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Today in London: Tuesday 14 May 2013

By TW Editorial | Published on Wednesday 8 May 2013

Aside from piling shame on the man/lady who chose to make today Chicken Dance Day, here are several other non-fowl ways to pass this May day in London…

TODAY’S COMEDY CHOICES

Amy Lamé – Unhappy Birthday, Camden People’s Theatre, 14 May – 1 Jun
Cool comic dame Amy Lamé’s anti-bday celebrations wasn’t all that celebrated when it played at the Fringe last year, but chances are that – like a fine vintage Lambrini – it’s improved with time. That, and a Morrissey-dedicated mix of “cake and quiffs, beer and balloons, party poppers and pass the parcel” is undeniably great on paper. ‘Why don’t you find out for yourself?’, as Moz might ask. Details and tickets here.

TODAY’S MUSIC CHOICES

Woodkid, Roundhouse, 14 May
Famed filmmaker and artist Yoann Lemoine aka Woodkid reenacts tracks from his dark and grandiose 2012 LP ‘The Golden Age’, as features the sleeper hit single ‘Run Boy Run’. Details and tickets here.

TODAY’S THEATRE CHOICES

4000 Miles, The Print Room, 14 May – 1 Jun
Director James Dacre takes care of the first London-based staging of Amy Herzog’s Pullitzer Prize finalist ‘4000 Miles’, which charts the reconciliation of 21 year-old hippie Leo and his estranged grandmother Vera. Details and tickets here.

Mess, Battersea Arts Centre, 14 May – 1 Jun (pictured)

A ‘play with songs’ charting trials, fears and anxieties that go hand-in-hand with anorexia, playwright/actress Caroline Horton’s ‘Mess’ has earned praise for the way it bravely faces the “particularly thin elephant in the room” with the greatest tact. Details and tickets here.

Mess Trailer from Caroline Horton on Vimeo.