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London / Theatre
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39 Steps, The
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Criterion Theatre, 218-223 Piccadilly, Piccadilly Circus,
St James's, London, SW1Y4XA
27 minutes walk from Friends House Euston Road Halls (Quakers Religious Society Of Friends)
Hitchcock's 1935 movie is a masterpiece of sustained adventure, as the hero - framed for murder - becomes both pursuer...
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London / Theatre
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Avenue Q
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Gielgud Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, ,
Soho, London, W1D6AR
23 minutes walk from Friends House Euston Road Halls (Quakers Religious Society Of Friends)
Meet Princeton, Kate Monster, Trekkie, Brian and their friends on a crummy alleyway in New York as they find out...
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London / Theatre
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Oliver!
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Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Catherine Street, ,
Covent Garden, London, WC2B5JF
25 minutes walk from Friends House Euston Road Halls (Quakers Religious Society Of Friends)
Lionel Bart's smashing Victorian musical has had two previous London productions which both ran for over 100 performances, but there's...
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London / Comedy
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Kim Noble Will Die
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Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, ,
Soho, London, W1D3NE
19 minutes walk from Friends House Euston Road Halls (Quakers Religious Society Of Friends)
Kim Noble, the tall one with the ginger beard from the Perrier Award-winning double act Noble and Silver, returns to...
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London / Theatre
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Life is a Dream
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The Donmar Warehouse, 41 Earlham Street, Seven Dials,
Covent Garden, London, WC2H9LD
21 minutes walk from Friends House Euston Road Halls (Quakers Religious Society Of Friends)
The brilliant Donmar Warehouse is delving into the 17th century to breathe new life into this classic, poetic work by...
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London / Exhibitions
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Moctezuma: Aztec Ruler
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British Museum, Great Russell Street, ,
Bloomsbury, London, WC1B3DG
13 minutes walk from Friends House Euston Road Halls (Quakers Religious Society Of Friends)
Wrapping up the year with the third of its major exhibitions in 2009, the British Museum brings us a selection...
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London / Concerts
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Turandot
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London Coliseum - English National Opera (ENO), St Martin's Lane, ,
Covent Garden, London, Wc2N4ES
27 minutes walk from Friends House Euston Road Halls (Quakers Religious Society Of Friends)
The English National Opera's love affair with Puccini continues with this new production of his musically rich swansong Turandot. Another...
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London / Tours
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National Gallery Guided Tour
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National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, ,
Westminster, London, WC2N5DN
28 minutes walk from Friends House Euston Road Halls (Quakers Religious Society Of Friends)
Every Friday, from 7-8pm, meet at the Sainsbury Wing Information Desk for a sixty-minute taster tour of the National Gallery....
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London / Exhibitions
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Anish Kapoor
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Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington House, ,
Mayfair, London, W1J0BD
28 minutes walk from Friends House Euston Road Halls (Quakers Religious Society Of Friends)
Something of an unconventional choice for the Royal Academy of Arts, this major exhibition takes you on a 'journey' through...
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London / Seasonal
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Great Christmas Pudding Race 2009
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Covent Garden Piazza, Covent Garden, ,
Covent Garden, London, WC2E9DD
25 minutes walk from Friends House Euston Road Halls (Quakers Religious Society Of Friends)
You're familiar with the egg and spoon race. Well how about the Christmas Pudding Race? Covent Garden Piazza swells with...
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London / Shopping
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Cabbages and Frocks Market
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Cabbages and Frocks Market, St Marylebone Parish Church Grounds, Marylebone High Street,
Marylebone, London, NW15LT
20 minutes walk from Friends House Euston Road Halls (Quakers Religious Society Of Friends)
Every Saturday, Cabbages and Frocks Market makes a welcome return to Marylebone, making a weekend stroll up the pretty high...
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London / Comedy
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Dylan Moran: What It Is
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Apollo Theatre, 29 Shaftesbury Avenue, ,
Soho, London, W1D7EZ
24 minutes walk from Friends House Euston Road Halls (Quakers Religious Society Of Friends)
There can't be many bedraggled Irish stand-ups who have been named "the greatest comedian, living or dead" by French newspaper...
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London / Dance
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Nutcracker, The
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London Coliseum - English National Opera (ENO), St Martin's Lane, ,
Covent Garden, London, Wc2N4ES
27 minutes walk from Friends House Euston Road Halls (Quakers Religious Society Of Friends)
Like unwrapping a Christmas present or wandering through a dream, The Nutcracker at the London Coliseum has all the wide-eyed...
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London / Dance
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Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake
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Sadler's Wells Theatre, Rosebery Avenue, ,
Clerkenwell, London, EC1R4TN
27 minutes walk from Friends House Euston Road Halls (Quakers Religious Society Of Friends)
Matthew Bourne's hugely successful Swan Lake comes home for Christmas. This highly original all-male production premiered at Sadler's Wells 19...
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London / Theatre
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Breakfast at Tiffany's
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Haymarket Theatre Royal, Haymarket, , SW1Y4HT
28 minutes walk from Friends House Euston Road Halls (Quakers Religious Society Of Friends)
Tackling one of the most iconic films of 20th century American cinema is a bold move - there's Audrey Hepburn's...
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London / Dance
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Nutcracker - Royal Ballet, The
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Royal Opera House, Bow Street, ,
Covent Garden, London, WC2E9DD
23 minutes walk from Friends House Euston Road Halls (Quakers Religious Society Of Friends)
Unless your name's Ebenezer Scrooge, this glittering production of Hoffman's The Nutcracker cannot fail to get you in the Christmas...
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London / Dance
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Sleeping Beauty, The
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Royal Opera House, Bow Street, ,
Covent Garden, London, WC2E9DD
23 minutes walk from Friends House Euston Road Halls (Quakers Religious Society Of Friends)
In 1946 the Vic-Wells Ballet, soon to become The Royal Ballet, performed a new production of The Sleeping Beauty to...
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London / Theatre
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
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Novello Theatre, Aldwych, ,
Covent Garden, London, WC2B4LD
27 minutes walk from Friends House Euston Road Halls (Quakers Religious Society Of Friends)
Standing alongside A Streetcar Named Desire as one of Tennessee Williams' timelessly exquisite (and Pulitzer Prize-winning) plays, Cat on a...
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London / Dance
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Svapnagata Festival
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Sadler's Wells Theatre, Rosebery Avenue, ,
Clerkenwell, London, EC1R4TN
27 minutes walk from Friends House Euston Road Halls (Quakers Religious Society Of Friends)
This two-week festival bringing Indian music and dance into the spotlight is one of the most exciting events of the...
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London / Theatre
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Rise and Fall of Little Voice, The
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Vaudeville Theatre, 404 Strand, ,
Covent Garden, London, WC2R0NH
27 minutes walk from Friends House Euston Road Halls (Quakers Religious Society Of Friends)
Jim Cartwright originally wrote this play to show off the singing impersonations of Jane Horrocks, having witnessed them during her...
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London / Concerts
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Monster Magnet & Karma To Burn
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KOKO, 1A Camden High Street, ,
Camden Town, London, NW17JE
16 minutes walk from Friends House Euston Road Halls (Quakers Religious Society Of Friends)
The prospect of both Monster Magnet and Karma to Burn playing under the same roof in one sitting is enough...
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London / Seasonal
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Oxford Street Christmas Lights
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Oxford Street, , ,
Marylebone, London, W1C1JN
25 minutes walk from Friends House Euston Road Halls (Quakers Religious Society Of Friends)
Jim Carrey has the honour of turning on the Christmas Lights on Oxford Street this year, part of the city-wide...
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London / Seasonal
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Regent Street Christmas Lights
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Regent Street, , ,
Mayfair, London, W1B5SJ
24 minutes walk from Friends House Euston Road Halls (Quakers Religious Society Of Friends)
This year they're doing something a bit special for the Christmas Lights on Regent Street. For the first time ever...
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London / Exhibitions
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Jane Brown: Exposure
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Guardian News & Media Gallery, 90 York Way, ,
Clerkenwell, London, N19GU
18 minutes walk from Friends House Euston Road Halls (Quakers Religious Society Of Friends)
In 2002 British photo journalist Jane Bown donated her entire collection to The Newsroom, The Guardian and The Observer's archive...
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London / Exhibitions
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Suburbia
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London Transport Museum, 39 Wellington Street, ,
Covent Garden, London, WC2E7BB
25 minutes walk from Friends House Euston Road Halls (Quakers Religious Society Of Friends)
This autumn the London Transport Museum stages a major exhibition on the enclaves that surround the city best known as...
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