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Canal Cafe Theatre Award-winning Canal Café Theatre has been perched on the edge of the Regent’s Canal since the 70’s . It is a renowned comedy, cabaret and theatre venue and over the years has helped launch some of the biggest names in Comedy ranging from John Oliver to the League of Gentlemen to Miranda Hart. Other notable comedians to have trodden the boards of the Canal include Eddie Izzard, The Mighty Boosh, Catherine Tate and Dara O’Briain to name but a few. Home to Guinness World Record-Breaking NewsRevue and boasting a jam-packed programme of world-class theatre and comedy. Delamere Terrace, Little Venice, London NW2 6NG. 020 7289 6054 www.canalcafetheatre.com/

The Gate Picturehouse If you love opera or theatre, we screen it live and direct from stages around the world. If you’re all about superhero films, come to one of our state-of-the-art screens and get yourself a large popcorn. We believe cinema can change lives and broaden perspectives. Catering to a diverse and inclusive audience is part of our DNA. We know that our communities make us and we champion films made for all ages, backgrounds and walks of life. 87 Notting Hill Gate, London, NW11 3JZ. 020 7018 3629 www.picturehouses.com/ Hampstead Theatre Hampstead Theatre is a theatre in South Hampstead in the London Borough of Camden. It specialises in commissioning and producing new writing, supporting, and developing the work of new writers. Roxana Silbert has been the artistic director since 2019. Eton Avenue, Swiss Cottage, NW3 3EU. 020 7722 9301 www.hampsteadtheatre.com/

Puppet Theatre Barge - Little Venice The Puppet Theatre Barge is a unique, fifty-seat marionette theatre on a converted barge in London. The theatre presents puppet shows for children and adults and is moored in Little Venice throughout the year and in Richmond-upon-Thames during the summer. The Puppet Theatre Barge has been putting on a programme of unique and magical puppet shows on a converted Thames barge for over thirty years. The audience begin their journey as soon as they step onto the gangplank and climb aboard. They descend below the water line (wellingtons not necessary) and leave the real world behind. Puppets from other parts of the world hang from the walls in retirement. The theatre’s golden curtain is softly lit and banks of seats slope gently to the roof. A ship’s bell is rung, the audience falls silent in anticipation. Music plays, the lights dim, the theatre goes dark and finally the curtain rises to the delight of children and adults alike. 35 Blomfield Road, London NW9 2PF. 020 7249 6876 www.puppetbarge.com/

Electric Cinema The Electric cinema hosts 98 leather armchairs, some with footstools, and two massive leather sofas at the back of the auditorium. A bar is installed in the cinema serving everything from cocktails to pints of lager to bottles of wine - and not a carton of popcorn in sight! Finally, a bespoke screen was installed that highlighted and preserved the beautiful proscenium arch and added a bit more pizzazz to the whole experience. 191 Portobello Rd, London W11 2ED. 020 7908 9696 www.electriccinema.co.uk/cinemas/portobello