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Hey, big spender: Shirley Maclaine in the 1969 film of Sweet Charity, in a role to be played by Tamzin Outhwaite in the Menier’s revival
PREVIEW
SWEET CHARITY
Menier Chocolate Factory, SE1
Made famous by the 1969 film version starring Shirley Maclaine, Federico Fellini's 1957 film Nights of Cabiria, this musical comedy debuted on Broadway in 1996, where it was directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse and ran for more than 600 performances. Neil Simon wrote the book, Cy Coleman the music and Dorothy Fields the lyrics, for several memorable numbers including Hey, Big Spender, If My Friends Could See Me Now and The Rhythm of Life. Charity Hope Valentine is a dance-hall hostess at the Fandango Ballroom and she longs to settle down but she's unlucky in love; all the men in her life love her and leave her, after stealing her money or cheating on her. In the first London production for more than 10 years Tamzin Outhwaite plays the gullible heroine, Matthew White directs and choreography is by Stephen Mear.
21 November-7 March 2010. Information: 020 7907 7060, www.menierchocolatefactory.com
Veronica Lee
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Knaypa
268 King Street, W6 (020 8563 2887, www.theknaypa.co.uk). Open Mon-Wed noon-3pm &
6-11pm; Thurs-Sun noon-3pm & 6pm-midnight.
£18pp ex-drinks
Knaypa (Polish for pub) has a foot in both camps. On the one hand there are the old-fashioned, solid, hearty, filling dishes that are traditional in Polish restaurants, while on the other it has tried for a more modern, less institutional atmosphere. Try the pickled herrings or an smoked sheep's milk cheese. The food is wholesome, with more attention paid to presentation than in many Polish restaurants. The range of beers is magnificent.
From Charles Campion's London Restaurant Guide 2009, published by Profile Books, £8.99
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The Gruffalo
25 November–10 January 2010, Apollo Theatre, W1D (0844 412 4658, www.nimaxtheatres.com), £11.50-£14.50
Following last year's sell-out success, Julia Donaldson's award-winning picture book is translated to stage to delight children and adults once again. The modern musical takes audiences on a magical journey into the deep, dark woods where a mouse encounters a wheeler-dealer fox, an eccentric old owl, a maraca-shaking snake, and the mysterious Gruffalo.
