TO-DO LIST
SEE AN AWARD-WINNING DIRECTOR’S
ENGLISH-LANGUAGE DEBUT
My Blueberry Nights; at cinemas nationwide from 22 Feb; optimumreleasing.com
Celebrated Chinese director Wong Kar-Wai (2046, In The Mood For Love) makes
his English-language debut, following newly single Elizabeth (Norah Jones, in her film debut) as she travels
across the US encountering Rachel Weisz (pictured), Jude Law and Natalie Portman on her way. Expect
understated performances and stunning neon scenery shot in Wong’s trademark distinctive style.
NATIONWIDE
KNOCK BACK A FEW
NATIONWIDE CHEEKY VODKAS
Mad Party; 21 Feb at Vodka Revolution bars
nationwide; revolution-bars.co.uk
On the night of the 21st, all 54 Vodka Revolution
bars will hold simultaneous parties, each with
its own theme from Alice In Wonderland to movie
stars, as well as vodka masterclasses and offers
aplenty. Personally, they had us at ‘vodka’.
BAG A TICKET FOR A RISING DJ STAR
Duke Dumont; 23 Feb at The Westbury Bar,
Kilburn High Rd, NW6; 9pm; £5; westburybar.com
DJ Duke Dumont is tipped for big things – check him out before
the crowds force him into anonymous barns, all in north London’s
most spiffing boozer.
LONDON
LAUGH
LONDON YOUR WAY
TO A BETTER WORLD
FILL
INTERNATIONAL UP
YOUR FESTIVAL QUOTA
Glastonbury (register now);
27-29 Jun; price TBC;
glastonburyregistration.
co.uk. Exitfest; 12-15 Jul in
Serbia; £72; eng.exitfest.org
Even with its line-up at the
‘rumour stage’ (although Jay-Z,
below, is confirmed), Glasto is
already being discussed in
fevered excitement. Elsewhere,
Serbia Serbia’s s Exit is
also well
worth
a look.
War On Want comedy benefit; 21 1
Feb at Shepherds Bush Empire,
W12; 7pm; £20; waronwant.org
HOIST YOUR BROW HIGH
A benefit gig for the anti-poverty
Cultural Exchanges; 25-29 Feb at various venues;
charity, featuring a comedy feast:
free-£5; f
dmu.ac.uk/culturalexchanges
Armstrong & Miller, Lee Mack,
A cracker for nearby Birmingham readers. This festival, run by final-year
FEATURES
Shazia Mirza, Jo Caulfield, Jack
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arts a management students at De Montfort University, boasts yet
REX
Whitehall and Josh Howie.
of 99: getting
another a
haul of prestigious speakers and performers. See Poet
Helping repair an unjust global
the right size
Laureate L
Andrew Motion, head of the Arts Council Christopher Frayling,
sunglasses
trade system has never been
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Prize winner Grayson Perry and activist-comedian Mark
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as well as many other performances, talks and workshops.
mean Brucie” PHOTOGRAPHS: Norman was
pretty sure the
date was running
out of gas
ENJOY A TRUE
LONDON BRITISH GREAT
Derek Jarman; from 22 Feb at
The Serpentine Gallery, Kensington
Gardens, W2; free; serpentinegallery.org
Fourteen years after his death comes
this retrospective of the artist and
filmmaker’s work, ranging from his
punk-influenced pieces of the Seventies
to his final film Blue, made while he was
ill in 1993. Iconoclastic and endlessly
inventive, Jarman was a true 20thcentury
English great, and this is
a fitting tribute.
CATCH A NOEL COWARD CLASSIC
The Vortex; until 7 Jun at the Apollo Theatre,
Shaftesbury Av, W1; from £16.50; apollo-theatre.co.uk
Felicity Kendal (of The Good Life fame) returns to the London
stage in Peter Hall’s acclaimed production of Noel Coward’s classic
play of mother/son rivalry amid the jaded decadence of the
roaring Twenties.
BE INSULTED BY A PUPPET
David Strassman; 21 Feb at the Alexandra
Theatre; from £12.50; alexandratheatre.org.uk
Ventriloquists may suggest images of “gottle of geer” at the
end of the pier, but think again. Strassman combines the
twisted imagination of his surreal, crude puppet characters with
animatronics to create a unique stand-up comedy show.
IMMERSE YOURSELF IN BRITISH FILM
The Movieum; from 22 Feb at County Hall;
£5-£8; £
ticketmaster.co.uk
This T exhibition takes you behind the scenes to look at the process
of o making a film – from script to special effects – as well as guiding
you y through the history of the making of many iconic British films.
LONDON
Full puppet
eclipses: rare
BIRMINGHAM
LONDON
LEICESTER
A whole world of
entertainment awaits you
London’s Olympic
Stadium: “nearly ready”
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