Let’s reclaim Notting Hill from romcom tourists, says writer who grew up there
over 4 years in The guardian
The Likes Of Us, a new play by Roy Williams, is a celebration of the real people in a neglected district
Notting Hill is high up the sightseeing list for visitors to London, and yet its reputation as a lively, artistic quarter of the city is actually based on a cheeky sleight of hand, according to the playwright Roy Williams.
The Richard Curtis film and the annual street carnival have made this part of North Kensington internationally famous, although it is the smaller, poorer district of Notting Dale that is the true pulse of the area, he believes. Continue reading...
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