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Chess: West End Theatre Review

Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus (ABBA) teamed up with lyricist Tim Rice (Evita, Lion King) to produce a concept album in 1984. Chess was an allegory for the Cold War tensions between Russia and the US in 1980s and along with two hit singles: I know him so well and One night in Bangkok, the album was an international success. Two years later, Chess premiered on London’s West End with an expanded story and casting …

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Blink of an Eye – A Brand New Musical

We’re on stage in just two days! I am both excited and terrified. Rehearsals have gone so well and everyone has worked so hard to produce Blink of an Eye. Here are some videos recorded at last week’s rehearsals. We’re only performing for five nights at the Lion and Unicorn Theatre in Kentish Town, so buy your tickets today! They’re only £15 each for a two hour show with 12 original songs. Book your tickets …

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Your Disco Needs You! The RVT is in Trouble Again

If you have ever been to The Royal Vauxhall Tavern in London, you can once again help save it from the latest attack on our LGBT heritage. Last year, we helped The RVT obtain a Grade II listing so that it couldn’t be demolished or changed – unfortunately that only protects the building and not its use. Now property developers Immovate plan to sell the building and the buyer could be anyone. The country’s most well …

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Bomb found at Victoria Station, London

This story has just hit the news. A mass evacuation was apparently initiated this morning at one of the UK’s busiest train stations due to the discovery of an unexploded bomb.   This is shocking and disturbing news and must have been quite frightening for all those people who were caught up in it.   Metropolitan Police announced on Twitter that the unexploded bomb was of World War 2 origin and they were dealing with …

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Theatre Review: Blithe Spirit, London

Blithe Spirit Gielgud Theatre, London Until 7 June 2014 ★★★★★ Angela Lansbury is currently starring in Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit at the Gielgud Theatre in London. I saw the show last night and was blown away not only by the stellar cast but that a play written more than eighty years ago still resonates with today’s audience. The comedy of this piece is timeless and the story is so well crafted that by the interval, you are left not knowing how the piece …

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Rural London

We rarely think of London as being rural, but wherever you are in the city, there are signs of life other than the nine million humans who reside here. I have lived in London for almost eight years but rarely stop to look at the beauty beyond the man-made. So, I have started snapping photos wherever I go in London and you’ll be surprised at just how green Britain’s capital really is. Five minutes walk …

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