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After last weekend’s bank holiday, we’re taking it easy: an indulgent breakfast, a fun brunch, some art house flicks, and well, more brunch. But, we can’t hibernate forever…with that in mind, we’ve rounded up our top party picks for the weekend and a beach party not to be missed. Other than that there’s always crazy golf. Enjoy!
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| This Weekend’s Picks |
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| • FRI Swingers • SAT Sankey's Beach Opening • SUN Smoke & Salt |
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| | Groundhog Day at The Old Vic | | | Strictly limited season 11 July – 17 September 2016 | | | Sponsored Listing | |  | | The same day again and again…and again. It must be Groundhog Day. For those not up to speed: It’s the story of Phil Connors (Andy Karl), a cynical TV weatherman who is sent to cover the Groundhog Day event, when he finds himself caught in a time loop. As each day plays out exactly the same as before Phil becomes despondent, but is there a lesson to be learnt? Will he ever unlock the secret and break the cycle?
Director Matthew Warchus, composer and lyricist Tim Minchin, choreographer Peter Darling and designer Rob Howell have joined forces with writer Danny Rubin to collaborate on this new musical based on his 1993 hit film. Andy Karl is appearing with the support of UK Equity, incorporating the Variety Artistes’ Federation, pursuant to an exchange program between American Equity and UK Equity.
| | | | Groundhog Day at The Old Vic, The Cut, SE1 8NB. Box Office: 0844 871 7628. Tickets from £12
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| | Friday | |  |  |  | | | EAT: | | PLAY: | | Breakfast at The Ivy | | Swingers | | | The Ivy may be old but it’s up to some new tricks. For the first in its history, it’s finally open for breakfast. So, ease into your weekend, pull up a stool at the plush bar and make your way through the extensive breakfast menu, which includes eggs done all ways (there’s an entire section dedicated to them), super seed bowls, waffles, pancakes…the works. Wash it all down with a Morning Tonic (lemon, cayenne, turmeric, agave and vinegar mixed with sparkling water) for an added kick.
| | Rooftops, junkyards, and now underground, it’s safe to say The Crazy Golf trend is still in full swing. This weekend, tee up at the one that started it all, Swingers. The new permanent site next to the Gherkin has all the ingredients for a good time: five cocktails bars, street food vendors (Patty&Bun, Le Bab, Pizza Pilgrims) and two golf courses over 16,000 square feet. Bermudas at the ready!
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Prices vary
1-5 West Street,
WC2H 9NQ
| | 12pm-1am
From £13 per person
8 Brown’s Buildings,
EC3A 8AL
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| | TITANIC AT CHARING CROSS THEATRE | | | Sponsored Listing | |  | | Based on actual characters aboard the doomed “unsinkable” RMS Titanic, this stunning musical focuses on the hopes and aspirations of the Third Class immigrants who dream of a better life in America, the newly enfranchised Second Class who dream of achieving the lifestyles of the rich and famous, and the millionaire First Class who dream of their continuing domination.
Don’t miss the chance to see this critically acclaimed production – Tickets from £17.50 available HERE.
| | | | Titanic at Charing Cross Theatre, The Arches, Villiers Street, WC2N 6NL – Until August 6
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| | Saturday | |  | |  | | | EAT: | | PARTY: | | Brunch at Black Axe Mangal | | Sankey’s Beach Opening | | | Fans of Black Axe Mangal and chef Lee Tiernan’s rebellious take on the traditional Turkish mangal and ocakbasi: good news, it’s finally opened for brunch – and it sounds worth getting up for. Think crispy pigs cheek, hash browns and oozy spicy eggs, cocktails by Ryan “Mr Lyan”Chetiyawardana and a soundtrack of classic rock. Get in the mood here.
| | Sure, we’re not in Ibiza, but if you’re looking to party with your toes in the sand, this is the next best thing. For its inaugural weekend, Sankey’s will be taking over Studio 338’s brand new open air beach installation – sand, wooden decking, cabanas, two beach bars, hammocks – with it’s first ever ‘beach’ party. Expect a killer electro line up with a barbeque and tropical drinks thrown into the mix. This is London-by-the-sea, well kind of.
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Prices vary
156 Canonbury Road,
N1 2UP
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From £30
338 Boord Street,
SE10 0PF
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| | The House of Peroni | | | Sponsored Listing | |  | | | Have you been to The House of Peroni yet? If not, it’s worth a visit. Aside from the food and drinks, the interiors are worthy alone. Thanks to Margherita Maccapani Missoni, the Residency Master of Style, The House has been inspired by her love of her home country, Northern Italy. Make the most of your visit and book ‘For the love of Monte Rosa’. Guests will be invited to enter a luscious Italian green house filled with aromatic floral scents, and specifically, an exclusive infusion will be discoverable to heighten the experience. Tickets £12 per person plus booking fee for a 45 minute session. Available Wednesday – Friday (6-8pm) and Saturday – Sunday (2pm-8pm)
| | | | The House of Peroni at Proud East, Haggerston , May 19 – July 1. Tickets to ‘For the love of Monte Rosa’ events are available to buy now from www.thehouseofperoni.com
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| | Sunday | |  | |  | | | WATCH: | | EAT: | | Sundance Film Festival: London | | Smoke & Salt | | | Get off the Hollywood track and brush up on your art house and indie flicks with London’s Sundance Festival, held at The Picturehouse Central all weekend. Pick from the best of what Utah has to offer, but if we had to choose, it’ll be ‘Tallulah’, starring Ellen Page as a rootless drifter who kidnaps a baby from the kid’s trainwreck of a mother. A bit heavy for a Sunday, we know, but it’s a comic drama… so they say.
| | Adding to the fray of excellent restaurants in Islington (Gallery Islington, Chinese Laundry, Bellanger, Oldroyd…), comes pop up Smoke & Salt. Helmed by young chefs Remi Williams and Aaron Webster (previously of The Shed), they’ve devised a five course tasting menu championing smoking, curing and preserving for an affordable £38. Sunday, sorted.
| | | | Various films and showtimes
From £15
Corner of Shaftesbury Avenue and Great Windmill Street,
W1D 7DH
| | 11.30pm-6pm
£38
29 Penton Street,
N1 9PX
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| | Karagula | | | Sponsored Listing | |  | | On a beautiful spring evening – when both moons are full – two teenagers vow eternal love. It is a moment that will have cataclysmic consequences. Not just for them, but for the world on which they live. A world where Prom Night is a matter of life or death, where weapons are grown and trained like pets, and where a chosen few are hearing a voice. A voice that speaks of… Karagula.
Philip Ridley’s Karagula is a world premiere of epic proportions brought to life by emerging company PIGDOG in association with Soho Theatre. Premiering in a secret location this Summer.
| | | | Karagula. June 6 – July 9. Tickets from £15. Location to be revealed after booking.
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| WEEKEND GUIDE BY CS |
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