What's on in Islington this week

London Australian Film Festival
March 15-25 2007
Barbican Centre

Australia may not at the heart of the cinematic world but this popular film festival is back for the 13th year running. Featuring established and up and coming directors, the festival will also premiere the digital restoration of the earliest film ever made, The Story of the Kelly Gang. They will also show the first film shot in an indigenous Aboriginal language.


Music:
Joss Stone
Introducing Joss Stone
Released on March 12, 2007
Joss stone’s third album will be in the stores by early next week and happily continues her mix of warm vintage soul, '70s-style R&B, Motown girl-group harmonies, and jazzy grooves performed by a live band. With a new jazzed up image, Stone is as good ever.

Theatre:
Sadler’s Wells
Sasha Waltz and Guests present Dido and Aeneas
14-18 March 2007
With a cast of over 50 performers Sasha Waltz’s production of Purcell’s classic opera is picked to be a visual spectacular. Featuring a water tank with underwater dancers and beautiful costumes and sets, Waltz uses a dancer and a singer in each role to create a unified duet of movement and voice. This will definitely be entertaining if not impressive.

Restaurants
Upper Glas
359 Upper Street, N1
020 7359 1932

This Swedish restaurant has just upped sticks and moved from Borough into what used to be Lola’s on Upper Street. Recently given the thumbs up by Giles Coren of The Times, the restaurant is definitely worth a try, even if it is slightly on the expensive side. The menu is unsurprisingly Scandinavian but if you are feeling brave you will be pleasantly surprised.