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Much-loved inter-London outdoor touring company Shakespeare in the Squares has never been afraid to take on one of the Bard’s less crowd-pleasing plays, and so it proves for 2026 – its tenth anniversary – as SitS tackles Love’s Labour’s Lost. Rarely staged (though oddly enough the Globe is doing it this year too), it follows a quartet of male nobles who’ve forsworn the company of women while they complete their studies. But then uh oh – a group of really hot women turn up... The complete touring schedule for Toby Gordon’s production is as follows: Jun 3 7pm – Leinster Square W2 Jun 4 7pm – Paultons Square SW3  Jun 5 7pm – Crystal Palace Park SE26  Jun 6 7pm – Nevern Square SW5 Jun 9 7pm – Montagu Square W1  Jun 10 7pm – The Charterhouse EC1  Jun 11 7pm – Canons House & Grounds CR4  Jun 12 7pm – Norland Square W11  Jun 13 7pm – St Peter’s Square W6 Jun 14 3pm – Coronation Gardens SW18  Jun 16 7pm – Arundel & Ladbroke Gardens W11  Jun 17 7pm – Connaught Square W2   Jun 18 7pm – Albert Square SW8 Jun 19 7pm – Barkston Gardens SW5 Jun 20 2.30pm and 7pm – Queen’s Park NW6  Jun 21 5pm – Onslow Square SW7 Jun 23 7pm – St Anne’s Church Garden SW18 Jun 24 7pm – Cornwall Gardens SW7  Jun 25 7pm – St James’s Gardens W11  Jun 26 7pm – Charlton House & Gardens SE7 Jun 27 5pm – Kensington Gardens Square W2  Jun 28 5pm Tredegar Square E3 Jun 30 7pm Fitzroy Square W1  Jul 1 and 2 7pm – Cleveland Square W2   Jul 3 7pm – Arundel & Elgin Gardens W11  Jul 4 7pm – Crescent Garden W9  Jul 5...

Three legendary south London nightclubs are coming together this summer to create a mega series of shindigs, proving that south London really is the capital’s clubbing epicentre right now. Phonox, MOT and Jumbi will join forces for 13 events taking place throughout May to August; audiences will be moved between venues, going from outside to inside and day to night. Circulate has curated a stellar line-up featuring a who’s who of world-class DJs including DJ Nobu, Young Marco, Soichi Terada, Angel D'lite, Optimo (Espacio), Derrick Carter, Josey Rebelle, Heléna Starr, Gerd Janson and many more. 

A Viking longboat’s worth of Icelanders will be invading the capital this September. After two and a half decades of charming its way round more than 20 cities across the US, Canada, Germany and Japan, Taste of Iceland is arriving in London for the first time.  The three-day festival offers loads of opportunities to get better aquainted with the food and culture of the remote country who many Londoners mostly know through Sigur Rós and travel TikTok. Vauxhall brasserie Darby’s is hosting nightly dinners where Iceland’s reigning Chef of the Year, Hinrik Örn Lárusson, joins forces with the restaurant’s own Robin Gill to build a multi-course menu around Icelandic lamb and seafood. There’s also a guided cocktail journey through Iceland’s wildest regions, featuring a mixologist and a storyteller-guide who will walk you through three destinations via three drinks. Comedy fans can catch Iceland’s biggest stand-up Ari Eldjárn breaking down the realities of Icelandic life, fresh from his Netflix special. And don’t miss an Iceland-themed exhibition from the World’s Worst Photographer, chosen from 127,000 entries, whose slightly blurry Iceland shots are somehow still better than anything on your camera roll.  Best bit? Almost all of it’s free. Just bring an appetite and low expectations for your own photography by comparison.