[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]E2[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1.25 [BULL] Glass of wine: 80p[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Bars:[EBOLD] The SU runs 2 bars (caps 600 and 1,000), the huger of [PARA]which is used for events only. The other serves hot food [PARA]including swordfish. [ITAL]Local pubs serve a handsome pint, by [PARA]London standards.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Theatres:[EBOLD] The Great Hall (600) and the Harold Pinter Drama ([ITAL][PARA]pause) [EITAL]Studio host many an [ITAL]eager [EITAL]student production and a [PARA]professional company has links with the English department.[PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos and music venues:[EBOLD] There are discos and live bands [PARA]6 nights a week in the MCR in the SU building (adm ú2). The [PARA]smaller downstairs bar and Great Hall are also used for gigs and concerts.[PARA][BOLD]Recent band appearances:[EBOLD] Lush; Funking Barstewards; Joshua [PARA]Trio; My Life Story; Voulez Vous.[PARA][BOLD]Cabaret:[EBOLD] Monthly cabaret nights in the MCR starring recently Jo [PARA]Brand, Kevin Day, and the un-slim Mike McShane.[PARA][BOLD]Others:[EBOLD] [ITAL]The annual Valentine's Ball is very successful. [EITAL]There is [PARA]a gallery in the College which exhibits local artists' work.[HDNG]EATING OUT:[EHDNG][PARA]The College and SU have 3 cafes and cafeterias each and there [PARA]are s[ITAL]ome of London's cheapest eats near the site[EITAL].[ITAL] The East End[PARA]is particularly good for international haute cuisine, and, put more [PARA]simply, curries. [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: The Nazrul (Indian); Cherry Orchard [PARA](veggie); Thai Garden (veggie).[EITAL][PARA][PARA]
