Archive for 2013

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Weekend Round-Up

What’s been happening this weekend.

John Simm and Indira Varma in The Hothouse / photo by Johan Persson

The Hothouse: You Don’t Have To Be Crazy To Work Here, But It Helps

Simon Russell Beale and John Simm take on Pinter.

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Sunday Seasoning #157

A hazy sunrise creates an almost unreal-looking silhouette of Canary Wharf.

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Free & Cheap London Events: 13-19 May 2013

Photography, fans, films, foraging, folk, fairs and a feel-good talk

maemartin

London Stand Up And Sketch Comedy: 12-18 May

Mae Martin, Jessie Cave, Mitch Benn and monsters from history. Oh, and Eddie Izzard’s in town.

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Lost In London: A Tranquil Read About The City’s Wild Outdoors

A loving ode to London’s Landscapes.

Robin

Things To Do In London This Weekend: 11-12 May

Festivals, fairs, scarecrows, film, music on trains and a puppet showcase.

Across the Buildings at dusk by John Sturrock

Extra, Extra

The rest of the day’s news, in which Boris rebuffs a rebuff.

Londonist Out Loud 10th May 2013

Londonist Out Loud: A Podcast About London, 10 May 2013

An insight into the history of branding at the Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising, with N Quentin Woolf.

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High Fashion, Tudor-and-Stuart-Style, Comes To The Queen’s Gallery

These stunning clothes might conceal the body, but they’re revealing in other ways…