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Putting on the glitz
WORDS: LAURA SUTHERLAND
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If you want to indulge your hardworking teen in a bit of grownup refinement as a break from coursework and cramming, treating them to afternoon tea at The Ritz before exam season starts is perhaps one of the classiest ways to do it. From the formal dress code and choice of 18 teas to the house pianist, the hotel’s lavish original Ballroom couldn’t be a more inviting destination for a delicious spread of unlimited sandwiches and scones. However, the showstoppers here are the pastries, from sweet macarons to lightas-air choux buns. And as if that wasn’t enough, guests are welcome to hail the passing dessert trolley down for individual by-the-slice delights. theritzlondon.com
The gilded age 24 – 28 MAY
Northern Ballet production company’s blockbuster rendition of Great Gatsby returns to the national circuit for Spring 2022, arriving at Milton Keynes Theatre after debuting in Edinburgh. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic American novel is brought to life as dancers glide across the floor in Chanel-inspired costumes to a cinematic score by Sir Richard Rodney Bennett CBE. Allow yourself to be swept away by balletic grace and Jazz Age opulence as you watch Jay and Daisy’s doomed romance implode. northernballet.com s
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