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A Clubbing Experience Like No Other- The Heist Merges Trendy  Immersive Theatre with a DJ and Adventurous Storylines An immersive theatre style club night is coming to London this October. Debuting on the 4th, The Heist is set to be an interactive experience- merging an action-packed storyline about a bank robbery with DJs.  The event includes exclusive performances from DJ Hype & Slamboree Soundsystem as well as a series of characters that will guide you through the story. Taking place in Colab House by London Bridge, this event is certainly not one to miss.  Audience members will be plunged into the world of the characters and an energetic club environment where they will be taken on a theatrical walk-through experience. They will encounter London's most notorious gang boss, be involved in a bank robbery and if unlucky have a run-in with the police. With a series of hidden chambers containing weird and wonderful characters, you can expect to be kept on...

The Piccadilly Zoo The Piccadilly Zoo, The Piccadilly Zoo, All the monkeys there go moo, The dogs wink, The cats sing. All the children stand on their tootsies, Ignoring all the teachers looksies, The elephants ROAR, And all the children scream for MORE! The Piccadilly Zoo, The Piccadilly Zoo, That’s the place for me and you. So shimmy and run, The train leaves at one, So be quick,  And don’t take the mick  Because the Piccadilly Zoo has the most extraordinary exhibit, The one that attracts all the nibbets, It really is a rare view, The special edition of a clean loo.

Whisper to the sunlight (Free writing poem set to 2/3 minutes).   Swimming elegantly across the pool Splashing and crashing in the waves Pulling and reaching out in front of you The sky as clear as day. Suddenly the darkness creeps in and you can barely breathe. Something is underneath you… And it’s crawling under your feet. You splash and cry out frantically Until you can cry no more. You feel yourself drowning and pulling you to the floor. You whisper to the sunlight as it comes to pass And look at the sun beams reflecting as you take your last long gasp. The waterfall of terror (Task: Write down one noun (type of body of water) and one emotion. Name the poem after the combination of the two and write. Prose poem). Crawling over the edge, gazing at the extraordinary view. One may be fooled by the beauty and innocence it holds. I slip and slide down the cliff face, scratching at the surface with rage. I hit and smothe...

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A Night You Won’t Forget: 'Wolf of Wall Street' Bringing Bold and Scandalous Behaviour to London The Wolf of Wall Street, a black comedy crime film based on the outrageous memoir of Jordan Belfort, is coming to London as a new immersive theatre experience. Belfort, a wealthy stockbroker living the high life of drugs, crime and corruption inevitably suffers at the hands of his own lifestyle, leading to his downfall. The film which was released in U.S December 2013, stars Hollywood actors such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie and Matthew McConaughey and was directed by Martin Scorsese. Grossing at $392 million, it became Scorsese's highest-grossing film and is now being adapted across four floors in central London. Audience members will become either a Wall street trader at Belfort’s Stratton Oakmont firm or an FBI agent working to uncover their illegal activities. With a dress code of 90’s American office attire, the audience will explore ...

Larry Kramer’s The Normal Heart is a heart-wrenching important play, dealing with themes of loneliness, mortality and hopelessness alongside issues of: gay rights, Jewish rights and the AIDS epidemic. Currently running its latest re-staging at Warwick Arts Centre this review is of the performance on the 3 rd May, the third show in the four-night run. Co-directed by Aaron Chote and Theotima Ioannou in conjunction with WUDS, the performance was both honest and powerful, handling the importance of the subject matter with sensitivity and care. The Normal Heart takes on the AIDS crisis sweeping New York in the 1980’s. Following the story of Ned Weeks (Adam Wilmshurst), the founder of a prominent HIV advocacy group, working to instigate change in an ignorant and ostracising society. Whilst struggling to hold his position not only within society but also within the group that he founded, he goes on an emotional journey with his closeted lover Felix Turner which progresses into a bea...