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Charity Comedy Festival

 
 

THIS ARCHIVED EVENT ENDED ON THE 23RD SEPTEMBER 2010

ADDRESS
 
TELEPHONE
020 7388 8822 
 
Dates:
22nd September 2010 and 23rd September 2010
 
OPENING TIMES
7.30pm
 
PRICES
£17.50
 

Nearby Charity Comedy Festival

 
 
Charity Comedy FestivalThis two-night Charity Comedy Festival at the Bloomsbury Theatre features some top comedic talent performing in aid of the UCLH Cancer Centre. Pick of the bunch on the opening Tuesday night is the deliciously camp Tom Allen, the man behind the TNT Show's Dictionary Corner sketch. Droll, intelligent and effortlessly laconic, Allen "is one of the more adorable stand-ups" on the circuit, "his outfit as dapper as his patter, he has something of Graham Norton about him, but with a less manic, more Coward-esque twist" (The Telegraph). Fuzzy haired TV presenter Alex Zane headlines on Wednesday night, but the pick of the bunch for us is the cerebral, surreal and imaginatively inventive Dan Antopolski, whose celebrated hedgehog gag (so simple yet so funny) won an award for the best joke at last year's Edinburgh festival. "A dazzling stage presence and a great store of one-liners," says The Times. Compere for both nights is the loud but likable New Zealander Jarred Christmas, of Pot Noodle advert fame and, more recently, Big Brother's Big Mouth.

Wednesday 22nd September:
Jarred Christmas (compere)
Andi Osho, Tom Allen, Ninia Benjiman, Stewart Francis, Andrew Lawrence, Tony Law, Pete Johansson

Thursday 23rd September:
Jarred Christmas (compere)
Alex Zane, Dan Antopolski, Tim Clark, Ben Norris, Josh Howie, Ian Stone, Dave Fulton

*With one in three people affected by cancer worldwide, the cause for this mini festival is a good one. UCLH is currently building one of the top cancer centres in Europe and is due to open in 2012 but at a cost of ?100 million. Your ticket will help contribute to the ?30m target set by the UCLH Charitable Foundation.*
 

About Bloomsbury Theatre

Owned and part-funded by University College London, the Bloomsbury was completed in 1968 on the site of a bomb-damaged church. The years have not been kind to this style of architecture and its plate glass and dark brick front now looks drab and un-theatrical. More about Bloomsbury Theatre

 

Location map of Charity Comedy Festival

LondonTown.com - Charity Comedy Festival Location Map
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Euston Tube Station
 
4 minutes walk
 
Railway Stations

Railway Stations

 
Euston Railway Station
 
5 minutes walk
 
Eurostar
 
11 minutes walk
 
Car Parks

Car Parks

 
Arcade Car Parks
 
5 minutes walk
 
Russell Court NCP
 
8 minutes walk
 
 
 
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Hotels near Charity Comedy Festival

Near Charity Comedy Festival
Hilton London Euston London
Hilton London Euston
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel  Deluxe Double Rooms: 80% off from £88
17-18 Upper Woburn Place, WC1H0HT | 3 minutes from Charity Comedy Festival
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Radisson Blu Edwardian Grafton Hotel London
Radisson Blu Edwardian Grafton Hotel
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel  Double Rooms: 81% off from £66
130 Tottenham Court Road, W1T | 5 minutes from Charity Comedy Festival
With 330 rooms, this West End venue conforms to the Radisson brand, offering a wide choice of rooms, smart, modern surroundings - with Asian-influenced touches and ...More
 
 
 
Thistle Euston London
Thistle Euston
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel  Deluxe Double Rooms: 83% off from £76
Cardington Street, NW12LP | 7 minutes from Charity Comedy Festival
Within three minutes’ walk of Euston Station, between Regent's Park and the British Museum and close to Kings Cross Station, this modern hotel offers guests a ...More
 
 
 
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If I Want To Whistle, I Whistle (Eu Cand Vreau Sa Fluier, Fluier) London
If I Want To Whistle, I Whistle (Eu Cand Vreau Sa Fluier, Fluier)
London > Events > Film Events  Dates: 22nd May 2012 at 6.30pm, 23rd May 2012 at 4.25pm & 24th May 2012 at 9pm
Renoir Cinema, Brunswick Shopping Centre, Marchmont Street, WC1N | 10 minutes from Charity Comedy Festival
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The Mystery Of Picasso (Le Mystere Picasso) London
The Mystery Of Picasso (Le Mystere Picasso)
London > Events > Film Events  Dates: 18th May to 24th May 2012
British Museum, Great Russell Street, WC1B | 12 minutes from Charity Comedy Festival
...More
 
 
 
Ian Francis: 10,000 Years From Now
London > Events > Exhibitions  Dates: 22nd May, 23rd May and 24th May 2012 - 11am-7pm
Lazarides Gallery, Rathbone Place, W1T | 13 minutes from Charity Comedy Festival
Contemporary paintings exploring mankind's social legacy, commenting on obsessions regarding mass media and popular culture....More
 
 
 
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Entertainment near Charity Comedy Festival

Near Charity Comedy Festival
Bloomsbury Theatre London
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Bloomsbury Theatre
London > Entertainment > Theatres
15 Gordon Street, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1H | At Charity Comedy Festival
Owned and part-funded by University College London, the Bloomsbury was completed in 1968 on the site of a bomb-damaged church. The years have not been kind ...More
 
 
 
Charlotte Street Blues London
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Charlotte Street Blues
London > Entertainment > Live Music
74 Charlotte Street, London, Fitzrovia, London W1T | 8 minutes from Charity Comedy Festival
With live performances every night of the week set over three floors in an attractive Charlotte Street venue, welcome to the Ronnie Scott's of the Blues ...More
 
 
 
The Horse Hospital London
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The Horse Hospital
London > Entertainment > Arts Centres
30 Colonnade, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1N | 10 minutes from Charity Comedy Festival
As the name suggests, The Horse Hospital wasn't always the modern arts venue it is today. Once home to sick and injured horses - many references ...More
 
 
 
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The best museums, galleries, attractions near Charity Comedy Festival
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology London
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Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
London > Attractions > Museums
Malet Place, University College London, Bloomsbury, London WC1E | 1 minute from Charity Comedy Festival
The Petrie Museum, located within University College London, is one of the largest and most fascinating collections of Egyptian archaeology anywhere in the world. There are ...More
 
 
 
Wellcome Collection London
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Wellcome Collection
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
183 Euston Road, London, Bloomsbury, London NW1 | 1 minute from Charity Comedy Festival
A major cultural venue costing £30 million, the Wellcome Collection combines three galleries: 'Medicine Man', 'Medicine Now' and 'special exhibitions'. In addition you'll find the famous ...More
 
 
 
St Pancras Church London
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St Pancras Church
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Euston Road, London, Bloomsbury, London NW1 | 4 minutes from Charity Comedy Festival
Completed in 1822, St Pancras Church was the most expensive church to be constructed since St Paul's was rebuilt after the Great Fire. This Greek Revival ...More
 
 
 
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Shopping near Charity Comedy Festival

The best shops and markets near Charity Comedy Festival
Waterstone's - Gower Street London
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Waterstone's - Gower Street
London > Shopping > Books
82 Gower Street, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1E | 5 minutes from Charity Comedy Festival
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Heal's London
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196 Tottenham Court Road, London, Bloomsbury, London W1T | 7 minutes from Charity Comedy Festival
Though it was established in 1800 Heal's is renowned for its beautifully designed furniture, attractive modern decorations and hyper-modern kitchenware. The Heal's trademark has become synonymous ...More
 
 
 
School of Life London
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School of Life
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70 Marchmont Street, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1N | 8 minutes from Charity Comedy Festival
The School of Life offers so much more than your average shopping experience. In fact, it doesn't do it justice to label it a mere shop ...More
 
 
 
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Number Twelve London
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Number Twelve
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Ambassadors Hotel, 12 Upper Woburn Place, , London, Bloomsbury, London WC1H | 4 minutes from Charity Comedy Festival
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Ravi Shankar
London > Restaurants > Indian/South Asian restaurants
133 Drummond Street, London, NW1 | 5 minutes from Charity Comedy Festival
South Indian cuisine. Separate room for parties. ...More
 
 
 
Chutneys London
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Chutneys
London > Restaurants > Vegetarian restaurants
124 Drummond Street, London, NW1 | 5 minutes from Charity Comedy Festival
One of the best Indian restaurants in the country, and exclusively veggie! This place is a real treat for non meat-eaters, with a huge menu of ...More
 
 
 
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Education near Charity Comedy Festival

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Slade School of Fine Art London
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Slade School of Fine Art
London > Education > Universities and Colleges
UCL University, Gower Street, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1E | 1 minute from Charity Comedy Festival
Among the best regarded art schools in the world. The Slade is a fairly traditional school with an insistence on certain techniques within each undergraduate course, ...More
 
 
 
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The Place
London > Education > Evening Classes
17 Duke's Road, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1H | 5 minutes from Charity Comedy Festival
London's specialist venue for contemporary dance, The Place plays a role in every aspect of this fast-growing art form. The London Contemporary Dance School offers degrees ...More
 
 
 
School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) London
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Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1H | 6 minutes from Charity Comedy Festival
The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) is among the best schools for the studies of foreign cultures and languages in the world. In fact, ...More
 
 
 
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Charity Comedy Festival gyms, sporting activities, health & beauty and fitness.
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Dolphin Swimming Club
London > Leisure > Activities
U of L Pool, Malet Street, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1E | 5 minutes from Charity Comedy Festival
Swimming lessons for children and aquaphobic adults. This is one of the more popular swimming schools in London, and one of the most long-running, with over ...More
 
 
 
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Fitzroy Square Garden
London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
Fitzroy Square, London, Fitzrovia, London W1T | 7 minutes from Charity Comedy Festival
Fitzroy Square is one of London's finest squares and the only London square designed by Robert Adam. It is named after Charles Fitzroy, 4th Duke of ...More
 
 
 
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Victoria House, Bloomsbury Place, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1B | 15 minutes from Charity Comedy Festival
This fun bowling alley and restaurant is a great place for a gang of you to spend a memorable night out trying to out-do each other. ...More
 
 
 
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The best pubs near London Charity Comedy Festival.
Queen's Head & Artichoke London
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Queen's Head & Artichoke
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30 - 32 Albany Street, London, Regent's Park, London NW1 | 11 minutes from Charity Comedy Festival
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Lowdown at the Albany
London > Nightlife > Pubs
Lowdown at the Albany, 240 Great Portland Street, London, Fitzrovia, London W1W | 11 minutes from Charity Comedy Festival
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Queens Larder Restaurant & Pub
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1 Queen's Square, Bloomsbury, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1N | 12 minutes from Charity Comedy Festival
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Shochu Lounge London
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Shochu Lounge
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37 Charlotte Street, London, Fitzrovia, London W1T | 10 minutes from Charity Comedy Festival
Shochu Lounge's mixture of of rustic wood and shiny twenty-first century fittings is very Japanese, as is the low, moody lighting, and the cocktails, which are ...More
 
 
 
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Lotus Rooms at Bam-Bou
London > Nightlife > Bars
1 Percy Street, London, Fitzrovia, London W1T | 12 minutes from Charity Comedy Festival
Small, sumptuous bar hidden away above a restaurant in an original Georgian townhouse. On the ground floor this sprawling Soho Georgian townhouse hosts an elegant French-Vietnamese restaurant. ...More
 
 
 
Bourne & Hollingsworth London
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Bourne & Hollingsworth
London > Nightlife > Bars
28 Rathbone Place, London, Fitzrovia, London W1T | 12 minutes from Charity Comedy Festival
Prohibition-era themed basement bar in Fitzrovia, with a good line in retro comedy. The joke is that it's a bar dodging the law by masquerading as ...More
 
 
 
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Where to have your meeting, conference, exhibition, private dining or training course near Charity Comedy Festival.
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BMA House
London > Business > Venue Hire
Tavistock Square, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1H | 5 minutes from Charity Comedy Festival
Conference, wedding, banqueting, outdoor facilities....More
 
 
 
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British Library Conference Centre
London > Business > Venue Hire
British Library, 96 Euston Road, Euston, London, King's Cross, London NW1 | 10 minutes from Charity Comedy Festival
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Imagination Gallery London
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Imagination Gallery
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South Crescent, 25 Store Street, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1E | 10 minutes from Charity Comedy Festival
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Bloomsbury Theatre events

 
Charity Comedy NightCharity Comedy NightMusical comedy from Mitch Benn, plus Joe Wilkinson, Abandoman, Jason Cook, Deborah Francis-White, Josh Widdicombe and MC Matthew Crosby.24th May 2012Thursday 24th May 2012 Where:
Bloomsbury Theatre, 15  Gordon Street      WC1H 0AH
Category: event
 
event  Thursday 24th May 2012
TIMES  7.30pm  PRICING  £15, concs £12.50
Musical comedy from Mitch Benn, plus Joe Wilkinson, Abandoman, Jason Cook, Deborah Francis-White, Josh Widdicombe and MC Matthew Crosby.
Charity Comedy Night
Craig CampbellCraig CampbellQuick-witted humour from the Canadian comic.25th May 2012Friday 25th May 2012 Where:
Bloomsbury Theatre, 15  Gordon Street      WC1H 0AH
Category: event
 
event  Friday 25th May 2012
TIMES  8pm  PRICING  £12
Quick-witted humour from the Canadian comic.
Craig Campbell
Amateur Transplants: Adam Kay's Smutty SongsAmateur Transplants: Adam Kay's Smutty SongsRisque musical comedy.2nd June 2012Saturday 2nd June 2012 Where:
Bloomsbury Theatre, 15  Gordon Street      WC1H 0AH
Category: event
 
event  Saturday 2nd June 2012
TIMES  8pm  PRICING  £20, concs £17.50
Risque musical comedy.
Amateur Transplants: Adam Kay's Smutty Songs
David O'Doherty Is Looking UpDavid O'Doherty Is Looking UpMusical comedy from the Dublin-based stand-up and his keyboard.8th June 2012Friday 8th June 2012 Where:
Bloomsbury Theatre, 15  Gordon Street      WC1H 0AH
Category: event
 
event  Friday 8th June 2012
TIMES  8pm  PRICING  £15
Musical comedy from the Dublin-based stand-up and his keyboard.
David O'Doherty Is Looking Up
Wired Aerial Theatre: Straw DogWired Aerial Theatre: Straw DogA contemporary dance work created in collaboration with choreographer Henri Oguike, which incorporates bungee-assisted flight to explore the highs and lows of the human condition.12th June 2012Tuesday 12th June 2012 Where:
Bloomsbury Theatre, 15  Gordon Street      WC1H 0AH
Category: event
 
event  Tuesday 12th June 2012
TIMES  7pm  PRICING  £12.50, concs £10
A contemporary dance work created in collaboration with choreographer Henri Oguike, which incorporates bungee-assisted flight to explore the highs and lows of the human condition.
Wired Aerial Theatre: Straw Dog
Gregory PorterGregory PorterJazz and soul from the Grammy Award-nominated, Brooklyn-based singer.14th June 2012Thursday 14th June 2012 Where:
Bloomsbury Theatre, 15  Gordon Street      WC1H 0AH
Category: event
 
event  Thursday 14th June 2012
TIMES  8pm  PRICING  £26.50
Jazz and soul from the Grammy Award-nominated, Brooklyn-based singer.
Gregory Porter
Barry And StuartBarry And StuartThe Bafta-nominated magicians demonstrate their magic skills.23rd June 2012Saturday 23rd June 2012 Where:
Bloomsbury Theatre, 15  Gordon Street      WC1H 0AH
Category: event
 
event  Saturday 23rd June 2012
TIMES  8pm  PRICING  £14, concs £12
The Bafta-nominated magicians demonstrate their magic skills.
The Only Way Is Masters: Masters Performing Arts CollegeThe Only Way Is Masters: Masters Performing Arts College29th June 2012Saturday 30th June 2012 Where:
Bloomsbury Theatre, 15  Gordon Street      WC1H 0AH
Category: event
 
event  Running from Friday 29th June 2012 until Saturday 30th June 2012
TIMES  Friday 29th June 2012 at 7.30pm & Saturday 30th June 2012 at 2.30pm and 7.30pm  PRICING  £25, concs £20
Ballet Central 2012Ballet Central 2012The undergraduate ballet company presents a mixed programme featuring works by leading choreographers Mikaela Polley, Sharon Watson, Sara Matthews, Matthew Hart, David Fielding and Christopher Gable.6th July 2012Saturday 7th July 2012 Where:
Bloomsbury Theatre, 15  Gordon Street      WC1H 0AH
Category: event
 
event  Running from Friday 6th July 2012 until Saturday 7th July 2012
TIMES  Friday 6th July and Saturday 7th July 2012 at 2pm and 7.30pm  PRICING  £19.50, concs £14.50
The undergraduate ballet company presents a mixed programme featuring works by leading choreographers Mikaela Polley, Sharon Watson, Sara Matthews, Matthew Hart, David Fielding and Christopher Gable.
Danny Bhoy: WanderlustDanny Bhoy: WanderlustObservational, travel-based humour from the Moffat-born comic.10th October 2012Friday 12th October 2012 Where:
Bloomsbury Theatre, 15  Gordon Street      WC1H 0AH
Category: event
 
event  Running from Wednesday 10th October 2012 until Friday 12th October 2012
TIMES  10th October, 11th October and 12th October 2012 - 8pm  PRICING  £15
Observational, travel-based humour from the Moffat-born comic.
 

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Exhibitions | Until 31st December 2012 

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A look at the human condition through two permanent exhibitions, rotating temporary exhibitions and a well respected library....More

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Concerts | On 24th May 2012 

St Pancras Church 4 minutes walk from Bloomsbury Theatre

Soul rock from Bristol-based singer-songwriter Danny Coughlan....More

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Exhibitions | On 24th May 2012 

Waterstone's - Gower Street 5 minutes walk from Bloomsbury Theatre

Discussing Charles Dickens' rise to fame....More

Miss Peta Webb
Concerts | On 24th May 2012 

RADA 6 minutes walk from Bloomsbury Theatre

Jazz from the singer....More

The Horse: From Arabia To Royal Ascot
Exhibitions | Until 30th September 2012 

British Museum 12 minutes walk from Bloomsbury Theatre

Stone reliefs, paintings, ceramics, manuscripts, gold and clay models, figurines, photographs, trophies and rosettes relate the history of the horse ...More

Mina's Banner: Edward Said And The Egyptian Revolution: Lecture
Exhibitions | On 24th May 2012 

British Museum 12 minutes walk from Bloomsbury Theatre

Author and political commentator Ahdaf Soueif discusses the revolution....More

Ritual And Status In Middle Eastern Prehistory: Talk
Exhibitions | On 24th May 2012 

British Museum 12 minutes walk from Bloomsbury Theatre

Simon Denham from the Department Of Middle East discusses the interpretations of people's actions....More

Picasso Prints: The Vollard Suite
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Exhibitions | Until 2nd September 2012 

British Museum 12 minutes walk from Bloomsbury Theatre

The British Museum has recently been fortunate enough to acquire the complete Vollard Suite - a set of 100 etchings ...More

 
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