This morning’s press view of the new Chris Ofili exhibition at Tate Britain was the perfect antidote to a rainy, grey Monday. Viewed from afar, the large canvases are striking, bright and full of colour. On closer inspection, you can …
Read more...Tomorrow, 26 January, is Australia Day: the national day of Australia. The day commemorates the day the First Fleet arrived at Sydney Cove in 1788. With its thriving Aussie community, many places in London will be holding parties and events …
Read more...Enjoy a free girly night out with Sugababes, Pixie Lott, Paloma Faith and La Roux live at a star-studded gig to raise awareness of cervical cancer. The Fight Cervical Cancer in Style event aims to educate women and girls about cervical cancer – …
Read more...The Ball 2002 from Christian Wach on Vimeo. Back in 2002, a group of lads kicked a football from Battersea Park, overland, to the World Cup in South Korea. A kind of Olympic Torch, The Ball became a symbol of the …
Read more...The Real Van Gogh opens tomorrow at London’s Royal Academy and it’s sure to be a blockbuster. I was lucky enough to get a preview last night, and can confirm that it’s definitely a must-see show. Expert reviewers seem to agree – …
Read more...For those of you who weren’t aware, this Monday was Blue Monday, officially the most depressing day of the year. Now here at the Met Bar we don’t take ourselves too seriously (as you may have noticed by now!), but even …
Read more...In a week dominated by a trip to see Legally Blonde (yes, I’m still humming the songs), there’s nice news from another pair of London musicals. Wicked has been voted the best musical of the Noughties by visitors to show-and-stay.co.uk, …
Read more...Yesterday, the children from Soho Parish School buried a time capsule on Regent Street. The capsule, which containted children’s letters to the future, an iPhone from the Regent Street Apple Store, and yesterday’s newspapers was buried beneath Regent Street’s Quadrant …
Read more...Last Saturday Covent Garden street performers joined forces for a one-off gig to raise funds for the Haitian earthquake appeal. Fourteen musicians and 12 opera singers combined their talents for an impromptu performance which lasted almost an hour. Crowds turned up …
Read more...Thousands of dancers will take to the streets this summer, as part of the London-wide Big Dance festival. Plans were announced today for dance performances, special events and workshops across the capital. 10,000 people will dance together in Trafalgar Square English National Ballet will perform with …
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