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Cut price theatre tickets to chase away the January blues
January is a tough month. It’s always a long limp to payday, the last of the Christmas balloons resemble something more akin to raisins, and suddenly the summer seems an awfully long way away. To cheer [...]
How to get inside the mind of a monkey
Being a successful actor, portraying other human character is enough of a skill, but how do you convincingly take on the role of another species altogether – and so effectively that people can’t tell the difference? [...]
Tyler James: ‘The Voice brought me back to life’
Five months have passed since Tyler James sang his last song on BBC talent contest The Voice. And he’s barely sat down in that time. Since finishing as runner-up on the show, the 30-year-old’s life has [...]
Duff McKagan and Nikki Sixx: Stepping out of their comfort zones
Duff McKagan will be presenting the Classic Rock Roll of Honour tomorrow night at The Roundhouse. Fellow rock legend Nikki Sixx will be on the other side of the mic, grilling the great and the good [...]
Greg Burns: ‘I kept my stand-up passion a secret’
Can comedy schools teach people to be funny, or does it have to be in the blood? Comics give us the low-down on being a stand-up [...]
Get money off laughs
Get money off The Comedy School's Funny Festival - a special one-day course in London featuring advice from performers such as Sean Lock and Red Dwarf writer Rob Grant [...]
Fancy a piña co-lager? Beer cocktails take off in London
It sounds like it shouldn’t work – but beer cocktails, or ‘beertails’, are really catching on. Ben Norum swaps his Margarita for a Lagerita and uncovers why mixologists are all in a fizz about this new [...]
Nas says Life is Good for his fans
American rapper Nas will be playing to diehard fans at an intimate gig at 550-capacity Under The Bridge on October 1. With a career spanning over 20 years, and a catalogue of 10 albums, new album [...]
Street artists tie up London and Mexico
Acclaimed Mexican street artist Ciler joins London’s Cityzen Kane in a collaborative project at the Brick Lane Gallery this week. [...]
Talent Scout – The Dixon Brothers
DJ duo Justin and Adrian Dixon - AKA the Dixon Brothers - have been responsible for a worrying amount of dancing since they paired up in 2004. As well as festivals and parties across the capital, [...]
Get to grips with secret Soho
Soho has always held a fascination for Londoners and visitors, and it is being celebrated through a new app being launched by the National Trust. [...]
West End play’s success highlights power of children’s author
The stage adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's incredible tale Private Peaceful is currently playing at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket to delighted audiences. James Drury catches up with Morpurgo and the actors taking on the role [...]
