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Local Arts News: Ken's £500,000 boost to London's West End 29/10/01

A half million pound cash injection to revive London's theatre audiences has been committed by Ken Livingstone, Mayor of London.
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Local Arts News: Rubbish art cleaned up 19/10/01

When is art not art anymore? When it accidentally ends up in the bin after the cleaner thinks it's a pile of rubbish…
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Writer's Competition: The Westminster Prize: closing date 14 January 2002.

Would you like to see your work performed and win theatre tickets? The Westminster Prize is open to people who live, work or study in the borough of Westminster.
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Local Bar/Gallery: The Box - Monmouth St.

Now in its seventh year, The Box is a well-known watering hole on London's gay landscape and was voted one of the top 100 bars in London by Time Out (out of 3000) in April 2000. The box also holds monthly art exhibitions showing the latest in contemporary photography and art.

 

Local Event: Behsharam (Shameless) 10 October - 3 November

Behsharam (Shameless), written by Gurpreet Kaur Bhattie and directed by Deborah Bruce, comes to the Soho Theatre for a limited run.

 

London Festival: Dance Umbrella 2001 - 03/10 to 10/11

London's 23rd Annual Festival of Contemporary Dance
Dance Umbrella gives you the opportunity to go and see some of the world's top contemporary dance groups in shows all over London.
MyVillage have two tickets to give away to O Vertigo's show LUNA at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on Tuesday 23 October. We also have photogalleries filled with fantastic images of some of the companies taking part, as well as full information on the festival. read more

Theatre: The Very Worst of Varla Jean Merman 17/09/01

The question on everyone's lips from Elton John to Julie Walters is, 'when will American drag chanteuse Varla Jean Merman play London?' The long-awaited answer is, Varla Jean Merman crossed the Atlantic on 15 September, for a three week limited engagement until 6 October to bring London her hit multi-media one woman show The Very Worst of Varla Jean Merman to Soho Theatre...
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Museums & Galleries: Sir John Soane's Museum 06/01

The house of Sir John Soane (1753-1837), one of England's greatest architects, is a magical showcase of architectural brilliance, invaluable collections and an eccentric mind.
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Entertainment: TV & Radio Listings

Attention couch potatoes! First we give you arts, bars, music, restaurants etc. Now we're giving you yet another reason never to look past MyVillage for your entertainment needs - MyVillage TV & Radio Listings. With over 200 channels, the ability to customise your own personal listings and up-to-the-minute details what more could you desire? Maybe you want us to change the channel as well?



Archive
Local News, Exhibitions and Events
Ken's £500,000 boost to London's West End
Rubbish art cleaned up
The Westminster Prize

Closer To Heaven dies a death
Security fears hit Open House weekend
The Very Worst of Varla Jean Merman
The circus comes to… Trafaglar Square?
Moulin Rouge premier
Linda Gray is the new Mrs Robinson
"The fastest show on earth" slows to a halt
Planet of the Apes premiere
Pearl Harbor opens in the West End
Pet Shop Boys' new musical opens at the Art Theatre
Elle MacPherson takes the West End?
RSC to leave Barbican for the West End
Royal Opera to host pop concerts?
Anne Archer - The New Mrs Robinson

Contemporary Don Giovanni booed
Tomb Raider opens
New sculpture for the empty plinth
Lloyd Webber closes The Beautiful Game
High Heels and Low Lifes opens


Features

Creative Quarters
Cleopatra of Egypt

Philippe Halsman: A Retrospective
The Rushes Soho Shorts Festival
Sir John Soane's Museum

Interviews
Kendra Zangbell, The Prince Charles Cinema

London Arts and Entertainment
London Open House weekend
Dan Flavin at the Serpentine Gallery
Isamu Noguchi: Sculptural Design at the Design Museum
Bill Viola: Five Angels for the Millennium
My Village meets author Tim Lott