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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,
Bruce Dessau's rating
Reader rating
Description: Music and inventive off-the-wall humour from the Never Mind The Buzzcocks star.
Trains: Tube: Wembley Park 
Phone: 0870060 0870
Website: www.whatsonwembley.com
Extra info: Air Conditioning, Pub, Parking, Food
Video star: comic Bill Bailey deserves a prize for his imaginative visuals
If prizes were dished out for best use of video screens, Bill Bailey's Tinselworm tour would win hands down. While other stand-ups worthy of oversized hangars simply project themselves onto the back wall to give the cheap seats a better view, this witty, Wittgenstein-quoting wizard, who can even look bedraggled in a designer suit, makes the visuals integral to the performance.
Some of last night's best moments appeared behind the musical maestro. As he trilled out the Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em theme a scene of carnage from Terminator 3 was re-run. Elsewhere, the Queen juggled Prince Philip's head during a jazzy rewrite of the National Anthem.
As these highlights confirm, Bailey is a veritable Jedi Knight of juxtaposition. Along the way he also imagined Elton John requesting a Versace walrus and told us of a Lionel Richie-inspired butcher's called Halal, Is It Meat You're Looking For? Some moments, such as his jaunty news theme and his doomy doorbells routine were over-familiar, but felt like welcome greatest hits remixes.
If there was a fault it was that he only intermittently hit top gear.
He consistently got close, with his rap protest against supermarket chains and his portrayal of a certain breakdown service as the spawn of Satan. This might not be Bailey's best show yet, but it is neat, enjoyable and it will probably look superb on DVD.
• 29 and 30 December, Wembley Arena (0870 060 0870, www.wembley-arena.net).
Details are correct at the time of publication - please check with venue before booking.
