Friday Fiction: Call for submissions
A call for submissions for our Friday Fiction column. We want stories under 2000 words – send yours today!
Arts
New Stories Digital Short Play Festival
New Earth Theatre’s New Stories Digital Short Play Festival crackles with the energy of original voices pushing their practice in bold directions. Mitchell Vernals spoke to some of the playwrights.
Friday Fiction: Brandon Barchurch’s ‘House Share Horrors’
The first story of the new House Share Horrors Friday Fiction Serial. BB hands a girl in a pub a wad of cash and moves into a windowless attic…
Christmas 2020 round-up: London post-lockdown
The imminent move from lockdown to ‘tier 2’ brings with it the opening of a few fun venues, though not with all the fun of pre-COVID-19 restrictions. We at Vada round up what we’re looking forward to most over the festive period across London
Book review: Eat Nourish Flourish
Vada Magazine reviews Eat Nourish Flourish, the new cookbook by Carey Davis-Munro, which claims to provide 12 steps to healthier family food.
Documentary review: Frida Kahlo
If you’re looking to delve into the warm waters of art history on a chilly October afternoon, then you’ve come to the right place. Frida Kahlo is a thorough exploration of the adored artist’s life.
Opinion: Hogwarts Legacy – to buy or not to buy?
Should you buy or boybott Hogwarts Legacy? The answer, as always, isn’t straightforward.
Art Exhibition: Presence in Absence – JD Malat gallery
The JD Malat gallery in London has launched a solo exhibition by hyper-realist artist Ian Cumberland, Presence in Absence, which explores ideas of the self through voyeurism, technology and mass media.
Hits Radio Pride – a new LGBT radio station
The Hits Radio Network, in partnership with The Co-operative Bank and LGBT helpline Switchboard, has launched a new station, Hits Radio Pride.
Play review: Moment of Grace
Moment of Grace, a new play by Ben Gosling about the Princess of Wales visit to London’s first AIDS Unit in 1987, adapted for the screen during COVID-19 lockdown.