Versus movie to be made, thanks to crowdfunding

9:00am Saturday 18th May 2013

Filmmaker Paul Johnstone, who appeared in last week’s Freetime appealing for donations to fund his new movie Versus, has reached his target.

Find Me

4:02pm Friday 17th May 2013

The true story of Verity Taylor, a 20-year-old woman who suffered from an undiagnosed mental disorder for years, incarcerated indefinitely, is brought to the stage, courtesy of the Drama Workshop of Waltham Forest.

Damian Williams talks about Being Tommy Cooper

Damian Williams talks about Being Tommy Cooper ahead of show at Harlow Playhouse

2:42pm Friday 17th May 2013

A tip-off from a friend helped Essex-born actor Damian Williams, former presenter of Are You Smarter Than A 10-Year-Old?, secure the part of playing one of his all-time comedy heroes. The 42-year-old talks to Amie Mulderrig about Being Tommy Cooper ahead of his performance at the Harlow Playhouse.

The Girl with the Iron Claws

The Girl with the Iron Clawsis coming to Harlow Playhouse

2:39pm Friday 17th May 2013

Director Hannah Mulder first heard the dark, Scandinavian tale of The Girl with the Iron Claws “from an amazing storyteller on a yurt on Dartmoor in midwinter”.

Calling wannabe filmmakers

Calling wannabe filmmakers for Walthamstow International Film Festival

11:56am Friday 17th May 2013

Submissions for the fourth annual Walthamstow International Film Festival are coming in thick and fast according to organisers. Since calling for entrants in January, about 50 professional and amateur filmmakers from all over the world have submitted their short movies for the festival.

May the force be with the fans

Boba Fettish by Elliott Ashton

9:00am Friday 10th May 2013

Figurine upon figurine upon figurine. Endless posters. Behind- the-scenes books. More than 100 T-shirts. Animator Elliott Ashton is a Star Wars fan. A super-fan, if you will.

Help finance a movie by this Saturday

Paul Johnstone tells Amie Mulderrig that it is countdown time for crowdfunding his film Versus

2:52pm Thursday 9th May 2013

A bespectacled, bearded, middle-aged man, dressed in a neat white Oxford shirt, trousers and polished shoes, carefully lifts a glass of red wine to his lips and drinks. Savouring the rich flavour, he surveys the surroundings of the bathroom.

The wild side of urban common land

The wild side of urban common land

9:00am Sunday 5th May 2013

THE magic of Walthamstow Marshes has been explored by a group of locally-based artists.

Ceramics are a diverse and exciting art form

Amanda Doidge, Ian Byers and Raewyn Harrison are exhibiting at The Tokarska Gallery in Walthamstow for 3 makers exhibition

6:00pm Friday 3rd May 2013

Sculpture has always evoked a response – from Michelangelo’s David, to Salvador Dali’s Lobster Telephone to Anish Kapoor’s Cloud Gate.

After 25 years, Jazzie B is still thumpin’ the bass

After 25 years, Jazzie B is still thumpin’ the bass

3:03pm Friday 3rd May 2013

He’s credited as the founding father of British R‘n’B. He’s been awarded an OBE for his services to music. And just recently, he’s been honoured with a special portrait bench at Finsbury Park bus station, close to where he was born.

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