Elated at the prospect of finally moving into our own flat, my gf and I thought we'd go a bit mad and forsake the pedestrian wares of a certain ubiquitous Swedish outfit by shopping at (gasp!) Shabitat. What a load of bollocks that idea turned out to be: paying even more for a bunch of crap that mostly fell apart. I mean, honestly, is our only choice a suburban megastore that names its armchairs Patrik? |
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Last week for The Reduced Shakespeare Co @Criterion, The Witches w/ Ruby Wax at Wyndham's & Spruth Magers Lee's Jenny Holzer show. |
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Twisted campy comedy from Topping and Butch at Soho Theatre this week. 9:30pm. 21 Dean Street, W1. £15. 0870 429 6883 or online. |
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The critically acclaimed play Pyrenees opening at Menier Chocolate Factory. 8pm. 51-53 Southwark Street, SE1. 020 7907 7060. |
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It isn't - at least not if Dave Tatham, England's reigning enfant-terrible of Scandinavian furniture, has anything to do with it. He and partner Rob McClymont have just opened The Modern Warehouse, a Victoria Park Mecca to all that is good inside four walls and a roof. Specializing in mid-century Danish cool, the Warehouse stocks such designers as Charles & Ray and Hans Wegner, plus a vast array of 50s lamps and coffee tables, vases and paintings, modular sofas and armchairs, many at very reasonable prices. |
Rennie Harris's Legends of Hip Hop are at RFH. 7:45pm Belvedere Rd, SE1. £11-22. 0870 401 8181 or online. |
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Throwing Muse Kristin Hersh plays solo tonight at Barfly. 49 Chalk Farm Road, NW1. £5. 0870 264 3333 or online. |
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Being modern also means you can check out their stock online, and then send Dave or Rob an email if you'd like to drop by and see it in the teak, so to speak. (Just don't tell Patrik.) The
Modern Warehouse - Preview 7-9pm March 30 |
Pop harmony from The Finn Brothers at the Royal Albert Hall, SW7. 7:30pm. £25-35. 020 7589 8212 or online. |
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Adzido Dance's Silk is at The Place. 8pm. 17 Duke's Road, WC1. £5-15. 020 7387 0031. |
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Catch Vanessa Redgrave in Albery's Hecuba. 7:30pm. St Martin's Lane, WC2. £5-25. 0870 060 6621 or online. |
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