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New Music interview! If Wen: Music to tune out of the mainstream

I met If Wen at Barnes Green last summer. He was playing his guitar singing understated and introspective folk tunes that resonated with me. Simply beautiful. It goes to show that you only need a guitar when the songs are good. If Wen is the artistic name he wants to be known with. In my interview I tried to find out more about this mysteriously charming and poetic Londonsinger…
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West End review: ISH Dance Collective - Elements of Freestyle at the Peacock Theatre (Sadler’s Wells)

Last night I attended one of the coolest shows in the West End right now, Elements of Freestyle, created by the Netherlands’ ISH Dance Collective and hosted at the Peacock Theatre / Sadler’s Wells. Elements of Freestyle is an adrenaline-fuelled explosion of extreme urban sports, breath-taking dance, music and theatre. It’s a must-see show suitable for the whole family. The artists…
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Metropolitan Line Disruption: Five Alternative Ways to Travel Around London

London Underground passengers have been warned of major disruption over the next six weeks on the Metropolitan line. This is following urgent safety checks on trains because of a fault identified on some of the wheels. For those who regularly use the Metropolitan line, London-based lettings company, our friends at Essential Living has compiled a list of alternate ways to get around the capital.
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Chatting to 'Wookie' Paul Davis about the Reel Music party - 28 May 2022

I have caught up with one of the Wookie starring in Star Wars and his own Reel Music party happening on 28 May 2022. Reel Music is the decade old brain child of childhood friends Paul Davis and Freddie Smith, taking their love for movies into their professional realm of club DJing, in an attempt to celebrate their love for cinema with a giant movie themed costume party. Kicking things off way back…
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West End show review: Mamma Mia! The Musical on its 23rd birthday at the Novello Theatre London

On Wednesday 6 April 2022 I was invited to celebrate the smash-hit Mamma Mia! The Musical 23rd birthday at the Novello Theatre London, including a pre-show party with Easter Egg Hunt and Dress Up photo shoots. I took my lovely friend Jo who is an ABBA super fan and who was over the moon about the whole event despite having seen the show three times in the past 23 years and knowing all songs by…
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Shakespeare’s Globe Macbeth Review

Macbeth, directed by Sarah Frankcom, at Shakespeare’s Globe marks the 16thanniversary of the Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank project which provides over 20,000 free tickets to state school students in London and Birmingham. To coincide with this year’s performances, eligible schools also receivefree workshopsfor students,free CPD(continuing…
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Art exhibition: Inspiring Walt Disney - The Animation of French Decorative Arts (6 April – 16 October 2022)

From this weekuntil October, The Wallace Collection – in collaboration with New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art – presents the magic of Disney, as you have never seen it before. The small but stunning exhibition titled Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French Decorative Arts (6 April – 16 October 2022) displays American 20th-century hand-drawn animation alongside…
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Family day out in London review: Cruising the city on the River Thames 

Watching London from the River Thames on board of a comfortable cruise boat is the best way to enjoy our capital. The night cruises including live music can be romantic as well as entertaining. The daytime cruises are enjoyable also for the children. The ultimate family day out! During the cruise we saw all London’s iconic riverside landmarks (Big Ben, London Eye…
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Half-term family activities: Carriage rides at Bushy Park

Rarer the Pandas the Operation Centaur Shire horses, Heath and Nobby, will be returning to Bushy Park to offer carriage rides for Easter weekend. These traditional shire horse carriage rides are a popular seasonal treat for park visitors and usually happen over the summer and around Christmas but they are back for Easter this year with a limited number of rides available over the four…
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