Category: Arts

Guys and Dolls + 2 Course Pre-Theatre Dinner at The Ivy Market Grill

2015-12-06 13:18:51

Guys and Dolls + 2 Course Pre-Theatre Dinner at The Ivy Market Grill Don't miss the ‘scintillating revival’ (Financial Times) of GUYS AND DOLLS this Christmas as the highly acclaimed Chichester Festival Theatre production heads to the West End for a strictly limited run. The sizzling New York tale of gamblers, gangsters and nightclub singers, GUYS AND DOLLS will leave you ‘walking on air’ (Daily Telegraph) with a glorious evening featuring some of Broadway’s greatest show-stopping tunes, including "Luck be...Read more

Friends star Matthew Perry stars in The End Of Longing

2015-11-26 13:48:11

Friends star Matthew Perry will star in the world premiere of his playwriting debut, THE END OF LONGING, at London's Playhouse Theatre next year. This fast paced, and bittersweet comic new play will begin previews on 2 February running until 14 May 2016. Critically acclaimed and award-winning director Lindsay Posner (Speed-the-Plow, Other Desert Cities) will direct. Perry and Posner previously joined forces in 2003 for Sexual Perversity in Chicago at the Comedy Theatre. Matthew Perry is most widely known for...Read more

Simon Schama’s Face of Britain

2015-11-24 14:52:52

Historian Simon Schama has joined with the National Portrait Gallery curators to take a fresh look at the Collection and present a cross-period exploration of the history of Britain through portraiture. Focusing on the themes of Power, Love, Fame, Self and People, he asks what makes a successful portrait and what this tells us about the individual and collective psyche of the time. Developed in partnership with the BBC, Simon Schama’s Face of Britain coincides with the broadcast of a...Read more

Parking for the airport, hospital, theatre, town centres and sports events.

Parking for the airport, hospital, theatre, town centres and sports events- try Just Park What is JustPark? JustPark is Europe's leading provider of pre-bookable parking. The idea is simple: they connect drivers in search of parking with anyone who has a space going spare, whether in a car park, private driveway, church, school, or pub. Every car journey begins and ends with a parking space, the JustPark platform lets you browse, book and pay for a space that suits you...Read more

‘Don’t panic! Mr Mainwaring’

2015-11-22 13:47:42

‘Don't panic! Mr Mainwaring’ ‘Don't panic!, tickets are on sale already for February 2016’s movie version of the TV classic ‘Dad’s Army. Starring The charming Bill Nighy with a stellar cast including Catherine Zeta Jones , Sarah Lancashire Michael Gambon, Tom Courtney, Bill Paterson and Danny Mays. And again, no panic required it seems the Writer, Stephen Russell and the Director Steve Bendelack has remained true to the popular TV series which ran on BBC television from 1968 to 1977....Read more

Book Club-autumn 2015

2015-11-09 14:24:41

The Boomers Book Club autumn 2015 A warm welcome to our inaugural book club, autumn 2015. We chatted amongst the team here to shed some light on why we Brits love book clubs, amongst the many reasons, the one which resonates is ‘we all love getting lost in a great read’ the book club allows us to share, discuss and review our choices. Winter, spring, summer & autumn our aim is to make a few suggestions we feel we’ll enjoy....Read more

The Nation’s Favourite Beatles Number One

2015-11-07 23:59:45

The Nation’s Favourite Beatles Number One The Beatles were a musical sensation like no other. Since exploding onto the music scene in the early 60s, the band has had an unparalleled musical and cultural impact on Britain and the world for over fifty years. The Nation’s Favourite Beatles Number One will tell the stories behind some of the greatest Beatles songs ever. With interviews from Beatles’ insiders including musicians, friends, fellow performers and celebrity fans, we’ll hear about the stories...Read more

‘If you can remember anything about the sixties, you weren’t really there’

We all the old adage ‘If you can remember anything about the sixties, you weren't really there’ From the author and musician Paul Kantner, Ann Brenoff Senior Columnist, The Huffington Post penned this interesting article '28 Signs Someone Lived Through The '60s' The decade shaped their lives and continues to influence them even today. 1. They still remember the words to "I Want To Hold Your Hand." The fab four, as the Beatles were known, took the world by storm....Read more