The Citizen Reviewz
The Citizen Reviewz – Sloane Place
The Venue: SLOANE PLACE The Citizen Sayz: "My kinda place..." 4 STARz The Location: A short stroll south from Sloane Square at 60 Lower Sloane StreetThe Vibe: A cosy, slightly higgledy-piggledy corner space overlooking Turks Row. There’s a random table layout, with quiet nooks for single tables, as well as a slim annex to the side of the main room, which would be ideal for bigger groups or parties. There’s a private dining room that seats 12. Maximum covers are 50, so the room is intimate, without being boring, and big enough to not feel you are lost in the crowd, risking whiplash to get...
The Citizen Reviewz Cartier at the V&A
'A dazzling exhibition of bling for billionaires, but it's little more than a glorified department store concession with a heart of stone' Two Starz Cartier, The Sainsbury Gallery, V&A Until 16th November. Tickets from £27. To book, go here The Citizen Reviewz... It easy to be quickly seduced by this exquisitely curated exhibition. How could any eye not be dazzled by 350 pieces of the most stunning jewels and objects ever made, displayed with such style and extravagance. The craftsmanships on show is the best of the best, some of them more than 100 years old, and much of...
The Inseparables: Finborough Theatre
'An ambitious and wildly imaginative production that suffers under the weight of debris from the breaking of the fourth wall' THREE STARZ The Play: The Inseparables by Grace Joy Howarth – based on the novel by Simone de Beauvoir, translated by Lauren Elkin. On until 10th May. Book here. France during the First World War. Nine-year-old Sylvie Lapage prays for France to be saved from the war, but her miracle arrives in the form of the new girl at school - Andrée. She is unlike anyone else – wildly bright and full of life. Finally, Sylvie has someone who makes her laugh,...
Pammie’s swimsuit! Design Museum dives in deep to reveal shallow swimming exhibition
The Design Museum has made a splash by opening an exhibition dedicated to swimming - with a rare swimsuit worn by beach legend Pamela Anderson during her spell making waves in the 1990s TV series Baywatch. Spotlit and suspended by wires in a cabinet with security glass, the iconic red swimsuit takes pride of place in Splash! A Century of Swimming and Style. The display even features 'erect nipples' to acknowledge Pamela's stand out features when she played Californian life guard C.J Parker from 1992-97. The minimal costume, with its high cut lines...
Men’s Business, Finborough Theatre: A play of raw emotion that gets under the skin
By Rob McGibbon The Play: Men's Business by Franz Xaver Kroetz - in a new translation by Simon Stephens. On until 12th AprilA love story set in the back room of a butcher’s shop with a brutal bastard of a dog howling in the yard next door. Charlie’s faith in the possibility of love can’t be dimmed. No matter what deranged brutalities life throws at her. Victor doesn’t take his builder’s boots off for dinner, has a rule to never go to a woman’s flat in case she gets ‘ideas ‘ and doesn’t like secrets…or dogs…Is he the one she’s been waiting for? Men’s Business is the world premiere of Tony and...