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A museum late, Swan Lake and a LFW pop-upLondon Transport Museum invites you to unleash your inner engineer.
London in rock ‘n’ roll music videosDid you know that the first concept music video, The Kinks' Dead End Street, was filmed on this picturesque Georgian Street in Gospel Oak? What makes it even more special is that the song was actually written about the street, too. Rumour has it that Oasis might've 'borrowed' the idea for Dead End Street some decades later. But not so with their debut video for Supersonic. That was filmed on a King's Cross rooftop (one that's sadly no longer with us). Meanwhile, before the Barbican even HAD a roof it was starring in this music video from one hit wonders Unit 4+2. It's fascinating to see the now-iconic brutalist complex mid-construction. The song's pretty good too. One more London music video we wanted to bring to your attention. Although this one's less rock 'n' roll, more Rickroll. Engineering-themed Museum LateExplore London Transport Museum after-hours on Friday 7 March, at its Going Underground Museum Late. In between enjoying the galleries after dark (with a drink in hand, if you fancy it), you’ll get the chance to unleash your inner engineer — by making and racing balloon-fuelled vehicles, building bridges, and exploring how Tube stations are powered. Electrifying Hollywood dramaThe trailblazing Sidney Poitier — the first Black man to win the Oscar for Best Actor — is the subject of Ryan Calais Cameron’s Retrograde, which comes to the West End for a strictly limited run from 8 March-14 June. This rave-reviewed play is set 10 years before that milestone, when the young actor's principles were tested by a career-defining Hollywood contract. London Fashion Week pop-upHere’s a great way to fix wardrobe fatigue that’s kind to your wallet and the planet. Visit the Rethink New Laundrette — a Covent Garden pop-up by official London Fashion Week 2025 partner Dylon — and you’ll learn how to breathe new life into your clothes with sustainable fashion experts. Hurry, it’s here for four days only… Swan Lake for little onesGot a music/dance/tutu-obsessed little one? Introduce them to the magic of live ballet with this specially-adapted version of Swan Lake. Suitable for ages three+, My First Ballet: Swan Lake is a shorted, narrated version of the Tchaikovsky classic performed by students from the English National Ballet School. A slice of social historyWhat was it like to start a feminist bookshop in Thatcher’s Britain? Find out with this fascinating memoir by one of its founders, Jane Cholmeley. A Bookshop of One’s Own charts the story of the London institution that was the Silver Moon Bookshop, which became Europe’s biggest women’s bookshop, hosting literary stars like Margaret Atwood, Maya Angelou and Angela Carter. London’s best indie cinemasCheap tickets, art deco architecture, in-screen bars and incredible films you won’t find at your local multiplex — just some of the reasons to love London’s independent cinema scene. We’ve rounded up our favourites for your viewing pleasure.
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