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The Vikings star talks to TLE all about female warriors, her role as Helga, and boarding school vibes on set… What attracted you to the role of Helga, are there any similarities between you? She came into the script as this kind of carefree, Viking hippie, who was a fundamental pagan. She was kind of a wild character, and that’s always a fun thing for an actor to play. She’s become a strong, independent woman who’s had to deal with...

Political comedian Matt Forde, once an advisor to the Labour Party, has been on the TV, radio, and comedy circuit for a number of years now, you may well have seen him on Mock the Week among many other shows. He is currently on a national tour and holding a one off Xmas Special at the Leicester Square Theatre on the 15th December with special guests former spin doctor Alastair Campbell and can-barley-spin-on-a-dance-floor Ed Balls. We met up with the...

OK Go's 2009 music video for breakthrough hit 'Here It Goes Again' has almost 34 million views. 34 MILLION. Since then the LA indie rockers have taken every opportunity to use their music videos to join the charmingly practical with high-concept technicality, and their new cut for 'The One Moment' continues the tradition in fine style. That's a lot of exploding paint cans, burst water balloons and splintered guitars, but the results are pretty phenomenal! The video was made in...

It’s ironic that The Unmarried, where “gig meets theatre” by Lauren Gauge, part of Camden People’s Theatre’s All the Right Notes, starts off with a rendition of The Rhythm of Life by Beatbox Academy artists Kate and Nate because it is precisely that that Gauge’s character Luna is running from. Luna’s a lager lout out for a good time. Gauge’s choice of theatrical genre echoes that of Jim Cartwright’s Raz, which some months ago played at Trafalgar Square Studios and...

  This is the world's biggest painting of an elephant - aimed at making a jumbo-size contribution to save the species. The magnificent life-size 'big tusker' has so far taken artist Jonathan Truss three weeks - during which an estimated 2,500 elephants have been killed for their ivory. His elephant appears to be charging from the 15' x 12' canvas in the stunning 3D-like work. Jonathan, 55, whose paintings sell for thousands, set himself the huge challenge to raise money...

Rising from the ashes of the Brexit vote and all the uncertainty London’s migrant population have been plunged into - and from the literal ashes of last year's fire that wrecked a magnificent renovation of South London culture hub the Battersea Arts Centre (BAC), this year’s London Stories project invites us in to listen to 24 migrants talk us through their journeys to the capital. The optimism, community spirit and determination behind the mammoth task of restoring the BAC again after its devastating fire...

By Verity Healey There’s a buzz in the air at Stratford Circus Arts Centre. No wonder, this is the 10th anniversary of Collabo, Tony Adigun’s annual dance celebration founded in 2006 to promote new collaborations and hip-hop hybrids from dance groups. Friday’s program of short portfolios opens with 10 (UnTitled Dance Company) choreographed by Lukas McFarlane lasting fifteen minutes (no mean feat in the hip-hop world) and featuring 10 tracks and illustrating some super synchronised steps and gyros executed with...

Let me tell you about Dangers. Dangers have just released a new video. Dangers have just released a new album. Dangers are coming to London, and you should be there. The Bend In The Break, Dangers' latest, is one of the finest hardcore records of 2016 and you should very much take the opportunity to get in on the ground- (well, third at this point) floor with these guys before all the cool people start digging them. If you already dig...

Commuters in the Barnes area have been left baffled by a white bunny dressed in patchwork clothing waving to oncoming traffic. The mysterious giant white rabbit stands on a bridge at the start of every month to wave at passing motorists, and according to our sources is intended to bring people joy and luck. Dressed in a colourful waistcoat and scarf, the rabbit is a project by a performance artist called Spike Mclarrity who started popping up at Barnes bridge in...