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Monday 1 –Tuesday 30 June
THE ISLAND STUDIO: ROOF GARDEN PILATES
TRIBE: RUN CLUB
LULULEMON: CLASS IN THE PARK
Crossrail Roof Garden
Wednesday 3 June
8am
PADIUM: BIG CLUB SOCIAL
Padium, Bank Street Park
Saturday 6 June 9am
THIRD SPACE: MAT PILATES
Eden Dock
Wednesday 10 June
7.45am
Tribe, Water Street Thursday 4 June 6pm ARC: AFTER DARK
FREEDOM CLINICS: REFORMER PILATES TASTER SESSIONS
Freedom Clinics, Canada Place Monday 8 – Friday 12 June 9am
IN2SPORTS: LET’S GET MOVING
In2Sports, Wood Wharf
Friday 12 June 12pm
LULULEMON: CLASS IN THE PARK
Canada Square Park
Thursday 18 June
To be announced
PITCH: SWING SOCIAL
Pitch, Wood Wharf Wednesday 10 June 6pm
Canada Square Park Friday 5 June To be announced
PADIUM: INTRO TO PADEL
Padium, Bank Street Park Monday 8 June 5pm
BARRY’S: FIRST TIMER CLASS
Barry’s, Crossrail Place Saturday 13 June 3pm
TRIBE: RUN CLUB
Arc, Crossrail Place Friday 5 June 7pm
ATIS MOVES: RUN CLUB
Atis, Canada Place Tuesday 9 June 6.15pm
LULULEMON: CLASS IN THE PARK
Canada Square Park Thursday 11 June
To be announced
TRIBE: RUN CLUB
Tribe, Water Street Thursday 11 June 6pm
BARRY’S: OUTDOOR CLASS
Location: Canada Square Park Tuesday 16 June 12pm
IN2SPORTS: LET’S GET MOVING
THIRD SPACE: MAT PILATES
Eden Dock Wednesday 17 June 7.45am
Tribe, Water Street Thursday 18 June 6pm
SPACE NK: WELLNESS WEEK
Space NK, Cabot Place 21 – 27 June 12pm
PADIUM: INTRO TO PADEL
Padium, Bank Street Park Monday 22 June 5pm
LULULEMON: CLASS IN THE PARK
Canada Square Park
Thursday 25 June
To be announced
TRIBE: RUN CLUB
Tribe, Water Street Thursday 25 June 6pm
In2Sports, Wood Wharf Friday 19 June 12pm
THIRD SPACE: MAT PILATES
Eden Dock Wednesday 24 June 7.45am
SEA LANES: SWIM WITH AN OLYMPIAN
Sea Lanes Thursday 25 June 5.30pm
PADIUM: BIG CLUB SOCIAL
Padium, Bank Street Park Saturday 20 June 9am
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS X THIRD SPACE
Canada Square Park Wednesday 24 June 6 – 9 pm
ARC: GUIDED CONTRAST & JOURNALLING
Arc, Crossrail Place Saturday 28 June 11.30am
Boisdale Of Canary Wharf Cabot Place
Hine After Hours welcomes the latest act in its series of curated residencies. DJ PHD promises awless mixing with a blend of classic house and rare grooves. May 21, 7pm-1am, from free before 11pm, boisdale.co.uk
West India Quay
TRY | May Half Term
The West India Quay museum is preparing to host a series of activites and performances for youngsters to enjoy old-fashioned entertainment o ine. May 23-31, times and prices vary, londonmuseum.org.uk
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| King Arthur And The Holy Fail The Three Inch Fools promise a laugh-out-loud take on the legend of King Arthur. Expect a big table, daring deeds and plenty of foolish heroics. Jun 2, 7pm-9pm, free, canarywharf.com
How Plant And Person o ers a wide range of owers and shrubs in Canada Water and Wapping while also running terrarium building workshops at Corner Corner
Welcome to issue 161 of Wharf Life. There’s a healthy mindful feel to this paper, whether it’s exploring the extensive Wharf Wellness programme coming in June, talking plants with Will Daltrey or lining up nice things to do at Stratford East, Firepit Gallery and Tobacco Dock... How sports is playing a role in Excel London’s ongoing growth and success
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Pride On The Wharf is set to return with a free celebration of LGBTQIA+ communities running from June 2 until July 31. We’ll let you have details as soon as we know them, but Wharfers can expect lm screenings, art and installations around Eden Dock... canarywharf.com
YY London-based restaurant Barbarella, part of the Big Mamma restaurant chain, is hoping to tempt weekend diners through its glossy doors with a tiramisu trolley o ering four takes on the dessert. The cost is £10 per person bigmammagroup.com need to know
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The Harder They Come is returning to Stratford East following a triumphant run at the venue last year. Expect top quality reggae from Jimmy Cli plus original material 30
There’s something just a wee bit sad about this o ering. Firstly, Koreans eat from dosirak, not “bento boxes”, but really the crime here is the underpowered avours.
The chicken has a hint of spice to it, as do the noodles, but there’s nothing here to really trouble the buds too much. Texturally this is food that’s seen better days. The meat barely hangs together in its slightly gelatinous coating. The noodles feel like they’ve wilted long before hitting the box and even the brightly coloured slaw fails to live up to the vibrant promise of its hues.
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SCREEN TIME
The Mandalorian And Grogu (12) Everyman Canary Wharf everymancinema.com
Having proved themselves on the Star Wars small screen (mostly by saying: “This is the way” at every possible opportunity), Pedro Pascal once again dons a mask so you don’t know it’s him and teams up with a computer generated pocket Yoda.
Unsurprisingly this dynamic duo have been enlisted by the edgling New Republic (hooray) to take on the evil Empire (boo). Oddly, Martin Scorsese is in it.
Catch this ick at the Crossrail Place venue from May 22 at 1pm with tickets costing £18.40 for adults.
The Canary Wharf Summer Screens are set to return to Canada Square Park from June 4 with a packed programme planned. In place until September 1, Wharfers will be able to catch sporting events including Wimbledon, Royal Ascot, cricket and F1 as well as movie screenings and other activities. Details of the venue’s Film Club are currently under wraps, but Wharf Life will bring you regular listings as they are announced. What we do know for certain is that both Family Gaming and the Mario Kart Championship will return.
The former will see sessions
run from 1pm-4pm on June 27, 28, July 18, 19, 29 and 30 with Just Dance and Mario Kart available to play on a rstcome, rst served basis. Each game takes up to four players. The latter will have heats from noon-2pm on June 11, July 16, August 6 and 13, with a grand nal on August 20 with prizes to be won at all sessions. Register to take part online.
Stay tuned for more updates as they come in.
how Wharf Wellness is set to deliver a month of healthful events, pop-ups, activities and o ers across the Wharf
Afestival of health is set to nurture the minds and bodies of workers, residents and visitors to Canary Wharf.
Wharf Wellness returns to the estate in June with a packed programme designed to showcase the breadth and depth of what’s on offer locally.
Taking in sports, fitness, recovery, beauty and nutrition, the festival offers Wharfers the chance to engage with the likes of Third Space, Barry’s, Arc, Padium and many more.
Early booking is advised and, to help you plan your diaries, we’re listing the more than 20 events and pop-ups already announced in full. All bookings can be made via canarywharf.com:
● Roof Garden Pilates - £25 THE ISLAND STUDIO
June 3, 8am
Crossrail Place Roof Garden
Join the Wood Wharf-based studio for a pop-up class in the leafy surroundings of the Crossrail station’s rooftop park for a chance to move, stretch and reset. Suitable for all levels.
● Win A Mini Facial - Pop-Up
WEATHER + PALETTE
June 3-4
Canada Place
Visit this pop-up and play for a chance to win a range of prizes including a Mini Facial, 20% off facial treatments, samples and more from the Jubilee Place store.
● Run Club - FREE TRIBE LONDON CANARY WHARF
June 4, 11, 18, 25, 6pm 15 Water Street
Taking place every Thursday in June during Wharf Wellness, Tribe London Canary Wharf will be hosting a free Run Club. The guided 5k leaves from the hotel’s main reception with finishers receiving a protein bar and vitamin drink to help them refuel. Places can be booked in person at the hotel or via DM on Instagram to @tribe_londoncanarywharf
● After Dark - £20 ARC
June 5, 7pm
Crossrail Place
Promising a “more social, high-energy” way to experience contrast therapy through music,
Events and pop-ups taking place as part of Wharf Wellness throughout June in Canary Wharf
this session allows participants to move between the heat of the sauna and the chill of its cold plunges at their own rhythm in a community atmosphere.
● Big Club Social - £20 PADIUM
June 6, 20, 9am Bank Street Park
Meet other padel enthusiasts in a fun, social setting where players take on a series of 15-minute matches, moving up or down a court based on wins and losses. There are two dates to choose from over the month.
● Reformer Taster Sessions - FREE FREEDOM CLINICS
June 8-12, 9am Canada Place
Treat yourself to a free Reformer Pilates class, open to all levels. Those booking should select One Pilates Class Pass and then enter code WHARFWELLNESS when reserving to reduce the cost to £0 for the 9am sessions. These will likely sell out fast.
● Intro To Padel - £20 PADIUM
June 8, 22, 5pm Bank Street Park
These early evening classes have been designed for first-timers with the aim of helping participants learn all the fundamental rules, techniques and strategies to allow them to play padel tennis. All equipment is provided.
● Atis Moves Run Club - £6.50 ATIS
June 9, 6.15pm Canada Place
Enjoy a 5k around Canary Wharf followed by a bowl from the salad chain. Runners should arrive in their kit with filled bottles ready for a 6.30pm start. Spaces are limited so book early.
● Swing Social - FREE PITCH WHARF
June 10, 6pm-9pm 30 Churchill Place
Sip low and no alcohol drinks and indulge in a bit of active wellness at the golf simulator venue. Those attending can expect Nearest The Pin challenges, pro-led swing clinics and plenty of virtual holes. Admission is free, but online registration is required.
Arc is set to host an After Dark session and another focussed on contrast therapy and journalling as part of Wharf Wellness
In2Sports will run free Let’s Get Moving events on June 12 and 19
● A Moment Of Hygge - FREE SØSTRENE GRENE X OLE & STEEN
June 9, 10, 11
Jubilee Place
Søstrene Grene and Ole & Steen are set to collaborate on a series of bookable one-hour workshops where participants can create personalised memory jars, paint and decorate flower pots or design and embellish candles. Each session includes Danish refreshments and pastries.
● Mat Pilates - £5 THIRD SPACE
June 10, 17, 24, 7.30am Eden Dock
Join these intimate morning classes to explore the discipline in a slower format with a strong focus on proper alignment and posture. What a way to start the day. Book early.
● Health Optimisation - Pop-Up LE CHALET CRYO
June 10, 11
Canada Place
Find out about whole-body Cryotherapy and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and get the chance to win a free session.
● Let’s Get Moving - FREE IN2SPORTS
June 12, 19, noon-4.30pm 40 Harbord Square
These community-focused events are aimed at promoting active and connected lifestyles with participants getting access to a range of sports during each session. Tickets need to be booked online.
● First-Timer Class - FREE BARRY’S
June 13, 3pm
Crossrail Place
Experience the delights and challenges of the red room with a session exclusively open to first-timers. Expect high-energy interval training making full use of the treadmills and gym equipment. No experience is needed for this session, which will feature the brand’s signature combo of
pumping beats, positive vibes and supportive coaching.
● Outdoor Class - £15
BARRY’S
June 16, noon
Canada Square Park
Enjoy a special pop-up class in the sunshine with Barry’s trainers who promise to get you moving and sweating with a full body workout in the open air. Expect to burn up to 1,000 calories with plenty of upbeat encouragement.
● Wellness Week - £10
SPACE NK
June 21-27
Cabot Place
Book a slot and pop into the beauty store for a 15-minute makeover. Refresh your look and get plenty of advice from the brand’s beauty advisors. The £10 is redeemable against purchases.
● Wharf Wellness - Pop-Up
YUMMZY
June 25
Canada Place
Enjoy complimentary tastings and exclusive offers as the vegan, gluten-free, sugar-free eatery brings its products to the heart of the Wharf.
● Contrast + Journalling - £20
ARC
June 28
Crossrail Place
With timings yet to be announced, this slower session features guided contrast therapy in the venue’s sauna and ice baths as well as breathwork and journalling to help participants reconnect with what they’re processing and what might need to shift. Bookings open May 28.
Go to canarywharf.com for full booking details
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Classes at Wharf Wellness you need in your diary across two days in June
hook up with Friday Night Lights and Third Space for a trio of classes
Canada Square Park is set to be transformed into a space for outdoor fitness on June 24. From 6pm-9pm, Friday Night Lights and Third Space will be running a programme of classes aimed at everyone from seasoned gym-goers to complete beginners.
First up is Yoga at 6pm, with participants guided to move from one pose to another in tune with their breath. At 7pm it’s Pilates on the mat with trainers on hand to ensure proper posture and solid alignment.
Finally, at 8pm, it’s Bodyweight HIIT, featuring a mixture of plyometric, multidimensional, sport-based exercises to help develop stability, muscular endurance and overall fitness.
Each class costs £5 and bookings are open now. Friday Night Lights is also the organisation behind popular 5k event Run The Wharf, which returns to the estate in September.
Go to canarywharf.com for more information
All three classes will take place in Canada Square Park on the evening of June 24
swim with Olympian Katy Sexton in celebration of Sea Lanes’ opening
Olympic swimmer and former world champion, Katy Sexton, will be on hand to deliver two guided open water coaching sessions at Sea Lanes Canary Wharf in Eden Dock on June 25.
Running at 5.30pm and 6.30pm, the sessions will see swimmers work on “pacing, positioning and efficiency in a relaxed, supportive environment” guided by lane coaches.
Designed for swimmers looking to build confidence and refine their technique in open water, the structured sessions are an opportunity to learn from one of the sport’s most accomplished swimmers. Tickets for the classes cost £15 and must be pre-booked online.
Sea Lanes Canary Wharf is a new floating lido, sauna and events complex that’s set to open in June in Eden Dock. Founder memberships are now available for £75 per month over a year. Individual swim sessions will cost £10.
Go to canarywharf.com for more information
Katy will be leading the classes at Sea Lanes Canary Wharf in Eden Dock on June 25
Years Dr Pippa Wood has spent coaching people in gyms. She also works as a psychologist
Dr Pippa Wood works as a personal trainer at Third Space and will be participating in a panel discussion as part of the Wharf Wellness festival in June
why Third Space’s Dr Pippa Wood believes wellbeing should be at the heart of training
by Jon Massey
One of the key elements of Wharf Wellness is bringing people together to share experiences, knowledge and skills. Dr Pippa Wood is a Canary Wharf-based personal trainer at Third Space and a practising psychologist – one of a number of experts set to take part in a panel discussion as part of the festival at 6.30pm on June 23.
Entitled Wellness Or Performance? Are We Driving Ourselves Into Exhaustion? the public event will consider changing attitudes to exercise and activity.
“Earlier on in my career, people would come to me with more aesthetic-focused goals – they wanted to get leaner and build more muscle,” said Pippa. “Now, what I’m seeing with the majority of my PT clients is that they want to train for longevity, general health and wellbeing.
“They might be looking to address lower back pain, knee pain or low energy levels. They’re mindful of what may occur in the future, so they’re looking at exercise from a preventative standpoint –it’s a welcome change.”
Pippa grew up in Leeds and dabbled in dancing but “wasn’t very sporty”. She started going to the gym as a teenager and found she really enjoyed it, experimenting with different classes and feeling good. She’d also train with her rugby-playing dad every Saturday.
She said: “He was born in Australia and has always been active, so I followed that model and eventually got there.
Exercise became a really big part of my life – it was energising and left me feeling ready to study.”
After qualifying as a trainer, studying psychology in London and completing her PhD in resilience and mental wellbeing in Leeds, she relocated to Australia. Taking in Sydney and the Gold Coast “over five or six years” she engaged in further clinical training as a psychologist and worked in private practice before moving back to the UK.
In London she’s reinvigorated her role as a trainer alongside her work in mental health, separately but with each discipline informing the other.
“As a psychologist, I often see people in a clinical setting for treatment of anxiety and depression,” she said.
“When people incorporate more movement in their lives, the therapeutic
benefits are very evident, especially when they set themselves relevant and achievable goals.
“From a physiological perspective, even 15 minutes of activity can do so much for the brain. It pumps more oxygenated blood, delivering dopamine, serotonin and endorphins to make us feel great. My background in psychology and PhD have been super helpful in my career, whether it’s treating clients or on the gym floor. What I found in the research is that training harder isn’t always better, from a mental health perspective.
“Training smarter and being in tune with your body is key. We found more significant improvements in mental health with low to moderate exercise.
“Setting yourself goals and running a marathon and achieving that can be beneficial too, but a hard regime and a structured approach isn’t always beneficial for the way you feel.
“The whole ethos of Third Space is it’s about training for life. That includes the social aspect as well as enjoying the exercise. It’s good to do things because we want to, not because we feel we have to. That really is super important.
“That’s one of the reasons I wanted
to work at Third Space. My partner had brought me over to Canary Wharf and I just fell in love with the place.
“At the two clubs, people will experience very warm and welcoming spaces that offer a wide variety of classes to meet an incredible range of needs.
“The advice I give people is to keep an open mind and try different things to see what you like. Enjoying yourself is vital and it will help give you the confidence to navigate the equipment on gym floor.
“The feel is supportive – we’re all part of the same community working towards the same goal.”
key details
Wellness Or Performance? Are We Driving Ourselves Into Exhaustion? is set to take place on June 23 at 6.30pm. Full details including how to book will be available online shortly.
Go to canarywharf.com for more information
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how Tender at Soho Theatre is a accid mishmash of nonsense in a posing pouch
by Jon Massey
Through no fault of the cast – who very nearly perform their jockstraps
off – Tender is a mess.
The problem with Soho Theatre’s latest show is that it tries to have it both ways and comes up short.
On the one hand, its production design, complete with consent paddles (“red means no and green means go”) and stickers over phone cameras, is intended to prime the audience for a raunchy male strip show – ironically the kind of depressing spectacle you might find for real just down the street.
On the other, it desperately wants to be a hard-hitting, subversive exploration of the dancers’ masculinity and vulnerability – the kind of thing critics might write the words “brave satire” about.
In the end, despite some solid direction and decent performances from the cast, it winds up being neither.
It flirts with a bunch of serious topics, but doesn’t have much to say about them. In no particular order, topics covered include penis size, sexuality, domestic violence, women’s desire, child estrangement, sex work, commitment, romantic dislocation, performative masculinity, consent and the potential for revenge porn.
Writer Dave Harris brushes up against these ideas in his script, but rarely dwells on them and offers little in the way of meaningful comment or conclusion. They just exist.
For want of a better word, what we’ll call “the story” has the following premise. Dancing Bear porn – where actors pretend to be male strippers and have sex with other actors pretending to be their audience – is popular online.
Recognising this, former porn performer, Margie, has set up a New Jersey club with three blokes offering audiences the offline experience – strippers who actually have sex with them.
These are Trae, Donny and Geoff and they are the real Dancing Bears. But, pretty quickly, their tawdry show is under threat
Cost of a ticket to see Tender at Soho Theatre, close to Tottenham Court Road station on the Liz Line
from a bunch of guys with larger cocks and better choreography. How will they save their club?
Despite Trae – the more sensitive of the three – having already explained at some length that his life leaves him dead inside (despite and, perhaps because of, the endless sex and adulation), each member of the trio is plunged into a kind of crippling, existential anxiety. One of them cries mid-performance and everything so – you know – it’s heartfelt.
An unlikely saviour appears in the form of the literally virginal B, dispatched by her estranged mother Margie to sort out the show. We discover her special skill is that she’s able to orgasm at will simply by shutting her eyes and thinking about her special planet.
This talent, along with her lack of interest in sex, renders her immune to the dancers’ charms as proved in a lengthy session where they press themselves all over her. She laughs at them.
Perhaps Harris thinks this makes her the ideal interrogator of their masculinity, but it also makes her a dubious choice as a fixer for an ailing sex club.
Suffice to say her prescription – that the guys just need to focus on their own pleasure and come up with a new presentation – feels flimsy.
That their efforts are rewarded with her first eyes-open orgasm
from the midst of the crowd is a risible conclusion to what is a pretty silly play.
There’s a degree of fun in the execution. The chaps – played by Darren Bennett, Kwami Odoom and Dex Lee – squeeze every inch of humour out of the gags.
The latter pairing also thrill with muscles popping as they twirl and flex on the poles and at the audience. It’s fair to say director Matthew Xia has his cast make the most of the set and do what they can with the text.
Even Jessie Mei Li has her moments as brittle construct B, a part that must be tough to scrape empathy out of.
But in the end, the feel is a play built on an uncontrolled brainstorm – a list of ideas about men, women, desire, lust, vulnerability masculinity and life – that just hasn’t been refined.
There’s only so much that good acting can achieve if the source material is a flaccid mishmash of topics thrust into a neon posing pouch and jiggled about in a bid to entertain. For a genuine happy ending, perhaps the Real Dancing Bears ought to be allowed to quietly go out of business. ★★✩✩✩
key details Tender runs at Soho Theatre until June 6. Tickets cost £15 Go to sohotheatre.com for more information
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what’s on things to do, places to go, people to see
STAGE | Drink Rum With Expats
Wilton’s Music Hall Wapping
Sh!t Theatre’s Rebecca Biscuit and Louise Mothersole explore immigration and home in rollicking, riotous fashion inspired by a trip to Valetta. Jun 2-6, 7.30pm, from £10.50, wiltons.org.uk
Full days of exhibition, plus a VIP preview night, make up Bike Shed Moto Show at Tobacco Dock
The event includes partnerships with the likes of Triumph, Royal En eld, Ducati and Bennetts
Limehouse - Wapping - Whitechapel - Tower Hill
STAGE | Sasha Velour
Half Moon Theatre Limehouse Where? Troxy Limehouse
The performer, drag artist, actor and producer brings her latest piece of theatre – Travesty– a chronicle of a single queer spot through time. May 29, 7pm, from £48, troxy.co.uk
KIDS | Boxed In Suitable for ages 3-6, this 45-minute show introduces us to Derek and Jon, two friends trying to understand life’s strange instructions. Expect humour and chaos. May 21-23, times vary, £9, halfmoon.org.uk
Catch one of three performances of The Monocle at Wilton’s Music Hall on May 15 or 16 as Rendez-Vous Dance pays homage to a 1920s lesbian nightclub in Paris. Tickets range in price from £12.50 to £25 wiltons.org.uk
Scan this code to read Wharf Life’s full preview of The Monocle at Wilton’s Music Hall online at wharf-life.com
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how Bike Shed Moto Show is set to bring fans and a selection of rare motorcycles together at Tobacco Dock
by Jon Massey
More than 20,000 fans are expected to descend on Tobacco Dock as Bike Shed Moto Show arrives for its annual exhibition at the Wapping venue.
Running from May 22-24, visitors will be there to see the 250 motorcycles on display and to interact with the 500-odd brands, builders and retailers who will be exhibiting.
Promising to showcase “some of the most extraordinary motorcycles on the planet”, the event also features panel discussions, tattooing and even haircuts. There will also be live music and food and drink to keep visitors refreshed. Those purchasing tickets to the event (which include entry across both the Saturday and Sunday) will also have the opportunity to be entered into a prize draw to win a Bike Shed MotoWorks X Fastec Racing 650 Scrambler custom build, worth more than £16,500, created in collaboration
with oyal Enfield The event is family friendly and under-16s get in free.
key details
Bike Shed Moto Show is set to take place at Tobacco Dock in Wapping from May 22-24. The VIP preview runs on the Friday from 6pm-11pm with weekend access from 10am to 7pm on the Saturday and 10am to 6pm on the Sunday. Standard tickets cost £39.78, while VIP access costs £59.40.
Go to bikeshedmotoshow.com for more information
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how Mr P Taste Of Africa delivers on the jollof and the beef even if the plantain is a little on the heavy-going side
by Jon Massey
There’s some confusion when I order my Rice Box from Mr P Taste Of Africa. The menu says it’s £8 for “any rice plus protein, plus plantain, plus stew”. But my order of Jollof with beef and beef stew is simply met with the response:
“You don’t get stew”.
I’m hungry, so I simply shrug and accept my stewless fate. The box has been lled to maximum capacity with a decent chunk of meat and four large hunks of plantain pressed up against the lid. It seems a reasonable deal for eight quid.
Mr P is the latest addition to Skylines Village on the Isle Of Dogs, one of an increasing number of small street food shacks, trailers and restaurants
arranged along its outer edge. It’s a small chain of apparently family-run outlets with other branches in Canning Town, Homerton and Ilford.
Its menu includes snacks such as Pu Pu , Moi Moi and Agege Bread, a selection of rice dishes and meats as well as soups and stews. There’s a small seating area inside and plenty of food on show behind protective perspex.
The rice box I’ve ordered is a meal of two halves. The thick chunks of plantain, while avourful are dry. With each mouthful it’s impossible to not think how much they would have bene ted from some sort of gravy or sauce like the kind typically found in a stew.
But the beef is great. Tender, falling to pieces and rich in fragrance and spice, it sits perfectly with the real star of the show.
Jollof rice is almost more religion than it is a dish. You can get a portion from Mr P for a mere £5 and this venue’s version is worth considerably more than that. It’s nearly impossible to stop loading it into your mouth once you start and there’s a moment of genuine sorrow over the last forkful.
Underpinning the whole experience, the rice is a serious foundation and one that will likely keep me returning to Mr P, even if I might pass on the plantain or bite the bullet and order the stew next time.
★★★✩✩ Go to mrptasteofafrica.co.uk
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Introduction to Cyanotype Printing Join Keren McConnell and discover this method of using UV light exposure to create blue prints on paper. Materials are provided for this workshop. May 27, 5pm-8pm, from £29, poplarunion.com
A Midsummer Night’s Dream Shakespeers present their rst production, a psychedelic makeover of the bard’s classic tale of lovers, fairies, mechanicals and a spaniel. May 27-Jun 6, 7pm, £16, space.org.uk
Where?
Theatreship Isle Of Dogs
at the oating venue. May 29, 7pm, £12.10, theatreship.co.uk
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Shenanigans In (The) Space is bringing back regular live comedy to the Isle Of Dogs arts centre with bills featuring well-known stand-ups. The next show will be on May 22, with tickets costing £20 space.org.uk
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Plant And Person o ers plants of all kinds for sale, as well as terrarium building workshops at Corner Corner
by Jon Massey
Growing up in Cumbria – three miles from the nearest village – Plant And Person founder, Will Daltrey, became accustomed to chatting with the neighbouring cows for company.
“If you stand at the gate of a massive field and wait about minutes you’ll find they all come over to you slowly,” he said.
“My dad left when I was quite young, although still lived nearby, but it was quite lonely, so I shared much of my upbringing with them.
“You can definitely sense what they’re thinking and I knew they were interested in me because they’d keep on coming over.”
As we’re talking at Plant And Person’s regular weekday stall in Canada Water’s Deal Porter Square, customers drift over to make purchases – a colourful rhododendron, a hanging basket of ivy, a jazzy potted maranta. Each is treated to Will’s gentle advice and guidance. Some tell tales, other ask earnest questions. Patiently, he dispenses suggestions and answers. Slowly it dawns on me that this steady flow of patrons serves very much the same purpose as his bovine mates of old – the warmth of community.
Having studied computer science at Newcastle University, an institution he and his friends described as “a place of drinking with a learning problem”, he became a teacher, relocating to London to train and then work He spent years in the profession when the pandemic prompted a change.
“In some ways, lockdown was a good time because we were looking after the wellbeing of the children – teaching them values for life,” said Will. “But then it
What was in my mind at the time was the idea that the plants were looking after my mental health
Will Daltrey, Plant And Person
felt like the plug was pulled and we were back teaching to the tests again.”
Will had grown up around his parents’ gardens and vegetable plots but had “never realised” he liked gardening until the pandemic provided an opportunity.
“I have a large balcony and, with that extra time, I started growing plants on it,” he said. “I created a real jungle – tunnels, waterfalls and plants all along the railings and trained over the ceiling. There’s even a grape vine.
“I really enjoyed learning about the different species and looking after them, seeing the cause and effect of my actions and how they responded to it. I could spend hours just dead-heading – it was very mindful.
“What was in my head at the time was the idea that the plants were looking after my mental health. That’s really the idea behind the name Plant And Person.
“Initially the big idea for the business was about doing workshops to make terrariums – miniature gardens in glass containers. My wife also started selling them and found out there wasn’t much money to be made doing that.”
But the creativity persisted and Plant And Person has also branched out into retail with Will selling plants from a stall at Canada Water and at Wapping Docklands Market on Saturdays, just across the river.
“We’re currently running workshops at Corner Corner in Surrey Quays Shopping Centre in partnership with British Land,” he said. “People come from all over London and they really get the wow factor when they arrive here.
“We set everything out on long tables. There’s a tutorial and everyone gets minutes to build their terrarium. There’s loads of different materials to choose from with different si es and colours of stones. Then we have a variety of soils and mosses as well as trinkets.
“The price includes three plants, so need for a class but bring about so everyone gets exactly what they want. That’s only workable because I can sell the ones that are left over on the stall.
“I never do a demo because then people would copy it, but you see everyone collecting what they want to use and taking inspiration from each other. They come up with some amazing
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ideas. I do miss being a teacher, so I really value the opportunity to get up in front of people and talk about something I’m interested in.
“Selling plants on the stall is really lovely when it’s the summer and the weather is good. It can be more of a slog in winter, of course.
“But you get to know all the people locally and that’s absolutely wonderful. I’ve been doing it for three years and I’ve made loads of friends.
“It’s also really lovely to be approached by strangers and then to see them come back over time.”
Will sources his plants from Holland, Belgium and the UK, offering a wide ever changing variety. In addition to the succulents and small plants used in the terrariums, he sells much larger specimens.
On the day of our interview, the stall is a riot of early summer colour with pots of vibrant flowers and plants sporting exotic-looking foliage. There are fuchsias, a relative of the jasmine and lavenders already starting to come out.
“My favourite is the maranta fascinator or prayer plant with its beautiful green and pink leaves,” he said. “It’s really the species that got me into decorative foliage and house plants and it’s absolutely stunning.
“The most important thing for me though, is that the plants I sell work for the people I sell them to and fit what they’re looking for
“If people are looking for something that’s easy to care for I’ll often recommend the snake plant – dracaena trifasciata – which is a really popular choice and very low maintenance.
Rotherhithe - Deptford - Bermondsey what’s on things to do, places to go, people to see
KIDS | Wild Things Gardening Club
Where?
The Brunel Museum Rotherhithe
Youngsters and their adults are invited to take part in simple gardening activities and crafting. Sessions are two hours and free, but must be pre-booked. May 28, 10am, 1pm, free, thebrunelmuseum.com
Where? The Pen Theatre South Bermondsey
COMEDY | The End Of Danes Dane Baptiste is set to return to the stage in southeast London as he deals with life as a father, partner and chronic worrier. He’s still funny, apparently. May 21-22, 7.30pm, £11.55, thepentheatre.com
Where?
The Albany Deptford
“Another really good option is a zamioculcas or ZZ plant, which are really easy to care for because it’s happy in all sorts of conditions indoors. It can even go without water for a while.
An example of a terrarium built at one of Plant And Person’s Corner Corner sessions
“I’m always learning myself, but I love when people ask for advice or suggestions so I can help them find the plants that work for them.”
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Plant And Person’s next Terrarium Building Workshop is set to take place at Corner Corner on May 26 at 7pm. Tickets cost £38.62 including all materials and fees.
You can find ill selling plants and dispensing advice at Deal Porter Square in Canada Water most weekdays and at Wapping Docklands Market on Saturdays. For more information follow @plant_and_person on Insta
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STAGE | Puregold 2026 Final year degree shows performed by pop music students at Goldsmiths take over the venue with an average of four sets per night. Catch the next big thing. Jun 3-13, times vary, £10, thealbany.org.uk
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Vertical farm Harvest London at Corner Corner in Canada Water is targeting growth as it produces fresh ingredients for restaurants across the capital. Tours of the facility can be booked online harvest.london
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David Lefebvre Sell
David says Attachment Theory can be a useful tool for thinking about how we operate in relationships
There are some psychological theories that are useful to know, a broad understanding of narcissism, for example, is very helpful if you nd yourself dating a narcissist or working for one. But I don’t recommend you do either of those things. Attachment Theory is another handy tool in understanding how you might react to certain situations. The essential idea of is that the bond we form with our primary caregiver informs how we respond to future relationships. A little warning here, this article might make you think about your parents. Sorry.
The rst attachment style is Secure. These people had carers that were available and loving without being smothering and, if they are older than 30, they are probably already married, the smug, well-adjusted gits.
Your attachment style informs your attitude to yourself as well as others, but remember that change is possible
The second is Anxious Attachment. This is when the primary caregiver is unpredictable and the child can’t be sure they will get what they need, so the tendency is to cling. Have you found that the threat of rejection makes you freak out or that someone becomes much more attractive after they break up with you? Bingo.
The next is Insecure Avoidant. This is probably the last man you dated. If the primary caregiver doesn’t respond to our needs with care and sensitivity, then the message is that the child can only rely on itself. This can create a toxic independence, that is threatened by intimacy and care.
And nally, Disorganised Attachment. The people might be desperate and clingy sometimes and then avoidant and distant at others. It is worth noting that all of these styles can operate as a spectrum, you might be slightly insecure avoidant or massively so.
Take a moment to ask yourself: “Do I deserve to be loved? Can other people be trusted? Are relationships essential to my sense of self or a threat to my sense of self?”. Your attachment style informs your attitude to yourself as well as others, but remember that change is possible with awareness.
David Lefebvre Sell is a Greenwich-based psychotherapist and Yoga instructor who teaches at Third Space in Canary Wharf
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Kamilla’s performances include aerial dance, painting and image projections
how The Circle Of Everything is set to be performed in dialogue with The Cosmos Within exhibition this May
by Jon Massey
Greenwich Peninsula is set to host half of an artistic happening this May. Painter Kamila CK is set to undertake a “meditative visual performance” over two days in Marylebone in dialogue with an exhibition of her work at Firepit Gallery.
On May 15 and 16, the Lincolnbased, British-Polish artist will present The Circle Of Everything – live Japanese Enso painting at The Cockpit Theatre. The zen practice involves the creation of a circle in a single stroke in a single breath with no corrections afterwards. The performance also features music from Brazilian composer Divan Gattamorta and
images reworked in collaboration with artist Noel Jones.
The show is the result of three years of work, is supported by Arts Council England and has been programmed as part of UK Mental Health Awareness Week.
The performance is complemented by The Cosmos Within, an exhibition of her work at Firepit, along with a series of workshops based around her pieces. This will be available to view from May 14 until June 6.
“While The Circle of Everything unfolds through movement and visuals on stage, The Cosmos Within extends that energy into the gallery through painting, calligraphy, photography, lm and installation,” said Kamila.
The exhibition includes the Japanese brush she will use in the performances.
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Kamilla CK will be performing The Circle Of Everything from 3pm-4.15pm at The Cockpit Theatre (thecockpit.org.uk) in Marylebone on May 15 and 16, including a post-show Q&A with Caroline Partridge. Tickets £15.
The Cosmos Within visual exhibition of her work is set to run at the Firepit Gallery on Greenwich Peninsula from May 14 until June 6 from 11am, Tuesday-Saturday and is free to visit. Workshop details will be published on the venue’s website in due course. Go to repit.org.uk for more
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EVENT | Free From Festival
If you’re looking for products without gluten or dairy, then this foodie exhibition is for you. Sample products without worry.
May 23-24, times vary, £17, woolwich.works
GIG | An Evening With Toyah: Songs And Stories The musician and actress takes to the stage for a night of tales and performances drawn from her 23 studio albums and colourful career. May 31, 7.30pm, £30.50, greenwichtheatre.org.uk
EVENT | Greenwich Dog Show 2026 Promising more pooches, more tail wagging and up to 30 dogs per class, the event is back in Greenwich for a Sunday of canine spectacle. May 24, 9.30am-5.30pm, from free, ornc.org
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Beyond surround, discover the power of IKO spherical loudspeakers as Sonic Spheres o ers a day-long programme of events and a concert on May 9 at Woolwich Works. Tickets start at £10 for the performance sonicspheres.org
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how investment, innovation and sports are helping drive success at Excel London in the Royal Docks
by Jon Massey
Following the successful completion of a mammoth project to extend Excel London by 25%, the venue is enjoying something of a purple patch as it attracts new shows and ever-increasing numbers of visitors.
But, if anything, the appetite to forge on and drive things to the next level among the team operating the exhibition, conference and immersive experience hub is greater now than ever.
“Everything we do needs to be looked at through the lens of how we get to be the best event destination in the world,” said Jeremy Rees, who joined Excel in 2010 as sales director and took over as CEO in 2017.
“That comes from standards and values, but also from investment. It’s something we will strive to achieve every single time we improve something.
“ or example s our i fi and 5G technology equal to what the best event destination in the world would offer ’ would say today the answer is no, it needs to improve. We’ve assessed what it should be and have invested many millions of pounds, which means in a few months our new system will be up and running. When that happens, we will be the world’s most technologically-enabled event destination.
“We’re taking this approach across Excel. Our extension is world class and we’ve invested a lot in Immerse LDN, but we’ve also addressed a wide range of things in areas visitors don’t always see.
“We want to make it as easy as possible for our customers to have as good an experience as they can, so we’ve been improving the wider infrastructure behind the scenes and the visitor facilities to help achieve that.
“Every week we fixate on how we can make marginal changes to the inside and the outside of our buildings to make them as good as they can be. It’s also about being open to feedback and, in the events business, we’re lucky because we constantly get that from visitors and organisers.
“Then we have a framework in place for our teams to think about how we can respond to an issue and in what time scale. It might be something we need to plan ahead for, perhaps one, two or three years
in the future, but what we have is a constant programme of change and development that asks how we can do things better.
“Expectations are constantly rising and we need to always be thinking about how we rise to meet them.”
This process of consistent, iterative improvement – never standing still – is perhaps why the venue is busier than ever, recently attracting 250,000 visitors over just seven days from April 19-26.
Despite much of the capital slowed by a Tube strike, the east London venue hosted 10 events in the period, with the Elizabeth Line unaffected and playing a solid part in helping the exhibition centre record one of its busiest weeks since the 2012 Olympics.
Around 40,000 of those visitors travelled to Excel to collect their registrations for the 2026 London Marathon, with the venue noting that sport and fitness are playing an increasing role in its success.
“It’s an important part of what we do – it’s a sector that’s passion-led, tribal and one that reflects society said eremy
“People are thinking more carefully about what they eat and how they look after their bodies and their minds.
“Two or three years ago brands like Hyrox were on their journey to growth. Now it’s gobsmackingly astonishing that last year more than 40,000 people took part in Hyrox London at Excel and this year more people will be doing it here than running the marathon.
“It’s a triumph, an event where people at any level can take part and compete for themselves while improving their fitness
Hyrox, which sees participants take on a succession of exercise challenges interspersed with 1k runs held its first event at Excel in 2021 with 650 contestants.
Now hosting events across the globe, the brand has achieved enormous success and its 2026 edition – scheduled for December 5 and 6 in east London – will also feature Youngstars, its contest for those aged eight to 15.
“That’s been one extreme, but sports and fitness in a broader sense have long been important for us,” said Jeremy.
“We’ve been hosting the London T100 Triathlon in various forms for 25 years and last year that saw around 6,000 athletes taking part and 25,000 fans attending the event.
“Formula-E has also been
Hyrox’s last event at the east London venue attracted 40,000 athletes
This place is a global trade hub, a centre for ideas –somewhere people want to come to listen and learn
Jeremy Rees, Excel London
astonishing and will return this August. Technically it’s a great show and it’s been amazing to have cars break the indoor land speed record while racing through our building.”
On a wider point, Jeremy said it was Excel’s flexibility – the ability to become a race track while also having the likes of Gym Race, Turf Games, ATHX, Nike’s After Dark Tour and the London International Horse Show on its calendar – that was most attractive to organisers.
“This place is a global trade hub, a centre for ideas – somewhere people want to come to listen and learn,” he said. “Then they take those ideas away with them all around the world.
“I’ve been pleasantly surprised by how much of an impact our extension has had – building a space organisers were asking for has seen them vote with their feet in the corporate market it was designed to serve.
“Large-scale technology events that once booked one year in advance are now booking three or even five years ahead because they know that our space fulfils their requirements.
“They’ve seen the results and they know there’s going to be even greater demand for it in the future.
“There’s also a real benefit for shows when they become associated with a venue – events such as the World Travel Market, for example.
“For those top tier brands, Excel offers an established ecosystem and the Elizabeth Line enables visitors to access that.
“Take Canary Wharf, for example, which is now three minutes away and has such an amazing selection of bars, restaurants and facilities. It’s that quality that is helping us attract these events to London.”
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CLUB | Cartulis
Sample the techno and house stylings of DJ Koolt, James Shinra, Fonte, Sugar Free, Kensa, Vass and Unai Trotti at this all-nighter over two venues. May 23 , 11.59pm-11am,from £29.70, ra.co
Learn about the latest trends in digital construction including AI and robotics as well as sustainable solutions to improve projects and delivery. Jun 3-4, 9.30am, registration, excel.london
| UEL Summer Festival
Celebrating innovation enterprise this event brings together performance and hands-on experiences for families, students and locals to enjoy. Jun 3, 11am-7pm, free, uel.ac.uk EVENT | Digital Construction Week
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GIG | Brave New World III
Where?
Cart And Horses Stratford
Enjoy the London launch show for HeKz’s fth studio with plenty of progressive metal and support from Primitai and rising singer-songwriter Dylan Gers. May 29, 7.30pm-11pm,from £12, cartandhorses.london
Where?
Sadler’s Wells East Stratford
DANCE | Return To The Forest Theatre-Rites and South African choreographer Gregory Maqoma present a magical forest brought to life through dance, puppetry and play. Ages 8+. May 28-30, times vary, from £29, sadlerswells.com
Where?
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Multi-Storey Here East
EVENT | The Giant London Flea Market
Discover a wealth of vintage pieces and bargains from more than 100 traders at Hackney Flea Market’s latest pop-up beside Here East. May 24, 10am-5pm, £3.41, hackney eamarket.com
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V&A East Museum has o cially opened its doors with two permanent galleries and blockbuster exhibition The Music Is Black: A British Story. The building is free to enter, while tickets for the main event are £22.50 vam.ac.uk
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Performances of The Harder They Come have been scheduled at Stratford East
how The Harder They Come is set for a triumphant return to Stratford East through May, June and July
by Jon Massey
The Harder They Come is set for a blockbuster return to Stratford East this summer, after playing to packed houses at the venue last year. Based on the 1972 lm of the same name, which starred reggae legend Jimmy Cli in the lead role of Ivan, the show is a story of poverty, music, love, religion and crime.
The Harder They Come features classic reggae hits from Cli , Desmond Dekker and Toots And The Maytals and has been adapted for the stage by Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Suzan-Lori Parks who also wrote new songs for the piece. For the latest production, Natey Jones returns as Ivan alongside Madeline Charlemagne as Elsa, with Chanice Alexander-Burnett taking over that role from June 8.
is rigged and becomes increasingly de ant. As his star rises, he nds himself topping the charts and the most-wanted list of criminals.
This show transports audiences to 1970’s Jamaica and asks what the cost of ghting against systemic injustice really is?
The story follows an aspiring singer who arrives in Kingston, Jamaica, determined to live out his dreams on his own terms and make it as a music superstar.
After cutting a record deal with a manipulative music mogul, he learns that the game
“As the DJ says in The Harder They Come: ‘It’s a hit because you people made it a hit’ – and it turns out that isn’t just a line in a play, it’s exactly what happened at Stratford East,” said director Matthew Xia.
“Coming back now feels like a celebration of Jimmy Cli ’s legacy and of the audiences who showed up and claimed this story.
“I’m thrilled and as proud as rum punch that The Harder They Come is returning, just as big, bold, and revolutionary as before.
“There’s something rare about bringing a show like this back to the building where it belongs.
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“This is a piece that lives in the exchange between the stage and audience – a summer reggae party driven by Cli ’s music, the energy of this fantastic company and the people in the room with us each night.”
Coming back now feels like a celebration of Jimmy Cli ’s legacy and of the audiences who showed up and claimed this story
Matthew Xia, director
Audiences can expect top quality reggae including Cli ’s timeless hits You Can Get It If You Really Want, Rebel In Me and Many Rivers To Cross. key details
The Harder They Come
The Harder They Come is set to run at Stratford East from May 16 to July 4 with performances times varying depending on the day. Tickets range from £10 to £53.50 and are on sale now. Go to stratfordeast.com for more information
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