Bars and Clubs
Cirque Du Soleil Brings New Year Joy
The Spanish word for "joy", Alegría brings happiness to all who witness it and a ticket to this spectacular show will prove the ideal gift for anybody this Christmas. Already savoured by millions of spectators throughout the globe, Alegría evokes a stunning time and place where fantasy and magic were central to everyday life.
Dawn French In Royal Opera House Appearance
Actress Dawn French has begun rehearsals at the Royal Opera House for a role in the comic opera by Gaetano Donizetti La Fille du Régiment (The Daughter of the Regiment). This new production by The Royal Opera opens on 11 January 2007 with performances running until 1 February 2007.
Celebrity Hangover Cures: Javine, Jade & Jennifer
Drunken debauchery in the work place will be reaching peak point over the next two weeks as one in ten of us will be going to at least five Christmas parties this year.
Home Is Brits Favourite Going Out Venue
As the Christmas party season approaches new research released today by Ferrero Rocher proves that Brits still love to get together. Seeing friends helps us feel more positive, supported, happy, and included, and over half of those questioned still listed entertaining at home as their top choice for a gathering.
Idlewild Will Tour UK In 2007
Following a sold out club tour, which culminated in a euphoric show at the London Scala, IDLEWILD have announced a full UK tour for March 2007. The tour will follow the release of their sixth album ‘Make Another World’ which is released on 26th February.
Mouthwatering Christmas Cocktails
Edinburgh’s top style bar chain is helping festive revellers enjoy some seasonal spirit by launching a range of fun and unique cocktails, all inspired by scents and tastes of Christmas.
A Heavenly Addition For London Gastronomy
This week sees the launch of Archangel - a brand new Romanov-styled restaurant, bar and club situated on one of London's most stylish and sophisticated thoroughfares - Kensington High Street, W8. In its prime location, directly facing Kensington's Royal Garden Hotel, Archangel is set to provide the perfect venue for fine diners, cocktail lovers and late night socialites alike.
Women Writers - Showcase Display
‘Being single, and having some money, and having the time – having no men, you see’ was how the writer Ivy Compton-Burnett rather bluntly explained why so many women were writing fiction after the First World War. The photographic portraits in this display were made in the period 1920 to 1960 when the majority of fiction published was written by women. This phenomenon can also be explained by increased access to formal education and society’s growing acceptance of the working woman.
Royal Shakespeare Company Awarded £90k
The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has been awarded unprecedented funding for its young people’s programmes of work by John Lyon’s Charity. The RSC’s Learning department leads regular programmes for young people to help realise the Company’s aim of “ensuring all young people have a positive experience of Shakespeare”.
Super-Star DJ To Play Ministry of Sound
London’s Ministry of Sound has an allstar lineup this weekend with Superstar DJ and Subliminal Records supremo Erick Morrillo. He will be playing an exclusive 8 hour set on Saturday, which will be his first since 2005. Also rocking the bar on the night will be the amazing Dave Spoon alongside Mutiny.
Del Amitri Frontman Goes Solo
Justin Currie, frontman/songwriter and driving force of Glaswegian tunesmiths Del Amitri, breaks a seriously long recording hiatus with the announcement of an eagerly-anticipated handful of UK solo shows in the New Year and confirmation of details of his first ever solo release.
Cinema 2007: Seven Assassins, One Target
Universal Pictures and Working Title Films present the release of the high octane dark action comedy SMOKIN’ ACES in cinemas across the UK and Ireland from January 12th, 2007.
Christmas Events Guide For Busy Parents
Want to know when Santa is going to be in your local shopping centre or where the best Pantomimes are? Perhaps you’d like to find local farmers’ markets to buy fresh turkeys, hams and organic vegetables. Or possibly you want to find local Christmas craft fairs or even churches that will give non-churchgoers a warm welcome. Well now you can with a new local Christmas guide aimed at saving parents time this festive season.
Ministry Of Sound Trials Mobile Ticketing For Clubbers
Ministry of Sound, in conjunction with PayPal and ActiveMedia Technology has carried out the first ever live trial of an end-to-end mobile ticketing purchase. Clubbers at Ministry of Sounds’ Tuesday night event Milkshake were able to make history by buying, receiving and redeeming a ticket on their mobile phone. This is the first time an end-to-end transaction has taken place on a mobile.
Employee Of The Month
Employee Of The Month, the hilarious new comedy from the producers of “Wedding Crashers” and starring Dane Cook, Jessica Simpson, and Dax Shepard, will be released in the UK on 5th January 2007.