Article Tagged with: "The Illusionist"
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Enter the Innerplace
Who doesn’t love the idea of having privileged access to exclusive parties, restaurants and shows? Innerplace is a private concierge service which uses vast knowledge and experience of London life, helped along by a rather extensive contacts book, to arrange unique experiences for members. As you’re...
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Reading Trends
The debate over the e-book or the ‘p-book’ (the latter being a term that makes me cringe), is the contentious issue in many a publishing circle. How are these reading trends evolving and can the two coexist happily? I don’t think it is quite that simple; different reading material will...
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The Madness of George III
This tremendous Theatre Royal Bath production of Alan Bennett’s play is directed by the great Christopher Luscombe. King George III, in a spellbinding performance by David Haig, is beginning to display increasing signs of insanity, above and beyond his usual eccentricities. It is now believed the king...
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Sicily Unpacked at Refettorio
Fans of Mediterranean cuisine and culture are probably already aware of the new BBC2 show Sicily Unpacked, hosted by Giorgio Locatelli and Andrew Graham-Dixon. What you might not know is that in conjunction with the series and release of Giorgio’s new book a special menu has been tailored for your...
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Laurie Anderson: Sonic Architect
There was an old married couple and they had always hated each other, never been able to stand each other, really. / And when they were in their nineties, they finally got divorced. / And when people said: why did you wait so long? / Why didn’t you do this a whole lot earlier? / And they said: well,...
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The Jackson Wines
There are certain occasions in life when you are lucky enough to meet some of the world’s most interesting and absorbing people. The kind of people who aren’t necessarily rich or famous (although it’s true, they often also are), but those who have real stories to tell based simply on hard graft...
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Hollywood Costume at the V&A
A new exhibition at the V&A, entitled ‘Hollywood Costume’, brings together over 100 of the most iconic costumes seen on the big screen from over a century of film-making – while also exploring the central role costume design plays in bringing cinematic characters to life. Expect...
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Jazz and the City
It took 24 years to amass the spectacularly varied collection of objets d’art on display at Boisdale, a split-level Scottish restaurant and cigar club in Canary Wharf, divulges managing director Ranald McDonald. A piece of psychedelic memorabilia, a framed Jimi Hendrix poster, greets guests on arrival...
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