As there was no Friday Film News last week we had to wait until today to mention that the 19th LLGFF kicks off this week. Beginning tomorrow with a showing of Prey For Rock and Roll at the Odeon West End, the festival last for …
Today’s Independent has a story on the plight of West End theatres. A report issued yesterday by the House of Commons culture, media and sport select committee concentrates mainly on the ‘booking fees’ currently being charged by some theatres “which can add between £2.50 and …
Londonist spent our Friday afternoon hanging out in the West End wasting away in the streets of nothing but trainer shops only to come up empty handed except for the second issue of Good For Nothing Magazine. How could we resist the cover design of …
According to the TUC tomorrow is payday for Londoners, due to the fact that we do so much unpaid overtime. “Friday is the first day that the average long hours employee would get paid if they did all their unpaid overtime at the start of …
Valentines Day is almost over and if you spent it on your own, probably in a dimly lit room, probably creating a collage out of faces of lovers that wronged you, or would have wronged you had they actually talked to you, then you need …
The Croydon Yoda, Derren Brown, has announced a 44 date UK tour, in anticipation of a West End run in the summer. Interestingly, the star of Mind Control, Trick of the Mind, Séance and Messiah eschews any dates in the London suburbs, apart from one, …
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 …
With the unnering foresight and keenness of judgment that has made it the magazine of choice for London’s city gents, the Economist has announced that “The London theatre increasingly turns to movie remakes”. This news will of course come as a complete shock to anyone …
Last week we looked at the opening of the Somerset House ice rink, and received a comment from James letting us know about the ‘rival’ rink in Kew. Now we read that there’s an ice rink as close as the West End – Marble Arch …
We like toys and we’re not ashamed to say it. Ok, so maybe we’re a little ashamed to say it. Especially to girls we’re trying to impress, or our parents, but otherwise we’re ok. Which is why this edition of Londonist Loves… is dedicated to …
The Evening Standard want you to vote for your London personality of the Year. Roman Abramovich won it last year (about the only thing he did win) for “injecting millions of pounds into Chelsea”. So it’s not exactly the most discerning of awards this one. …
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