Lanre Bakare

Bradford, Llandanwg Railway Station

Arts Reporter at The Guardian

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five UK writers try to parent like the Europeans

6 days ago | msn.com | Stuart Heritage |Lotte Jeffs |Lanre Bakare |Tim Jonze |Chitra Ramaswamy

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Italian late nights, French discipline, German bed-sharing: five UK writers try to parent like the Europeans

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Stuart Heritage |Lanre Bakare |Tim Jonze |Chitra Ramaswamy

‘A 7.30pm dinner on a school night is madness’Stuart Heritage embraces Italian family life“Gender roles have not changed very much,” says Manuela Naldini, professor of sociology of the family at University of Turin, of the Italian method of parenting.
Italian late nights, French discipline, German bed-sharing: five UK writers try to parent like the Europeans

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Stuart Heritage |Lotte Jeffs |Lanre Bakare |Tim Jonze |Chitra Ramaswamy

‘A 7.30pm dinner on a school night is madness’Stuart Heritage embraces Italian family life“Gender roles have not changed very much,” says Manuela Naldini, professor of sociology of the family at University of Turin, of the Italian method of parenting.
Pioneering London playwright decried gentrification of ‘writer’s paradise’

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Lanre Bakare

A groundbreaking Trinidadian-British playwright who paved the way for modern Black British theatre makers warned about the dangers of gentrification in Ladbroke Grove, which he believed would ruin the “writer’s paradise”. Mustapha Matura was the first British writer of colour to have work put on in the West End, and used the west London area as an inspiration for many of his plays, which were also staged at the Royal Court and National Theatre.
The racial violence in Ballymena repeats a pattern that’s blighted Britain for years. We must wake up to that

1 week ago | msn.com | Lanre Bakare

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The racial violence in Ballymena repeats a pattern that’s blighted Britain for years. We must wake up to that | Lanre Bakare

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Lanre Bakare

In early June, the violence began. Rumours of a foreigner assaulting a local woman resulted in groups roaming through a small British town, breaking windows of homes belonging to “outsiders”. A few days later, the police attempted to stop mobs from reaching another nearby multiracial area. Eventually they broke through, ransacking shops and burning down a house, while local media reported that the violence had developed into “something like a fever”. Sound familiar?
Eric Cantona and Ella Toone help meld football and art for Manchester festival

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Lanre Bakare

“Everybody needs his own ritual or way of preparing,” says the former Dutch footballer Edgar Davids. “Those minutes that you’re in the tunnel is where we’re going to start.”Davids is talking about a piece he has worked on alongside the artist Paul Pfeiffer in which the pair recreate the tension of the tunnel before a big game.
‘We needed somewhere to mourn’: Indian community in London keep vigil for victims

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Lanre Bakare

As the late afternoon sun streamed into a small square behind the Indian High Commission on Sunday, a crowd of 200 people gathered for a vigil – one of several held around the UK this weekend to remember those who died in the Air India disaster. Candles were placed beneath a bust of Jawaharlal Nehru and attenders listened to inter-faith leaders and members from the Gujarati community who had come to reflect on a shocking week of loss.
Andrew Lloyd Webber is ‘hot again’ -with help from new kids on musicals block

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Lanre Bakare

When Andrew Lloyd Webber walked on stage to collect the Tony award for best musical revival for Sunset Boulevard, it was the first time in 30 years he had been recognised by the American Theatre Wing. The Jamie Lloyd-directed revival was the star of the show at American theatre’s big night last Sunday with its three wins signifying a return to prominence for the veteran composer. But this wasn’t just about one hit show starring a former Pussycat Doll.
Stormzy takes first acting role as he launches film production company

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Lanre Bakare

After , Glastonbury’s Pyramid stage and launching his own publishing imprint, Stormzy is taking his first steps into the world of movies with starring in a short film about the travails of an ex-rapper. Big Man will be made by the rap star’s own production company Merky Films in association with Apple, and feature Stormzy – in a sizable wig – as the lead character Tenzman, “a former rap star now navigating a restless and uncertain chapter of his life”.

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22 Apr 25

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20 Apr 25

Had a blast on 6Music chatting to Zakia Sewell about my new book WE WERE THERE, which is all about Black British culture in the 70s and 80s. We talked Northern Soul, Bleep’n’Bass and a whole lot of other stuff! Listen back here: https://t.co/N4ukpsHLxt

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19 Apr 25

RT @TheBodleyHead: Out today: WE WERE THERE by Lanre Bakare @Lanre_Bakare @vintagebooks ‘We Were There bridges the gaps to missing links…

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Articles

five UK writers try to parent like the Europeans

Italian late nights, French discipline, German bed-sharing: five UK writers try to parent like the Europeans

Italian late nights, French discipline, German bed-sharing: five UK writers try to parent like the Europeans

Pioneering London playwright decried gentrification of ‘writer’s paradise’

The racial violence in Ballymena repeats a pattern that’s blighted Britain for years. We must wake up to that

The racial violence in Ballymena repeats a pattern that’s blighted Britain for years. We must wake up to that | Lanre Bakare

Eric Cantona and Ella Toone help meld football and art for Manchester festival

‘We needed somewhere to mourn’: Indian community in London keep vigil for victims

Andrew Lloyd Webber is ‘hot again’ -with help from new kids on musicals block

Stormzy takes first acting role as he launches film production company

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