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Originally Posted by Zek
Finally it happened, I am on my first business trip of the year Dec 10-17. Surely too late, but hey it's Christmas time and should be fun 
For the first time will stay in a decent Mariott next to London Eye and have a business class flight  I'm really happy!
Any ideas what to do there in the evenings? Wanted to go for a football game, but not sure if there is any premiership game with free tickets?
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Hmm what can I recommend? You probably know just as much as me to be honest, I don't get to go into central London that often. Tickets to Premiership matches can usually be obtained on the day of the match for sometimes as little as 15 pounds, but it can be difficult.
There might be some good gigs on at that time if you're a music fan? Lots of bands are touring the UK during the December month.
Suggestion 1.Trafalgar Square Christmas Carols
Trafalgar Square, WC2N 5DS
Gather together with the rest of London in Trafalgar Square around the capital’s most prominent Christmas tree (an annual gift from the people of Oslo) to sing a tuneful pack of nostalgic, festive standards.
Head right to the centre of modern London, where Whitehall and the Strand meet the West End. As Nelson and his lions tower overhead, various red-cheeked choirs will sing their hearts out between 17:00 and 21:00 everyday. Last year over 50 groups of singers got the crowds going.
Trafalgar Square is quintessential London and carol singing essential Christmas, why not combine the two?
Suggestion 2. In the Face of History: European Photographers in the 20th Century
Barbican Centre, Silk Street, EC2 Map
The 'Age of Extremes' - the period between the First World War and the fall of the Iron Curtain, forms the basis for this ambitious exhibition, charting the history of the 20th century through the work of some of its finest photographers.
War and genocide loom largest in the show. André Kertész carried his camera to the front as a conscript in the Austro-Hungarian army; Henryk Ross' images of the Lodz ghetto were crucial evidence in the trial of Adolph Eichmann. Other photographers documented the social upheavals of the period: transsexuals in post-war Paris, the counter-culture in 1960s Amsterdam, recession in North-East England during the Thatcher years.
A single collection could never provide a serious analysis of such a vast historical canvas, but this remains an unmissable selection of images from 100 years during which the world changed beyond recognition.
Find out about hotels near 'In the Face of History: European Photographers in the 20th Century'
Name: In the Face of History: European Photographers in the 20th Century
Address: Barbican Gallery
Silk Street
Dates: Running from Fri 13th Oct 2006 until Sun 28th Jan 2007
Info: Showing for 60 more days!
Times: Daily 11:00 - 20:00 (Tue and Thu 11:00 - 18:00)
Pricing: £8 on the door | £6 advance
Phone: 0845 121 6878
Travel: Barbican Underground [MAP] 4 minute walk to the West
Moorgate Underground [MAP] 5 minute walk to the South East
Moorgate Railway Station [MAP] 5 minute walk to the South East
St. Paul's Underground [MAP] 9 minute walk to the South West
Farringdon Rail [MAP] 11 minute walk to the West
Parking: Barbican Centre 22 NCP [MAP] About a one minute walk away
Barbican Centre 33 NCP [MAP] About a one minute walk away
Barbican Centre 4/55 NCP [MAP] About a one minute walk away
Smithfield Central Market NCP [MAP] 7 minute walk to the South West
Finsbury Square NCP [MAP] 7 minute walk to the North East
Suggestion 3. Rock 'n' Roll
Duke of York’s, St Martin's Lane, WC2 Map
On study leave in Cambridge, Czech academic Jan (Rufus Sewell) is delighted by all things English, and especially the rebellious new music of the 1960s. The beginning of the Prague Spring festival lures him back to his homeland but, when the Soviet tanks roll in, his record collection is smashed by the secret police and his favourite band - the bizarrely-named, but non-fictional, Plastic People of the Universe - are arrested for their "socially negative" music. This pushes him into a lifetime of rebellion and radicalism which reaches its zenith with the Velvet Revolution and the return of rock 'n' roll to Czechoslovakia.
After his uncharacteristically dull trilogy, 'The Coast of Utopia', Tom Stoppard's new play sees him back to his best with this brilliant drama about the power of music to change hearts and minds. It is filled with classic tunes from the likes of The Stones and Pink Floyd, and with the fizzing, joke-packed dialogue for which Stoppard is most famous.
This Royal Court Theatre production is helped by a great cast, with a dashing Rufus Sewell in the lead, Sinead Cusack playing both a mother and her ex-hippie daughter, and Brian Cox in his most bruising form as an English communist.
This is a fantastic return to form for one of our best playwrights.
NOTE: David Calder replaces Brian Cox from 26 Sep 2006
NOTE: Emma Fielding replaces Sinead Cusack and Dominic West replaces Rufus Sewell from 14 November 2006
Find out about hotels near 'Rock 'n' Roll'
Name: Rock 'n' Roll
Address: Duke of York's Theatre
St Martin's Lane
Dates: Running from Sat 22nd Jul 2006 until Sun 25th Feb 2007
Info: Showing for 88 more days!
Times: Tue to Sat 19:30 | Tue matinee 15:00, Sat Matinee 16:00 | No performances 6-13 November
Pricing: £12.50 - £36
Phone: 0870 060 6623
Travel: Leicester Square Underground [MAP] 2 minute walk to the North West
Charing Cross Underground [MAP] 4 minute walk to the South East
Covent Garden Underground [MAP] 6 minute walk to the North East
Charing Cross Railway Station [MAP] 6 minute walk to the South East
Piccadilly Circus Underground [MAP] 6 minute walk to the South West Parking: St Martins Lane Hotel NCP [MAP] 1 minute walk to the East
China Town Masterpark [MAP] 4 minute walk to the North West
Leicester Square Masterpark [MAP] 4 minute walk to the West
Swiss Centre NCP [MAP] 4 minute walk to the North West
Upper St Martins Lane NCP [MAP] 4 minute walk to the North
Suggestion 4. Billy Elliot
Victoria Palace Theatre, Victoria Street, SW1 Map
When Elton John attended the first screening of Billy Elliot at the Cannes Film Festival, he was reduced to tears. Five years later, the low-budget Britflick that became a massive international hit transfers to the West End with songs by Sir Elton.
With its large cast of children drawn from three special 'Billy Elliot Academies' in the north of England, the standard of acting is very high. The same tensions drive the musical that drove the film, with Billy's successes measured against the failure of the miner's strike and the end of the traditional way of life for his family and friends. It's even more affecting on the stage, driven by some magnificent Elton John songs and Peter Darling's thrilling choreography. Like a modern West Side Story, the song-and-dance numbers are intimate parts of the plot, expressing character's inner feelings in a way that dialogue never could.
A triumphant tale of personal achievement, a moving social study, and a celebration of the sheer joy of dance, this is a rare combination of intelligence and pure pleasure. The Daily Telegraph has declared this the greatest British musical of all time, and they may well be right.
Book Tickets
Tickets: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Performance: Mon, 4th Dec 2006, 19:30hrs Tue, 5th Dec 2006, 19:30hrs Wed, 6th Dec 2006, 19:30hrs Thu, 7th Dec 2006, 14:30hrs Mon, 11th Dec 2006, 19:30hrs Tue, 12th Dec 2006, 19:30hrs Wed, 13th Dec 2006, 19:30hrs Thu, 14th Dec 2006, 14:30hrs Thu, 14th Dec 2006, 19:30hrs Mon, 18th Dec 2006, 19:30hrs Tue, 19th Dec 2006, 19:30hrs Wed, 20th Dec 2006, 19:30hrs Thu, 21st Dec 2006, 19:30hrs Fri, 22nd Dec 2006, 19:30hrs Sat, 23rd Dec 2006, 19:30hrs Mon, 1st Jan 2007, 19:30hrs Tue, 2nd Jan 2007, 19:30hrs Wed, 3rd Jan 2007, 19:30hrs Thu, 4th Jan 2007, 14:30hrs Thu, 4th Jan 2007, 19:30hrs Fri, 5th Jan 2007, 19:30hrs Mon, 8th Jan 2007, 19:30hrs Tue, 9th Jan 2007, 19:30hrs Wed, 10th Jan 2007, 19:30hrs Thu, 11th Jan 2007, 14:30hrs Thu, 11th Jan 2007, 19:30hrs Fri, 12th Jan 2007, 19:30hrs Mon, 15th Jan 2007, 19:30hrs Tue, 16th Jan 2007, 19:30hrs Wed, 17th Jan 2007, 19:30hrs Thu, 18th Jan 2007, 14:30hrs Thu, 18th Jan 2007, 19:30hrs Fri, 19th Jan 2007, 19:30hrs Mon, 22nd Jan 2007, 19:30hrs Tue, 23rd Jan 2007, 19:30hrs Wed, 24th Jan 2007, 19:30hrs Thu, 25th Jan 2007, 14:30hrs Thu, 25th Jan 2007, 19:30hrs Fri, 26th Jan 2007, 19:30hrs Sat, 27th Jan 2007, 14:30hrs Mon, 29th Jan 2007, 19:30hrs Tue, 30th Jan 2007, 19:30hrs Wed, 31st Jan 2007, 19:30hrs Thu, 1st Feb 2007, 14:30hrs Thu, 1st Feb 2007, 19:30hrs Fri, 2nd Feb 2007, 19:30hrs Sat, 3rd Feb 2007, 14:30hrs Mon, 5th Feb 2007, 19:30hrs Tue, 6th Feb 2007, 19:30hrs Wed, 7th Feb 2007, 19:30hrs Thu, 8th Feb 2007, 14:30hrs Thu, 8th Feb 2007, 19:30hrs Fri, 9th Feb 2007, 19:30hrs Mon, 12th Feb 2007, 19:30hrs Tue, 13th Feb 2007, 19:30hrs Thu, 15th Feb 2007, 14:30hrs Thu, 15th Feb 2007, 19:30hrs Fri, 16th Feb 2007, 19:30hrs Sat, 17th Feb 2007, 14:30hrs Mon, 19th Feb 2007, 19:30hrs Tue, 20th Feb 2007, 19:30hrs Wed, 21st Feb 2007, 19:30hrs Thu, 22nd Feb 2007, 14:30hrs Thu, 22nd Feb 2007, 19:30hrs Fri, 23rd Feb 2007, 19:30hrs Sat, 24th Feb 2007, 14:30hrs Sat, 24th Feb 2007, 19:30hrs Mon, 26th Feb 2007, 19:30hrs Tue, 27th Feb 2007, 19:30hrs Wed, 28th Feb 2007, 19:30hrs Thu, 1st Mar 2007, 19:30hrs Fri, 2nd Mar 2007, 19:30hrs Sat, 3rd Mar 2007, 14:30hrs Sat, 3rd Mar 2007, 19:30hrs Mon, 5th Mar 2007, 19:30hrs Tue, 6th Mar 2007, 19:30hrs Wed, 7th Mar 2007, 19:30hrs Thu, 8th Mar 2007, 14:30hrs Thu, 8th Mar 2007, 19:30hrs Fri, 9th Mar 2007, 19:30hrs Sat, 10th Mar 2007, 14:30hrs Sat, 10th Mar 2007, 19:30hrs Mon, 12th Mar 2007, 19:30hrs Tue, 13th Mar 2007, 19:30hrs Wed, 14th Mar 2007, 19:30hrs Thu, 15th Mar 2007, 14:30hrs Thu, 15th Mar 2007, 19:30hrs Fri, 16th Mar 2007, 19:30hrs Sat, 17th Mar 2007, 14:30hrs Sat, 17th Mar 2007, 19:30hrs Mon, 19th Mar 2007, 19:30hrs Tue, 20th Mar 2007, 19:30hrs Wed, 21st Mar 2007, 19:30hrs Thu, 22nd Mar 2007, 14:30hrs Thu, 22nd Mar 2007, 19:30hrs Fri, 23rd Mar 2007, 19:30hrs Sat, 24th Mar 2007, 14:30hrs Sat, 24th Mar 2007, 19:30hrs Mon, 26th Mar 2007, 19:30hrs Tue, 27th Mar 2007, 19:30hrs Wed, 28th Mar 2007, 19:30hrs Thu, 29th Mar 2007, 14:30hrs Thu, 29th Mar 2007, 19:30hrs Fri, 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2007, 19:30hrs Mon, 8th Oct 2007, 19:30hrs
Find out about hotels near 'Billy Elliot'
Name: Billy Elliot
Address: Victoria Palace Theatre
Victoria Street
Dates: Running from Tue 22nd Mar 2005 until Sat 31st Mar 2007
Info: Showing for 122 more days!
Times: Mon-Sat 19:30 | Matinees Thur and Sat 14:30
Duration: 3hrs
Pricing: £17.50-£55
Phone: 020 7834 1317
Travel: Victoria Station Underground [MAP] 2 minute walk to the South West
Victoria Railway Station [MAP] 3 minute walk to the South West
St James's Park Underground [MAP] 9 minute walk to the North East
St. James Park Underground [MAP] 10 minute walk to the North East
Hyde Park Corner Underground [MAP] 14 minute walk to the North West
Parking: Semley Place NCP [MAP] 11 minute walk to the South West
Pimlico Masterpark [MAP] 12 minute walk to the South West
Knightsbridge Masterpark [MAP] 15 minute walk to the North West
Arlington House NCP [MAP] 15 minute walk to the North
Carrington Street NCP [MAP] 15 minute walk to the North West
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I'm sorry if that is a lot information to take in, but I would recommend all of these events. They all strike me as being things I would like to do at some point. Hope it has helped you out in some way.
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