Visiting an art gallery is a high-brow activity, no? It’s something that I’ve always considered in the past. Before now, I had never visited an art gallery, which is shameful considering the multitude of such venues that we are blessed with here in London.
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Some of our readers might remember my article written about the Elephant Parade in London back in June. The Elephant Family – the UK’s only charity that deals solely with the protection of Asian elephants and their habitat – organised the most colourful outdoor art event London had ever seen from May to July 2010.
The Cockpit Theatre isn’t one of London’s best known, and it doesn’t come with West End glitz, but if the standard of performance of Next Door is anything to go by, it ought to be a must-visit destination. The inconspicuous theatre on the outskirts of Marylebone has a history dating back to 1969 when it was created by the Inner London Education Authority as a community theatre. It is now owned by Westminster City Council and run as part of the City of Westminster College.
Next Door is exemplary of the …