Rankin Live!
A stunning retrospective of fashion/celebrity photographer Rankin's work combined with a live exhibition featuring the man himself shooting portraits of regular Joes, takes over The Old Truman Brewery for seven weeks this Summer.
Pop by to see over 600 pieces from his archive, including stunning portrait shots of a veritable spectrum of names, from Tony Blair to Madonna, the Queen to Kylie, and Kate Moss to Helen Mirren, as well as examples of his erotic work, images from his Tuuli series and even personal family portraits.

Midnight Movies: 80’s Pink and Blue Party
The best time to celebrate the ‘80s is, as the Curzon have very wisely realised, at midnight. Because it is only in the dark, surrounded by likeminded folk that we can really let rip with the electro-pop, power ballads, poodle perms and schmaltzy teen-angst flicks. Take your pick between 1986 hits Pretty in Pink or Blue Velvet before heading to the afterparty for an exclusive music/video mash-up set from Straight To Video, late bar and unrelenting ‘80s karaoke. There is no shame like secret shame.

Hide & Seek Weekender
If you thought playground games and sandpit tussles were just for the kids, you'd be wrong. Made up of a network of artists, game-designers and players, Hide & Seek makes playing fun again with this weekend long festival of pervasive games. Figure out how to escape a Haunted House, plot to overthrow an ageing Emperor, take part in high-speed Pass the Parcel, or join soft toys on a secret city-wide mission.

Seductive Kaleidoscopes
If you feel strongly about the artwork surrounding your dinner and are of a sensitive disposition, you might think twice about ordering at Sketch this weekend. Courtesy of French artist, Cecile Emmanuelle Bora, comes the hypnotic kaleidoscope of multi-coloured penii (henceforth the official UJ plural of penis) projected across the super stylish dining room, playing on perversity, voyeurism and the representation of the male body in society. It’ll make you think twice about the asparagus, either way.

Hackney WickED
A veritable pick ‘n’ mix of exhibitions, openings and artsy events make up this weekend of cutting edge creativity. 'Hop Skip' - an exploration of games we play kicks off on Friday, Saturday includes a mobile art gallery dubbed the Artscream Truck (get it?) and The Peanut Factory hosts various workshops from portrait-painting to haircutting on Sunday. It all culminates in the ominous sounding 'burning of the wickerman' at dusk, and a Jesus party where JC look-alikes will get free wine. How much beard can you grow in 4 days?

World Premiere of Euripides’ Helen
Stolen wives, vengeful goddesses, tangled love affairs, murderous husbands, shipwrecks – what more could you possibly want for your Sunday night? Frank McGuinness’s spanking new take on Helen – Euripides’s wonderful, fairy tale-like romance – stars Paul McGann and Penny Downie, and looks set to be a right royal husband and wife farce on the world stage. Sort of like Eastenders on steroids. Ancient Greek ‘roids, admittedly.