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Barcelona's got one, so why can't we? A beach that is. Well now we can. Knicking the Frenchies' idea of an artificial seaside on the Seine, for the month of August, the Great Eastern Hotel has turned their six-storey central atrium gallery into London's only all-weather beach. |
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The NFT celebrates Federico Fellini over two months. Get the 90 min An Introduction. 6:30pm. Belvedere Rd, SE1. 020 7928 3232 or online. |
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| E-Type fans can go salivate at the Design Museum's new show. 10am-5:15pm. 28 Shad Thames, SE1. £6. | ||||
| The Soho Shorts film festival is now on across town. | ||||
Now I know that we are fortunate to have Brighton on our doorstep, but if you can't be bothered sitting on a stuffy Connex for an hour, this is a good alternative. The kitsch abandon of the Great British seaside has been recreated
with inflatable toys, palm trees, kiss-me-quick hats, sandcastles, deckchairs,
a beach bar and boardwalk. |
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Bo Diddley plays at the Jazz Café. 7pm. 5 Parkway NW1. £25. 0870 154 4040 or here. |
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| Don't miss Carnesky's Ghost Train Burlesque spectacle at Old Truman Brewery. 6:30-10pm. 91 Brick Lane, E1. £5 | ||||
And with typical seaside fare, such as bar-b-q ribs and chips, or cocktails and crab sandwiches (Champagne bar), it's certainly a lot more fun than that rubbish orange light at the Tate Modern, sitting on some dusty old floor pretending to sunbathe. You'll have to provide your own tan though, but that's what the electric beach is for. The Beach @ Great
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Bolshoi's Swan Lake is still as impressive as ever. See it at the Royal Opera House. 7:30pm. Bow Street, WC2. £8.50+. 020 7304 4000. |
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The Jamaican legend Monty Alexander plays at Ronnie Scott's. 8:30pm. 47 Frith St, W1. £15. 020 7439 0747 |
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Last week of Elin Wikström at Showroom, Holland Park Opera, The Goat, or Who is Sylvia at Apollo Shaftesbury and Scout's Japanese love hotels from Kyoichi Tsuzuki. |
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