Arts & Listings

EVERY DOG HAS ITS DAY
WRITTEN BY Simon Beaufoy (The Full Monty) and directed by Boyle (Sunshine, 28 Days Later, Trainspotting) this cool, slick account of an impoverished Indian teenager is a real treat.

ORANGE AND APPLE IN A STOCKING - THE CHRISTMASES OF YESTERYEAR
IN CASE you missed it we are in the middle of a credit crunch, so while it means cheap deals are on at Woolies until it closes its doors, the other result will be we all have to cut back here and there on our usual festivities.

BOOKS - CRUNCH BUSTERS
10 Dec 08 - NO, NOT a new abdominal exercise system but some ideas to give you a fitter looking financial outlook this Christmas!..

ORCHESTRA STOMP INTO FESTIVAL HALL
10 Dec 08 - THE THEATRICAL spectacular that broke box office records at Sydney Opera House in 2007, Lost & Found Orchestra makes its London premiere at Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall this Christmas. ..

HOLLYWOOD'S GOLDEN BOY COMES TO SOUTHBANK
10 Dec 08 - THROUGHOUT DECEMBER the National Film Theatre brings the works of one of Hollywood's lesser known directors to the Southbank...

FUNKE BOOK SIGNING
09 Dec 08 - CORNELIA FUNKE author of the Inkheart trilogy is to hold an exclusive Christmas book signing at Tales on Moon Lane. ..

FESTIVE FUN
03 Dec 08 - CHRISTMAS IS just around the corner, and what better way to celebrate the season to be jolly than enjoying a festive theatre show? asks Alex Barker.....

BAROQUE CHOIR AT HORNIMAN'S
03 Dec 08 - THE CRYSTAL Palace Band and the English Baroque Choir will be leading the Christmas carols this year at Horniman museum's annual concert...

PAVILION CAFE CHRISTMAS FAYRE
03 Dec 08 - PAVILION CAFE will be holding their annual Christmas Fayre on Sunday 7th December. The event will begin at 9.30am and finish at 3pm...

UPCOMING EVENTS AT LCC
28 Nov 08 - READ ON for a list of upcoming events in December at the London College of Communication...

NO PLACE FOR VEGANS
25 Nov 08 - ALTHOUGH THE pies looked decidedly pukka the story that unravelled around them told an unwholesome tale of vengeance and grisly murder...

M&M HITS CATFORD
25 Nov 08 - THE STREETS are absolutely alive with the sound of music, to paraphrase from one of the greatest musicals, so my ears have been ringing with show-stopping tunes all week...

Theatre & Listings

ESCAPE TO SPRING VALLEY
19 Dec 08 - RIGHT, I'VE got the Christmas entertainment sorted for you. Take your kids (all ages) to see The Scarecrow and his Servant. It is truly magical. And it is written by Philip Pullman, he of His Dark Materials.

IT'S BEHIND YOU
'TIS THE season to be jolly so two pantos in one week i...

IT'S BEHIND YOU!
BECAUSE CHRISTMAS isn't just for kids The Union Theatre...

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Galleries & Listings

NATHANIEL MELLORS AT THE SOUTH LONDON GALLERY
05 Jan 09 - THIS IS the first presentation in London of Nathaniel Mellors' recent major work The Time Surgeon.

UNDER THE INFLUENCE
GXGALLERY PRESENT the latest exhibition from the enigma...

CAFE GALLERY OPEN AGAIN
AN UNSELECTED exhibition of national and international ...

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Cinema & Listings

FAMILY UNWRAPPED
05 Jan 09 - A CHRISTMAS Tale makes for the season's most tasteful cinematic treat. Starring the irresistibly beautiful Gallic ice maiden, Catherine Deneuve, in an exceptionally first-rate performance, director Desplechin, a mastermind, also manages to get more star rated performances.

WORLD CINEMA GEMS
ROXY'S REGULAR Sunday cinema screenings of cult and cla...

MOSCOW, BELGIUM
THIS YEAR'S winner at the Cannes Film Festival...

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History & Museum Listings

THE HISTORIC ABBEY IN THE BERMONDSEY COUNTRYSIDE
12 Dec 08 - IF YOU ARE wandering round Bermondsey Square looking for an antique that may prove to be the bargain of the century, then maybe you should seek divine inspiration, as you are standing on an ancient site of a monastery that dates back to 715AD.

CAMBERWELL GREEN: THE SITE OF 'LEWD AND COARSE' REVELLERY
CAMBERWELL GREEN has not always been up and coming...

CHAPLIN'S STRUGGLE ON THE STREETS BEFORE 'GOLDEN PAVED HOLLYWOOD'
MOST LOCALS know that Charlie Chaplin is Walworth’s mos...

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Blue Plaques

RIO PLAQUE IS REPLACED
12 Dec 08 - THE BLUE Plaque for Man Utd and England Footballer Rio Ferdinand has been taken down - but only to be replaced with one that has a more accurate description of why it was placed on the Friary Estate.

CAMBERWELL GREEN: THE SITE OF 'LEWD AND COARSE' REVELLERY
CAMBERWELL GREEN has not always been up and coming...

SAUSAGE SHOP, FOOTBALLER AND CHARLIE DRAKE ARE NOMINATED FOR BLUE PLAQUE
A SAUSAGE shop...

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Arts Events

THE VOICES OF SOUTHWARK
08 Dec 08 - HAKESPEARE'S GLOBE'S annual seasonal celebration of the Southwark community through song and music, 'A Concert for Winter' takes place on Thursday 11 December at 1pm.

PAVILION CAFE CHRISTMAS FAYRE
PAVILION CAFE will be holding their annual Christmas Fa...