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Sunday 24 August 2014 in London

By | Published on Monday 18 August 2014

Notting Hill Carnival

And the LDN-based events the ThisWeek team is tipping today are…

COMEDY: Slow Left Arm – Orthodox | Canal Cafe Theatre | 24 Aug
A dysfunctional two-man double act not quite equal to the sum of its parts (or so it’s claimed on the poster), “optimistic slacker” Mark and “tortured soul” Dom, aka Slow Left Arm, tonight haul in their first real show, a comic strip of sketches, songs and “bickering”. Details and tickets here.

EVENT/MUSIC: Notting Hill Carnival 2014 | various locations | 24-25 Aug (pictured)
Est 1964 and spreading like wildfire ever since, Notting Hill Carnival is now the biggest deal in the city’s festival itinerary, with this year’s W11-wide event featuring the usual vibrant mix of Caribbean eats, soca beats and Mas bands, as well as all the wine-ing, twerking, toilet-renting, Red Stripe-sipping, steel pan-playing and vital diversity-celebrating that go to make the parade a multi-cultural Bank Holiday party like no other. Whilst tomorrow’s vibe will probably prove more ‘turnt’, today’s family ambience is normally quieter, with both spilling over with all-star live and DJ line-ups, after parties and parallel celebrations presented by the likes of Rinse FMToddla T Sound, Red Bull, NTS Radio and Ministry Of Sound. Details here.

THEATRE: The Diary Of A Nobody | King’s Head Theatre | 24 Aug
It’s last orders for drama body Rough Haired Pointer’s adaptation of ‘Diary Of A Nobody’, a larger-than-life farce based on the “funniest book in the world” of the same name by Evelyn Waugh, which follows the pompous and hardworking Mr Charles Pooter. In Mary Franklin’s production, a cast of four actors takes on 45 parts, from ‘vulgar’ Gowing, to Borset The Butterman, to Sarah, the worst maid in all of literature. Details and tickets here.



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