VALENTINE’S DINNER 14 FEBRUARY BROMPTON BAR & GRILL
A night in on the most romantic day of the year is never going to happen. So why not treat yourself to an evening at the award-winning Brompton Bar & Grill? The Adrian Cox Quartet will be playing swing and jazz, a la Benny Goodman, and there’s a glass of rosé on arrival too. With its set menu and excellent ambiance, a hassle-free night to remember is certainly ahead. Music and wine from 7pm till late. 243 Brompton Road, SW3, 020 7589 8005; bromptonbarandgrill.com
SACRED: MELENCOLIA 1 FEBRUARY CHELSEA THEATRE
Get involved with this experimental event, which offers two thoughtprovoking experiences – the opportunity to either sit, lie and relax amongst others in total silence, concentrating on your inner world, or the chance to observe others doing just that. Is this a creative process or a non-event? 7 World’s End Place, SW10, 0207 352 1967; chelseatheatre.org.uk
REVIEWS
NO QUARTER UNTIL 9 FEBRUARY ROYAL COURT THEATRE
With Polly Stenham as playwright, this play was hot. Add in Sienna Miller’s boyfriend Tom Sturridge and Downton’s Zoe Boyle, and it was positively burning. Frustrating then, that it never quite caught fire. It was Stenham’s favourite topic: privileged despair. Would-be musician, Robin (Sturridge) has just lost his mother to dementia. Following her demise, he squats in his (now sold) family estate falling further and further by the wayside. Whilst Sturridge does his best to pull it off and the supporting cast are... supportive... it’s just not enough. Even Tom Scutt’s brilliant set design fails to save it. No, the rise and fall is down to Stenham. She’s good, but when it comes to one and a half hours of people getting ‘wasted’, one needs to be very good. HARRIET COMPSTON Until 9th February 2013; royalcourttheatre.com
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