Pilates classes with a dynamic take on the classical system, it's one of several small companies from Tower Hamlets and east London to expand to Canary Wharf this summer.
For those who want to try a session, there's an introductory offer of three classes for £48.
You can find out more about The Island via Wharf Life interview with Sol here:
https://wharf-life.com/interviews/the-island-studio-opens-to-offer-reformer-pilates-in-canary-wharf/
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09/07/2025

Union Square in Canary Wharf’s Wood Wharf is all set to welcome Beach Volleyball with the court in place from Jul 10-Aug 10, 2025.

Expect pay-as-you-play and a corporate tournament on Jul 31. Find out more

Brother Marcus' Canary Wharf branch is superb. The staff are fun, the atmosphere is light and the food is gorgeous.But b...
09/07/2025

Brother Marcus' Canary Wharf branch is superb.
The staff are fun, the atmosphere is light and the food is gorgeous.
But better than that, it tastes like a holiday.
At Wharf Life we're constantly in pursuit of value and the option to let staff load the table for £42pp is a corker.
Located on the lower level of Quadrant's YY London building in Reuters Plaza, it's well worth a visit.
Find out why via Wharf Life's review here:
https://wharf-life.com/interviews/brother-marcus-review-its-canary-wharf-branch-is-superb/
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06/07/2025

The humongous BAP Union, a Peruvian Navy training vessel, arrives at West India Docks, expertly threaded through the Blue Bridge on the Isle Of Dogs by tugs.

She’ll be in port in London until July 13, 2025 - see for details

The lines are being installed and the pumps primed as We Are Beer's London Craft Beer Festival returns this month.Set to...
05/07/2025

The lines are being installed and the pumps primed as We Are Beer's London Craft Beer Festival returns this month.
Set to take place Magazine London from July 18-19, visitors to the show can sample 800 brews, all included in the ticket price.
Then there's street food, wine, spirits and entertainment to consider.
To find out more we sat down with We Are Beer co-founder Greg Wells to talk tipples, growth and how he's taken the festival into its teenage years.
Read Wharf Life's interview in full here:
https://wharf-life.com/interviews/london-craft-beer-festival-gears-up-for-greenwich-dates/
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Every now and then you see a show you just need to tell other people about.Lovestuck Theatre Royal Stratford East from M...
04/07/2025

Every now and then you see a show you just need to tell other people about.
Lovestuck Theatre Royal Stratford East from My Dad Wrote A P***o stars James Cooper and Jamie Morton is a belter of a comedy musical.
Based on a true story involving a date, a window and a turd that wouldn't flush, it's a meditation on love and self-worth delivered with remarkable polish.
Running until July 12, 2025, you can find out more via my review for Wharf Life here (warning contains spoilers):
https://wharf-life.com/interviews/lovestuck-review-a-tale-of-a-turd-expertly-polished/
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