What's on this week
Royal Opera House Ballet and Opera Drive-In Screenings
August 10, 2020La traviata, Gunnersbury Park, Popes Ln, London W3 8LQ; 26 August 2020; Doors at 5pm; From £35 per car/two people
Verdi based La traviata on Alexandre Dumas fils’s novel and play La Dame aux camélias, inspired by the life and Read more →
What's on this week
ReGeneration Virtual Festival
August 10, 2020Youtube; 26-29 August 2020; Free
The ReGeneration Festival #ReGen is an unprecedented four-day programme of socially-distanced concerts and productions running from 26 to 29 August Read more →
What's on this week
Free Touring Kerbside Entertainment
August 10, 2020Hammersmith; Tuesdays and Thursdays; Free
Hammersmith BID has been delighted with the response to their free food parcel scheme, with 500 parcels gratefully received. As Read more →
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Sample Sales
August 6, 2020Sabina Motasem; Online; Until 30 September
Luxuriously understated, elegantly modern dresses designed by Sabina Ali, made in UK. Every dress is £700 – £950, with some Read more →
What's on this week
The Design Museum
August 6, 2020Electronic: From Kraftwerk to The Chemical Brothers, 224-23; Until Feb 2021; From £16 (Members go free)
Evoking the experience of being in a club, the exhibition will transport you through the people, art, design, technology and Read more →
What's on this week
Bar W12 and Film Club
August 5, 2020Ariel Way, Shepherd's Bush, London W12 7GF; Until September 13; Free
Westfield London is launching a new outdoor entertainment space this week to keep visitors socialising safely this summer. Opening on Read more →
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Chelsea Physic Garden
July 29, 2020Late Evenings and Suppers, 66 Royal Hospital Road, London, SW3; Throughout July and August; Prices start at £55pp (entrance to the garden not included)
Upon arrival at 7pm, you will be greeted with a refreshing aperitivo followed by a three-course set menu including still Read more →
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Churchill War Rooms
July 27, 2020Churchill War Rooms, Clive Steps, King Charles St, London SW1A 2AQ; Adult £22, Child £11, Members Free
Winston Churchill’s underground wartime bunker, Churchill War Rooms, will be opening its doors once again to visitors on Saturday 1 Read more →
What's on this week
O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
July 27, 2020Lowkey, Shepherd's Bush Green, London, W12; Saturday 5 September; Doors 7pm; from £25.70
More info and tickets: www.academymusicgroup.com/o2shepherdsbushempire/events/1303884/lowkey-tickets
Independent Reviews
Check out our latest reviews:
- Jasmine Pradhan stays IN-in with a pretty delivery from Talad
- Kitkat McAthley pays a visit to Mr Fogg's Society of Exploration, for a gin tasting extravaganza
- Our top beauty picks this month
- Jasmine Pradhan escapes the hustle and bustle at Ushvani a stylish London day spa
- Lisa Kjellsson loved the homely atmosphere and superb service at The Capaldi, a boutique hotel in the Atlas mountains
West London Types
The Banker in the Country
Jasper has all the gear and no idea.
One summer when Jasper was fifteen he was sent to help out on his uncle’s farm. Percy didn’t have the heart to tell his sister her son was more trouble than he was worth.
But now Jasper’s regaling his new neighbours with tales of a childhood spent hunting, shooting and lambing ‘on the family farm’. He omits the time he forgot to … Read more →
Interviews
Enjoy our latest interviews:
- Dr Michael Mosley, creator of The Fast 800 intermittent fasting plan, gives his tips and advice on resetting health after lockdown.
- We catch up with interior designer, Juliet Travers on her collaboration with renowned children’s furniture brand Dragons of Walton Street, how it all began and the inspiration behind her work
- We catch up with the mother-and-daughter duo behind London Basin Company
