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Hairspray
 Tracy Turnblad is an overweight
teenager in '60s Baltimore, whose greatest dreams is to appear on
The Corny Collins Show. When TV host Collins holds auditions to find
a new star, Tracy ignores the advice of her mother Edna and puts her
best dancing foot forward, instantly making an enemy of ambitious
wannabe Amber Von Tussle. Read More???
 ?Showing at these cinemas???
Tutankhamun Exhibition
 Last time Tut Mania hit London,
in 1972, the exhibition was a record breaker, when over 1.7 million
queued up for hours to see Tutankhamun's tomb treasures in the
British Museum... Read More??
?Buy tickets and hotel package??
Ice Skating in London??
 Spin away from from bleary
English winters.
With two?ice rinks already selling tickets, be
one of the first to book and secure your place for an amazing London
expirience.
?Hampton Court ice rink?
?Tower of London ice rink???
Top Attraction Sellers:
(05/07/07 -
18/07/07)
1. London Eye???
2. Madame Tussaud's??
3. Summer Opening of the State Rooms??
4. China Terracota Army??
5. Travelcards???
Spice Up the Volume
Curry
restaurant fans will have noticed a quiet image revolution taking
shape in London's sub-continental eateries.
When I say quiet,
I mean loud. The music they played in a revamped restaurant I was in
this week gave new meaning to the phrase Curry House, with
its insistent bangra-beat rhythms and was a mile away from the
gentle sitar tunes that accompanied every Indian or Pakistani meal
for decades, albeit there were only two tunes on a
hypnotically/annoyingly repetitive tape loop.
Joining the
sitar in the dustbin is the legendary flock wallpaper to be replaced
by, at least in this restaurant, decor that would have looked good
at about four in the morning in a club in Ayia
Napa.
Obviously, you can still find plenty of traditionally
turned-out curry houses, but the trend is clear and it is, according
to one friend in the business, mostly the result of a generational
shift. The young 'uns want to make their mark.
The
interesting thing is that the new breed embraces a much wider
variety of styles than its elders. Some restaurants are loud and
brash like the one above, some are cool and laid back, others are
bright and breezy.
The tricky bit is that the new variety
carries through to the food. For every great fusion triumph, there's
likely to be a flavour faux-pas. (One sneaky ploy is to claim
innovation simply by renaming classic dishes.) The good news is that
the confusion demands greater exploration, equals more spicy treats
for me.
- David Clee
See below for what's currently happening in and
around London:
Theatre | Music | Classical and Dance | Cinema
The Last Confession - Theatre Royal
Haymarket
 The Vatican, 1978: a little-known
Cardinal from Venice is elected to succeed Pope Paul VI.? A
compromise candidate, he takes the name Pope John Paul I, and
quickly shows himself to be the liberal the reactionaries within the
Catholic Church most feared. Just thirty-three days later, he is
dead... Read More?
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Top?Theatre Sellers:
(05/07/07 -
18/07/07)
1. The Sound of Music??
2. The Phantom of the Opera?
3. Disney's The Lion King??
4. Ricky Gervais: Fame??
5. Mamma Mia??
Get Loaded in the Park - Clapham
Common
 London's Award-Winning
indie/dance crossover festival - Get Loaded in the Park - can now
reveal the names of over 20 new live acts and DJs set to take the
stage on Bank Holiday Sunday 26th August: The streets, Carl Barat's
Dirty Pretty Things, Dizzee Rascal and Europe's biggest DJ duo
2manydjs... Read More??
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Top?Music Sellers:
(05/07/07 -
18/07/07)
1. Dream Theatre
2. Arcade Fire
3. Mika
4. Xavier Rudd
5. Pete Murray
The Magic Flute - The
Coliseum
 The Magic Flute, has lost none of
its appeal, continuing to delight audiences with its sublime music
and theatrical spectacle. Nicholas Hytner?s landmark staging,
reveals the humanity of the opera, combining colourful
characterisation and fantastic knockabout humour... Read More?
?Buy tickets?
Top?Classical and Dance Sellers:
(05/07/07
- 18/07/07)
1. The Magic Flute??
2. Swan Lake??
3. Carmen?
4. Paco Pena??
5. The Nutcracker?
Blockbuster of the Week - Hairspray
(PG)
 Musical (2007) 116mins
US
Starring: Nikki Blonsky, John Travolta, Christopher Walken,
Michelle Pfeiffer, Brittany Snow, James Marsden
Tracy Turnblad
is an overweight teenager in '60s Baltimore, whose greatest dreams
is to appear on The Corny Collins Show...
?Showing at these cinemas??
Kids' Movie of the Week - Firehouse Dog
(PG)
 Family (2007) 111mins
US
Starring: Josh Hutcherson, Bruce Greenwood, Bill Nunn
Rexxx
is the hottest animal actor on the planet, star of Jurassic Bark and
The Fast And The Furriest. When a stunt on his latest film goes
awry...
?Showing at these cinemas??
?Watch Trailer???
Critics' Choice of the Week - Ghosts Of Cite Soleil
(15)
 Documentary (2006) 88mins
Den/US
In the months leading up to President Jean-Bertrand
Aristide's departure as premier of violence ravaged Haiti, this
documentary meets some of the gangsters who hold sway in the slum of
Port au Prince, described as "the most dangerous place on
Earth"...
?Showing at these cinemas??
See Also:
?A-Z of London Films
?A-Z of London Cinemas
?A-Z of UK Cinemas
?Top 10 Movies
?New Films This Week
?Forthcoming Releases
?Interviews
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