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Named after a 1960s reggae song by Jamaican band Toots and the Maytals, Billy Bragg's play/gig/installation Pressure Drop is performed at the Wellcome Collection to tie in with their Identity exhibition. It's very apt that the singer-songwriter who penned the lyrics "I'm not looking for a new England" in the eighties has collaborated with writer and artistic director of maverick theatre-makers On Theatre, Mick Gordon, to create this promenade drama with music, about identity and cultural roots. Pressure Drop centres on three generations of a white, working class family and their struggle to define 'home' at a time when the very idea of national identity is shifting. NOTE: The audience stands throughout the 90-minute performance and there is no interval. Contains explicit language. Not suitable for children under 14.
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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 Wellcome Library, cafe, bookshop and a 'forum' to consider issues of science, health and human identity. More about Wellcome Collection
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Cardington Street, NW12LP | 6 minutes from Pressure Drop
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London > Events > Film Events Dates: 25th May to 31st May 2012
Renoir Cinema, Brunswick Shopping Centre, Marchmont Street, WC1N | 11 minutes from Pressure Drop
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London > Events > Film Events Dates: 25th May to 31st May 2012
British Museum, Great Russell Street, WC1B | 13 minutes from Pressure Drop
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London > Events > Exhibitions Dates: 29th May, 30th May and 31st May 2012 - 10.30am-5.30pm
Austin/Desmond Fine Art, Pied Bull Yard, Great Russell Street, WC1B | 15 minutes from Pressure Drop
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London > Entertainment > Theatres
15 Gordon Street, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1H | 1 minute from Pressure Drop
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
London > Entertainment > Live Music
74 Charlotte Street, London, Fitzrovia, London W1T | 9 minutes from Pressure Drop
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
London > Entertainment > Theatres
15-16 Triton Street, Regents Place, London, Fitzrovia, London NW1 | 9 minutes from Pressure Drop
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London > Attractions > Art Galleries
183 Euston Road, London, Bloomsbury, London NW1 | At Pressure Drop
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London > Attractions > Museums
Malet Place, University College London, Bloomsbury, London WC1E | 2 minutes from Pressure Drop
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
London > Attractions > Historic Buildings
Euston Road, London, Bloomsbury, London NW1 | 4 minutes from Pressure Drop
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
London > Shopping > Books
82 Gower Street, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1E | 6 minutes from Pressure Drop
Waterstone's, one of the largest high street booksellers in the UK, is a relativenewcomer on the block. It first opened in Old Brompton Road, London, in1982 ...More
London > Shopping > House and Garden
196 Tottenham Court Road, London, Bloomsbury, London W1T | 7 minutes from Pressure Drop
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London > Shopping > Specialists
70 Marchmont Street, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1N | 9 minutes from Pressure Drop
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
London > Restaurants > Indian/South Asian restaurants
133 Drummond Street, London, NW1 | 3 minutes from Pressure Drop
South Indian cuisine. Separate room for parties. ...More
London > Restaurants > Vegetarian restaurants
124 Drummond Street, London, NW1 | 3 minutes from Pressure Drop
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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121 Drummond Street, London, NW1 | 3 minutes from Pressure Drop
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London > Education > Universities and Colleges
UCL University, Gower Street, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1E | 2 minutes from Pressure Drop
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London > Education > Evening Classes
17 Duke's Road, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1H | 6 minutes from Pressure Drop
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London > Education > Universities and Colleges
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1H | 7 minutes from Pressure Drop
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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London > Leisure > Activities
U of L Pool, Malet Street, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1E | 6 minutes from Pressure Drop
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
London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
Fitzroy Square, London, Fitzrovia, London W1T | 7 minutes from Pressure Drop
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London > Leisure > Activities
Victoria House, Bloomsbury Place, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1B | 16 minutes from Pressure Drop
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London > Restaurants > Gastropub
30 - 32 Albany Street, London, Regent's Park, London NW1 | 10 minutes from Pressure Drop
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London > Restaurants > Gastropub
26 Foley Street, London, Fitzrovia, London W1W | 12 minutes from Pressure Drop
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Nightlife near Pressure Drop
London > Nightlife > Bars
1 Percy Street, London, Fitzrovia, London W1T | 13 minutes from Pressure Drop
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
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Tavistock Square, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1H | 6 minutes from Pressure Drop
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British Library, 96 Euston Road, Euston, London, King's Cross, London NW1 | 10 minutes from Pressure Drop
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South Crescent, 25 Store Street, London, Bloomsbury, London WC1E | 11 minutes from Pressure Drop
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