Entertainment near Russell Square
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30 Colonnade, Bloomsbury, London WC1N | 1 minute from Russell Square
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... More
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Brunswick Shopping Centre, Marchmont Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1N | 4 minutes walk from Russell Square
Almost invisible in the ridiculous 1960s sci-fi architecture of the Brunswick Centre, the two-screen arthouse Renoir Cinema is a firm favourite with London's film buffs.... More
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210 Shaftesbury Avenue, Covent Garden, London WC2H | 9 minutes walk from Russell Square
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
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268 Tottenham Court Road, Bloomsbury, London W1T | 10 minutes walk from Russell Square
Huge, but now slightly shabby, theatre which plays host to big, rocking musicals. The Dominion has a huge stage and hundreds of seats - on... More
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15 Gordon Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1H | 10 minutes walk from Russell Square
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... More
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Drury Lane, Covent Garden, London WC2B | 11 minutes walk from Russell Square
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
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25 Rathbone Place, Fitzrovia, London W1T | 11 minutes walk from Russell Square
Stop at The Wheatsheaf on Rathbone Place and you'll be having a pint where people like George Orwell, Anthony Burgess and Dylan Thomas have stopped... More
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24 Endell Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H | 12 minutes walk from Russell Square
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 > Live Music
74 Charlotte Street, Fitzrovia, London W1T | 12 minutes walk from Russell Square
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... More
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41 Earlham Street, Seven Dials, Covent Garden, London WC2H | 13 minutes walk from Russell Square
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
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113-119 Charing Cross Road, Soho, London WC2H | 13 minutes walk from Russell Square
Jazz up your afternoon coffee break with a trip to Ray’s shop and café on the first floor of Foyles’ bookshop on Charing Cross Road.... More
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Portugal Street, Holborn, London WC2A | 14 minutes walk from Russell Square
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
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Bow Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E | 14 minutes walk from Russell Square
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
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21 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D | 14 minutes walk from Russell Square
The Soho Theatre Company was formed in 1969 by Verity Bargate and Fred Proud, but it didn't have a permanent home until 2000, when its... More
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Russell Street, Covent Garden, London WC2B | 15 minutes walk from Russell Square
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
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275 Pentonville Road, King's Cross, London N1 | 15 minutes walk from Russell Square
Housed inside the old King's Cross Cinema, the Scala might be a bit tattered around the edges but this only adds to its battered charm.... More
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West Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H | 15 minutes walk from Russell Square
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
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Old Compton Street, Soho, London W1D | 15 minutes walk from Russell Square
The Prince Edward Theatre was designed by Edward Stone and opened in 1930 with a performance of the musical ‘Rio Rita’. Just a few years... More
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Shaftesbury Avenue, Soho, London W1A | 15 minutes walk from Russell Square
The towering Palace Theatre dominates Cambridge Circus. Five storeys of dark-red brick with octagonal towers on the top give it a looming aspect better suited... More
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Catherine Street, Covent Garden, London WC2B | 15 minutes walk from Russell Square
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 > Jazz Clubs
47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1D | 15 minutes walk from Russell Square
The legendary Ronnie Scott's has been a Mecca for the international jazz community since 1959. Created by music-lovers for music-lovers, it has played host to... More
London > Entertainment > Cinemas
93-107 Shaftesbury Avenue, Soho, London W1D | 16 minutes walk from Russell Square
This cracking, refurbished Soho cinema shows a broad-range of art-house films. The three screens feature Dolby THX sound and ample leg-room. The regular Sunday... More
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6-7 Great Newport Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H | 16 minutes walk from Russell Square
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
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Aldwych, Covent Garden, London WC2B4LD | 17 minutes walk from Russell Square
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
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Aldwych, Covent Garden, London WC2B | 17 minutes walk from Russell Square
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
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9 Norwich Street, Holborn, London EC4A | 18 minutes walk from Russell Square
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
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7 Leicester Place, Soho, London WC2H | 18 minutes walk from Russell Square
Having achieved almost cult status, this reasonably-priced, independent cinema in the heart of Leicester Square is not quite the true hidden gem it once... More
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15-16 Triton Street, Regents Place, Fitzrovia, London NW1 | 19 minutes walk from Russell Square
The New Diorama Theatre is an 80-seat performance space located in central London, close to Great Portland Street, dedicated to presenting the work of theatre... More
London > Entertainment > Comedy Clubs
213 Strand, Holborn, London WC2R | 19 minutes walk from Russell Square
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
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Charing Cross Road, Soho, London WC2H | 19 minutes walk from Russell Square
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
Entertainment in Russell Square
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What's On Today Near Russell Square 2012 Olympic Medals: Talk Exhibitions | On 16th February 2012 British Museum 5 minutes walk from Russell Square Philip Atwood discusses the subject....More ![]() Mine to Medals Exhibitions | Until 9th September 2012 British Museum 5 minutes walk from Russell Square For some this British Museum exhibition may be as close as they'll get to an Olympic gold medal - despite ...More Landscape, Heroes And Folktales: German Romantic Prints and Drawings Exhibitions | Until 8th April 2012 British Museum 5 minutes walk from Russell Square More than 1000 prints and drawings from the 18th and 19th centuries by artists including Caspar David Friedrich, Philipp Otto ...More ![]() Hajj: Journey to the Heart of Islam Exhibitions | Until 15th April 2012 British Museum 5 minutes walk from Russell Square One of the five pillars of Islam central to Muslim belief, Hajj is the pilgrimage to Mecca that every Muslim ...More Grayson Perry: The Tomb Of The Unknown Craftsman Exhibitions | Until 26th February 2012 British Museum 5 minutes walk from Russell Square Vases, tapestries and a richly decorated cast iron coffin-ship by the Turner Prize-winning artist are showcased alongside objects from the ...More Funk Off! Clubbing and Nightlife | On 16th February 2012 Traffic 7 minutes walk from Russell Square ...More Max Parties Clubbing and Nightlife | Until 23rd February 2012 The Den and Centro 8 minutes walk from Russell Square Resident DJs spin house, hip hop, disco, funk, chart and Latin....More Clubbing London & Max Parties Clubbing and Nightlife | Until 29th February 2012 The Den and Centro 8 minutes walk from Russell Square Resident DJs spin house and electro....More Charles Dickens Museum Reading Group Exhibitions | Until 19th July 2012 Charles Dickens Museum 9 minutes walk from Russell Square If you're a fan of the great literary genius Charles Dickens and love nothing more than a good natter over ...More Dickensian London Walk Tours | Until 4th April 2012 Charles Dickens Museum 9 minutes walk from Russell Square The great Victorian novelist celebrates his bicentennial year in 2012, so it's no surprise that the people at Charles Dickens ...More
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