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A New Site Has Emerged
I’ve now launched my new website, Londonative – so please go and check it out to discover the kind of content that you’ve grown to know and love on the Londoneer. Just for the avoidance of doubt I’m planning to keep the Londoneer alive and kicking for some time – I know that there’s information […]
Arts & Culture
Love N Stuff @ The Theatre Royal Stratford East – A Review
Showing at the Theatre Royal Stratford East for a few more days, current production Love N Stuff takes a wry look at a midlife crisis as it plays out in a London airport lounge… Set on a stark white stage with the theatre reconfigured into a small ‘studio’ format (both actors and audience are … [Read More...]
When Midnight Strikes – A Review
Playing Upstairs At The Gatehouse in Highgate until 29 September, When Midnight Strikes is the latest musical production from Penny Rock Theatre Productions and Aria Entertainment. Imagine the scene - an eclectic group of people are gathered together in a highrise New York apartment on New Year's … [Read More...]
Sincerely, Mr Toad @ The Greenwich Theatre – A Review
As part of it's UK tour, Sell A Door Theatre Company's new production Sincerely, Mr Toad is enjoying a short run at the Greenwich Theatre this week. With music by David Andrew Wilson and lyrics by Katie McIvor, Sincerely, Mr Toad is a musical biopic, telling the life story of the … [Read More...]
London Sights
‘Up The Cally’ With CIGA’s Rob Smith
To coincide with last weekend's Cally Festival, which saw part of North London's Caledonian Road closed off to give the local community the opportunity to let their hair down, Rob Smith from the official City and Islington Guide's Association (CIGA) put on a guided walk of the area - 'Up The … [Read More...]
Going ‘Xtreme’ – On The River At 40 Knots With Thamesjet
City Cruises, the guys who run most of the tourist boats that travel up and down the Thames in London, have come up with a new concept that's rather less sedate - the new Thamesjet service, which rockets you up and down the river at speeds of up to 40 knots... The first in what will be a line of … [Read More...]
Shoreditch Street Art Tours Goes Off-Piste @ Hackney WickED
Last weekend saw the very welcome return of Hackney WickED, the annual weekend long arts festival that turns the normally quiet streets of the Wick and Fish Island into bustling thoroughfares, worthy of Oxford Street on a Saturday afternoon! Although the major draw to the area for most visitors … [Read More...]
Around The UK
Bringing The States To Life – Bath’s American Museum In Britain
Bath in Somerset hides a wonderful secret - just on the outskirts of the city is one of the UK's most unusual museums, and the only one dedicated to the culture and history of North America outside … [Read More...]
The Civic Statues Of Watford
On Saturday I had to nip up to Watford to pop a damaged camera lens into a local camera store for repair - no doubt it will cost me an arm and a leg but hopefully they can fix it! While I was … [Read More...]
A Preview Tour of Portsmouth’s Mary Rose Museum, Opening On 31 May
Days out in Portsmouth just got more interesting, as the new Mary Rose Museum opens tomorrow, 31 May. I'm rather ashamed to say that I’d never been to Portsmouth before, so the opening of the new … [Read More...]
Five Essentials To Keep In Your Caravan
Every static caravan owner has a list of important accessories that they could never be without, but if you’re a newcomer to the exciting world of static caravan holidays, you might not know where to … [Read More...]