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What do Mary Poppins, Bugs Bunny and Daniel Kaluuya have in common? They’ve all been honoured with a statue in Leicester Square!
The latest addition to the interactive, cinematically-inspired Scenes in the Square trail depicts actor (and born-and-bred Londoner) Daniel Kaluuya in his breakout role in Jordan Peele’s Oscar®-winning, box office record-smashing psychological horror, Get Out. The statue immortalises the moment Kaluuya’s character recedes into the metaphysical abyss of the “Sunken Place” — an allegory for the marginalisation of Black people and Black voices that has endured in pop culture.
Kaluuya was chosen in a poll of 5,000 British film fans conducted by Show Film First, as the British cinema star people most wanted to see added to the trail. And it’s easy to see why: the actor was beloved for his appearances in homegrown TV shows such as Skins — hands up all Posh Kenneth fans! — and Black Mirror, before taking Hollywood by storm with the likes of Black Panther, and an Oscar®-winning turn in Judas and the Black Messiah.
Want to see the statue for yourself? The whole trail is free to visit — just head to Leicester Square and explore at your leisure.
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Classical music and forest recordings collide in a central London concert like no other on 24 October. The Orchestral Forest by Sinfonia Smith Square is a fully immersive evening of sonic storytelling — you’re invited to wander amongst the musicians as they play nature-inspired pieces by Dobrinka Tabakova, Felix Mendelssohn, and Michael Nyman.
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The legend of stage and screen that is Brian Cox (Succession, Braveheart, about a million Shakespeare productions) returns to the West End in February 2025. He stars as John Sebastian Bach in Oliver Cotton’s The Score, a play about the composer’s visit to the court of Prussian monarch Frederick the Great.
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Sustainable lighting brand Tala has teamed up with Cowshed to host a fundraiser in support of Furnishing Futures — a charity that transforms social housing homes for women and children escaping domestic abuse. Head to Tala’s London Showroom, 18-19 October for up to 75% off Cowshed and select Tala products.
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World Mental Health Day took place earlier this week, but Hotpod Yoga are marking it on Tuesday 15 October with a free wellbeing workshop at their Hackney studio. The afternoon starts with an interactive talk from City & Hackney Talking Therapies, followed by a Sleep Session inside the pod.
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Poet Laureate Simon Armitage’s version of the Brothers Grimm classic Hansel and Gretel returns to Shakespeare’s Globe next month. This musical fairy tale is sprinkled liberally with festive magic and is suitable for children aged five and up.
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