18 Southall Broadway circa 1977 Photograph: Courtesy of Panjabis of Southall projectA new project explores the largest Punjabi community outside India – from possibly Britain’s first Indian shop to race riots and the fight for rights
by Vivek ChaudharyWhen he opened for business in 1954, Pritam Singh Sangha could never have envisaged that he was kickstarting a consumer revolution that would establish the Asian corner shop in the British landscape, nor that Southall would become the country’s premier Asian town, dubbed Chota Punjab – Little Punjab. Read More...
FilmObituaryRichard C Sarafian obituaryDirector of the mystical road movie Vanishing PointVanishing Point was one of a crop of existential road movies in the early 1970s – the others included Two-Lane Blacktop and Electra Glide in Blue – which quickly gained cult status. Its director, Richard C Sarafian, who has died aged 83, never made another film that struck such a resounding chord with audiences, countercultural or otherwise. No matter: the appeal of Vanishing Point was enduring enough to make him a noted, even influential, figure. Read More...
Send in the crowds… Rumble in the Jungle Rematch. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The GuardianSend in the crowds… Rumble in the Jungle Rematch. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The GuardianThe ObserverImmersive theatreReviewDock X, London
The fight that sealed Muhammad Ali’s fame as the greatest is re-enacted in a London warehouse, complete with David Frost, Don King, music and food
Muhammad Ali’s audacity, as he shocked the world by knocking out George Foreman, his seemingly unbeatable rival, to regain the world heavyweight title in Kinshasa in 1974, offers an evocative backdrop for an enjoyable night of immersive theatre written by Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu and directed by Miguel H Torres Umba. Read More...