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Comedy Festivals Music Musicals Theatre
17 Jul: Lovebox, American Idiot, and the Ealing Comedy Festival
By TW Editorial | Published on Saturday 11 July 2015
And today’s ThisWeek-tipped, LDN-based events are…
COMEDY: Ealing Comedy Festival | Walpole Park | 17-24 Jul (pictured)
The Ealing Comedy Festival kicks off tonight with a show headlined by Julian Clary and also featuring Shappi Khorsandi, Justin Moorhouse, and Mickey Hutton. Comedians appearing across the rest of the event include, Russell Kane, Marcus Brigstocke, Rob Delaney, Nick Helm, Ed Byrne, and Jo Caulfield. Details and tickets here.
MUSIC: Lovebox Festival | Victoria Park | 17-18 Jul
If you like a bit more music at your festivals, how about Lovebox over in East London, which runs tonight and tomorrow. Friday night’s headliners are Rudimental, followed by Snoop Dogg tomorrow. In addition to that, there will be performances from Jessie Ware, Hot Chip, Danny Brown, Little Dragon and many more. Details and tickets here.
MUSICAL: American Idiot | Arts Theatre | 17 Jul – 27 Sep
Green Day’s Tony Award-winning Broadway music gets its West End Premiere at the Arts Theatre on Leicester Square, starring ‘X Factor’ finalist Amelia Lily, is a sentence that would have horrified my fourteen year old self. But don’t listen to him, he thought Ugly Kid Joe were cool. Details and tickets here.
