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London Calling’s pick of The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations
A Right Royal Knees Up – Kempton Park Although this falls just after the long Jubilee weekend, it’s definitely one to keep in mind. Enjoy a bit of horse racing amongst Kempton Park’s Jubilee celebrations on Wednesday 6 June, which will include… Read More
The rise and rise of vintage London
Retro chic is still evolving world wide and London is generally considered the most vibrant, active city for what is now a thriving global industry. Our love of vintage is not just in obvious hotspots like trend setting Shoreditch and Brick Lane (still seen as… Read More
London Calling’s Pick of West End Muscials
Matilda The musical version of Matilda, Roald Dahl’s lovable special schoolgirl has been wowing audiences since the show opened last November. Originally staged at The Courtyard theatre, it was a sell-out success. The story is translated beautifully by Denis Kelly and with music… Read More
Phantom of the Opera - up close and personal
Am I the last person in London to see the Olivier Award winning super musical, Phantom of the Opera? The musical, based on a story by Gaston Leroux, celebrated twenty-five years last year and over 10,000 performances at Her Majesty’s Theatre in the West… Read More
London’s new smash musical Singin’ In The Rain has more than its fair share of memorable moments. And although the scene where Don Lockwood (Adam Cooper) joyfully splashes his way across the waterlogged stage wins out on feelgood factor, the funniest is… Read More
West End Eurovision - The charity event of the year
If I were to ask what Cheryl Baker, Graeme Norton, Arlene Phillips and Justin Lee Collins had in common, then you may well struggle to come up with an answer that didn’t involve a mention of the 1980’s, dubious hair and a… Read More
LIFT 2012 - Festival of Theatre
‘The eyes of the world are on us this summer!’ A hackneyed phrase that’s been rolled out so many times about London and the Olympics this year it’s become disappointingly de rigueur. And yet on the odd occasion, there… Read More
Don Giovanni - Opera with a Twist
This bold new production sees Mozart's greatest opera as never before. In a completely new lease of life for the classic story, playboy Don Giovanni leaps out of the closet as a debaucherous nightclub owner and straight into the heady heyday of the Eighties… Read More
British Theatre At Its Best - Noises Off
There’s been something very refreshing about the West End in recent months, that amidst American imports such as Shrek, The Lion King and Legally Blonde there are clear signs that traditional English theatre still has its place in the market. First there… Read More
The Making of Harry Potter: Inside Warner Bros’s new studio tour
They may have arrived on a wave of hype and fan anticipation but the Harry Potter movies kind of snuck up on me initially and I always seemed to catch them on lazy Christmas afternoons or as in-flight movies, all times when I had less… Read More
