[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]SOUTH KENSINGTON:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E3[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1.60 [BULL] Glass of wine: ú1.37[ESTAT][PARA][ITAL]South Kensington has a fair level of entertainments of its own, [PARA]but it's mainly wine bars and posh clubs, although the Queen's [PARA]Arms is popular. The West End is within a strident stroll's [PARA]distance and many of the areas around Kensington offer some [PARA]thrills and spills (Notting Hill, Earl's Court, Hammersmith, [PARA]Chelsea, Fulham, Putney). [EITAL][ITAL][HDNG]COLLEGE:[EHDNG][EITAL][PARA][ITAL][GRPH]E2[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1.25 [BULL] Glass of wine: ú1[ESTAT][EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Bars:[EBOLD] There are 3 bars at the main site: the Southside Bar, under [PARA]the halls of residence, the cafe-style Da Vinci's Bar and the [PARA]Union Bar. Also one at St Mary's.[PARA][BOLD]Theatres:[EBOLD] Imperial has 2 halls which are both [ITAL]eminently suitable[EITAL] [PARA]as theatres for its [ITAL]strangely strong[EITAL] dramatic contingent.[PARA][BOLD]Cinemas:[EBOLD] There are 2 film clubs, showing [ITAL]mainstream[EITAL] films (eg [PARA]recently, Wayne's World I and II).[PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos:[EBOLD] Constant bashes and bops banging away all round [PARA]the college. In particular, there are the weekly clubs Atmosphere [PARA]and Libido (cap 500), and twice weekly discos in the Union Bar (300).[PARA][BOLD]Music venues:[EBOLD] The Great Hall has a capacity of 600 and there are[PARA]also the Concert Hall (300) and the Union Lounge (250). [ITAL]Imperial [PARA]attracts the likes of Jamiroquai and Drum Club.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Cabaret:[EBOLD] Once a month, or less, in the Union building, there's [PARA]usually some kind of cabaret night. Mark Thomas appeared last year.[PARA][BOLD]Others:[EBOLD] The Union hosts a host of events, which usually involve [PARA]the incidental consumption of much alcohol, such as the Union [PARA]Bar Singalong (karaoke, [ITAL]I'm afraid[EITAL]), and quiz nights. In addition to[PARA]balls a plenty, Union mega events, big discos with bands and so [PARA]on, are known as Carnivals. Grad balls are held in [ITAL]interesting [EITAL][PARA]locations, such as the Science Museum.[HDNG]EATING OUT:[EHDNG][PARA]From the morning to the early afternoon, the College refectory [PARA]dishes the daily diet or there's the Union cafeteria for lunch or [PARA]evening meals with plastic cutlery. Also, during the day, students[PARA]frequent the Kentucky Fried Chicken near the halls of residence, [PARA]or pick up a sarnie and a Mars bar at the Junior Common Room. [ITAL][PARA]For budget grub locally after dark, there's The Big Easy on the [PARA]King's Road.[EITAL] [PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: Frank and Rosa's (cheap, British grub); [PARA]Chan's (Chinese, all you can eat for ú4.50); Up All Night (as it [PARA]says, vicar); Kwality Tandoori; Daquise (Polish). [EITAL] [BOLD]Eating in London:[EBOLD][PARA]see [ULNE]University of London[EULNE].
