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| Tue 12 March, 2013 |
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| Cool runnings for London's theatre scene |
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Something's been happening with theatre lately. The shift started with Kevin Spacey's direction at the Old Vic, moved on with the cult following of Jez Butterworth's Jerusalem, and Wayne McGregor and Mark Ronson's ballet last year blew traditionalism sky high with its avant-garde take on the classic form (Boy George, Gareth Pugh…). Now more than ever, the stage has been gaining some street cred. |
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The uncool, unsexy musical has gained popularity among London's in-the-know (and we're not referring to the Glee club). Book Of Mormon has redefined the genre with its brand of audaciousness while the West End will welcome Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, directed by Sam Mendes, no less, in June. We've even been given the seal of approval for The Bodyguard. By a DJ. We're just saying.
Alternatively, there's no-longer-niche opera. Traditionalists should stick to the ENO's five-star La Traviata, but we'll be looking to The Perfect American, an opera about the dark side of Walt Disney this summer. Plus, Opera di Peroni starts its second season today. They've updated Puccini's La Rondine so that it's 80-minutes long and set in a warehouse: one for the opera rookies.
Down to the plays. If anything has set the tone for the year ahead it's Rupert Everett's incredible performance as Oscar Wilde in The Judas Kiss (a Twitter frenzy was just the start). Big bill shows are the order of the day: Judi Dench and Ben Whishaw in Peter and Alice; James McAvoy as Macbeth; Jude Law as Henry V; Helen Mirren in The Audience and Kim Cattrall in Sweet Bird of Youth. Now we somehow need to coax Scarlett Johansson's Maggie from Cat on a Hot Tin Roof over the pond.
Now just prepare yourself for the returns queue.
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| Range Rover Test Drive |
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| January 22. It was snowing hard in London. Others cancelled, but we persevered and headed down to the Cotswolds to test drive the new 4th generation Range Rover. Country roads, test tracks, steeps and sleet. |
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See the live adaptation of Tom Baker's cult novel The Boy Who Kicked Pigs. Until March 16. Jacksons Lane, 269a Archway Road,
N6 5AA |
Put grasshoppers on your menu this month at Wahaca Southbank. Available until March 31. QEH, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road,
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Don your turtleneck and sip some gin at The Experimental Cocktail Club's annual Turtleneck Club. March 18. 13A Gerrard Street,
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Take a sip of El Diablo's poison with monthly Mezcal and music sessions at LN-CC. Register
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