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Try Japanese Whisky At Smiths of Smithfields

Nikka-sponsored pop-up comes to SOS.

Scene from last year's Clerkenwell Design Week

Clerkenwell Design Week, 21-23 May 2013

A return for the celebration of all things design.

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The Great Gatsby Ballet: Heartache, Beautiful Choreography And 1920s Glamour

A difficult-to-follow storyline but gorgeous dancing, music and designs.

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Gothenburg Comes to London With Way Out West Festival Preview

Gothenburg’s Way Out West festival gives London music fans a preview of its 7th outing, at Electrowerkz..

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Breakin’ Convention: 10 Years On & Still Going Strong

Bank holiday breaking, hip hop, popping, locking, tutting and strutting.

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Hofesh Shechter Company At Sadler’s Wells: Visceral, Raw And Animalistic

An incredible movement style, but low lighting and excessive volume make it hard to appreciate.

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Opera In A Tunnel Shaft: Pop-Up Don Pasquale

See a Donizetti farce — in the ventilation shaft to Brunel’s Thames Tunnel.

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Off-Kilter, Interesting, Thoughtful Comedy From Invisible Dot

Expect to see Simon Amstell, Claudia O’Doherty, Nick Mohammed and the like.

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Romeo And Juliet At Sadler’s Wells: Canadian Ballet Returns to London

A fresh ballet version of Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers.

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Intimate And Masterful: The Claudia O’Doherty Experience

Very funny gig at The Invisible Dot.

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What’s For Lunch? Yum Bun, City Road

Asian-style sandwiches make for one of the best lunchtime fillers in London.