[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]COLLEGE:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E1[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1.05 [ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Bars:[EBOLD] (3) The Three Tuns Bar (cap 700) is popular and cheap; or [PARA]possibly, popular [ITAL]because it's[EITAL] cheap. The Underground (120) is [PARA]primarily an events venue and the Beavers Retreat, [ITAL]which looks [PARA]as if it's been furnished courtesy of MFI, is expensive and only [PARA]really popular with the academics, although a [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH] [ITAL]editor once [PARA]had a peanut fight in here.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Cinemas:[EBOLD] The film club shows frequent mainstream and cult movies.[PARA][BOLD]Theatres:[EBOLD] [ITAL]Brimming with luvvies, LSE may not be,[EITAL] but it does [PARA]have a theatre which hosts occasional student productions.[PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos and music venues:[EBOLD] The Tuns hosts 'Time Tunnel' [PARA]every Friday, and it's free. Pilgrims of pop make a beeline for the[PARA]Quad (cap 500) to slop up the [ITAL]fairly weak[EITAL] bands that the LSE [PARA]attracts. The Shaw Library is used for more classical concerts.[PARA][BOLD]Cabaret:[EBOLD] Comics crop up twice a term, [ITAL]mostly unknowns[EITAL], [PARA]although Newman and Baddiel and Mark Thomas played here [PARA]before they made it big.[PARA][BOLD]Others: [EBOLD]Student society events (eg tequila and dance nights) and [PARA]multi-cultural goings-on. Annual Rag Ball.[HDNG]EATING OUT:[EHDNG][PARA]The Union runs a cafe[ITAL] which is hot as a Marrakesh sauna when [PARA]it comes to vegetarian and vegan grub[EITAL], with furniture from the [PARA]next century and trendy murals. It also runs a pizzeria and [PARA]restaurant. The alternatives range from fast food to the Waldorf [PARA]Hotel over the road. [PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: Toni's Lugger Restaurant, a [PARA]candle-lit Italian next to [ULNE]King's College London[EULNE] (okay grub but [PARA]better prices); Wrights Bar (cheap Italian greasy spoon next to [PARA]the School); Wild Court Cafe (women's cafe in the London [PARA]Women's Centre).[EITAL] [BOLD]Eating out in London:[EBOLD] see [ULNE]University of [PARA]London.[EULNE]
