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There’s plenty to entertain those of us in search of cultural enlightenment this week. London’s arts scene is offering a really varied pick’n’mix bag of sticky sweet treats… Enjoy! Happy Birthday West Side Story! This groundbreaking dance musical opens tonight at Sadlers’ Wells, 50 finger-clicking …

There are more theatre openings in London this week than decent sunny spells, many of them featuring some familiar (read: off telly) faces… Under the Blue Sky, a story of three intertwined love stories with Catherine Tate, a couple of girls you’ll recognise from Cranford, …

It’s one of those weeks where you feel London’s arts scene could end up totally overwhelming you if you’re not careful. Strap yourselves in, there’s masses going on… We’ll start with outdoor opera. When was the last time we told you about watching world-class opera …

We’re not advocating James Gandolfini go on a diet – far from it. This is about Deborah Voigt, the American soprano banished from the Royal Opera House four years ago for, well, how can we put this delicately: tipping the scales at a heftier than …

I know we seem to be shocked by the arrival of every new month, but doesn’t it seem odd that it’s June already? We feel that it should be summer, and we should be on fabulous holidays at the beach. Since we are not (and …

No, it’s not in anyway related to Gorillaz (except for that bit where Jamie Hewlett does the design). Damon Albarn’s operatic adaptation of Journey To The West, which had its premier at the Manchester International Festival last summer, will make its London debut at the …

For good or ill, a man can be prickly when pressed on the subject of his, ahem, endowment. Spare a thought, then, for Juan Pablo Di Pace, who has seen his manhood manhandled by the marketing department of the Royal Opera House. Cast in the …

This Week In London’s History Monday – 3rd March 1982: The Barbican Centre is opened by the Queen. After 15 years of construction, at a cost of £161 million, the centre would become the largest performing arts centre in Europe (as well as being voted …

There’s something of a Valentine’s theme to the Arts of choice taking place in the capital this week. But Londonist knows for every young Juliet embracing the idea of timeless romantic love, there’s a Bridget hugging her near-empty vodka bottle, crooning to Chaka Khan. So, …

Be there first: After all the brouhaha over the From Russia paintings, this is surely the show to see in its opening week. Stunning, inspirational works by the likes of Renoir, Cézanne, Gauguin, Matisse, Kandinsky, Tatlin and Malevich come to the Royal Academy from Saturday. …