[HDNG]IN LONDON:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E3[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1.50 [BULL] Glass of wine: ú1.45[ESTAT][PARA][ITAL]For a weekly guide to the Capital's entertainments, 'Time Out' [PARA]magazine is a must. [EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Pubs:[EBOLD][ITAL] London is a bitter blow for bitter lovers. Some London [PARA]pubs water down their ridiculously expensive beer (sometimes [PARA]over ú2 a pint), but one of the few sparkles in your glass is the [PARA]rise of the Weatherspoon chain, dedicated to good ale and food, [PARA]at superb prices (regular 99p a pint specials). Look for the blue [PARA]and gold livery. [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs in Bloomsbury area: Jeremy Bentham;[PARA]Rising Sun.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Cinemas:[EBOLD] [PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: many repertory cinemas offer student [PARA]discounts and The Prince Charles Cinema just off Leicester [PARA]Square shows films from ú1.99.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Theatres: [EBOLD]Student standby tickets are sometimes available for [PARA]West End shows, but they're still around ú8. The National [PARA]Theatre on the South Bank is cheaper and features some of the [PARA]country's top talent. Also, don't forget the Fringe (the collective [PARA]title for all the smaller theatres around town, ranging from back [PARA]rooms at pubs to full size auditoria)[ITAL] where you can often see high[PARA]quality at low cost.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos: [EBOLD][ITAL] [EITAL]Although London clubs are always at the very nub [PARA]of any fashion scene, you pay for the privilege. At top nightspots,[PARA]admission starts at around ú5 and drinks can be anything up to 5 [PARA]times pub prices. There is, however, an ever-changing set of [PARA]cheaper hang-outs where the latest sounds are available without [PARA]the latest prices. [ITAL] [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: Heaven (mostly gay); Camden [PARA]Palace; Maximus; Ministry of Sound; Fridge; Subterania. These [PARA]are the venues; individual events move between clubs, and [PARA]disappear like cliches in the night, so don't blame [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH] [ITAL]if our [PARA]recommendations for Smashing, Pleased, Billion Dollar Babes [PARA]and Kinky Gerlinky send them off into the memory-zone of the [PARA]groove.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Cabaret: [EBOLD]London is a hot-bed of alternative laugh-mongers[ITAL]. [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL][PARA]plugs: There's the just-moved Comedy Store or, more cheaply, [PARA]Jongleurs (Camden, Battersea, Shepherds Bush), East Dulwich [PARA]Cabaret, Hackney Empire and many, many more.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Music venues: [EBOLD]Many of the country's biggest and most famous, [PARA]including Wembley Stadium and Arena, Hammersmith Apollo [PARA](was the Odeon), The Marquee, The Forum (was the Town and [PARA]Country), The Garage (was TandC 2), The Astoria, The [PARA]Hackney Empire, The Brixton Academy, The New Cross [PARA]Venue, as well as innumerable pubs, warehouses, cardboard [PARA]boxes, and, of course, Tube stations.[HDNG]THE CITY AND ISLINGTON:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E3[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1.60 [BULL] Glass of wine: ú1.40[ESTAT][PARA]The Barbican contains thetres, cinemas, restaurants, bars, [ITAL]and [PARA]not enough loos[EITAL], all under one roof. [ITAL]In Islington, The Steam [PARA]Passage and the Angel are good for a pint or 5.[EITAL][PARA][PARA][ITAL][HDNG]UNIVERSITY:[EHDNG][EITAL][PARA][ITAL][GRPH]E1[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1 [BULL] Glass of wine: ú1[ESTAT][EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Bars:[EBOLD] There are 2 bars in halls, and 2 in the Union: TC (The [PARA]Carrot) Venue (cap 275, open till 11 weekdays, 2am on Fridays [PARA]and for events); Saddlers Bars (80, open all day).[PARA][BOLD]Music venues and clubs/discos:[EBOLD] In the TC Venue, the Union holds[PARA]weekly discos (adm ú2). They have occasional events and live [PARA]bands in the New Hall (700), where they have a lighting and [PARA]sound rig. Weekly bops also ensue in the halls.[PARA][BOLD]Recent bands:[EBOLD] James Taylor Quartet; Alison Limerick; James; Hot[PARA]Chocolate.[PARA][BOLD]Cabaret:[EBOLD] Recently Mr Methane and the Regurgitator made mirth ([ITAL][PARA]in a bodily function sort of way[EITAL]).[PARA][BOLD]Others:[EBOLD] The Union tries to keep up a programme of at least 3 [PARA]events per week and generally churns out some [ITAL]worthwhile [EITAL][PARA]budget fun. There are 6-7 balls a year.[HDNG]EATING OUT:[EHDNG][PARA]The University runs 2 refectories ([ITAL]which have a good vegetarian [PARA]range[EITAL]) throughout the day. In the Bar Lounge, there's a variety of [PARA]hot and cold food from 11am until the bar closes. The local area [PARA]is [ITAL]good [EITAL]for cafes, pubs and junk food and is [ITAL]particularly strong[EITAL] on[PARA]international cuisine. [PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: The Brokers' Inn (Indian for ú10); [PARA]Ravi Shankar (veggie, all the lunch you can eat for ú3.50); Red [PARA]Lion (pub grub); Whole Food Shop (cheap veggie); Ruby in the [PARA]Dust (Mexican). There's a 24hr grocer nearby and a kebab cafe [PARA]in Old St torturing the hungry almost all night.[EITAL][PARA][PARA]
