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9 Norwich Street, London, Holborn, London EC4A | 3 minutes walk from Books etc
Quirky, alternative cabaret club. From cream teas to secret organic cocktails, cabaret and comedy, Kuki La-Belle and Delores von Cotier’s cheeky club combines the naughty with... More
London > Entertainment > Comedy Clubs
213 Strand, London, Holborn, London WC2R | 4 minutes walk from Books etc
The George plays host to the award winning Funny Side Comedy Club every Friday & Saturday night. Under the same ownership as East Dulwich favourites... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Portugal Street, London, Holborn, London WC2A | 9 minutes walk from Books etc
This theatre is a major force on the national and international dance scene, with an innovative programme from Sadler's Wells that is keeping London's... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Aldwych, London, Covent Garden, London WC2B4LD | 11 minutes walk from Books etc
With the Waldorf Hotel sandwiched inbetween them, the Aldwych and Strand theatres were originally built to work as a pair. The Aldwych is probably most noted... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Aldwych, London, Covent Garden, London WC2B | 11 minutes walk from Books etc
Built in 1905 to form a pair with the near-identical Aldwych Theatre, the Novello Theatre (formerly known as the Strand Theatre) is one of London's... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Catherine Street, London, Covent Garden, London WC2B | 11 minutes walk from Books etc
London's oldest theatre is also its most spectacular, with a palatial auditorium that is among the most impressive in the world. The first theatre on... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Russell Street, London, Covent Garden, London WC2B | 12 minutes walk from Books etc
The first theatre built after World War I is an astonishing piece of architecture. Built in 1922-4, it preceded the arrival of the Art Deco... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Strand, London, Covent Garden, London WC2R | 13 minutes walk from Books etc
Situated alongside the Savoy Hotel, the building of the current theatre with its Art Deco auditorium, was financed by Richard d'Oyly Carte with the considerable... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Drury Lane, London, Covent Garden, London WC2B | 14 minutes walk from Books etc
Although this site has been an entertainment venue since at least the mid-19th century, the New London Theatre only opened its doors in 1973, making... More
London > Entertainment > Cinemas
Belvedere Road, South Bank, London, South Bank, London SE1 | 14 minutes walk from Books etc
Originally the National Film Theatre, the BFI Southbank is the perfect film buff's cinema, with three large screens and a smaller studio space showing up... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Bow Street, London, Covent Garden, London WC2E | 14 minutes walk from Books etc
This impressive building in the heart of Covent Garden has been playing host to major stars of the classical music world since 1858. The... More
London > Entertainment > Arts Centres
24 Endell Street, London, Covent Garden, London WC2H | 15 minutes walk from Books etc
Before it was a hip private members' club designed specifically for the creative industries - complete with bar and dining rooms, cinema, TV and recording... More
London > Entertainment > Arts Centres
Belvedere Road, London, South Bank, London SE1 | 16 minutes walk from Books etc
The Southbank Centre is a classic example of brutal 60s concrete architecture. Everyone has an opinion (usually negative) on its distinctive design - famous detractors... More
London > Entertainment > Live Music
Belvedere Road, London, South Bank, London SE1 | 16 minutes walk from Books etc
Located by the River Thames, with sweeping views of the capital from the London Eye to St Paul's Cathedral, the Southbank Centre is a unique... More
London > Entertainment > Cinemas
1 Charlie Chaplin Walk, South Bank, London, South Bank, London SE1 | 16 minutes walk from Books etc
With a huge 26m x 20m screen, a 12,000 watt digital surround sound-system, and the special multi-dimensional technology of the IMAX format (short for Image... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
21 New Globe Walk, Bankside, London, Bankside, London SE1 | 16 minutes walk from Books etc
This replica of the Shakespeare's 16th century theatre, reconstructed just 200 yards from its original site, is the brainchild of American actor and director Sam... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
21 New Globe Walk, London, Bankside, London SE1 | 16 minutes walk from Books etc
The Rose Theatre was built in 1587 but was only discovered in 1989 during excavations for new office buildings. Two-thirds of the original site were... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
41 Earlham Street, Seven Dials, London, Covent Garden, London WC2H | 17 minutes walk from Books etc
Housed in an impressive red-brick industrial building - at various times a brewery, a banana warehouse and a film studio - this tiny repertory theatre... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
210 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, Covent Garden, London WC2H | 17 minutes walk from Books etc
A large and appealingly shabby Edwardian theatre which has produced almost a century of successful popular theatre and musicals. The most notorious of these was... More
London > Entertainment > Classical Music
Silk Street, London, City, London EC2Y | 18 minutes walk from Books etc
Described by the Queen as “one of the wonders of the modern world”, the Barbican Centre is an imposing collection of the finest in British... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Silk Street, London, City, London EC2Y | 18 minutes walk from Books etc
The Barbican Centre's two theatre spaces - the Barbican Theatre and The Pit - offer everything from gritty reality to far-flung fantasy, from dance... More
London > Entertainment > Arts Centres
Silk Street, London, City, London EC2Y | 18 minutes walk from Books etc
Described by the Queen as 'one of the wonders of the modern world' , the Barbican Centre has also been voted 'London's ugliest building'. Ugly... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Silk Street, London, City, London EC2Y | 18 minutes walk from Books etc
In the two theatre spaces - the Barbican Theatre and the Pit - you can enjoy everything from gritty reality to far-flung fantasy, from... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
St Martin's Lane, London, Covent Garden, London WC2N | 19 minutes walk from Books etc
London Coliseum is a magnificent historic building and an excellent venue in which to enjoy the soaring sounds and high drama of some truly thrilling... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
6-7 Great Newport Street, London, Covent Garden, London WC2H | 19 minutes walk from Books etc
The Arts Theatre was built in 1927 as a members club, which allowed it to circumvent the censorship laws and perform unusual and avant garde... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Northumberland Avenue, London, Westminster, London WC2N | 19 minutes walk from Books etc
A short step away from the main strip of West End theatres, the Playhouse's stylish curved facade is rather lost among the towering architecture of... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
66 The Cut, London, South Bank, London SE1 | 19 minutes walk from Books etc
Knocked together out of breeze blocks for a minimal budget in 1970, Lawrence Olivier's experimental theatre was intended to last for five years, and provide... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
West Street, London, Covent Garden, London WC2H | 19 minutes walk from Books etc
Designed as a companion theatre to the New Ambassador’s, which stands next to it, separated only by the narrow Tower Court, St Martin’s was completed... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Charing Cross Road, London, Soho, London WC2H | 20 minutes walk from Books etc
This is a gorgeous Edwardian Theatre, and the first theatre to show many famous productions, including 'Godspell' and Yazmin Reza's incredibly popular three-hander 'Art'. Known... More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
2 Charing Cross Road, London, Soho, London WC2H | 20 minutes walk from Books etc
Named after the great 18th century actor-manager David Garrick, whose portrait hangs in the foyer bar, The Garrick is a fantastic piece of late-Victorian kitsch.... More
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