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SUNDAY
May 18, 2008

The Arts

Call	Avenue Q. Set in NY on Avenue Q, which is described as the only place one can live when they are just out of college, out of a job or brok… Noel Coward Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 0870-950 0920
Call	The Sound of Music. Andrew Lloyd Webber's new production of the legendary Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic. Maria, a nun in training, is sent from… London Palladium. (Performance - Musical). 020-7494 5020
Call	The God of Carnage. Two couples with 9-year-old boys are in the park playground when one of them socks the other in the mouth with a stick. One of… Gielgud Theatre. (Performance - Show Comedy). 20-7494 5065
Call	Cabaret. Cabaret is set in late thirties Berlin and tells the story of an American cabaret singer Sally Bowles, an impoverished writer an… Lyric Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 0870-890-1107
Call	Attempts On Her Life. Schedule varies, please check ahead. Lyttelton Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 020-7452 3000
Call	Landscape with Weapon. To his family's horror, Ned reveals he's the brains behind a new military technology so sophisticated, so extraordinary, it will… Cottesloe Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 020-7452-3000
Call	Rafta, Rafta.... A warm-hearted, comic tale of close-knit Indian family. Schedule varies, please check ahead. Lyttelton Theatre. (Performance - Show Comedy). 020-7452 3000
Call	Monty Python's Spamalot. Based on the screenplay by the creators of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Tells the legendary tale of King Arthur and the Knig… Palace Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 0870-895 5579
Call	The Letter. When the wife of a Malaysian rubber planter is witnessed murdering a local playboy, she claims it was self-defense. Convinced of… Wyndham's Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 020-7369 1736
Call	Philistines. A restless bunch of young radicals hang out, have sex, dance, drink, moan and philosophise at the home of a prosperous decorator… Lyttelton Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 020-7452 3000
Call	The Reporter. Based on the remarkable life of the star BBC correspondent James Mossman during his last years, 1963 to 1971,and the search for… Cottesloe Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 020-7452 3000
Call	Evita. Evita is the story of Eva Peron of Argentina, champion of the people and wife of the President. Features the songs of Andrew Ll… Adelphi Theatre. (Performance - Musical). 020-7413 1777
Call	Swimming With Sharks. Buddy Ackerman, one of the most powerful men in Hollywood, the mastermind of a top studio's high-grossing, ultra violent horror… Vaudeville Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 020-7087 7500
10:00 am- 6:00 pm	Skin and Bones. Taking the early 1980s as its starting point Skin + Bones examines the many visual and conceptual ideas that unite fashion and a… Embankment Galleries. (Arts - Art Exhibit).
11:00 am- 6:00 pm	Book of Phobias. Book of Phobias: A darkly humourous look at Phobia and Fear. Public exhibition of original illustrations by Tom Adriani and vers… Wilton Music Hall. (Arts - Art Exhibit). 079-543 747 09
2:30 pm	Jealous of the Daylight. Jealous of the Daylight is a heady mixture of live music, live comedy, live table magic and cheap food and drink. Come and see… The Rock Garden. (Performance). 0207-836 4052
3:00 pm	Disney's The Lion King. Theater adaptation of Disney's animated film The Lion King, features music by Elton John and Tim Rice. Lyceum. (Performance - Musical). 870-243-9000
3:00 pm	Blue Man Group. This trio of silent bald-headed, blue-skinned performers transport audiences through a multi-sensory experience through theatre,… New London Theatre. (Performance - Theater). 020-7025 6976

Sports

1:00 pm	Harlem Globetrotters. The Harlem Globetrotters, magicians of basketball, take on the New York Nationals as part of their 'Magic as Ever' World Tour. Wembley Arena. (Sports - Basketball). 0870-060 0870
2:00 pm- 4:00 pm	Rollerstroll. Marshaled skate along a pre-arranged route, with refreshment breaks and a mobile sound system. Open to anyone who can stop on a… East Serpentine. (Sports - Roller / Inline Skating).
6:00 pm	Harlem Globetrotters. The Harlem Globetrotters, magicians of basketball, take on the New York Nationals as part of their 'Magic as Ever' World Tour. Wembley Arena. (Sports - Basketball). 0870-060 0870

For Children

3:00 pm

James Campbell's Comedy Club 4 Kids.
What an idea! A stand-up comedy show, held in a chocolate factory, and aimed squarely at 5-12 year olds. There will also be sp… Menier Chocolate Factory. (Kid's - Children's Activities). 020-7907 7060

Community

10:00 am- 5:00 pm	Buddha's Birthday Celebration. Bathing the Buddha and making offerings to the Buddha, lion dancing, yuanji dancing, performances on the erhu, Dunhuang dancing,… Leicester Square Gardens. (Community).
12:45 pm- 2:00 pm	African Dance Course. Learn traditional African Dance at this 10 week course for adults, beginner/improver level. Call for enrollment information. Horniman Museum. (Educational - Class). 0208-314-5498
3:00 pm- 7:00 pm	Burlesque Factory Weekend Workshop. Internationally renowned Choreographer Gerard Simi will share with you over 20 years of expertise in this very specialized form… The Arts Theatre. (Educational - Workshop). 020-76241961

Miscellaneous

Call	Helicopter Sightseeing Tour of London. The tour follows the Thames through the heart of London to the Isle of Dogs. Many great landmarks can be seen from the air such… Wycombe Air Park. (Miscellaneous). 0808-100 3242
Call	Helicopter Sightseeing Tour of London. The tour follows the Thames through the heart of London to the Isle of Dogs. Many great landmarks can be seen from the air such… Stapleford Airfield. (Miscellaneous). 0808-100 3242
11:30 am	Changing of the Guard. Daily in summer, alternate days in winter. A new troop of the Queen's personal bodyguards, The Brigade of Guards, march from Ch… Buckingham Palace. (Miscellaneous).

Dining Specials

11:30 am-
2:00 pm

ignite Brunch- Lazy Sundays, Live Music!.
Guerillasound, a trio of genre modernists mixing jazz with rock, funk and whatever else they can deconstruct and then rebuild in… Cafe Consort. (Dining - Brunch). 0207-589-8212

Nightlife

Call	Louis and the Big Easy. Live jazz-blues and mellow lounge tunes every Sunday night. Mac Bar. (Nightlife - Jazz). 20-7485 4530
2:30 pm- 10:30 pm	Sunday Jazz. Live jazz events every Sunday accompanied by superb roast dinner-fusion food, happy hour cocktails in our very Sunday, chilled l… Clerkenwell House. (Nightlife - Jazz). 0207-404 1113
7:30 pm- 10:30 pm	Off The Cuff. Fast paced, very funny improv comedy featuring an all-female team. Vespa Lounge. (Nightlife - Comedy).
8:00 pm	The Comedy Store Players. Cutting edge comedy improvisation around the usual themes of British comedy - sex, politics, sex, celebrities, and sex. The Comedy Store. (Nightlife - Comedy). 0870-060 2340
9:00 pm- 12:00 am	Jazz. Live Jazz music and free buffet after 9pm. Sticklebackpink. (Nightlife - Jazz). 0207-835 0874
10:00 pm- 6:00 am	Sensory Overload. Room 1 features hard house, techno, and progressive trance. Room 2 plays Industrial, E.B.M, and Future Pop. Room 3 features El… Sensory Overlaod. (Nightlife - Dance).