
Tagore Family Day
V&A Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7; Sun 29 Jan; 10.30am–4.30pm
A day of family events to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the death of Rabindranath Tagore, including potrait painting workshops, storytelling sessions and performances.
www.vam.ac.uk
Richard Herring's Comedy Nights
Lyric Hammersmith, King Street, London, W6; Sun 29 Jan; 8pm; £15–£20
A mix of famous headliners and rising stars handpicked by Richard Herring.
www.lyric.co.uk; 0871 22 117 22
Lovesong
Lyric Hammersmith, King Street, London, W6; Wed 11 Jan–Sat 4 Feb; 7.30pm; Various mat 1.30pm/2.30pm; £12.50–£35
Lovesong intertwines the lives of a couple in their 20s with the same man and woman a lifetime later. Their past and present selves collide in this haunting and beautiful tale of togetherness.
Acclaimed writer Abi Morgan, whose film and television credits include Shame (Directed by Steve McQueen), The Hour and Sex Traffic, is reunited with award-winning company Frantic Assembly.
www.lyric.co.uk; 0871 22 117 22
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When does the new guy become the boyf?
The new guy (we’ll call him Hot Danish) had booked us return flights to his home city after three weeks of dating. ‘You won’t be meeting the family this time, though,’ he smiled. He’d also asked me to put a couple of dates in the diary a couple of months ahead.
Some people like to be cautious when it comes to new romances (think Plan B), while The Gentleman was with me in believing, ‘Life is for passion and romance.’ However, there is a fine balance between fun spontaneity and putting too much pressure on a relationship too soon/pretending it’s something it’s not/embarrassing yourself in front of your friends and family.
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