Nestled in the rolling green hills of the English countryside is an important site in global astronomical history. But now, ...

Major exhibition Dirty Looks marks the return of contemporary fashion to the Barbican and Lucy Raven presents a new ...

Lizz Wright’s exquisite singing breaks all boundaries between soul, gospel and jazz. In so doing she channels many interwoven strands of the African-American experience. Wright thrives on singing to ...

Residents and staff at Magnolia Court were treated to a magical afternoon as the renowned London Children's Ballet (LCB) performed their enchanting rendition of "The Secret Garden." ...

Visit the second biggest Conservatory in London and explore our hidden tropical oasis ... From the Barbican highwalks, follow signs to the ‘Barbican Centre’. Walking from Barbican tube station, you’ll ...

'Are you ready for a bit of Chekhov,' asks Zachary Hart's guitar-toting factory worker, Medvedenko before launching into a Billy Bragg number. It's a meta start to a talent-packed updating of a ...

Relations with Russia may be icier than ever, but mutual antipathy has never dented our love for Chekhov. To all intents and purposes the man wrote four plays, and they’re never far from our ...

Read our review of The Seagull, starring Cate Blanchett, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Emma Corrin and Tom Burke, now in performances at the Barbican to 5 April. How do you feel about those trendy contemporary ...

Cate Blanchett is incandescent in a Chekhov adaptation from Thomas Ostermeier and Duncan Macmillan that is relentlessly meta What’s the point of art when the world is ending? In this of-the-mome ...

The ancient woodland of Burnham Beeches was actually purchased by the Corporation of London on behalf of the nation in 1880, hence the rather peculiar link to the Barbican estate. The forest was once ...

The Young Barbican Takeover Festival is an opportunity for London's young creatives to come ... Barbican Young Poets will be performing in our iconic Conservatory. The festival takes over the whole ...