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338  TR A VELLERS ’ NEEDS
ENTERTAINMENT

London has the enormous, multi-layered buffs have hundreds of different films to
variety of entertainment that only the great choose from each night, shown in large,
cities of the world can provide. Theatre fans multiscreen complexes or excellent small
can spend the evening in the company of independent cinemas. Sports fans can
Shakespeare’s Hamlet, sit mesmerized during watch a game of cricket at Lords, cheer
a reworking of a classic play or sing along on oarsmen on the Thames or eat
to everyone’s favourite showtunes at a West strawberries and cream at Wimbledon.
End musical. There’s a healthy, innovative Those feeling sporty themselves can try
fringe theatre scene too, plus world-class horse riding along Rotten Row in Hyde
ballet and opera in fabled venues such as Park or follow in the footsteps of Olympians
Sadler’s Wells, the Royal Opera House and at the Queen Elizabeth Park. There are
the Coliseum. Enjoy a piece of contemporary festivals and celebrations to attend, and
dance or try out your own dance moves at there’s plenty for children to do, too –
one of the city’s many nightclubs. Music in fact, there’s plenty for everyone to do.
fans are spoiled with a variety of venues Whatever you want, you’ll be sure to find
hosting the best of all genres, be it classical, it on offer in London; it’s just a question
jazz, rock or pop, while dedicated movie of knowing where to look.

G2 section and weekly listings
in “The Guide” on Saturday.
The Independent, Guardian
and The Times all have lists
of ticket availability.
Specialized news sheets,
brochures and advance listings
are distributed free in the
foyers of theatres, concert
halls, cinemas and arts
complexes such as the South
Bank and Barbican. Transport
for London Visitor Centres and
hotel foyers often have the
same publications. Fly posters
advertise forthcoming events
on billboards everywhere.
The Society of London
Theatre (SOLT) publishes an
informative free broadsheet
every fortnight, available in
many theatre foyers. It provides
invaluable information about
what’s on but tends to
Top: performers at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane; Above left: visitors enjoying the view at concentrate on mainstream
the National Theatre on the South Bank; Above right: the Theatre Royal Haymarket theatres. SOLT’s website
provides full details of current
Information Sources free and give brief productions plus
daily listings. National news, interviews,
For details of events in London, newspapers are a access information
check out Time Out London’s useful source, too. and online ticket
website. Time Out also publishes The Independent has booking. The London
a free comprehensive listings daily listings and a Theatre website
and review magazine every weekly round-up showcases a range
Tuesday, which can be picked section titled “The of performances
up at most Tube and train Information”. It also in the capital,
stations. The weekday reviews a different with reviews,
commuter newspapers the arts sector every day. news, tickets
Metro (morning) and the The Guardian has Café sign advertising and theatre
Evening Standard are both daily arts reviews in its free live music seating plans.

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