Ché Walker wrote The Frontline while he was sitting backstage during last year's Othello at Shakespeare's Globe. As an actor in a minor role, Ché was lucky enough to have a two-and-a-half hour break each evening. So he sat in the Globe's attic in his doublet and hose with the Moor of Venice's Shakespearean rhythms floating through the floorboards while he penned a piece about Camden's lowlife. It's an incongruous image. But surely incongruity......

Ignore the crazy weather, and book on something more definite: London's world-class cultural scene is here to entertain you, come rain or shine. Regent's Park Open Air Theatre is offering a reimagined Midsummer Night's Dream for everyone aged six and over from today. If you've got kids, nieces, nephews, or are just trying to entertain small people over the summer, this is sure to be a hit. Camden tube station comes to Shakespeare's Globe......