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The evening will feature live performances by some of opera's greatest
names, including Bryan Hymel, Anita Rachvelishvili, Louise Alder and Stuart
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Skelton, as well as appearances from winners, opera world luminaries and
celebrity guest presenters. Tickets: londoncoliseum.org
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of 40,048 runners sent on their way by
Prince Harry and The Duke and Duchess
of Cambridge, many of them sporting
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The royal trio started the race,
following Helen Glover and Heather
Stanning as the Olympic champion rowers
performed starter duties for the elite
women and para-athletes.
It was London man Joe Spraggins who
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was fastest Guinness World record-
breaker of all, the London man clocking
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first major marathon win at the age of
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2:42:24 to complete the fastest marathon
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After a record number of runners
dressed as a swimmer. In his wake came
finished third on his marathon debut in
crossed the Start Line of the Virgin
elves, Vikings, chilli peppers and monks,
2:07:41 to add to Kenya’s medal haul.
while records fell for toilet rolls, nuns,
Money London Marathon on 23 April,
The first elite wheelchair racer across
Wellington boots and Banana Man.
more than 39,400 completed the
the Finish Line in The Mall on Sunday
gruelling 26.2 mile journey from
was Great Britain's David Weir, sprinting
also celebrated the incredible
Blackheath to Westminster, making the
ahead of his long-time rival Marcel Hug
37th edition of the race the biggest in its
sportsmanship witnessed on The Mall.
to clinch a record-breaking seventh
David Wyeth was struggling to make it
history by 347 runners.
London Marathon title. His magnificent
to the famous Finish Line when Rees
Of the 39,487 who crossed the Finish
seven victories make him the most
came to his aid (pictured below), putting
Line in The Mall, one established two new
successful elite athlete in the race’s
world records, one broke a course record,
his own race on hold to help Wyeth to
history.
cross the line.
The Virgin Money London Marathon
one took a record-breaking seventh
London win and 39 broke Guinness World
Records, making the 2017
event the
greatest ever London Marathon.
Mary Keitany ran alone for all but two
of the 26.2 miles, powering clear of the
greatest field ever assembled to take her
third London title in a world record time
of 2:17:01. Only Paula Radcliffe has run
faster, when she set the mixed-race
world record in 2003, but she had to
watch from the commentary box as
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Thought a trip to the zoo was just for
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With an array of after-hours
Clowning has been growing in
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over the last few years, with a number of
and delicious cakes.
As the sun finally sets over the Zoo, set
up camp with your fellow explorers to
listen to live music on the lawn, providing
an idyllic end to what promises to be a
live music, and more than 17,000 animals
unique evening.
A limited number of Zoo Nights tickets
for grown-ups to celebrate summer in
are also available for upgrade, giving
the city.
guests the opportunity to sleep within
If you know your tigers from your
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including Indian nibbles, Mexican snacks
explorations for night-owls to embark on,
to visit, Zoo Nights will be a unique way
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from London's finest food vendors,
roaring distance of the lions at the Gir
tapirs, prove it by taking part in
Lion Lodge. Comprising nine colourful
Zooniversity Challenge, an interactive quiz
cabins in the heart of the Zoo, the lodge
show that will test guests on their animal
Offers a unique overnight experience.
knowledge. Or master your forensic
Dedicated hosts will guide guests around
investigation techniques as you help zoo
on exclusive evening and morning tours,
experts tackle a case of illegal wildlife
sharing their insider tips on spotting
trade in a whodunit-style crime trail
species and fascinating facts about some
around the park.
of the Zoo's 17,000 residents. Sleeping
Find out what animals really get up to
within roaring distance of the pride of
high profile and award winning
after dark in The Birds and the Bees —
majestic Asiatic lions, guests will be
performers coming to the forefront of the
Uncut, where expert guides will help
treated to an evening meal and breakfast,
comedy industry, moving away from
unravel the mysteries of sex in the animal
and each private lodge comes fully
stereotypes of red noses and squirty
kingdom. Embark on a self-guided tour
equipped with home comforts, including
flowers and towards the sophisticated
before the sun goes down, where you'll
cosy beds and an en suite.
silliness of physical comedy at its
see all the magnificent animals and take in
greatest. In its inaugural year in 2016,
a packed programme of feeds and talks.
London Clown Festival, the first of its
Feeding time is not just for the animals
kind in London, set out to celebrate the
at ZSL London Zoo —visitors will love
rise of modern clowning, bringing
browsing the Zoo's Street Food Festival,
amazing physical performers who could
where an array of treats will be on offer
Tickets are on sale now for Zoo Nights,
giving visitors the chance to experience
the oldest scientific zoo in the world as
day turns into night.
Book tickets online at the website
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make people laugh with a twitch of their
eyebrows into one place.
Following on from the success last
year, seeing 34 shows performed in 10
days, London Clown Festival returns from
11-21 May and has moved into the Art
Deco splendour of Hornsey Town Hall,
N8, to bring a multitude of shows to four
venues within the building. Featuring
highly acclaimed artists, alongside up and
coming new talent from across the globe,
London Clown Festival will maintain its
founding principles remaining a
celebration of physical comedy and clown
influenced contemporary performance,
exploring various forms of clowning and
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UK PREMIERE: BORIS CHARMATZ
MUSEE DE LA DANSE
Dancer, choreographer and agitateur
Boris Charmatz returns to London from
17- 20 May with the UK premiere of
danse de nuit. Having previously
presented work at Tate Modern and the
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Hayward Gallery, this is Charmatz's third
TO ACCLAIMED OTHELLO
visit to London under the auspices of
There is less than a month to go before
Sadler's Wells.
one of Shakespeare's most contemporary
Made after the Paris terrorist attacks
plays, Othello, plays at Wilton’s Music
of 2015, Charmatz’ most recent work
Hall for a limited number of performances,
reflects on the political art of the cartoon
following on froma critically acclaimed
and on humour and danger. Renowned
run at the renowned Tobacco Factory
for subverting forms of dance and
Theatre in Bristol. A masterful depiction of
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movement with his work, Charmatz
a life torn apart by racism and the
destructive nature of prejudice, this
modern retelling takes the timeless tale of
love, jealousy and injustice and
reimagines it in the present day. Richard
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percussion quartet Armadinda,
HARLEM QUARTET RESIDENCY
O Duo with the Band of the Royal Air
The Royal College of Music has
Force Regiment and the RCM Big Band
launched a three-year residency by the
with Benny Greb complete the day of
Grammy Award-winning Harlem Quartet.
celebration.
STUNNING MUSIC ON LONDON’S
mezzo-soprano Sarah Fryer is flying to
Twyman's urgently relevant production
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the UK from Canada to sing in the
focuses on anti-Muslim prejudice and
premiere performance.
The New York-based ensemble, renowned
‘alternative facts’.
for their genre-crossing approach, will
performances with the return of the
begin their tenure as Quartet in Residence
student-led Great Exhibitionists series.
by performing in the Royal College of
These multi-genre events are a mixture
Music’s annual Super String Sunday
of contemporary dance, music and
extravaganza. The ensemble will also host
surround-sound live experiences. Each
their own concert, performing innovative
of the five concerts in the series will take
arrangements of jazz standards alongside
up the spirit of the 1851 Great
the last of Beethoven's Rasumovsky
Exhibition, enticing audiences with
quartets.
innovative and unusual music-making.
What better way to finish off the first
day of May than with a spectacular
This is the perfect opportunity to
The tale of a Muslim general employed
concert on London's famous Southbank?
experience London's classical music
by a western colonial power to lead their
There's nothing quite like the buzz that live
scene at its best and all in the iconic
army against Turkish invasion, the tragic
music gives you — and with 250 singers,
setting of the Southbank. That means you
play sees Othello face the difficulties of
a world-famous orchestra and some of the
can start the day with a trip on the London
assimilating into a society riven by
most sublime music in existence, the May
Eye, visit the London Aquarium or the
discrimination, fear and mistrust.
Day concert at the Royal Festival Hall
London Dungeon, sample some of the
Manipulated by lago and his whispered
(19.30) is an evening to remember.
great food and drink on the Southbank
mistruths, this begins to take its toll and
walkways and finish your day with an
his life quickly unravels as he turns on all
is joined by the Vivace Chorus and The
amazing concert — and all without having
he holds dear as paranoia and delusion
London Chorus to sing the beautiful,
to criss-cross the river.
‘take over.
This year, the Philharmonia Orchestra
powerful and moving Brahms Requiem.
Tickets are available from £16 - £39,
This is a piece of music that alternates
purchase at www.southbankcentre.co.uk
outstanding RADA graduates, Abraham
between sending shivers down your spine
or telephone 020 7960 4200. The
Popoola and Norah Lopez Holden as the
and bringing tears to your eyes, and with
Southbank Centre is a short walk from
‘electrifying’ fated lovers and Mark
some of the best musicians in the world
Waterloo or Charing Cross stations.
Lockyer who ‘plays the dance of nuance
The stellar cast includes two
to listen to, it's the ideal way to round off a
that haunts lago with dazzling deftness’
holiday weekend.
with the ‘wonderful’ Katy Stephens as
It's also a rare chance to hear a world
Emilia.
Director Richard Twyman says ‘Othello
premiere, right on your doorstep. This
concert celebrates the 70th birthday of the
is one of Shakespeare’ plays that speaks
Vivace Chorus, which is based just
most directly to our world today. This
outside London and has already sold out
production interrogates one of the
the Royal Albert Hall on two occasions.
burning tensions of our age, the fear of
the ‘other’ and the perception that their
To mark this special birthday, the choir
identity may threaten our own.’
has commissioned a brand new piece by
Performances will take place from
internationally acclaimed composer
Francis Pott. Cantus Maris is a wonderful
16 May —3 June. For tickets telephone
piece for orchestra, choir and soloist, and
the box office on 020 7702 2789.
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There will be ground-breaking
stages two productions in the summer,
acclaimed musicians to share their vast
presenting Poulenc’s Les mamelles de
knowledge and experience in a
Tirésias alongside Chabrier’s Une
masterclass series, including violin
éducation manqué. This double-bill of
virtuoso Maxim Vengerov (Polonsky
French comic operas, led by acclaimed
Visiting Professor of Violin) and
theatre director Stephen Unwin, will
distinguished flautist James Galway.
round-off the summer season, each
and witty look into the stories of a
Symphony Orchestra in performances of
Bartok’s virtuosic Concerto for Orchestra
husband and wife.
and Dvorak’s enduring Cello Concerto.
historic home in South Kensington,
Also in May, Rafael Payare, Chief
RCM students will be performing at two
Conductor of the Ulster Orchestra, will
other prestigious London venues this
conduct Shostakovich’s defiant Tenth
season. There will be a new series at
Symphony.
Cadogan Hall with a range of chamber
music concerts around an Austro-
Hungarian theme and a programme of
rock, jazz, funk and fusion drummer
string music inspired by dance themes
Benny Greb. Performances from top
at Wigmore Hall.
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It features six dancers moved by a
palpable sense of urgency, giving the
sense of playing truant after hours when
we should be safely at home. An
intensely physical, urban night dance
that challenges the established order,
danse de nuit invites the audience not to
play it safe. The intensity of the dance is
underpinned by the performers’ use of
text, voice and verbal improvisations.
As well this activity at the College’s
back with a special guest, international
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multi storey car park in Stratford.
opera in its own way casting a bizarre
Steen also returns to lead the RCM
The RCM Festival of Percussion is
interconnects with the city, at the top of a
The RCM International Opera School
welcome a host of internationally
Veteran Proms conductor Jac van
presents danse de nuit in a location that
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Later this summer, Charmatz's 10000
Gestures will be unveiled at Manchester
International Festival from 13 - 15 July,
in a co-production with Sadler's Wells.
The work will premiere at the
Volksbihne Berlin 14-17 September and
will be presented at Sadler's Wells in
2019.
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IDINA MENZEL UK LEG OF HER
2017 WORLD TOUR
After releasing her fifth solo studio
album dina. last autumn, Tony Awardwinning superstar Idina Menzel will
return to the UK as part of her 50+ city
UGLY LIES THE BONE
Lyttelton Theatre
Virtual Reality as psycho-therapy is a
concept new to me, but that’s the use to
which it is being put in American
playwright Lindsey Ferrentino’s awkwardly
global spring and summer tour.
titled Ugly Lies the Bone.
Called ‘the Streisand of her
generation’ by The Denver Post, Idina
The recipient of its benefits is Jess
(Kate Fleetwood) who, after three terms of
has captivated audiences at sold-out
concerts around the world with her
irresistible charm, wit and unparalleled
vocal prowess. Throughout the tour, she
will lead audiences through a special
journey of songs from idina., as well as
other classic pop, musical theatre
combat duty in Afghanistan, has returned
home to Titusville near Cape Canaveral in
Florida so physically scarred (it took three
operations to replace an eyelid), and
covered in unsightly skin-grafts, that each
step she takes or movement she makes is
excruciatingly painful.
favourites and her own personal
Jess is emotionally damaged as well,
suffering from post traumatic stress
catalogue.
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Ugly Lies the Bone at the National.
disorder — a condition mirrored by the
Photo: Mark Douet.
town and its diminished community in the
badly after Jess suffers a relapse and has
theatre. The cost of the trade-off would
wake of NASA‘s cutbacks to its space
to be hospitalised. Moving too, is the
certainly have impacted on Luke Hall's
programme.
moment when Jess makes the physically
Cinerama-like landscapes, but as they're
The VR experiments she undergoes
painful effort to put on a new, more
only a vague assimilation of what VR is
have been designed to give her more
appealing blue dress in place of the
like anyway, that would not have been a
mobility through much-needed exercise
clothes she usually wears.
problem.
and to divert her mind away from her
Despite its liberating VR vistas of a
By putting a wide-angle lens on what is
pain by following an avatar as it passes
world where anything seems possible, this
basically a chamber piece and mounting it
through a dream-like, snowy landscape.
is a bleak and uncomfortable play to watch.
in the more demanding Lyttelton, intimacy
In tandem with these sessions are her
Ferrentino does, however, provide a ray
has been sacrificed for the kind of
attempts to rehabilitate herself
of hope. In the play's final moments we
production values it could have survived
domestically. She lives with her caring
get to meet Jess and Kacie’s mother, who
without.
sister Kacie (Olivia Darnley) who herself is
has dementia and lives in a home. She
trying to cope with the stress of Jess's
has deliberately been kept away from Jess
- very good indeed. And so are the
problems without outwardly showing the
because of the distress seeing her
performances with Kate Fleetwood,
strain; and with Kacie's boyfriend Kelvin
daughter so horribly scarred might cause.
though physically encumbered by the
(Kris Marshal), an oaf but with hidden
The mother, however, doesn't at all
restrictions demanded of her character, in
register what has happened to her daughter
total command of the role’s spectrum of
and sees her as she once was. This
fluctuating emotions.
sensitivities.
She also re-acquaint's herself with
A pity as Ms Ferrentino’s writing is
Stevie (Ralf Little) an erstwhile boyfriend
uncompromising acceptance gives Jess the
Olivia Darnley effectively delineates
now running a gas station convenience
kind of therapy with which her VR treatment
both Kacie’s outward and inner selves
store. Though Stevie is married, he has
could never compete.
where her sisterly feelings are concerned;
never forgiven Jess for choosingathird
Ugly Lies the Bone is a small play
and, as Stevie, Ralf Little articulates
term in Afghanistan over him. As it turns
whose larger context — the nature of the
through inarticulacy the pain and
out, he’s still emotionally attached to her
on-going war in the middle East, its
confusion caused by circumstances too
even though he literally can’t bear to look
purpose and political implications, the role
complex for him to understand or control.
at her physically.
played by women in it— are marginalised.
In the end, though, | just wonder
The nearest thing to a love scene
Nor, really does it make a particularly
whether, by giving the playwright the most
between them takes place when, from the
convincing case for VR as therapy.
prestigious exposure of her promising
top of her house, they both watch the very
For this reason, it might have
career to date, the National are doing her
last space-shuttle launch. It's a rare and
resonated more strongly had it been
moving moment of intimacy, which ends
staged in the smaller, intimate Dorfman
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Menzel has a diverse career that
shell-shock suffered by her small home
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Frozen, in which she sings the film's
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Oscar-winning song ‘Let It Go,’ and in
the follow up short, Frozen Fever.
After Idina’s performance of the multiplatinum song at the 86th annual
Academy Awards, she made history as
the first person with both a Billboard Top
10 hit and a Tony Award for acting. She
capped 2016 with the release of her fifth
original solo studio album /dina., and
filmed Lifetime’s remake of Beaches, in
which she portrays the role of ‘CC,’
made famous by Bette Midler. Idina
earned her first Tony nomination as
Maureen in the Pulitzer Prize Winner
Rent, and won the award for her
performance as Elphaba in Wicked.
Idina also performed the National
Anthem at Super Bowl XLIX in February
2015, which was the most-watched
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Idina Menzel will be performing at the
Royal Albert Hall on 15 June, with other
dates across the UK throughout June.
Tickets for the London concert are
available at www.livenation.co.uk
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TO TRANSFORM BRITISH LIBRARY
On 20 and 21 May, the British Library
will be transformed as the ZEE Jaipur
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spaces for thefirst time int a sumptuous
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showcase of South Asia's literary
heritage, oral and performing arts,
music, cinema and illusion, books and
ideas, dialogue and debate, Bollywood
and politics in the context of this
broader view of India and its relationship
to the UK.
2017 marks the fourth London edition
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of the Festival, which is rooted in the
Pink City of Jaipur, India. Held every
January, this year commemorated the
10th anniversary of the flagship event.
TOWER BRIDGE EXHIBITION
permanent tribute to some of the
CELEBRATES UNSUNG HEROES
workers from across the nation who both
winning British director Stephen Frears
built and ran the Bridge, celebrating
who will be in conversation with
the most famous bridge in the world,
their extraordinary contribution to the
journalist and writer Shrabani Basu to
Tower Bridge Exhibition are presenting a
history of the capital.
discuss Basu’s book Victoria and Abdul
To commemorate the living legacy of
brand new focus on the human history
Programme highlights include Oscar-
Visitors will meet cook Hannah Griggs,
which is soon to be released as a major
behind the Bridge, celebrating some of
who joined Tower Bridge as the first
motion picture directed by Frears and
the unsung heroes throughout its 120-
female worker in 1911 alongside the first
starring Judi Dench as Queen Victoria,
year history. Starting with the installation
Bridgemaster Bertie Angelo Cator and
You've Got Magic from illusionist and
of a ‘Walk of Fame’ on the Bridge, this
many more for a unique glimpse of the
new-age mentalist Neel Madhav whose
celebration of the fascinating living
people behind the iconic Bridge. Uncover
tricks include criminal psychology and
heritage and the faces behind one of
some of these workers’ personal stories in
neuro-linguistic programming. The
London's best-loved symbols will
the historic Engine Rooms’ new
Beatles in India: The Rishikesh Trip sees
continue into the redevelopment of the
permanent interpretation, unveiled this
writer, playwright and music historian
historic Victorian Engine Rooms,
April. Set among the original steam
Philip Norman in conversation with
revealing some of the personal stories
engines that once powered the mighty
leading Indian journalist Ajoy Bose in a
behind this iconic landmark.
bridge lifts, the new permanent exhibition
fascinating session that explores the
will feature life-size photographs of five of
magic and mystery of the Beatles in
labourers to bridge drivers and everyone
the workers, alongside oral histories from
India nearly 50 years since their trip to
in between, the names of 40 workers —
their relatives and stories told by more
Rishikesh and an evening of vibrant
selected especially to illustrate the
former Bridge staff.
musical celebration with Kabir Café.
From its cooks to coal stokers,
diversity of roles at Tower Bridge — have
The new content will also explain the
Festival co-director, writer and
been cast onto plaques, and a further 40
pioneering process behind an iconic
publisher Namita Gokhale will be in
decorative plaques been designed and
bridge lift, showing how it worked then
conversation with panellists Tahmima
cast by local school pupils from City of
and also how the modern mechanics
Anam, Sarvat Hasin, Amit Chaudhuri. .
London Academy, Southwark and the
work, through an innovative bespoke
and Kunal Basu as they share their
London Sculpture Workshop and laid
process model, interactive displays,
insights on the art of the novel in The
into the south east pavement as a
games and original objects.
Reading Room: Reshaping the Novel.
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England become source material, both
formally and in spirit, engaging their
desperation and perseverance. In this
manner, webbed folding chairs piled
atop a raw wooden plinth simultaneously
retain the persistent echo of Modernist
design and the throwaway ethos of deck
furniture.
The colours of the sunset — painted,
dyed and also depicted in photographs
affixed to the sculptures — carry a
seductive allure, but also a melancholy
note that reminds us that all days must
come to an end. This unexpectedly
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sculptural components together, as well
WEMBLEY STADIUM TOURS
During May Bank Holiday, go behind-
the-scenes of the UK's largest sports and
SARAH BRAMAN AT MARLBOROUGH
as lending a quiet power to the wall-
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mounted plywood colourfields.
Marlborough Contemporary is
Braman addresses the great triumph
music venue. Wembley Stadium Tour
presenting an exhibition of sculpture by
and albatross of Minimalism and its
takes visitors deep into the heart of the
the American artist Sarah Braman. Her
antecedents, infusing them with light
stadium and into areas usually reserved
first solo in the UK, the show highlights
and the casual spirit and humility of the
for the biggest and best names in sport
Braman’s signature commitment to
found object. Her sculptures succeed in
and music such as Beckham, Messi,
infusing the recent art historical canon
tracing a line between Donald Judd and
Ronaldo, Tom Brady, Anthony Joshua,
with distinctly American vernacular
chainsaw art without any loss of gravity
Ed Sheeran and Beyonce. The award-
traditions and the suggestion of their
or humor.
winning, 75 minute, guided tour
dissolution.
Sarah Braman was born in 1970 in
includes access to the Dressing Rooms,
Refined fabricated materials such as
Tonawanda, New York. She currently
Press Room, Players’ Tunnel, Pitchside
tinted glass and welded steel are used in
lives and works between New York and
and the iconic Royal Box to have a
combination with lowly stumps and
Amherst, Massachusetts and is also one
photograph taken with a replica of the
logs, salvaged doors (from both
of the founders of the artist-run Canada
world-famous FA Cup.
bedroom and car), and discarded
gallery in New York. Braman received a
Wembley is the perfect location for
mattresses. The permanent yard sales
BFA from Maryland Institute College of
families and visitors of all ages. With
and ‘free stuff’ offerings that litter the
Art in Baltimore and an MFA from Tyler
multiple accessible train routes, ample
countryside of Braman’s native New
School of Art in Philadelphia.
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facilities and the London Designer Outlet
shopping centre next door, the Wembley
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in 9 languages. Book your Tour now by
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along with fellow Dynamos, Kate
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Mamma Mia! is Judy Craymer’s ingenious
vision of staging the story-telling magic of
ABBAS timeless songs with an enchanting
tale of family and friendship unfolding on
a Greek island paradise. To date, it has
Currently playing at Southwark
Simpson (King Lear, Hamlet and
been seen by over 60 million people in 50
Cymbeline, Royal Shakespeare
productions in 16 different languages
Company) is Duchess Rosaura. Justin
grossing more than $2 billion at the box
Playhouse is The Cardinal. With an
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eleven-strong cast in stunning period
Midsummer, Royal Shakespeare
costume, this revenge drama is full of
Company) directs.
sword fights, thwarted love, dark humour
The show originally opened in
London at the Prince Edward Theatre on
The state of Navarre is in crisis. An
6 April 1999, before transferring to the
and political intrigue. Stephen Boxer
unscrupulous Cardinal has the ear of the
Prince of Wales Theatre in 2004. The
(Titus Andronicus, Royal Shakespeare
King and is hungry for power. The
London production of Mamma Mia! has
Company and King Lear, National
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his grip on the Kingdom, the ruthless
broken box office records in all three of
its London homes.
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the marriage. But in the Duchess it
The booking period in London has
been extended to 3 March 2018.
seems he has finally met his match.
Hailed as James Shirley's tragic
masterpiece, The Cardinal (1641) was
one of the last plays staged in England
before Oliver Cromwell's ban on theatre.
With remarkably lucid and fast-paced
dialogue, it is the captivating story of a
religious monster and his relentless
pursuit of power.
The Cardinal will play from 26 April —
27 May. Southwark Playhouse is located
near Elephant & Castle station, which is
on the Bakerloo and Northern lines.
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THE MISER
Actor, writer, and two-time Olivier awardwinner Griff Rhys Jones returns to the West
End ina hilarious new adaption by Sean Foley
and Phil Porter of Moliere’s classic comedy.
GARRICK THEATRE
Charing Cross Rd, WC2 (0330 333 4811)
THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG
IN THE NIGHT-TIME
Based on Mark Haddon’s best-selling novel,
the play follows a 15 year-old maths genius
who tries to unravel the mystery of his
neighbour's murdered dog.
GIELGUD THEATRE
Shaftesbury Avenue, W1 (020 7452 3000)
WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?
Imelda Staunton and Conleth Hill star in a
new production of multi Tony Award and
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Edward
Albee’s landmark play, directed by James
Macdonald.
HAROLD PINTER THEATRE
Panton Street, SW1 (0844 871 7627)
PLAYS
Royal National Theatre Plays in repertory
LOVE IN IDLENESS
Following a sold out run at the Menier
Chocolate Factory, Terence Rattigan’s brilliant
comedy Love in Idleness transfers to the
Apollo Theatre for 50 performances only,
APOLLO THEATRE
Shaftesbury
Av., W1D (020 7851 2711)
THE COMEDY ABOUT A BANK ROBBERY
One enormous diamond, eight incompetent
crooks and a snoozing security guard. What
could possibly go right?
CRITERION THEATRE
Piccadilly Circus, (020 7492 0810)
THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG
A Polytechnic amateur drama group are
putting on a 1920s murder mystery and
everything that can go wrong... does!
DUCHESS THEATRE
Catherine Street, WC2 (0330 333 4810)
THE WOMAN IN BLACK
An innocent outsider, a suspicious rural
community, a gothic house and a misty marsh
are the ingredients of this Victorian ghost story.
FORTUNE THEATRE
Russell Street, WC2 (0844 871 7626)
IS
LONDON
TWELFTH NIGHT
Simon Godwin directs this joyous new
production of the Shakespearian classic, with
Tamsin Greig as a transformed Malvolia.
SALOME
Internationally acclaimed director Yaél Farber
draws on multiple accounts to create her
urgent, hypnotic production.
UGLY LIES THE BONE
Award-winning American playwright Lindsey
Ferrentino makes her UK debut with this
honest and funny new drama, directed by
Indhu Rubasingham.
DORFMAN THEATRE
CONSENT
Nina Raine’s powerful, painful, funny play sifts
the evidence from every side and puts justice
herself in the dock.
NATIONAL THEATRE
South Bank, SE1 (020 7452 3000)
ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN ARE
DEAD The play that made a young Tom
Stoppard’s name overnight, returns in its 50th
anniversary celebratory production.
OLD VIC THEATRE
The Cut, SE1 (0844 871 7628)
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A brand new stage play based on the Harry
Potter franchise written by Jack Thorne, based
on an original story by J.K Rowling.
PALACE THEATRE
Shaftesbury Avenue, W1 (0844 412 4656)
THE MOUSETRAP
Agatha Christie's whodunnit is the longest
running play of its kind in the history of the
British theatre.
ST MARTIN'S THEATRE
West Street, WC2 (0844 499 1515)
THE PHILANTHROPIST
A major revival of Christopher Hampton's play
starring Matt Berry, Simon Bird, Lily Cole,
Charlotte Ritchie and Tom Rosenthal.
TRAFALGAR STUDIOS
Whitehall, SW1
STEPPING OUT
Amanda Holden headsa starry cast in this
wonderfully funny and heart-warming comedy
which charts the lives of seven women and
one man attempting to tap their troubles away.
VAUDEVILLE THEATRE
The Strand, WC2 (0330 333 4814)
DON JUAN IN SOHO
Loosely based on Moliére's tragicomedy, this
modern update transports the action to
contemporary London. Starring David Tennant.
WYNDHAM'S THEATRE
Charing Cross Rd, WC2 (0844 482 5120)
MUSICALS
LYTTELTON THEATRE
ANGELS IN AMERICA
Tony Kushner’s multi-award-winning two-part
play is directed by Olivier and Tony awardwinning director Marianne Elliott.
OUR LADIES OF PERPETUAL SUCCOUR
The uplifting and moving story of six Catholic
choir girls from Oban, let loose in Edinburgh
for one day only. A glorious anthem to
friendship, youth and growing up disgracefully.
DUKE OF YORK’S THEATRE
St Martins Lane, WC2 (020 7492 1552)
THIS
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HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED
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KINKY BOOTS
Inspired by a true story and based on the
Miramax film, the show tells the story of Charlie
Price who has reluctantly inherited his father's
Northampton shoe factory.
ADELPHI THEATRE
Strand, WC2 (020 3725 7060)
STOMP
This multi-award winning show continues to
astound audiences across the world with its
universal language of rhythm, theatre, comedy
and dance.
AMBASSADORS THEATRE
West Street, WC2 (020 7395 5405)
WICKED
Hit Broadway story of howa clever,
misunderstood girl with emerald green skin
and a girl who is beautiful and popular turn
into the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda
the Good Witch in the Land of Oz.
APOLLO VICTORIA THEATRE
Wilton Road, SW1 (0844 826 8000)
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BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL
This new musical is the untold story of her
journey from school girl to superstar, featuring
the Carole King classics.
ALDWYCH THEATRE
Aldwych, WC2 (0845 200 7981)
MATILDA
Critically acclaimed Royal Shakespeare
Company production of Roald Dahl's book,
directed by Matthew Warchus.
CAMBRIDGE THEATRE
Earlham Street, WC2 (0844 800 1110)
AN AMERICAN IN PARIS
The award-winning, thrillingly staged and
astonishingly danced Broadway Gershwin
musical featuring some of the greatest music
and lyrics ever written.
DOMINION THEATRE
Tottenham Court Rd, W1 (020 7927 0900)
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
Long running epic romance by Andrew Lloyd
Webber, set behind the scenes of a Paris opera
house where a deformed phantom stalks his prey.
HER MAJESTY’S THEATRE
Haymarket, SW1 (0844 412 2707)
THE LION KING
Disney's phenomenally successful animated
film is transformed into a spectacular stage
musical, a superb evening of visual delight.
LYCEUM THEATRE
Wellington Street, WC2 (0844 871 3000)
THRILLER — LIVE
High octane show celebrating the career of the
King of Pop, Michael Jackson. Over two hours
of the non-stop hit songs that marked his
legendary live performances.
LYRIC THEATRE
Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2 (0330 333 4812)
SCHOOL OF ROCK
Andrew Lloyd Webber's new stage musical
with lyrics by Glenn Slater and book by Julian
Fellowes, adapted from the film.
NEW LONDON THEATRE
Drury Lane, WC2 (020 7492 0810)
HALF A SIXPENCE
The first West End revival of the classic 1960s
musical transferring from an an acclaimed
season earlier this year at the Chichester.
NOEL COWARD THEATRE
St Martin's Lane, WC2 (0844 482 5141)
MAMMA MIA!
Hit musical based on the songs of ABBA, set
around the story of a mother and daughter on
the eve of the daughter's wedding.
NOVELLO THEATRE
Aldwych, WC2 (0844 482 5170)
Bens!
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Trevor Dion Nicholas as Genie in Aladdin, playing at the Prince Edward Theatre.
Photo: Deen van Meer © Disney
THE GIRLS
Gary Barlow and Tim Firth's new musical
comedy, based on the true story about the
Women's Institute's Calendar Girls.
PHOENIX THEATRE
Charing Cross Road, WC2 (0844 871 7627)
THE BAND IS FASTEST SELLING
THEATRE TOUR EVER
The UK Tour of David Pugh & Dafydd
Rogers and Take That's production of
Tim Firth’s new musical, with the music
of Take That, went on sale on 3 April and
ALADDIN
The classic hit film has been brought to thrilling
life on stage by Disney, featuring all the songs
from the Academy Award winning score.
PRINCE EDWARD THEATRE
Old Compton Street, W1 (0844 482 5151)
LES MISERABLES
A spectacularly staged version of Victor Hugo's
epic novel about an escaped convict's
search for redemption in Revolutionary France.
QUEEN'S THEATRE
Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2 (0844 482 5160)
DREAMGIRLS
West End premiere, starring Amber Riley.
Set in the USA during the late 1960s and
early 1970s, it follows a young female singing
trio as they become music superstars.
SAVOY THEATRE
Strand, WC2 (020 7492 0810)
within the first two hours, the Box Office
took £2 million, making it the fastest
selling theatre tour ever.
The Band is a new musical about
what it’s like to grow up with a boyband.
For five 16 year-old friends in 1992, ‘the
band’ is everything. 25 years on, the
audience are reunited with the group of
friends, now 40-something women, as
they try once more to fulfil their dream
of meeting their heroes.
The Band will be played by AJ Bentley,
Nick Carsberg, Yazdan Qafouri |sfahani,
Curtis T Johns and Sario Watanabe-
Soloman, who won BBC's Let It Shine.
MOTOWN THE MUSICAL
Featuring all the much loved classics from
Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, and the Jackson 5,
the show tells the story behind the hits.
SHAFTESBURY THEATRE
Shaftesbury Avenue, WC2 (020 7492 0810)
42ND STREET
The song and dance, American dream fable of
Broadway returns to the West End. Featuring a
score by Harry Warren and Al Dubin and book
by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble.
THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE Drury Lane,
WC2 (020 7492 0810)
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Food is both eclectic and wholesome.
The home-made pies are wildly popular
(I've never got there early enough to try
one.) But another favourite has to be the
poached eggs on top of mushrooms
braised in Port, with lemony feta all on top
of sourdough. Vegetarians do well here
but meat eaters are not spurned either. My
Asian pork broth with greens and rice
noodles madea light, fragrant lunch. All
the better to indulge in matcha tea-infused
cake (So green and sweet!) and lemony
sponge with gin icing. You could always
make yourself feel healthier with.one of
STOUR SPACE CAFE
It's here that the Olympic Park was
the green veg juices —-so good for you
‘The trees are coming into leaf
built in 2012. Now home to a fabulous
they are topped with tiny viola flowers.
Like something almost being said;
swimming pool, velodrome, tunnel slide
Their menu is offered alongside London
The recent buds relax and spread,
and myriad other entertainments, the
roasted speciality coffee (Dark Arts), Tea
Their greenness is a kind of grief.’
park is an excellent goal for such a walk.
(Good and Proper) and raw, cold pressed.
Philip Larkin
ls it naughty of me then to suggest that
juices (Rejuce).
just mosey-ing along by the water,
It's a wonderful time of year to explore
peering at the narrowboats and taking in
London's fringes — the places where the
the town-and-country sights is just as
grit and grime of urban living meld into
entertaining? If you come out of the park
Nature at its loveliest. Nowhere is this
to see the water, or if you arrive at
more apparent than on the canals. You
Hackney Wick to start on a journey of
might see a bobbing trail of ducklings;
exploration, there is a small corner of
verdant towpaths; the random cultivated
Stratford which remains relatively
daffodils of ‘boaters’ — people passing
unknown but should not be missed.
through on their narrowboats who seem
From 4 May, the StourBar will be open
On the backstreets of E3 you will find
to be Londoners, albeit temporary ones.
a quietly exciting community of artists
from Thursday to Sunday, 17.00 until late.
Head out from the inner city — even from
and like-minded people — a few of them
Carefully chosen, locally produced
as central a start point as, say, Angel —
accommodated at Stour Space. This
beverages are served next to a menu
and you can walk for miles along the Lea
former industrial building is home to
Valley to the east of London.
two floors of creative types in their
family; a southern Italian menu by
studios, plus a large café space. Some
Michele Pompili, who previously worked —
days there is yoga. Other days dance.
It is described by its founders, Neil
under Nuno Mendez at Chiltern
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presented by resident pop-up Sood
Firehouse.
McDonald and Rebecca Whyte, as a
In any case, if you walk the several
social enterprise. Whenever | have been
miles along the canal you will deserve
there, you could sense the energy of so
plenty of cake. Ditto if you havearrived by
much youthful ambition. And in terms of
tube at Stratford and walked the length
and breadth of the Olympic Park. Takea_ -
relaxation, the old barge-turned-sundeck on the canal at the back of the
building is a perfect chilling out zone.
break and imbibe some of London's most
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THURSDAY
15 JUNE2017
ROYAL ALBERT HALL