St Giles’ Book Fair
The Book Fair will begin this Thursday 11 November and climax in combination with the Advent Fair on 28 November. The Advent Fair on 28 November will feature stalls selling good quality second hand clothes, jewelry, bric-a-brac, children's toys, along with music, refreshments, a raffle and a special visit [...]
COLOURS OF MARLO X
Marlo is a London based print artist who loves to experiment with bold letters and vivid colours. Balancing humour with tenderness, their compositions shine a light on the importance of being true to oneself and to others. Their aim is to create welcoming and inclusive art pieces that empower people [...]
A View from St Giles
Ros Davies celebrates Thomas Fairchild, the forgotten father of the flower garden The Barbican window boxes with their striking red geraniums are iconic. These balcony flower beds are home to a large range of plants varying from tulips and daffodils to tomatoes, chard and strawberries. Lockdown has fostered our [...]
Gaucho Halloween
Bottomless Banquet and Brunch at Gaucho Smithfield Tuesday 26th – Saturday 30th October Enjoy some Halloween fun this year at Gaucho Smithfield - which has been transformed into a Halloween Forest until Saturday 30th October. Under ghostly instruction, all guests will have the option to try two hauntingly entrancing bottomless menus. Devour a [...]
Bond-inspired CABARET
THE LONDON CABARET CLUB SHAKES THE CAPITAL WITH LONDON NEVER DIES Highly recommended, The London Cabaret Club has proved that London Never Dies with its Bond-inspired entertainment and dining experience, which has been a sell-out hit since launching in June. The immersive culinary, musical and dance odyssey is adapted [...]
Interview with a Local
Erin Summers chats to fellow resident Asude Tarlaci about fun with spirits and her journey from Turkey to the Barbican Estate After a successful article in the last edition of Barbican Life, I’ve decided to make “interview a local” a bit of a regular thing. I am sure you [...]
Theatre Previews
For autumn, Gary Donaldson previews some of the theatrical and dance productions which are being put on in the Barbican’s theatres over the next few months. As the combination of vaccines and public health precautions continue to increase our freedoms, the Barbican Centre has been working hard to ensure [...]
INSIGHT Exhibition Review
*** Janet Wells’ review of the Arts, Gallery and Museum scene. *** Barbican Arts Centre Isamu Noguchi in Machu Picchu, Peru 1983. Photo by Michio Noguchi, Noguchi Museum Archives. Play Equipment, Isamu Noguchi design with Shoji Sadao (architect), Sopporo Japan 1988 -2004 (cINFGM/ARS -DACS). Noguchi [...]
900 years!
St Bartholomew’s Birthday (is coming up!) 900 years of mission, ministry and music Great St Bartholomew’s is an ancient City of London parish neighbouring the Barbican with two churches: St Bartholomew the Great, the City of London’s oldest surviving church and St Bartholomew the Less, also unique in being [...]
Property Prices Stabilising
Lawrence Williams’ review of what’s happening in the Barbican’s property sales and lettings. Contrary to early predictions, the coronavirus impact on property prices virtually around the country has seen some good growth, rather than the collapse predicted by some property analysts. There is the impression, though, that prices may [...]
Oenophilia.
Barbican resident Sommelier, Erin Summers, recommends picks from the Bottle Return Scheme at Borough Wines We are all guilty of relying on supermarket wine when it’s the easy option. But it’s always worth it to try and seek out smaller wine shops and online suppliers. So my idea for [...]
Sheep Drive Today!
Southwark Bridge – 26th September 2021, 10am to 4pm AMANDA OWEN, THE YORKSHIRE SHEPHERDESS, WILL BE LEADING THE ANNUAL SHEEP DRIVE 2021! Best-selling author of four books and star of Channel 5’s “Our Yorkshire Farm”, Amanda will be swapping her 2000 acre hill farm in Swaledale, North Yorkshire, one of the most remote [...]