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GIBRALTAR: Arcola Theatre, 27 March – 20 April 2013

Where the IRA encountered the SAS and the Costa del Crime and the TRUTH was caught between a rock and a hard place Gibraltar, written by media law expert Alastair Brett with Siân Evans, is based on the hugely controversial shooting by the SAS in Gibraltar of t...

MYDIDAE: Trafalgar Studios, review

I was very excited to see Bafta award-winning writer Jack Thorne's play Mcdidae. It touches on the unique and stare-worthy experiences I yearn to discover in London. I initially sat in the wrong studio, wondering where the bath wasn't on the stage, after a whi...

FAULTY TOWERS THE DINING EXPERIENCE: A slapstick meal

Based on the BAFTA award series Faulty Towers, The Faulty Towers Dining Experience (in the beautiful Charing Cross Hotel) is a very, very wacky dining concept and exactly what fans of the show can expect. You’ll be in for an interesting surprise which will hav...

FILM NIGHTS:Disegno hosts an inspirational screening…

I recently discovered the online magazine Disegno, an absolute treat! This Winter they are running four film nights at RIBA, hosted by the fashion designer Antonio Berardi, the architecture writer Pascal Schӧning, the co-founder of design studio Urban-Think Ta...

LA BOHEME: Energizing, emotional and experiential

The OperaUpClose production of LA BOHEME, in a new English version by Robin Norton-Hale, is directed by Robin Norton-Hale, with musical direction and piano accompaniment by Elspeth Wilkes. Discover this gem under ‘The Arches’ at The Charing Cross Theatre. Thi...

ONE BATHROOM. TWO PEOPLE. ONE DAY.

Have you ever watched Skins, Cast-offs, This is England, The Fades or The Scouting Book for Boys? IF the answer if yes, then you are probably going to want to buy tickets for Mydidae as it's written by the very same, Bafta award-winning Jack Thorne. Set over ...

GINGER AND ROSA: Teenage Existentialism Aplenty

Last month, at the 56th London Film Festival, Its Rude To Stare attended the premiere of Ginger and Rosa, along with the cast. The modest-scale movie is the latest offering from British director Sally Potter, best known for the internationally acclaimed and mu...

HALLOWEEN SCREAMINGS: pop-corn and blood at The Round Chapel

The big bad wolf and the evil stepmother who? Experience Cinema bringthe real deal to a spooky chapel in Hackney for Halloween. If the location isn’t enough to convince that ‘screamings’ aren’t for the faint hearted – the film choices will. Dress up (Hal...

WINTER CINEMA: The Berkeley’s Health Club & Spa brings out old classics

Known as the place to see and be seen during the summer months, The Berkeley’s Health Club & Spa is transforming its roof-top terrace into a pine-filled forest cinema this year. Hotel guests and Londoners are treated to winter classics on the big screen ...

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