Londonist is long enough in the tooth to recall a time, way before the thundering rollercoasters and hoards of screaming children, when Chessington World Of Adventures went by the humbler name of Chessington Zoo. Proving that the animal kingdom is still very much part of the fun, the Surrey attraction has taken delivery of a host of aquatic beasties to live in their new Sea Life Centre. Blacktip reef and nurse sharks, assorted species......

Not only the world’s most famous graffiti stencil artist, England’s own beloved Banksy is also one heck of a studio artist. Don’t believe us (or any of the hype surrounding Banksy)? See for yourself at Andipa Gallery, where – starting this Friday – many of Banksy’s works is to be on view. Most of the exhibition is comprised of studio pieces, many of which are rare and previously unseen. One such rare work is......

Ah, the transformative powers of education. Last week, we saw the kiddies philosophizing. This week, we learn of prison inmates dramatizing. And this isn’t just any kind of dramatizing, nor is this just any prison: This is Shakespeare as performed by the inmates of the California State Correctional System, in collaboration with the London Shakespeare Workout Prison Project. Forgive us our naiveté if upon spotting this photo we weren’t immediately reminded of a scene......

Be there first Circus-style theatre comes to London in Afrika! Afrika! opening this week after heavy advertising which has been around for months. Performers from 17 different African nations make up the show; contortionists, acrobatics, jugglers, high-wire acts, musicians, singers, the list goes on. If you're thinking of joining the reported 1.5 million who've seen the show since it launched in Germany in 2005, bear in mind: ticket prices are up with the high......

Poor, old Christian Slater? Yes. Literally. It seems that the devilishly handsome Hollywood star's previous stints larging it up in London during his "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" run bled him dry and knackered him out. Slater's returning to the West End to star in a new adaptation of cult 1994 movie "Swimming with Sharks" in October this year but won't, unfortunately, be bringing back his exuberant rock 'n' roll ways to tickle......

".and I said, maybe I could write the review in the style of Herman Dune? / Then my friend said to me- 'Nick, that would be a bit pretentious" / So I said, Okay I will not." Having embraced stereo on their current album "Giant", French anti-folk outfit Herman Dune were in turn embraced by KCLSU on Wednesday night. The last time they were in London they played the intimate Spitz - memorably manning......

LAist has so much fun this week! They go to E3, where they overhear the timeless remark "Man, this is where nerdy girls get laid." Is that a promise? They also give us this week's best CDs and make us realize that LA is the best place to use Zillow. Ah, Houstonist. They're biking to work, that is, if they can figure out how to get there. That's right, Mapquest says "Houston had the......

West End musicals - big shows with huge casts, flashy costumes, breath-taking sets and... music! Music that challenges you! Music that stirs your soul! Music that tells you a story in its melodies and soaring, swooping notes! Music that lifts drama to sublime heights and makes a mundane play into a glorious aural, visual journey into the unknown, where every nerve in your body is set alight and your very being is inspired and......

Everyone has fond memories of Hi De Hi. Londonist used to watch, mouth agape, dumbfounded by the idea that anyone would consider enforced jollity and strictly regimented 'fun' to be their idea of a good holiday. The best thing about Hi De Hi was how it made this Londonista's usual holiday - a week in a tent in Wales - look like the epitome of holiday freedom by comparison. Sheep trying to eat the......

What exactly are they making them do in The Producers? Bungee jump? Base jumping? White water rafting? First it was Richard Dreyfuss, a man who, in the past, has tackled Great White Sharks and been paralysed from the neck down. But even he was forced to pull out of the West End musical due to injury. So they brought in someone who could hande the pressure. Someone known for his role in fast-paced action......