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New Moon is nothing if not an international advertisement for the hungry virtues of virginity and young people can’t get enough of it
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Theatre
A smart, prickly and rewarding view of sexual and emotional confusion
Cock
Restaurants
Kitchen W8 is a bargain for this area, if such sophistication is what you crave
Kitchen W8
Too long and drawn out but very entertaining with excellent special effects
This is a peculiar play and does not work for me. Some of it is very funny but there are real flaws
Alex has a strong powerful voice and was faultless, she is far better now than she was on the X-Factor
London,
True Eastern bloc spirit: this pub doesn't serve halves
The bar is just one part of this club for exiles from Czechoslovakia (as was) which has been going since the late 1940s, apparently.
There's also a restaurant open to all comers, but for our purposes the most important thing is beer. Czech beer. Which is why we go here and, of course, it's excellent stuff.
There are bar snacks too, such as herring and bread if you feel peckish.
The ex-pats still predominate but there are plenty of other visitors.
During one visit instead of meeting, say, a group of gorgeous young ladies with impossibly long legs, we encountered a group from Glasgow and Belfast exchanging republican and unionist slogans.
This sums up our lives too perfectly to dwell on further.
Instead, we should warn readers that, apparently, they won't serve halves because (in true Eastern bloc spirit) "if I gave you one, then I'd have to give everyone one."
They do some spirits, but if you come here, just drink pints, hey?
NEAREST STATION: West Hampstead station
FEATURES: disabled facilities, ATM, outdoor seating, separate restaurant, Sky TV (small screens)
Details are correct at the time of publication - please check with venue before booking.
