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Thursday 7 November 2013 in London

By | Published on Friday 1 November 2013

Lola

TODAY IN LONDON outre character actor Beth Vyse, well-loved comedienne Sarah Millican, electronica artists Duke Dumont and The Bloody Beetroots, and a French film ‘melange’ all feature in the following TW-recommended events…

COMEDY: Sarah Millican, Hammersmith Apollo, 7-9 Nov
TV’s shrillest funny girl is giving up going out, scaling back the boozing, and starting to relax, mainly by taking her bra off. Tonight, she shares some hard-won advice on how to fit in at posh eateries, teach OAPs to swear, and what to bring on a dirty weekend. Details and tickets here.

COMEDY: Beth Vyse – Going Dark!, Etcetera Theatre, 7 Nov
Character actress and connoisseur-of-noir Beth Vyse’s “incredibly crude and unfathomably odd” show is, nonetheless, smart, stunning and original. ‘Going Dark!’ catches Vyse on a fantastical trip into the surreal life of dying starley Betsy Lynn. Details and tickets here.

FESTIVAL: London Electronic Arts Festival, various locations, 7-10 Nov
Rob Da Bank and Ben Turner’s new festival creation, LEAF, which slots in to spots all over the capital, is a megamix of talks (with Giorgio Moroder and New Order, no less), installations and live performances by the likes of Major Lazer, William Orbit, Omar Souleyman, Trentemøller and Dinos Chapham, workshops, masterclasses, catering by Seth Troxler and his Smokey Tails BBQ grill, and an exclusive Boiler Room side-event with Eats Everything and MK. Details and tickets here.

FILM: French Film Festival, Ciné Lumière (Institut Français), 7-21 Nov (pictured)
The 2013 French Film Fete’s a la carte movie menu lists such delights as the UK premieres of Sylvain Chomet’s ‘Attila Marcel’, a remastered version of Jacques Demy’s ‘Lola’ (pictured above), Jean-Piere Améris’ adaptation of Victor Hugo’s ‘The Man Who Laughs’, and, capping it all, Audrey Tautou and Romain Duris in the final third of Cédric Klapisch’s acclaimed ‘Chinese Puzzle’ trilogy. Details and tickets here.



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