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  Ideal Home Show 2010
 Earls Court Exhibition Centre, SW5 9TA 20th March - 6th April 2010 The Ideal Home Show is the place to find the latest in home furnishings as this famous show fills up the Earl's Court Exhibition Centre with everything you need to feather your nest - and a whole lot more besides. Celebrating its 102nd year, the Ideal Home Show is the world's largest event of its kind and never fails to surprise and inspire with home decorating ideas and the latest gagets for the kitchen. Newly revamped for 2010 the show is now a 17-day event, with five show houses and eight themed sections: Ideal Home Improvements, Ideal Village, Ideal Food, Ideal Gardens, Ideal Shopping, Ideal Woman, Ideal Home Gadgets, and Ideal Interiors. Celebrity presenters including Channel 4's Home Show star George Clarke, Master Chef's Gregg Wallace, GMTV's Fiona Philips and interior designer Linda Barker are among the experts who'll be hosting workshops and handing out home improvements advice. With over 800 exhibitors there are ideas galore and products to suit all styles and tastes. March is traditionally the time for a spring clean - so why not spruce up your home while you're at it? Visit the show after 5pm on Thursday and tickets (available on the door only) are just £5. COMPETITION: We have teamed up with the Ideal Home Show to give away 20 pairs of tickets to the show. To be in with a chance of winning a pair of free tickets answer the following question: Q: Which GMTV presenter is making an appearance at the Ideal Home Show? Send your answer to competitions@londontown.com with Ideal Home Show as the heading of your email. Entries close midday Monday 8th March 2010. Venue: Earls Court Exhibition Centre Address: Warwick Road, SW5 9TA Phone: 0844 415 4144 Date: 20th March - 6th April 2010 Time: Mar 20-24, 26-31, Apr 2-5, 10am-6pm, Mar 25, Apr 1, 10am-9pm Pricing: Weekdays £10 & £15 (Adults), £9 & £11 (Concs), Weekends £12 & £17 (Adults), £11 & £13 (Cons), FREE (Children) Nearest Station: Earls Court Tube Ideal Home Show 2010 - Information  Musical Comedy Awards Grand Final
New Players Theatre, WC2N 6NG 26th March 2010 The Musical Comedy Awards returns for a second year after the success of the inaugural event last year, won by versatile Aussie-English duo Adams and Rea. After a series of heats held over the first couple of months of the year, the five finalists will come head to head at the New Players Theatre for this showpiece grand final, which will include performances by established musical comedians such as Tom Basden, Pippa Evans, Ginger & Black and the reigning champions Sarah Adams and Leisa Rea. The genre is in fine fettle, as exemplified by the successs of mainstream acts such as Flight of the Conchords (the self-proclaimed "formerly New Zealand's fourth-best folk parody duo"). Two of last year's finalists, chap-hop legend Mr B The Gentleman Rhymer and the twisted cabaret pop act Frisky & Mannish, have really broken through over the last year, the latter pair enjoying a sell-out show at Edinburgh followed by an international tour. Tonight's final is hosted by the founder of the dedicated 'Avin a Larf' musical comedy website, the affable Ed Chappel. For more details go to www.musicalcomedy.co.uk. COMPETITION: LondonTown and Avin a Larf have two pairs of tickets to give away for the Musical Comedy Awards Grand Final on Friday 26th March. To be in with a chance of winning simply tell us who won last year's event. Email your answer to competitions@londontown.com by midday on Friday 12th March with "Musical Comedy" in the subject line. The winners will be picked out of a hat at random. Good luck! Venue: New Players Theatre Address: The Arches, WC2N 6NG Phone: 020 7930 6601 Date: 26th March 2010 Time: 8pm (doors 7.30pm) Pricing: £15, concs £12 Nearest Station: Charing Cross or Embankment Tube Musical Comedy Awards Grand Final - Information  A Night at the Cavendish Hotel
81 Jermyn Street Situated on prestigious Jermyn Street, in the heart of Piccadilly, the four-star, 230-bedroom deluxe Cavendish Hotel is perfectly located for London's theatres, shops and arts. With the West End a short walk away, the Royal Academy of Arts literally across the road and the shops of Regent Street around the corner, you can hardly be better placed than this stylish Edwardian hotel, which boasts two bars and a restaurant, as well as an award-winning concierge team. We're offering you the chance to experience the Cavendish for yourself on a night of your choice (subject to availability). To be in with a chance of winning one night bed and breakfast (for two) in an executive room at the Cavendish London, simply tell us the name of the street where the hotel is located. Send your answer to competitions@londontown.com by midday on Wednesday 31st March with "Cavendish" in the subject line. First out of the hat wins - good luck! Venue: Cavendish London Address: 81 Jermyn Street, St James's, SW1Y 6JF Phone: 020 7437 4370 Cavendish London: Booking & Information  White Mischief 3rd Birthday Extravaganza: The Great Exhibition
The Scala, N1 9NL 27th March 2010 White Mischief, that neo-Victorian moveable feast of costume, dance, music and spectacle, celebrates its third birthday with a night of performance, pageantry and wild abandon at Scala. The crumbling rooms of the art deco-style former cinema play host to DJs, dancing, live music, craft stalls and bizarre installations in a night dedicated to "The Great Exhibition" and the grand fairs of yesteryear. Blending inspiration from Edwardian literature and the industrial and romantic science fiction from the Jules Verne era, White Mischief's parties are "more fun in one night than some venues can manage in a whole year" (The Guardian). Music comes from chap-hop luminaries MC Elemental and Mr B The Gentleman Rhymer (whose topics cover tea on the lawn, cricket, Surrey and good manners) as well as the lederhosen-loving Oompah Brass Band, plus an array of genres covering antique beat, classical, vintage jazz, swing and rock n roll. Live cabaret, burlesque, electrocution and balloon tricks are also on the cards. Dressing up is encouraged but not compulsory - but the more you put in, the more you'll get out of this wacky night of retro-futuristic alternate-history. For more information go to www.whitemischief.info. Competition: We have one pair of tickets to give away to the White Mischief 3rd Birthday Extravaganza on 27th March. To be in with a chance of winning simply tell us where the party is being held. Send your answer to competitions@londontown.com with "White Mischief" in the subject line by midday on Monday 15th March. First out of the hat wins - good luck! Venue: The Scala Address: 275 Pentonville Road, N1 9NL Phone: 020 7833 2022 Date: 27th March 2010 Time: 9pm-4am Pricing: £20 (advance), £25 (doors) Nearest Station: Kings Cross Tube White Mischief 3rd Birthday Extravaganza: The Great Exhibition - Information  Cafe du Pique-Nique
The Future Gallery, WC2H 7HY 13th March 2010 - 20th March 2010 With winter (hopefully) drawing to an end and the longer spring days fast approaching, enjoy one of the main components of the English summer - but without its most lamentable ingredients: wasps and rain. Taking over the West End's Future Gallery for eight days this March, Café du Pique-Nique will provide visitors an indoor oasis of calm, with a near-real green turf floor, traditional picnic food on offer and special lighting which will recreate indoors the bright rays of the midday sun. Brought to you by the Robin Collective, a team of young creative types under the wing of the infamous jellymongers Bompas & Parr, this glorious indoor al fresco event will keep picnickers entertained with a whole hamper of events throughout the week, including the UK film premiere of Werner Herzog's Incident at Loch Ness (Wed 17th March), the Courvoisier Punch & Folk festival (Sat 20th March), cartwheel master-classes, story telling and sensory stimulation nights. The café will cater for your every needs, offering a selection of Courvoisier summer punches, Prosecco, smoked salmon sandwiches, strawberries, award-winning Aspalls cider, pork pies and homemade cakes. So, roll out your picnic rug on the grass, take off your shoes, sit back and soak up the perfect pre-summer picnic vibe. Now if only the space was big enough for croquet... Check www.cafedupiquenique.co.uk for more information. COMPETITION: To win a pair of tickets to the Courvoisier Folk and Punch Festival on Saturday 20th March simply tell us what colour the floors will be during the Café du Pique-Nique week at the Future Gallery. Send your answer to competitions@londontown.com by midday on Monday 15th March with Pique-Nique in the subject header. First drawn out of the hat wins... Good luck! Venue: The Future Gallery Address: 5 Great Newport Street, WC2H 7HY Phone: 07857 207377 Date: 13th March 2010 - 20th March 2010 Time: 12pm-12am (subject to events) Pricing: Free during the day, small entrance fee in the evenings Nearest Tube: Leicester Square Cafe du Pique-Nique - Information |
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