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Tag Archives: WC2
Dinner and a Show at Circus, Endell Street
Dinner and a show! That’s what’s on offer at Circus on Endell Street. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Entertainment, Food, Live Performance, London, Restaurants, Valentine's Day
Tagged circus, Circus London, Circus Restaurant, cocktails, covent garden, dance, Drink, endell street, Entertainment, Food, live performance, London, restaurants, reviews, seven dials, Valentine's Day, WC2, WC2H 9BA
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Basque Brunch at Eneko at One Aldwych
Basque Chef Eneko Atxa’s eponymous One Aldwych restaurant launched a new brunch menu over the weekend. I was glad to have a first taste on Saturday. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Luxury, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged ALDWYCH, Basque food, breakfast, brunch, Chef Edurne Martín Delgado, Chef Eneko Atxa, cocktails, covent garden, Drink, Edurne Martín Delgado, Eneko, Eneko at One Aldwych, Eneko Atxa, Food, hotels, London, luxury, One Aldwych, restaurants, reviews, spanish food, WC2, WC2B 4BZ, weekend brunch, wine, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Dabba Mania Lunch Menu at Talli Joe
Modern Indian restaurant, Talli Joe, has been near the top of my list of hot spots to visit since it opened about a year ago. My tight schedule and the restaurant’s popularity (book ahead for weekend evenings!) made that tougher than usually for slipping in for a meal. But an invitation to preview its new Dabba Mania lunch menu presented an ideal opportunity finally for me to have a taste. And it was definitely worth the wait. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged cocktails, Dabba, Dabba Mania, Drink, Express Lunch Menu, Food, indian food, London, lunch, reviews, seven dials, shaftesbury avenue, soho, Talli Joe, WC2, WC2H 8HL, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Cinnamon Bazaar
About a month old but well on its way to super scrumptious stardom, Chef Vivek Singh’s Cinnamon Bazaar near Covent Garden is a smart place for a full-flavoured meal. And with a bar boasting a list of signature cocktails created with master mixologist Ryan Chetiyawardana, it’s a clever destination for drinks as well. Continue reading
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Posted in Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged BARS, chef vivek singh, Cinnamon Bazaar, cocktails, covent garden, DRINKS, Food, indian food, maiden lane, Mr Lyan, restaurants, reviews, Ryan Chetiyawardana, Vivek Singh, WC2, WC2E 7JS, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Eneko at One Aldwych
I could taste with each bite how Chef Eneko Atxa earned his three Michelin stars at his Bilbao restaurant, Azurmendi, with intriguingly flavourful and beautifully plated food and how his London restaurant’s Head Chef, Edurne Martín Delgado, executed Atxa’s vision with craft and precision. Continue reading
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Tagged ALDWYCH, Basque food, Chef Edurne Martín Delgado, Chef Eneko Atxa, covent garden, Drink, Edurne Martín Delgado, Eneko, Eneko at One Aldwych, Eneko Atxa, Food, hotels, London, luxury, One Aldwych, restaurants, reviews, spanish food, WC2, WC2B 4BZ, wine, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Preview: Sleight of Hand on the Strand
International award-winning magicians Tony “Sonic” Middleton ‘Sonic’ and Dominick Zwolinski bring their up close style of conjuring to a small audience in a private room at Simpson’s-in-the-Strand for one night only this month with their show Sleight of Hand on the Strand. Continue reading
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Tagged BARS, Close-Up Magic, Dominick Zwolinski, Entertainment, illusionist, live performance, London, magic, magician, Previews, restaurants, Simpson's, Simpson's in the Strand, Sonic, the strand, Tony Middleton, Tony Middleton Sonic, WC2, WC2R 0EW, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Coffee Island, Upper St Martin’s Lane
Coffee Island new café near Leicester Square aims to provide customers with sustainably sourced coffee brewed in a variety of methods and offered as customised blends. Continue reading
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Posted in Coffee, Drink, Food, London, Shopping
Tagged cafe, coffee, Coffee Island, covent garden, Drink, Food, leicester square, London, restaurants, reviews, Shopping, upper st martin's lane, WC2, WC2H 9NY, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Win One of Three Sets of Cocktail Gummies from SugarSin
I’ve teamed up with candy maker SugarSin to offer tikichris readers the chance to win one of three sets of cocktail gummies. So whether you’re shopping for Christmas stocking stuffers for your family and friends or craving a little something indulgent for yourself, this competition is a sweet treat that can’t be beat! Continue reading
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Tagged #sugarsinwin, candy, cocktail gummies, cocktails, competition, covent garden, Food, free, freebies, London, RT to win, Russell Street, sugarsin, twitter competition, WC2, WC2B 5JD
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Brünch with Jägermeister
Brünch with Jägermeister was inventive and convivial – and a tasty opportunity for me to get officially over my aversion for this herby German digestif. Continue reading
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Tagged BARS, brunch, Brünch with Jägermeister, cocktails, Drink, Food, GASTRO PUB, Jägermeister, LCW16, London, London Cocktail Week, Noemi Dulischewski, pop-up, pubs, restaurants, seven dials, shaftesbury avenue, soho, WC2, WC2H 8HJ, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Jim Beam “Tastes of Kentucky” Menu at Joe’s Southern Table & Bar
Jim Beam and Covent Garden restaurant, Joe’s Southern Table & Bar, have teamed up to create a Tastes of Kentucky menu pairing Jim Bourbon cocktails with classic American comfort food favourites. Continue reading
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Tagged american food, BARS, bourbon, cocktails, covent garden, Drink, Food, jim beam, Joe’s Southern Table & Bar, king street, London, restaurants, reviews, Tastes of Kentucky, WC2, WC2E 8JD, whiskey, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Madam Butterfly at ENO
A tearjerker of a show, thanks in large part to a profoundly sympathetic performance of soprano Rena Harms, English National Opera’s staging of Madame Butterfly delights the eyes as much as it moves the hearts of its audience. Continue reading
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Tagged Blind Summit, Carolyn Choa, David Butt Philip, design, english national opera, ENO, ENOButterfly, Entertainment, Han Feg, live performance, London, london coliseum, Madam Butterfly, Madame Butterfly, michael levine, music, opera, Peter Mumford, puccini, puppets, Rena Harms, reviews, ST MARTIN'S LANE, theatre, Video, WC2, WC2N 4ES, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Beer and BBQ Pairing at Bodean’s Covent Garden
Once upon a time not too long ago, Londoners weren’t as spoiled for choice when hankering for low and slow cooked American style BBQ as they are today. Then Bodean’s came along seizing the BBQ zeitgeist and setting a standard that’s been increasingly upped ever since. Continue reading
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Tagged BBQ, beer, Bodean's, Bodean's BBQ, Bodean's BBQ Covent Garden, Bodean's Covent Garden, Catherine Street, covent garden, Drink, Food, London, restaurants, reviews, RIBS, WC2, WC2B 5JS, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Farmstand, All Day Healthy Eating on Drury Lane
Here’s a healthy option for fast, no fuss dining near Covent Garden: Farmstand. Continue reading
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Posted in Coffee, Drink, Food, London, Restaurants
Tagged coffee, covent garden, Drury Lane, Farmstand, Food, London, lunch, restaurants, reviews, SALADS, WC2, WC2B 5AJ, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Cocktails and Ceviche Pairing Menu at Asia de Cuba
Asia de Cuba, everybody’s favourite Chino-Latino restaurant has officially launched its rum bar with its own sugarcane press and a new cocktails and ceviche pairing menu with drinks featuring Havana Club rums. Continue reading
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Tagged asia de cuba, BARS, CEVICHE, Chino-Latino, cocktails, Drink, Food, Havana Club, hotels, leicester square, London, luxury, restaurants, reviews, rum, ST MARTIN'S LANE, ST MARTIN'S LANE HOTEL, WC2, WC2N 4HX, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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The Magic Flute at ENO
Mozart’s fanciful The Magic Flute is on now for a limited run at the London Coliseum with a spectacularly staged production from the English National Opera. I had the pleasure of attending a performance last week and very much enjoyed … Continue reading
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Tagged Allan Clayton, design, english national opera, ENO, Entertainment, live performance, London, london coliseum, Lucy Crowe, michael levine, mozart, music, Nicky Gillibrand, opera, Peter Coleman-Wright, reviews, ST MARTIN'S LANE, The Magic Flute, theatre, Video, WC2, WC2N 4ES, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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By me William Shakespeare at Somerset House
Go deep into the life and times of William Shakespeare and get a close look at original documents related to his career and personal affairs at a new By me William Shakespeare exhibition at Somerset House. Continue reading
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Was My Match Met at TGI Friday’s, Leicester Square?
Despite feeling as though I knew exactly what to expect from a visit to the recently opened flagship TGI Friday’s at Leicester Square, I actually never had been to a TGI Friday’s and couldn’t recollect ever having tried its food … Continue reading
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Tagged BARS, burgers, cheeseburgers, cocktails, Drink, Food, hamburgers, leicester square, London, restaurants, TGI Friday's, WC2, WC2H 7LA, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Best Cheap Eats in London of 2015
A good (or even mediocre) meal for £5 or under is becoming less and less likely these days – but it still can be found. Here’s a look at five of London’s tastiest cheap eats priced at or less than a fi Continue reading
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Posted in Best of 2015, Best of the Best, Food, London, Money, Pizza, Restaurants, Street Markets
Tagged Bao, Best of 2015, Best of the Best, breakfast, CHEAP EATS, chinatown, crumpets, E17, E17 3NA, E17 7DB, east london, EC1, EC1V 9NR, Fod, Good & Proper Tea Co, Good and Proper Tea Co, high street, kebabs, leicester square, London, money, N1, N1 9JY, Newport Court, Old Station Yard Cafe, old street, pentonville road, pizza, pizza union, pork buns, restaurants, Seth's Spice Hut, Seth's Spice Hut Walthamstow Market, shoreditch, street food, street markets, tea, The Bower, WALTHAMSTOW, WC2, WC2H 7PQ, Wood Street, Yang Guang Supermarket
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Best London Bars and Pubs of 2015
London has been a great place to drink for many a year. This year, for me, it seemed even better than before. My favourite watering holes continued to please while a handful of new or bars and pubs otherwise previously unknown to me caught my attention with great service, comfy digs and – most importantly – quality quaffs. Continue reading
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Tagged Artesian, Ashley Road, Augustus Harris, Bar Termini, BARS, beer, Best Bars of 2015, Best London Bars, Best London Bars of 2015, Best London Pubs, Best London Pubs of 2015, Best of 2015, Best of the Best, Best Pubs of 2015, bethnal green, Bottega Friulana, Catherine Street, city of london, clapton, Coate Street, Cocktail bars, cocktails, covent garden, CRAFT BEER, Drink, E2, E2 9AG, E5, E5 0NS, EC4, EC4Y 1DE, FLEET STREET, hackney, hotels, London, lower clapton road, luxury, N17, N17 9LJ, notting hill, OLD COMPTON STREET, Portland Place, Portobello Road, pubs, punch tavern, restaurants, Sebright Arms, soho, street food, Styx, Styx Bar, the bonneville, the langham, The Langham London, tottenham hale, W1, W11, W11 2DZ, W1B 1JA, W1D 5JE, WC2, WC2B 5JT, wine, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Limited Edition Mast Brothers Chocolate Beer Float at Shake Shack Covent Garden
This week only Shake Shack and Mast Brothers are teaming up to present a limited edition Chocolate Beer Float. Available at the Covent Garden Shake Shack location through Sunday 23 August, the float costs £5 and combines the Shack’s vanilla frozen custard with Mast Brother’s non-alcoholic chocolate beer served together in a Govino wine glass. Continue reading
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Tagged chocolate, Chocolate Beer, Chocolate Beer Float, covent garden, Drink, Food, London, Mast Brothers, Shake Shack, WC2, WC2E 8RD
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Nothing Jarring about a Relaxing Dinner at Drury Lane’s Jar Kitchen
A member of the Sustainable Restaurant Association, Jar Kitchen’s menu features plenty of British fare (all meat sourced from Walter Rose & Son butchers in Wiltshire) with a contemporary European twist along with tasty items presumably picked up just round the restaurant’s Seven Dials corner (chiefly Monmouth Coffee and Neal’s Yard Dairy). And – from what I could ascertain at a recent tasting event – I it’s all in good hands with Chef Dominik Moldenhauer (ex-Heston Blumenthal’s Dinner). Continue reading
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Tagged covent garden, Dominik Moldenhauer, Drink, Drury Lane, Food, Jar Kitchen, London, restaurants, reviews, seven dials, Sustainable Restaurant Association, WC2, WC2B 5QF, wine, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Sony World Photography Awards Exhibition at Somerset House
There’s a whole lot of photography on view now at Somerset House with the 2015 Sony World Photography Awards exhibition with a good assortment of eye catching and poignant works to see. Continue reading
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Tagged 2015 Sony World Photography Awards, Art, exhibition, London, Photography, reviews, somerset house, Sony World Photography Awards, street photography, the strand, WC2, WC2R 1LA, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Tredwell’s by Marcus Wareing
Often before heading to a restaurant for the first time I’ll have a look online at existing reviews about the place to know what to keep an eye out for and maybe to avoid. For my Sunday lunch visit to Marcus Wareing’s “Modern British” Tredwell’s, I should have just avoided reading the reviews all together and let my gut (which is now a good bit larger after my Tredwell’s meal) guide me in the right direction. Continue reading
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Tagged BARS, covent garden, Drink, leicester square, London, marcus wareing, restaurants, reviews, seven dials, Tredwell's, Tredwell's by Marcus Wareing, upper st martin's lane, WC2, WC2H 9NY, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Alexander McQueen: Inferno
Stepping off the elevator into The Gallery on the fifth floor of Foyles booksellers at Charing Cross, a curiosity awaits. The usually timid space that shepherds people off to the uptempo cafe and wine bar beside it has grown into something remarkable. A landscape of gargantuan black and white photographs with irrepressible imagery that commands attention. Enter the Inferno. Continue reading
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Tagged ALEXANDER MCQUEEN, books, charing cross road, fashion, Foyles, Kent Baker, London, Maddie Salters, Ollie Walker, Photography, soho, WC2, WC2H 0EB, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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STK London’s 777 Bar Menu, 5pm to 7pm
STK London has recently launched new “777” menu featuring seven small plates and seven drinks priced at £7 each offered at its bar between 5pm to 7pm Monday to Friday and presents a no fuss opportunity to have a night out with going overboard. Continue reading
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Syngenta Photography Award Exhibition: Scarcity-Waste at Somerset House
Syngenta Photography Award winners have been announced and their works are now on show in an exhibition at Somerset House centred round the themes of scarcity and waste. Continue reading
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Tagged Art, exhibition, free, freebies, London, Photography, review, Scarcity-Waste, somerset house, Strand, Syngenta Photography Award, Syngenta Photography Award 2015: Scarcity-Waste, WC2, WC2R 1LA, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Goya: The Witches and Old Women Album on Now at Courtauld Gallery, Somerset House
Goya: The Witches and Old Women Album, a new exhibition opening today at Courtauld Gallery, presents the first time a whole Goya album in its original sequence has been reconstructed. Continue reading
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Kanada-Ya: Tonkotsu Ramen Worth Waiting For
Since Kanada-Ya opened last autumn in St Giles, the restaurant has attracted steady queues of people waiting patiently for a fix of authentic tonkotsu ramen.
The good news for those shivering outside is, Kanada-Ya is not the kind of place you linger for ages. The menu is ultra streamlined, offering just three choices of piggy goodness (vegetarians, look away now). Sure enough, a couple of spots at a window bench became available fairly quickly. Continue reading
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Tagged Drink, Food, japanese food, Kanada-Ya, Leila Dukes, London, lunch, ramen, soup, St Giles, ST GILES HIGH STREET, tonkotsu ramen, WC2, WC2H 8LE, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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The MacRib: Mega Meaty Americana at Joe’s Southern Kitchen
Up until last weekend, I would have filed Joe’s Southern Kitchen under that category of Central London restaurants that I’ve walked by innumerable times but never actually ventured inside. Heck, I can even remember when the place was called Navajo Joe’s. But when an offer came round to sample this Covent Garden stalwart’s new (and blatant “homage” to you-know-who’s limited offer you-know-what) MacRib sandwich, I reckoned it was time to give the place a go. I’m glad I did. Continue reading
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Tagged american food, cocktails, covent garden, Drink, Food, Joe's Southern Kitchen, king street, London, MacRib, restaurants, review, WC2, WC2E 8JD, Лондон, لندن, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Best Bars in London – 2014
The options for getting one’s drink on in London continued to broaden and improve in 2014. I truly was impressed with the libations on offer at so many bars around town this year. Continue reading
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Posted in Beer, Best of 2014, Best of the Best, Drink, Food, Hotels, London, Luxury, Restaurants, Wine
Tagged #DragonPingPong, Artesian, Augustus Harris, bàcaro, BARS, beer, Best of 2014, Best of the Best, bond street, Catherine Street, clapton, cocktails, conduit street, covent garden, cro-bar, Drink, E5, E5 0NS, east london, Food, hackney, hotels, London, London's Best Bars, lower clapton road, manette street, mayfair, Portland Place, restaurants, soho, the bonneville, the langham, The Langham London, the westbury hotel, W1, W1B 1JA, W1D 4AS, W1S 2YF, WC2, WC2B 5JT, wine, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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A Night Out at The Hippodrome
I’ve walked by The Hippodrome Casino at Leicester Square a zillion times. Not a gambling man, I never thought there was much inside the large scale and lavish venue for me. However, taking up an invitation to give Hippodrome’s food, booze and entertainment a try, I discovered there’s more to this Central London landmark than gambling. Continue reading
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Tagged Boom & Bang Circus, cabaret, casinos, cocktails, Cranbourn Street, Drink, Food, Heliot Steakhouse, leicester square, London, restaurants, review, Sensual Dreams, steak, The Hippodrome Casino, USDA Prime, Vaudeville, WC2, WC2H 7JH, wine, zomato, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Sponsored Video: ENO does Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro: 16 October to 23 November
The Marriage of Figaro comes to the London stage this month with a highly anticipated return of the English National Opera’s smash-hit production at the London Coliseum for the first time since its hugely well received premiere in 2011. Continue reading
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Tagged english national opera, ENO, live performance, London, london coliseum, mozart, music, opera, preview, SPONSORED POST, ST MARTIN'S LANE, the marriage of figaro, theatre, Video, WC2, WC2N 4ES, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Leicester Square Box Office: Your First Stop for the Best of London Theatre and More
For more than 20 years, Leicester Square Box Office has been offering tickets to the public for a variety of West End productions at half price, discount and full price to ensure customers find the tickets they’re after. Continue reading
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Tagged chinatown, comedy, covent garden, cranbourne street, leicester square, leicester square box office, live music, London, London blog, LSBO, music, musicals, soho, theatre, theatreland, WC2, WC2H 7AN, west end, west end shows, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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Win a £50 Voucher for Circus Cocktail Bar and Cabaret, Covent Garden
A cocktail bar, restaurant and cabaret, Circus offers a Pan Asian dinner menu alongside an enticing cocktail menu. Designed by British Tom Dixon, the surrealist interior is the perfect setting for wild cabarets, with actors performing on tables and vanishing in between courses. Following dinner and the performance, the West End venue turns into a dance space. Fun place, right? Thanks to a team up with online restaurant discovery guide, Zomato, I’m offering one lucky reader a free voucher worth £50 to spend at Circus. Continue reading
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Tagged #YouSayZomato, £50 voucher, bar, bar snacks, cabaret, cocktails, competition, contest, covent garden, dancing, design, endell street, Food, free, free drinks, free night out, freebies, London, London blog, music, retweet to win, seven dials, theatre, tom dixon, twitter competition, WC2, WC2H 9BA, WIN, win a night out in london, you say zomato, zomato, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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The English National Opera does Puccini’s La bohème: 29 October to 14 December
One of the opera world’s favourite love stories and probably Puccini’s most celebrated work, La bohème returns this autumn to the London Coliseum with a “stylish and acclaimed production” inspired by photographs of the 1930s Paris Left Bank. A four-act … Continue reading
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Tagged #ENOBOHEME, english national opera, ENO, la boheme, live performance, London, London blog, london coliseum, music, opera, preview, puccini, ST MARTIN'S LANE, theatre, WC2, WC2N 4ES, Лондон, ロンドン, 伦敦
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