[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]E3[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1.30 [BULL] Glass of wine: ú1[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Bars:[EBOLD] (1) The bar ([ITAL]large, crowded, grubby, 3 pool tables, no frills[EITAL]) [PARA]shuts at 8.30pm (except Fridays), but is popular not only with [PARA]SOAS students but also with those from [ULNE]SSEES[EULNE] and other [PARA]colleges nearby. [ITAL] Social life in the School can be a bit limited after[PARA]the bar closes if no other ents have been organised.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Film:[EBOLD] Films (often with an Eastern or African flavour) are [PARA]screened regularly, including recently, A World Apart, and [PARA]documentaries on female circumcision.[PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos and music venues:[EBOLD] The Assembly Hall (cap 300) [PARA]hosts discos (often with a theme) about 3 times a term, run by [PARA]either the Union or student clubs. Bands also play there - usually [PARA]with a World Music slant (bhangra, African, etc).[PARA][BOLD]Recent band appearances:[EBOLD] Ragga Twins; Fun Da Mental; Well [PARA]Oiled Sisters.[PARA][BOLD]Others:[EBOLD] Many of the international student clubs provide ents [PARA]which attract many people from outside college. There have [PARA]been Indonesian Gamelan recitals, Laotian Khmer Thai dancing, [PARA]an African drum and dance group, food and music evenings and [PARA]so on.[HDNG]EATING OUT:[EHDNG][PARA]The Refectory is [ITAL]a tad pricy, and, oddly for an institution such as [PARA]SOAS, [EITAL]does't serve halal, kosher, or vegan grub. Students also [PARA]often eat at ULU, the Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, [PARA]the [ULNE]Institute of Education[EULNE], Senate House and local cafes. The [PARA]place is packed with restaurants. [ITAL]Drummond St is particularly [PARA]good for south Indian veggie food[EITAL]. [ITAL]Pollo's in Soho is a very [PARA]cheap, exciting and packed Italian, while Chinatown has the best [PARA]chinese meals going. Dionysus on Tottenham Court Rd is a [PARA]chirpy chippy that's stays open till early, as do various burger [PARA]places.[EITAL]
