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TRAVELLER
DISCOVERIES
WORDS CLAIRE MARTIN. ILLUSTRATION CAMILLE ROUSSEAU
Ahead of
the Games
PLANOF ACTION
Fed up of the wholeOlympic circus?
We’ve got the perfect antidote
– an alternative line-up of
London’s best cultural activities
1
BARKING MAD?
Looking for a thought-provoking
evening? The theatrical adaptation of
Mark Haddon’s bestselling novel,
The
Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-
Time,
is sure to fit the bill. Telling the
story of 15-year-old Christopher Boone,
who sets out to solve the mysterious
death of his neighbour’s dog, it’s a
lovingly told tale of one autistic boy
attempting to make sense of the world.
Catch it at the National Theatre until
27 October.
South Bank, SE1; nationaltheatre.org.uk
2
LIFE THROUGH A LENS
The eyes of the world are on
London this summer, but how about
viewing the capital from a different
angle? Held at Tate Britain, photography
exhibition
Another London
looks at
this dynamic city from 1930-1980, with
iconic images of the Silver Jubilee in
1977 as captured by Martine Franck, and
Piccadilly Circus in 1967 taken by James
Barnor. All the quintessential shots
of pearly kings and queens, red
double-deckers and the Tube are here,
as well as a few unexpected subjects.
Tate Britain, Millbank, SW1, tate.org.uk
3
ROOF TOP CINEMA
All those sports fans in the streets
giving you claustrophobia? Get over it,
literally, as you ascend to the capital’s
roof tops for screenings of cult, classic
and up-to-date movies in London’s
great outdoors, courtesy of the Rooftop
Film Club. Last summer more than 100
of these open-air showings sold out,
and this year looks set to be just as
successful. Catch 90s feel-good family
hit
Cool Runnings
on 5 August at west
London’s famous Kensington Roof
Gardens, or last year’s smash hit,
Drive
–
with Hollywood heartthrob Ryan Gosling
– and retro bone-chiller
Silence of the
Lambs
on 12 and 30 August respectively
at hip Queen of Hoxton in the east.
Remember to take a brolly – just in case.
rooftopfilmclub.com
4
GREAT BRITISH DESIGN
One of the most experimental
practitioners of contemporary design,
Thomas Heatherwick, has his finger
in a dozen pies – breaking ground
in everything from architecture to
engineering, from urban planning to
transport. Now his first solo exhibition
–
Heatherwick Studio: Designing the
Extraordinary
– is running until 30
September at the V&A Museum, with
more than 150 objects, including the rear
end of the new London double-decker
bus and something called an “endless”
bench. Not sure what that is? You’ll just
have to check it out.
vam.ac.uk