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Barbican Centre
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Silk Street,
City, London, EC2Y
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| 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
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Barbican Hall
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Silk Street,
City, London, EC2Y
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| 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
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London Entertainment / Theatres |
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Barbican Theatre
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Silk Street,
City, London, EC2Y
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| 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
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BFI IMAX Cinema
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1 Charlie Chaplin Walk, South Bank,
Lambeth, London, SE1
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| 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
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Bloomsbury Ballroom
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Victoria House, 37-63 Bloomsbury Square,
Camden, London, WC1B
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| This impressive 1920s ballroom has been extensively refurbished and now plays host to an array of live music and other events. The building's neo-classical facade... More
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Criterion Theatre
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2 Jermyn Street,
Westminster, London, SW1Y
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| The tiny entrance of the Criterion theatre is almost invisible among the massive advertisements, traffic and crowds of Piccadilly Circus. To ignore it, however, is... More
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Curzon Soho
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93-107 Shaftesbury Avenue,
Westminster, London, W1D
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| 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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Dominion Theatre
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268 Tottenham Court Road,
Camden, London, W1T
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| 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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Garrick Theatre
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2 Charing Cross Road,
Westminster, London, WC2H
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| 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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Old Vic Theatre
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103 The Cut,
Lambeth, London, SE1
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| With the exception of Shakespeare's Globe, the Old Vic has probably had a greater influence on the history of drama than any theatre standing today.... More
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Rich Mix Centre
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35-47 Bethnal Green Road,
Tower Hamlets, London, E1
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| Located in one of London's most thriving and art-driven communities Rich Mix does exactly what it says on the tin, presenting visitors of different interests... More
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Rich Mix Cinema
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Rich Mix Centre, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road,
Tower Hamlets, London, E16LA
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| Located in one of London's most thriving and art-driven communities Rich Mix does exactly what it says on the tin, presenting visitors of different interests... More
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Sadler's Wells
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Rosebery Avenue, Islington,
Islington, London, EC1R
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| Modern contemporary dance and music performance space.
Occupying a site with a long tradition of entertaining Londoners, Sadler's Wells exists to bring the best of national... More
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Shaftesbury Theatre
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210 Shaftesbury Avenue,
Camden, London, WC2H
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| 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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London Entertainment
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Southbank Centre
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Belvedere Road,
Lambeth, London, SE1
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| 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
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The Young Vic
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66 The Cut,
Lambeth, London, SE1
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| 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
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Wyndham's Theatre
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Charing Cross Road,
Westminster, London, WC2H
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| 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
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Aldwych Theatre
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Aldwych,
Westminster, London, WC2B4LD
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| 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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