Sebastian Taylor’s music news: Camden Symphony Orchestra; Hampstead Arts Festival; fundraiser at St Mark’s; Islington Proms; Joanna MacGregor

New York’s heist society

Meet your Macka

Manna at 50 is still peachy, not preachy

Róisín Gadelrab’s music news: Pussy Riot; Morrissey; Brother Ali

Homes boy: Sydney Cook’s Camden

Julie Tomlin’s theatre news: Othello; Hommo; Mating Behaviour

Review: The Red Lion, at Trafalgar Studios

Review: Diary of a Nobody, at King’s Head Theatre

Review: The Retreat, at Park Theatre 200

Dream doesn’t run smoothly

The gospel according to John

Excuses. Excuses…

Expect a mood of 1920s decadence at a new haunt for this year’s EFG London Jazz Festival

Truly, madly, terrific – Lisette Oropesa in Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor at the Royal Opera House

Sebastian Taylor’s music news: Highgate Choral Society; Come & Sing events; Peggy Seeger; Okiem Warmann

The oyster’s your world at Galley

Dan Carrier’s movies news: Brakes; Only The Brave; Predator

Duffel trouble in Paddington 2

Róisín Gadelrab’s music news: Stevie van Zandt; Doc’n Roll; Spiritland