November 2010

Ticket Alert: GLEE! Live

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Your Thursday news round-up, including a birthday for Battersea Dogs Home, a sit-in at a Lib Dem MP's office, and a video tour of The Shard.

Review: Fela! @ The National Theatre

Bringing the complex tale of Afrobeat’s creator, Nigerian political activist Fela Anikulapo Kuti to the stage isn’t an easy task.

The Mad Men of Jazz and a Three Martini Lunch at A Fluid State

Exhibition Review: Diaghilev @ V&A

Preview: Sarah Angliss @ Last Tuesday Society

Sarah Angliss brings more steampunk strangeness to London next month with Talking Canaries & The Voices Of The Dead, a talk and demonstration at the Last Tuesday Society.

Dance Review: Russell Maliphant Company @ Laban

London On The Cheap: 25 November - 1 December

Save your money for the Christmas onslaught! Keep your fun frugal this week.

Review: London Jazz Festival - TrioVD & AfroCubism

Chris Sharkey, Christophe de Bezenac and Chris Bussey, collectively fiery contemporary British jazz outfit TrioVD, positioned themselves cosily at the right side of the ICA’s theatre stage, perhaps lulling you into a false sense of security.

Last Minute Listing: Save The 100 Club Gig

Help save The 100 Club tonight with a night of great live music.

London To Paris: The Green Way

High-speed link it definitely isn’t, but if you have three or four days to spare, a sturdy pair of calf muscles and a yen to visit Paris the greenest way, then the promised Avenue Verte, or Green Avenue may - eventually - be right up your street.

Sponsored Ticket Giveway: Blue Moon Private Party

London Beer Quest: The Auld Shillelagh

The slogan “Guinness is good for you” may no longer meet advertising standards criteria, but on visiting the Auld Shillelagh on Stoke Newington Church Street, it’s hard not to be persuaded by it.

Tottenham Fans To Protest Against Stratford Move

Despite their team enjoying success on the field, Spurs fans are planning a series of protests over the club's application to move into the Olympic Stadium after the Games finish.

Thameslink Upgrade To Go Ahead

Transport secretary Philip Hammond today announced that the Government is to proceed with the full Thameslink upgrade programme.

Bomber Command Memorial Threatens Trees

The Luminaire To Close

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A round-up of today's news, including David Cameron's vow to clear 'Democracy Village' in Parliament Square ahead of the Royal Wedding.