The cast of London’s all-male Pirates of Penzance headed outside into the sunshine to give visitors to The Scoop a free performance at lunchtime yesterday. The show looks really fun and sounds great (sorry, it’s a bit windy out and …
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22 Apr
2010
2010
Doctor Who, Winston Churchill and the Cabinet War Rooms
If you watched Doctor Who, Victory of the Daleks on Saturday, you’ll know the episode was set in the Churchill War Rooms in Whitehall, the underground bunker from which Winston Churchill, the cabinet and military command ran the country during …
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2010
2010
Covent Garden Canvas: Submit Your Photos
To celebrate the 180th anniversary of the Market Building, Covent Garden is calling upon you to share your favourite images of the area on the Covent Garden Canvas website. The best photographs will be chosen to become part of a giant photography wall, …
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2010
2010
Wanda Jackson at the Luminaire
The queen of rockabilly Wanda Jackson played at the Luminaire in Kilburn last night, and I was there. Although she’s in her 70s, wonderful Wanda’s still got the pipes that made her one of the biggest female rock’n’roll stars of the …
Read more...21 Apr
2010
2010
London Burlesque Festival Opens at Café de Paris
Last night’s London Burlesque Festival opening was a glamorous affair attended by media, the general public and stars of the UK and international burlesque stage. The sumptuous Café de Paris is a great venue for this sort of event and …
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2010
2010
See Avatar’s Tree of Souls in Hyde Park
Fans of James Cameron’s blockbuster movie Avatar are in for a treat this weekend: a giant replica of the Tree of Souls is being erected in Hyde Park to celebrate the movie coming out on DVD and Blu-Ray. Wannabe Na’vi can get up …
Read more...21 Apr
2010
2010
Half-Price Flights on London Eye for Stranded Travellers
If you’re stuck on the ground in London due to the volcanic ash cloud, here’s some cheering news at last. Merlin Entertainments is offering stranded travellers half-price tickets to top London attractions including: London Eye Madame Tussauds SEA LIFE London Aquarium …
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2010
2010
Townend: London 2012 Equestrian Events at Greenwich Park Will Be “Fantastic”
Oliver Townend is Britain’s leading three-day-eventer. And this week, he’s spoken out in favour of the decision to have the London 2012 Olympic equestrian events in Greenwich Park. Talking to insidethegames.biz, Oliver says, “Having London 2012 coming up is a …
Read more...20 Apr
2010
2010
Met Bar: Looking Back on a Frantic Week
The reality of last week is starting to kick-in, to say it was busy would be a massive understatement. Only a week after the Met Bar’s floor has been lovingly renovated it was filled to the brim with a melting …
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2010
2010
Fra Angelico to Leonardo: Italian Renaissance Drawings at the British Museum
This morning I attended the press view of the British Museum‘s new exhibition Fra Angelico to Leonardo: Italian Renaissance drawings. The exhibition features 100 drawings from the period 1400 to 1510, including 10 by Leonardo da Vinci. Other artists on …
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