17 March 2010
16 March 2010
The Gay Hussar, 2 Greek Street, London W1
March 14, 2010
The Gay Hussar, 2 Greek Street, London W1
By Reviewed by Toby Young
The left-wing intelligentsia used to plot leadership challenges at The Gay Hussar. Now it's neither liberal nor elite
If I was running BBC4, I'd commission a documentary about The Gay Hussar. It's not just that it has an interesting history in its own right, being London's first Hungarian restaurant; it would also enable you to chart the rise and fall of the liberal intelligentsia. Ever since it opened in 1953, the fate of The Gay Hussar has been intimately bound up with that of Britain's intellectual class, peaking in 1980 with the election of the late Michael Foot as Labour leader.
The restaurant was opened by the son of a ship owner, Victor Sassie, who was sent to Budapest in 1932 by the British Hotel and Restaurant Association; after training under Károly Gundel, a culinary legend in Hungary, he returned to London to open his first restaurant, Budapest on Dean Street. During the war, he served with British intelligence in Hungary, then opened a second Budapest on Frith Street before finally unveiling The Gay Hussar.
It immediately attracted the patronage of several publishers in the area, including Jonathan Cape and Rupert Hart-Davis, and it wasn't long before it could name TS Elliot among its regulars. However, it was the restaurant's discovery by the firebrand Welsh MP Aneurin Bevan that led to it becoming the unofficial headquarters of Labour's intellectual left. Several Party coups were plotted here. Fixtures at these occasions included Tom Driberg, Ian Mikardo and Barbara Castle, all Labour MPs. They were the high-living, seditious branch of the Party - not so much champagne socialists as Tokay Trotskyists.
The Gay Hussar's fame peaked in the early 1970s when The Daily Mail got hold of a bill itemising just how lavishly a Soviet delegation had been entertained by the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers. It stuck it on the front page, causing widespread panic among Labour MPs, who became convinced there must be an enemy spy on the restaurant's staff. However, they soon returned and it wasn't long before they were plotting Foot's ascension as leader of the Opposition.
Walking through its doors today, it quickly becomes clear that its best years are behind it. I visit on a Friday night, with my wife Caroline, and Charlie, a teacher friend, and there are precious few intellectuals in evidence. On the contrary, the table next to ours is occupied by a couple of elderly American tourists and beyond them is a table of drunken office workers, some wearing party hats. The shelves are still stacked with the biographies of left-wing demigods, but their authors are long gone.
I start with the restaurant's famous chilled wild-cherry soup, while Caroline opts for the fried mushrooms with tartare sauce and Charlie has the fresh asparagus and bacon salad. They are both reasonably happy - the mushrooms are a little on the greasy side - but my soup is disappointing. It tastes like cherry-flavoured Actimel, the probiotic drinking yoghurt. I've got nothing against Actimel, but at £4.50 a bowl I was expecting something a little more special.
For mains, I have the Dutch calves' liver sautéed with onions, bacon and paprika, while Caroline goes for the vegetarian goulash with galuska and Charlie has pork medallions with bacon, onions, potatoes and paprika. Again, they've no complaints, but my dish is a shocker. Instead of the delicately fried liver I'm expecting, I receive a pile of dark brown slop. It has the texture of mashed potatoes.
We think about ordering pudding, but the descriptions are so unappetising - sweet cheese pancakes, anyone? - we ask for the bill. The total of £96.58, including a £29.95 bottle of Chablis, seems a little steep for Eastern European comfort food.
Back in the mid-1980s, when I was a thrusting young journalist, I used to lunch at The Gay Hussar quite often and I remember the food being a lot better than this. What has happened? I suspect the gradual falling away of the restaurant's left wing clientele is to blame. As a general rule, the more indiscriminate a person is in their commitment to socialist dogma, the more discerning their palate.
No doubt The Gay Hussar will soldier on. And who knows, if Labour loses the election, perhaps Ed Balls and his cronies will meet here to mastermind his leadership campaign. The ghosts of 1,000 left-wing conspirators will look on approvingly.
11/20
Scores: 1-9 stay home and cook, 10-11 needs help, 12 ok, 13 pleasant enough, 14 good, 15 very good, 16 capable of greatness, 17 special, can't wait to go back, 18 highly honourable, 19 unique and memorable, 20 as good as it gets
The Gay Hussar 2 Greek Street, London W1, tel: 020 7437 0973 Lunch and dinner, Monday to Saturday. About £95 for dinner for three, including wine
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The Goring Hotel
15 Beeston Place, London SW1, tel: 020 7396 9000
This wonderfully old-fashioned, family-run hotel is a haven of calm near Victoria; with its splendid, airy dining-room and discreet service, it's great for business
Shepherd's
Marsham Court, Marsham Street, London SW1, tel: 020 7834 9552
The whole is greater than the sum of the parts at this club-like Westminster stalwart, whose sound, traditional British values make it perfect for business lunches
Kennington Tandoori
313 Kennington Road, London SE11, tel: 020 7735 9247
Very popular with local yuppies as well as MPs, this reliable curry house has built up a broad following for its light and fresh-tasting fare
Reviews extracted from 'Harden's London and UK Restaurant Guides 2010'. www.hardens.com
The restaurant was opened by the son of a ship owner, Victor Sassie, who was sent to Budapest in 1932 by the British Hotel and Restaurant Association; after training under Károly Gundel, a culinary legend in Hungary, he returned to London to open his first restaurant, Budapest on Dean Street. During the war, he served with British intelligence in Hungary, then opened a second Budapest on Frith Street before finally unveiling The Gay Hussar.
It immediately attracted the patronage of several publishers in the area, including Jonathan Cape and Rupert Hart-Davis, and it wasn't long before it could name TS Elliot among its regulars. However, it was the restaurant's discovery by the firebrand Welsh MP Aneurin Bevan that led to it becoming the unofficial headquarters of Labour's intellectual left. Several Party coups were plotted here. Fixtures at these occasions included Tom Driberg, Ian Mikardo and Barbara Castle, all Labour MPs. They were the high-living, seditious branch of the Party - not so much champagne socialists as Tokay Trotskyists.
The Gay Hussar's fame peaked in the early 1970s when The Daily Mail got hold of a bill itemising just how lavishly a Soviet delegation had been entertained by the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers. It stuck it on the front page, causing widespread panic among Labour MPs, who became convinced there must be an enemy spy on the restaurant's staff. However, they soon returned and it wasn't long before they were plotting Foot's ascension as leader of the Opposition.
Walking through its doors today, it quickly becomes clear that its best years are behind it. I visit on a Friday night, with my wife Caroline, and Charlie, a teacher friend, and there are precious few intellectuals in evidence. On the contrary, the table next to ours is occupied by a couple of elderly American tourists and beyond them is a table of drunken office workers, some wearing party hats. The shelves are still stacked with the biographies of left-wing demigods, but their authors are long gone.
I start with the restaurant's famous chilled wild-cherry soup, while Caroline opts for the fried mushrooms with tartare sauce and Charlie has the fresh asparagus and bacon salad. They are both reasonably happy - the mushrooms are a little on the greasy side - but my soup is disappointing. It tastes like cherry-flavoured Actimel, the probiotic drinking yoghurt. I've got nothing against Actimel, but at £4.50 a bowl I was expecting something a little more special.
For mains, I have the Dutch calves' liver sautéed with onions, bacon and paprika, while Caroline goes for the vegetarian goulash with galuska and Charlie has pork medallions with bacon, onions, potatoes and paprika. Again, they've no complaints, but my dish is a shocker. Instead of the delicately fried liver I'm expecting, I receive a pile of dark brown slop. It has the texture of mashed potatoes.
We think about ordering pudding, but the descriptions are so unappetising - sweet cheese pancakes, anyone? - we ask for the bill. The total of £96.58, including a £29.95 bottle of Chablis, seems a little steep for Eastern European comfort food.
Back in the mid-1980s, when I was a thrusting young journalist, I used to lunch at The Gay Hussar quite often and I remember the food being a lot better than this. What has happened? I suspect the gradual falling away of the restaurant's left wing clientele is to blame. As a general rule, the more indiscriminate a person is in their commitment to socialist dogma, the more discerning their palate.
No doubt The Gay Hussar will soldier on. And who knows, if Labour loses the election, perhaps Ed Balls and his cronies will meet here to mastermind his leadership campaign. The ghosts of 1,000 left-wing conspirators will look on approvingly.
11/20
Scores: 1-9 stay home and cook, 10-11 needs help, 12 ok, 13 pleasant enough, 14 good, 15 very good, 16 capable of greatness, 17 special, can't wait to go back, 18 highly honourable, 19 unique and memorable, 20 as good as it gets
The Gay Hussar 2 Greek Street, London W1, tel: 020 7437 0973 Lunch and dinner, Monday to Saturday. About £95 for dinner for three, including wine
More political hotspots
The Goring Hotel
15 Beeston Place, London SW1, tel: 020 7396 9000
This wonderfully old-fashioned, family-run hotel is a haven of calm near Victoria; with its splendid, airy dining-room and discreet service, it's great for business
Shepherd's
Marsham Court, Marsham Street, London SW1, tel: 020 7834 9552
The whole is greater than the sum of the parts at this club-like Westminster stalwart, whose sound, traditional British values make it perfect for business lunches
Kennington Tandoori
313 Kennington Road, London SE11, tel: 020 7735 9247
Very popular with local yuppies as well as MPs, this reliable curry house has built up a broad following for its light and fresh-tasting fare
Reviews extracted from 'Harden's London and UK Restaurant Guides 2010'. www.hardens.com
Fresh appeal over London student murder
Fresh appeal over London student murder
 Nicholas Clarke was described by his mother as "caring, loving and kind" |
Police have made a renewed appeal to find who killed a 19-year-old in London in 2008, stressing a £20,000 reward is available for information.
Nicholas Clarke was shot in the head at Fountain Place on the Myatt's Field Estate in Brixton on 14 March 2008. Eight youths were seen nearby at the time but nobody has been charged.
Finding the killer "would go some way to helping the family come to terms with their tragic loss", said Det Insp Jim Redmond of the Metropolitan Police.
"Many young people who might have been closely involved at the time will have moved on with their lives now.
"We know there are people who have valuable information that could lead to the prosecution of the person responsible for Nicholas's death," he said.
Nicholas was a student who lived with his mother, Sharon Barnett, in Chryssell Road, near Kennington Park.
She described him as "the most caring, loving and kind individual you could ever meet" and said his death had left "a huge gap in our lives that can never be filled".
The reward was made available a year ago, on the first anniversary of the attack, for information leading to the prosecution of those responsible.
Police said "many people" had been arrested during their investigation but no charges had been brought.
Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/england/london/8569324.stm
Published: 2010/03/16 01:06:08 GMT
© BBC MMX
15 March 2010
Anti-knife campaign launched by families and government
Anti-knife campaign launched by families and government
 Teenagers are urged to sign up to a group on Facebook |
An online campaign to tackle knife crime among young people has been launched by a charity representing families of victims and the government.
The campaign, called Count Me In: Together We Can Stop Knife Crime, urges teenagers to join a group on Facebook or on the Families United website. It has been backed by the mother of murdered Harry Potter actor Rob Knox.
Schools Minister Vernon Coaker said the "power" of the campaign came from the "direct involvement" of families.
Primary schools in knife-crime hotspots are also being given information to help teachers tell children about the dangers.
'Make a difference'
Prime Minister Gordon Brown joined relatives of murder victims at Lilian Baylis Technology School in Kennington, south London, to launch the campaign.
 |  Together with the other families who have suffered similar tragedies and the government we can make a difference to the future of young people on our streets  Sally Knox Mother of knife victim |
"I believe young people want to see an end to knife crime, just as we all do, and I believe the power to make that happen is as much in their hands as it is ours.
"So this week we're asking them to sign the pledge and say 'Count Me In' to a world without knife crime," he said.
Sally Knox, whose 18-year-old son was stabbed outside a bar in Sidcup, south-east London, in May 2008, said she did not want her son to "have died in vain".
"I truly believe that we need to get into schools and educate young people about street violence and respect.
 Rob Knox, (right), was trying to protect his brother when he was stabbed |
Barry Mizen, whose 16-year-old son Jimmy was murdered in a south London bakery in 2008, said the campaign was a chance for young people to "be part of the solution" and "add their voice, and display in a tangible way, their desires to bring improvements to communities".
Actress Brooke Kinsella, 26, whose brother Ben was stabbed to death in 2008, said she would visit schools in Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham and Nottingham as part of the campaign.
She said: "[My brother] has made his mark and if his story can make even one kid think twice about picking up a weapon then that is good enough for us."
The websites contain advice, information about support and testimonies from families and communities affected by knife crime.
All schools will be able to access them online, while information will also be distributed to almost 300,000 primary school pupils in the areas most affected by knife crime.
Karen Gillan: Meet Doctor Who's new assistant
Karen Gillan: Meet Doctor Who's new assistant
Doctor Who has a new assistant, Amy Pond. Karen Gillan, who plays her, explains what it's like to be the most envied woman in Britain
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- The Observer, Sunday 14 March 2010
Karen Gillan, who plays Doctor Who's new assistant. Photograph by Suki Dhanda
There is, I regret to inform those of you who like a bit of grit in the oyster to mitigate yellow jealousy, not a bad bone in this story. Karen is, truly and annoyingly, a lucky, pretty, talented, happy, smart, leggy, ordinary, honest, laughing girl, from a very loving family. Born in Inverness 22 years ago, she toyed for a while with a career in music before being told her acting was better than her singing, and heading to London's Italia Conti school, which she soon quit to take her first TV job, in an episode of Rebus. Suddenly she found herself out of work, out of college, having to take a job in a pub (The Pilgrim in Kennington, you fans might like to know) just to survive. But before long she was talent-spotted for a modelling job, and that was her career for the next couple of years, while trying furiously to get back into acting. She thought she "hadn't a hope in hell" of securing Amy, so just went for it, without fear.
"Then I got the recall, the second audition. That was when I started sweating. This huge thing. And it was so secretive I couldn't even tell BBC reception where I was going, had to pretend it was for something called Panic Moon, which is an anagram of companion." She was the last auditionee, and got the call later that same night that's still changing her life.
"To be honest, I wasn't really a huge follower of Dr Who before I got this part. I mean I knew it was huge, but … I was nothing like my mum, who's a proper diehard Whovian. She's got a Tardis money-bag, and Dalek bubble-bath. But having read the first episode I was utterly smitten, and with the character. Amy's a sassy lady, funny and passionate, and her relationship with the doctor has a really interesting dynamic." She kisses him this series: does she love him? Karen (who is in real life in a relationship), answers carefully. "She has a love for him, a really deep love for him. But not romantic.
"It's been an education in itself to work with Matt, who's so endlessly inventive, bringing something new to it every day rather than falling into the easy default scared-face. That's one of the challenges; you're faced with life-threatening situations every episode, but you can't just widen your eyes all the time. Yes, this doctor is preeeetty good. As, I've said, is Amy, and she gets to wear all these small skirts, which I will admit was very cold, but also very cool. They originally wanted to put me in trousers, but I did say I'd like to wear a skirt because – you'll understand when you watch it. Actually I think I love Amy. I'm in love with her. I want to be her."
- guardian.co.uk © Guardian News and Media Limited 2010
14 March 2010
13 March 2010
Free garden shed
I have a garden shed for disposal, free to anyone who would collect.
It is approximately 4 ft x 5 ft. Photograph below.
It is in reasonable condition but may need a new floor.
Please ring Betty on 020 7587 1391
12 March 2010
Signed photos boost Trinity Hospice
News
Signed photos boost Trinity Hospice
Thursday, 11 March 2010
A signed photo of England coach Martin Johnson
The Trinity Hospice in Clapham is celebrating after reaching the £50,000 mark in its Larger Than Life fundraising campaign, which has seen black-and-white photographs signed by their celebrity subjects and sold to the public.
The most popular of the limited edition prints have been England rugby coach Martin Johnson and Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, which have now sold out.
Other subjects include Hollywood actor and Kennington resident Kevin Spacey and comedians Ricky Gervais and Jimmy Carr.
Each print includes a quote from the celebrity.
Visit www.trinityhospice.org.uk/largerthanlifebuy
Email: newsdesk@slp.co.uk
For the full story, you can get a full online edition at www.slp-e-edition.co.uk
Emergency Police Vehicle Sirens
Caroline Pidgeon, MPA Link
Valerie Shawcross, LA
Kate Hoey MP
cc: Cllrs Princes, Oval, Bishops, Newington Wards
Dear Caroline, Val, Kate and Cllrs
Please find below a copy of our letter to the Metropolitan Police
regarding excessive noise from police vehicle sirens in Kennington.
We would welcome your support.
Best wishes
Cathy Preece
KA Administrative Assistant
Valerie Shawcross, LA
Kate Hoey MP
cc: Cllrs Princes, Oval, Bishops, Newington Wards
Dear Caroline, Val, Kate and Cllrs
Please find below a copy of our letter to the Metropolitan Police
regarding excessive noise from police vehicle sirens in Kennington.
We would welcome your support.
Best wishes
Cathy Preece
KA Administrative Assistant
Thursday, 11th March 2010
Commander David Zinzan
South Central Area Commander
Metropolitan Police Service
Room 1.14, Territorial Policing HQ
Room 1.14, Territorial Policing HQ
Victoria Embankment
London SW1A 2JL
Dear Commander Zinzan
The Kennington Association is saddened to have to write, once again, to the Metropolitan Police Service regarding the excess siren noise that is generated from police vehicles in and around Kennington, South London.
We understand that Kennington is on several trunk routes, and that we are bounded by three police stations in the area (Kennington Road, Walworth Road and Brixton), but we consider that more could be done to reduce the noise pollution from emergency vehicles. After we wrote to Chief Superintendent Richard Quinn in January 2004, we were pleased that the use of sirens appeared reduced for a short period; however, the noise now seems to have returned to its previous levels.
We are particularly concerned by the use of sirens at night. Whilst we appreciate that Kennington and the surrounding areas are often quite busy, and you wish to avoid pedestrian/vehicle accidents, we do not consider that the current excessive siren use at night can be justified. Excess noise has been shown to be detrimental to the health and well being of the general population. Indeed, “there is sufficient scientific evidence that noise exposure can induce hearing impairment, hypertension and ischemic heart disease, annoyance, sleep disturbance and decreased school performance”[1].
The Kennington Association would like to make a plea that, if possible, all new police vehicles be fitted with directional sirens. The London Health Commission noted in their 2002 document Health impact assessment – draft Ambient Noise Strategy[2], “The ambulance service, along with police and fire agencies, should be encouraged to draw on the latest research in order to review their choice and use of sirens. Additionally, directional sirens are said to make police journeys up to 10% faster and also safer due to fewer lane changes and fewer forced stops.[3] Embracing this new technology might increase vehicle and passenger safety as well as reducing noise.
Would you be able to advise on how Lambeth / Southwark Metropolitan Police Services are drawing on the latest research re. reviewing choice and use of sirens? A number of our members report that the Metropolitan Police Service in Kensington and Chelsea do not use sirens at night time at all, but we are unable to confirm this information. Could you inform us whether there is a consistent police policy for siren use within all inner London boroughs?
Yours sincerely
Kennington Association
cc: Assistant Commissioner Rose Fitzpatrick, Central Operation HQ, TPHQ Senior Management, Room 1001, New Scotland Yard, 10 Broadway, London SW1H 0BG
cc: Borough Commander Nick Ephgrave, London Borough of Lambeth, Brixton Police Station, 3rd Floor, 367 Brixton Road, London SW9 7DD
[1] Passchier-Vermeer W. & Passchier W. F. “Noise Exposure and Public health” Accessed 10/3/2010: http://www.jstor.org/pss/
[2] London Health Observatory, “Health Impact Assessment – Draft Ambient Noise Strategy” Accessed 10/3/2010: http://www.lho.org.uk/
10 March 2010
Roots and Shoots Spring Open Day 21 March
SPRINGTIME AT ROOTS AND SHOOTS
Frogs wooing, bees building and a seed swap
Roots and Shoots Spring Open Day, Sunday 21 March 2010, 11am – 4pm
Please come to Open Day if you can and if you have a couple of hours to spare and would be able to volunteer to help, Elsa and Hayley would love to hear from you – admin@rootsandshoots.org.uk or office@rootsandshoots.org.uk ; telephone 020 7587 1131
Congratulations to Roots and Shoots: At the prestigious Sustainable City Awards, the City of London’s ‘Green Oscars’, Roots and Shoots scooped the Access to Goods and Services for Disadvantaged Communities award for their environmental education programme on issues such as sustainable food production and biodiversity within local communities in Lambeth and Southwark.
This was the citation:“ This small independent charity was established in 1982 and took over a site at Walnut Tree Walk, where they provide work placements and vocational training in Horticulture and Retail for troubled young people.
“Over the years, they have transformed this ex industrial site into an award winning wild life garden and eco-centre, and when their extensive work with the local community, on issues such as sustainable food production and biodiversity, are taken into account, it is apparent that this gem of a project is a worthy winner of this category.”FoDL: Vauxhall: A Little History - Monday 15th March 6.45 for 7.15pm
Durning Library
Monday 15th March
167 Kennington Lane, SE11 4HF
6.45 for 7.15pm
Vauxhall: A Little History
Kennington included! Ross Davies introduces his unique new (illustrated) book, covering the whole ‘Vauxhall’ constituency, from Waterloo and Kennington to Brixton, Clapham and Battersea in the south. For the Durning audience, he will discuss a special Durning Library mystery! Oh, and cats…
Ross says: ‘Most of us who live, work or play in Vauxhall don’t know all that much about the place. I’d long wanted a breezy book about its history for myself, for the children, or as a present-cum-souvenir for friends, family, visitors - but one never appeared. So I wrote it myself.’
The book has been welcomed by locals such as Joanna Lumley (‘This book wears it learning lightly and charmingly; it’s must for anyone interested in the history of south London’); Will Self adds (‘This is local history written with a light touch, but backed by heavyweight learning – it’s a must read for anyone who wishes to scratch away the present and discover the deep past of this, one of the most fascinating inner London districts’; Michael Leapman (‘Although I’ve lived in Vauxhall for 42 years, this lively and enthralling panorama told me much I did not know about our neighbourhood.’)
It has a foreword by Kate Hoey MP (‘Vauxhall’s past is colourful, sometimes tragic, and not as well-known as it deserves to be. Dr Davies tells the Vauxhall story with a light touch, and his book has you constantly saying, “Well, I never knew that!” ’.
Copies on sale (£8.99, The Nine Elms Press).
Everyone welcome. Light refreshments.
No admission charge, but a £2 donation is invited.
Organised by the Friends of the Durning Library.06 March 2010
Fund-raiser for Haiti - Sunday 14th March
Mothering Sunday with a difference!
On Sunday 14th March, there will be a beautiful concert of chamber music at St. Peter's church in Vauxhall to raise money for the Haiti appeal.
Please come!
On Sunday 14th March, there will be a beautiful concert of chamber music at St. Peter's church in Vauxhall to raise money for the Haiti appeal.
Please come!
05 March 2010
KA Offer: 2-4-1: UK Premier of Dostoevsky's "The Double"
Dear Neighbours
Quote 'Double' for two tickets for the price of one.
Best wishes
Cathy Preece
KA Administrative Assistant
Quote 'Double' for two tickets for the price of one.
Best wishes
Cathy Preece
KA Administrative Assistant
Brilliant UK Premier
The Double
by Dostoevsky
Adapted by Kate McGregor
When your own reflection is your worst nightmare.
"I have heard whispers of rebellion in dark corners, and straight from the mouths of people we trust."
Golyadkin is an ordinary man, but this is no ordinary world. Dostoevsky’s classic novella The Double explores hapless Golyadkin’s world as it is thrown into turmoil when a man appears in his town who is his double in every respect except by blood. Set in Russia in 1848, a year before Dostoevsky himself was arrested for treason, the arrival of this man in St. Petersburg turns Golyadkin’s life upside down, threatening his job, home and even his sanity. His battle for survival begins in a time of political unrest where no one is to be trusted, not even your own reflection.
The Double is perhaps the most Gogolesque of Dostoevsky’s works, which have influenced writers as diverse as James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, and Frederich Nietzche. He is also considered a founding father of Existentialism.
This vibrant production has an ensemble cast of 11 actors with live, original music from Theatre 6’s resident composer and musical director Maria Haik Escudero.
"As Dostoevsky examines the neurosis and paranoia that cripple a seemingly ordinary man, he produces a thoroughly brilliant 'modern' nightmare."
Jeremy Dyson on Dostoevsky's 'The Double'
Dates and Times:
Tuesday 9th March – Saturday 3rd April 2010
Tuesday-Saturdays @ 7:30pm
Sunday Matinees @ 5:30pm
Saturday 3rd April @ 3pm & 7:30pm
Tuesday-Saturdays @ 7:30pm
Sunday Matinees @ 5:30pm
Saturday 3rd April @ 3pm & 7:30pm
Press Night: Thursday 11th March
Writer: Fyodor Mikhaylovich Dostoevsky
Stage Adaptation: Kate McGregor
Director: Kate McGregor
Composer: Maria Haik Escudero
Tickets: £13 (£10 Conc.)
Box Office: 020 7793 9193
Online Booking: www.whitebeartheatre.co.uk
White Bear Theatre Club
138 Kennington Park Road,
London,
SE11 4DJ
04 March 2010
Listings: TestBed 1 at Beaconsfield
In a time when millions of viewers have access to the Internet, video/cameras and home-editing suites, a circulated YouTube clip becomes a conversational spectacle overnight. With the proliferation and advancement of technology, the creative process itself has become more democratic and has enabled people en masse to become not only viewers but ‘creators’. TestBed 1 responds to popular practice by inviting artists working with the moving image to produce and present artworks using the prevalent modes of production readily available - in the context of a professional art space.
TestBed 1 will occupy the Beaconsfield site from March until late July 2010. During this time commissioned artists will work in the galleries in a series of residencies. The public is invited to witness our galleries turn laboratories, turn performance and production sites. An accompanying FlatScreen programme of artists films and linked material will also show on site throughout the period.
It would be great if, space allowing, you are able to signal the rolling residency timetable or current in residence artist(s) in any listings. For example, the first artist in residence from 3rd March will be Anthony Gross.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you require any further information or images for press.
With many thanks
Lily
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Lily Rose Davies
Projects Coordinator
Beaconsfield
22 Newport St
London
SE11 6AY
T: +44 (0) 207 582 6465
E: lily@beaconsfield.ltd.uk
www.beaconsfield.ltd.uk
Venue: Beaconsfield
22 Newport Street
Vauxhall, London SE11 6AY
Artists: Michael Curran in collaboration with Lucy Gunning
Anthony Gross
Lilli Hartmann
Pil and Galia Kollectiv
Dafna Talmor
Joseph Walsh
Dates: 1 March - 18 July 2010
Opening Times: Tuesday – Sunday, 11am-5pm
On-Site Residency Dates:
Anthony Gross 3rd March - 21st March
Michael Curran and Lucy Gunning 23rd March - 11th April
Dafna Talmor 13th April - 25th April
Joseph Walsh 20th April - 30th May
Lilli Hartmann 27th April - 23rd May
Live film production crossing performance, installation and the act of making art. Beaconsfield produces six new commissions, co-curated with Dafna Talmor and Joe Walsh.
In the time of YouTube, video cameras and home-editing suites, the creative process has become more democratic, enabling people en masse to become not only viewers but ‘creators’. TestBed 1 responds to popular practice by commissioning artists working with the moving image to use these readily available modes of production.
From March until late July commissioned artists will work in the galleries in a series of residencies. The public is invited to witness our galleries turn laboratories, turn performance and production sites. An accompanying FlatScreen programme of artists films and linked material will also show on site throughout the period.
Check website for details of artists projects as they develop: http://www.beaconsfield.ltd.uk
New commissions produced for TestBed 1 will be screened on 18 and 19 September during Open House weekend
TestBed 1 is produced as part of Beaconsfield’s curatorial mentoring scheme for emerging artist-curators. Mentees: Dafna Talmor and Joseph Walsh.
Beaconsfield Commissions 2010
Further information and enquiries:
info@beaconsfield.ltd.uk
020 7582 6465
TestBed 1 will occupy the Beaconsfield site from March until late July 2010. During this time commissioned artists will work in the galleries in a series of residencies. The public is invited to witness our galleries turn laboratories, turn performance and production sites. An accompanying FlatScreen programme of artists films and linked material will also show on site throughout the period.
It would be great if, space allowing, you are able to signal the rolling residency timetable or current in residence artist(s) in any listings. For example, the first artist in residence from 3rd March will be Anthony Gross.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you require any further information or images for press.
With many thanks
Lily
--
Lily Rose Davies
Projects Coordinator
Beaconsfield
22 Newport St
London
SE11 6AY
T: +44 (0) 207 582 6465
E: lily@beaconsfield.ltd.uk
www.beaconsfield.ltd.uk
Venue: Beaconsfield
22 Newport Street
Vauxhall, London SE11 6AY
Artists: Michael Curran in collaboration with Lucy Gunning
Anthony Gross
Lilli Hartmann
Pil and Galia Kollectiv
Dafna Talmor
Joseph Walsh
Dates: 1 March - 18 July 2010
Opening Times: Tuesday – Sunday, 11am-5pm
On-Site Residency Dates:
Anthony Gross 3rd March - 21st March
Michael Curran and Lucy Gunning 23rd March - 11th April
Dafna Talmor 13th April - 25th April
Joseph Walsh 20th April - 30th May
Lilli Hartmann 27th April - 23rd May
Live film production crossing performance, installation and the act of making art. Beaconsfield produces six new commissions, co-curated with Dafna Talmor and Joe Walsh.
In the time of YouTube, video cameras and home-editing suites, the creative process has become more democratic, enabling people en masse to become not only viewers but ‘creators’. TestBed 1 responds to popular practice by commissioning artists working with the moving image to use these readily available modes of production.
From March until late July commissioned artists will work in the galleries in a series of residencies. The public is invited to witness our galleries turn laboratories, turn performance and production sites. An accompanying FlatScreen programme of artists films and linked material will also show on site throughout the period.
Check website for details of artists projects as they develop: http://www.beaconsfield.ltd.uk
New commissions produced for TestBed 1 will be screened on 18 and 19 September during Open House weekend
TestBed 1 is produced as part of Beaconsfield’s curatorial mentoring scheme for emerging artist-curators. Mentees: Dafna Talmor and Joseph Walsh.
Beaconsfield Commissions 2010
Further information and enquiries:
info@beaconsfield.ltd.uk
020 7582 6465
Police car in Kennington Road collision
A police car was involved in a collision at the junction of Kennington Road and Lambeth Road on Sunday morning.
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/4385
http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/4385
24 February 2010
23 February 2010
Bazaar: Saturday 6th March at St Anselm’s Church Hall from 11am to 1 pm
men needed for march BAZAAR!
The KA Bazaar is one of our main sources of funding. We have a grand team (some in their eighties and nineties) and the work is great fun, but very physical and done to a tight schedule. We urgently need male volunteers starting at 6pm on Friday night to set up tables and shift bulky items. We also need strong bodies to dismantle stalls on Saturday afternoon. The November Bazaar took in £750 (50% up on May), raising £560 for our funds. Special thanks to Pimlico Plumbers who provided a van to transport goods. The next Bazaar is on Saturday, 6th March at St Anselm’s Church Hall from 11am to 1 pm. This is a good chance to re-cycle some unexpected Xmas gifts – who needs twenty pairs of socks? Please bring saleable items to the hall from 6pm to 8pm on the evening before or from 9am to 10am on Bazaar day. If you need help collecting goods, please email kenningtonassociation@gmail.
22 February 2010
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