Looking for an Amazing Summer Theatre Experience? Try Wicked.
Sometimes it can be tough finding a theatre show that will be suitable for the whole family. but really – you cannot go wrong with Wicked.The whole family will love it – unless they REALLY don’t like musicals. In which case, there’s no hope for them, I’m afraid. ‘The gravity-defying ‘Wizard of Oz’ prequel’ (Time Out London) is the recipient of 10 theatregoer-voted WhatsOnStage Awards (winning...
Looking for food at Old Trafford? Let us introduce you to Cafe Football.
Lat weekend we were headed for our first ever stay in Manchester. I’ll admit, I was pretty excited – not only was it a kids-free night out, but also my first ever football match (we were going to see the SoccerAid match). We were travelling up from Dorset on the Sunday of the match, so knowing time would be tight we decided the best thing would be to drop our bags at the hotel, and head straight for food at Old...
Get Booking! London Theatre’s 21st Annual Kids Week Tickets – Now Open!
Glittering selection of top London shows offering free Kids Week Tickets and activities for children and families this August Kids Week, the annual London theatre initiative run by Society of London Theatre (SOLT), returns in August 2018, with more than 40 hit shows offering free Kids Week Tickets for children throughout the month. The scheme, which aims to encourage more young people and their families to experience the magic of live...
Lunch in Covent Garden? Try The Ivy Market Grill. You’ll LOVE.
Trying to find a good Lunch in Covent Garden is ridiculously tricky. I’m like a kid in a sweet shop – WAY too much choice, and the perennial issue of discovering that today’s a pink mice sort of day when I’ve already opted for cola bottles or white jazzies?? It’s tricky. We’d had a fabulous night in Trafalgar Square courtesy of Thistle Hotels (we’d seen Cuba Gooding Jr in Chicago –...
Half Term Treats in the heart of London’s West End
From free family activity trails at the National Portrait Gallery to a free lantern making workshop at the Royal Academy plus a hands-on pizza class and 4DX cinema experience, half term is all wrapped up in the heart of London’s West End. FREE ARTS TRAILS AND WORKSHOPS AT THE ROYAL ACADEMY AND PORTRAIT GALLERY Come face to face with history at the National Portrait Gallery. Families can meet Henry VIII and Elizabeth I; say hello to...
Oddly Great Steak in the West End – Heliot Steak House Review
We seem to have been in the West End more in the last couple of years than we have in the previous ten. And no, that’s not a complaint; it’s one of my favourite places to spend a few days! The lure of the theatre is strong in this one, and when it’s surrounded by amazingly fascinating places to visit, and some of the countries finest places to eat… well, frankly what’s not to love? A few weeks ago we were...