Articles tagged ‘west end’
Desperately Seeking Susan in the West End
By Chris | October 16th, 2007 |
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Reworkings of movies from the 70s and 80s as West End shows is very popular at the moment with the likes of Grease, Dirty Dancing, Footloose, Hairspray and Glengarry Glen Ross currently playing in London theatres. The latest to join that list, Desperately Seeking Susan, has just opened at the Novello Theatre on Aldwych [...]
51st London Film Festival
By Chris | October 12th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The 51st London Film Festival starts next Wednesday running from 17 October-1 November and featuring hundreds of films playing at 14 cinemas in the central London area including the BFI Southbank, the ICA, Odeon’s Leicester Square and West End, the Ritzy, Rio and Cine Lumiere.
The festival has categories such as Gala and Special screenings with [...]
New West End shows opening Autumn 2007
By Chris | August 24th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Emperor Jones
Theatre: National Theatre, South Bank, London SE1 9PX - Map
Box Office Tel:+44 (0)20 7452 3000
Fax:+44 (0)20 7452 3030
Synopsis: Eugene O’Neill’s play about American ex-convict taking over a remote island in the Caribbean.
Run:22 August - 31 October 2007
Tickets:£10-£27.50
Nearest Underground:Waterloo
web:www.nationaltheatre.org.uk
Police in London’s West End target muggers and pickpockets
By Chris | July 21st, 2007 | Add a Comment »
There’s a story on the BBCNews website about police in the West End launching a crack down on street crime and particularly a form of pickpocketing they’ve termed ‘hugger mugging’, where pickpockets target people coming out of pubs and clubs who might have had a few drinks.
The pickpockets go up to the intended victim and [...]
London’s West End to get a face lift
By Chris | March 1st, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Parts of the West End of London are to get a facelift in proposals by Westminster Council and probably not before time for places like Oxford Street, especially the Tottenham Court Road end. The council have released a plan for Oxford, Regent and Old and New Bond Streets for three months so the public can [...]
London Theatre has record breaking year
By Chris | January 30th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
London’s West End theatre district had it best year for revenue in 2006 according to the Society of London Theatre, which said tickets sales where over £400million for the first time and over 12.3 million tickets where bought.
Apparently the opening of some big new shows late in the year such as Dirty Dancing, Wicked the [...]
BT Tower
By Chris | November 27th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
One of the most recognizable buildings that can be glimpsed from all over the West End of London is the BT Tower formerly known as the Post Office Tower.
It’s on Cleveland Street in Fitzrovia, the area between Tottenham Court Road, the Euston Road and Great Portland Street and that’s a pretty relaxed place to [...]
