The Barbican's lake will be repaved because water is leaking onto the Metropolitan metro line below. New fountains and seating will also be added. If the plans are green-lighted, work should start ...

THE Barbican is about to go under a well-needed ... The courtyard by the pond outside will also be repaved, which will stop water leaking down onto the Metropolitan Line below.

As for the design: the Barbican stage will be virtually empty, with just a huge cyclorama “and some reeds” for dressing. “There’ll be no place to hide,” Thomas tells me. “Every production is like a ...