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Treat yourself to a giggle this summer as The Play That Goes Wrong continues making audiences chuckle in the West End — and Londonist readers can save up to £15 on tickets.
The mayhem unfolds on stage at the Duchess Theatre, telling the story of the Cornley Drama Society, an amateur theatrical group attempting to stage a murder mystery play. There's been a mysterious death at a country manor with an inspector sent to find the culprit. Cue behind-the-scenes chaos and mishaps from collapsing sets to missing props to actors forgetting their lines — basically, everything that can go wrong, does.
The actors and crew battle to make it through to the final curtain call with hilarious consequences in this escapist comedy show. Do you ever find out who murdered Charles Haversham? Find out for yourself. Not seen The Play That Goes Wrong yet? You're missing out! Already been? Then you know it's worth going again... and again. Just be warned, you'll end up aching from laughing so much.
And that offer we mentioned? Londonist readers can save up to £15 on performances taking place at 7.30pm on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, and at 7pm on Sunday. Offer valid on tickets usually priced at £87.50 (reduced to £72.50), £82.50 (reduced to £67.50), £72.50 (reduced to £60), £67.50 (reduced to £55), £60 (reduced to £50), and £55 (reduced to £45). The offer is valid for performances up to 30 September, but you'll need to book before 31 August, so don't hang about. Tap the blue button to lock in your discounted seats.
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Just two days until RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival begins, with stunning Show Gardens, a colourful Floral Marquee, a Festival of Roses, expert talks and workshops, shopping stalls, food and drink, live music... everything you need for a beautiful summer day out packed with festival vibes, in the grounds of an historic palace. It runs 1-6 July.
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Venture into a vast hidden archive, built to house every news story, message, memory and meme ever transmitted across digital networks. Welcome to Storehouse — an uber-ambitious, totally immersive large-scale theatrical event now running in Deptford. It comes from new arts production company Sage & Jester, whose collective experience spans Secret Cinema, Punchdrunk, BBC Studios and Warner Music.
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Can’t make it to the Amalfi coast this summer? At least you can still eat like you’re on a romantic Italian holiday — with the help of our favourite London pasta restaurants. Who needs a passport when you’ve got Manteca’s brown crab cacio e pepe, Officina’s pappardelle with short rib ragù, and Popham’s pea and green chilli triangolini right on your doorstep?!
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Discovered The Croydon Edit yet? Brought to you by Londonist and steered by the unapologetically positive East Croydon Cool, it delivers good news about the borough to its subscribers’ inboxes every week. Plus — if you upgrade to paid — you’ll get invitations to exclusive meetups, full archive access, and monthly roundups to keep you abreast of Croydon’s hottest happening.
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Pride Month is the perfect time to refresh your bookshelves with a variety of reads featuring LGBTQ+ characters and themes. We’ve made a list of a few of our favourites with a London slant — from a lesbian melodrama set in 1920s Chiswick to a contemporary YA novel about a young drag queen caught between two worlds.
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