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FACTORY
IIO BISHOPSGATE
FEB 14
C O N C I E R G E M A G A Z I N E
FLOOR
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WHAT'S INSIDE
HAPPY N EW Y EAR - XIN N IAN
K UAI LE" (MAN DARIN ) OR "SAN
N IN FAAI LOK " (CAN TON ESE)
It’s the Chinese New Year – Year of the Dog,
celebrate in Lond
QUEEN , LION EL RITCH IE,
N ILE RODG ERS , JUS TIN
TIMB ERLAK E, EMIN EM
Just some of the new concert
announcements this week
Y OU WERE ON LY S UPPOS ED TO
B LOW THE B LOODY DOORS OFF
That immortal line from The Italian Job – see it again in
concert at The Theatre Roya
IS IT A B IRD? IS IT A PLAN E?
No….its Superman and the rest of the DC heroes in a
new expo at The O2
FRONT, INSIDE & BACK COVERS: 6 NATIONS RUGBY
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LAST CHANCE TO GRAB
POWER MAX ARENA CROSS TOUR
17 Feb – The SSE Arena Wembley
ARSENAL v OSTERSUNDS – EUROPA LEAGUE
22 Feb – The Emirates
NEW
Club level hospitality packages available
THE SCRIPT
23 Feb – The O2
Level 1 seating available
EDITION TOTTENHAM v HUDDERSFIELD TOWN –
PREMIER LEAGUE
3 Mar – Wembley Stadium
Club level packages still available
Welcome to the new light edition of our Magazine, now with
100% fresh lifestyle content each week. We hope you find this
abridged version even more engaging!
For those looking for more detailed information, check out the first
edition of each month for our comprehensive round up of lifestyle
reviews and detailed event listings.
See January’s full edition here
#WhiteCollarFactory
Pop-up
Harvard Graduate
School of Design
AKT II is excited to welcome the arrival of eleven
Harvard GSD students to White Collar Factory.
For the next three months the 4th Floor will serve as the
students ‘pop-up school’, please make them feel at home.
This initiative is part of an ongoing relationship with
Harvard University; the students will be focusing their
studies on London, with weekly guest lecturers and regular
visits to sites across the city including King’s Cross and
the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
Follow us on Instagram for the
latest updates at White Collar
For further information, please contact: Factory in Shoreditch
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Hello from Both.
Your in-house
salon & barber
At The Office Group, White Collar Factory
on Thursday 22nd February 9am - 7pm
For prices and further details email:
whitecollar@bothlondon.com
weekly classes AT THE OFFICE GROUP
EVERY Tuesday @ 18:30
£8.50 (PER CLASS)
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POPINA
DUKE STREET W1
Farmers' market stalwart
Popina are moving into
NEW OPENINGS
bricks and mortar with
their first cafe and deli
just south of Oxford
Street.
NUALA –
SHOREDITCH
ROUNDABOUT EC1
An Irish bar and restaurant in Old
Street. There’s a bar downstairs
where you can hide away in a
snug, or perch at the bar and
wrap your ears around some Irish
music. The restaurant upstairs is
bright and modern, with sleek
banquettes and wicker chairs.
EVELYN’S
TABLE AT THE
BLUE POSTS
RUPERT STREET W1
Downstairs from ther pub
The Blue Posts is the latest
restaurant by the people
behind The Palomar. It's a
small counter dining affair
with only 11 seats at the
counter.
TONKOTSU
BATTERSEA
BATTERSEA POWER
STATION ARCHES SW8
Tonkotsu are opening their latest
ramen restaurant at Battersea Power
Station. Expect all your favourite
ramen, gyoza and lots more.
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HENDRICKS G AND TEA
D I F F E R E N T
SOMETHING
Thru Feb – Soho Hotel
The Soho Hotel launches its new G & Tea,
in partnership with premium Scottish gin
distiller, Hendrick's. Offering new twists
on the classics, the tea is centred around
the 11 botanicals used to produce
Hendrick’s Gin.
MARDI GRAS AT POP
BRIXTON
24 Feb – Brixton Station
Road SW9
Mardi Gras literally means ‘fat Tuesday’
but this is a party on a Saturday – with
Louisiana themed food and drink, live art, a
free fortune teller, a busking stage, live music
from Dom & the Ikos, swing song DJ Lil’ Koko,
a best-dressed competition, and a gloriously
authentic parade crew.
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SOMETHING DIFFERENT
CIRCUSFEST 2018
3 Apr to 6 May – Round-
house Camden
This year we're looking ahead to
the future of circus.
From the spectacular to the
intimate, the line-up includes big
shows, live art, film screenings,
salon discussions and virtual
reality experiences.
THE SAGAS OF
NOGGIN THE NOG
10 to 11 Mar –
Leicester Square Theatre
STAR WARS –
In the Lands of the North where the black A NEW HOPE
rocks stand guard against the cold sea, in 18 Nov – Royal Albert Hall
the dark night that is very long, the Men
of the Northlands sit around their great log Feel the force this November as Star
fires and they tell a tale...of Noggin the Wars: A New Hope is presented live
Nog! These classic stories are playfully re- in concert for the first time in the UK.
told in this new piece of theatre for children,
families and fans.
APRES LONDON
On now until 31 Mar –
Southwark Street SE1
Après London is on in Flat Iron square and
it brings with it an authentic ski-lodge vibe,
a full programme of events (or with live DJs
every night when there isn’t a specific event
on), and two bars, including a chalet bar
16 serving seasonal hot cocktails.
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SPORT
FOOTBALL
THE FA CUP REVISED DRAW – 24 Feb
• Liverpool v West Ham Utd
5th ROUND • Watford v Everton
Now that all the replays have been settled, here are just 25 Feb
some of the key matches in round 5 of The Cup. • Manchester Utd v Chelsea
26 Feb
16 Feb • Crystal Palace v Tottenham
• Leicester v Sheffield Utd
• Chelsea v Hull City 1 Mar
• Arsenal v Manchester City
17 Feb
• Huddersfield v Manchester United 3 Mar
• Liverpool v Newcastle Utd
18 Feb • Tottenham v Huddersfield Town
• Rochdale v Tottenham • Watford v WBA
18 Feb 4 Mar
• Wigan Athletic v Manchester City • Manchester City v Chelsea
5 Mar
THE PREMIER LEAGUE • Crystal Palace v Manchester Utd
Only a dozen or so games to go – will City remain un-
beaten until the end of the season? Who will finish top
4? Who will go down? Here are the key fixtures for
February into March;
19SPORT
UFC FIGHT NIGHT
17 Mar – The O2
UFC first arrived in London back in July 2002 when it hosted
UFC 65, an event which firmly placed the sport of MMA on
the map for British fans. Since then, a further eight events have
been held in the city, with more than 120,000 passionate fans
turning out to witness some of the world’s greatest fighters step
into the UFC Octagon.
BOXING
WRESTLING
JOSHUA v PARKER • Pre-Fight Hospitality Only
• Official fight ticket in Block M10
31 Oct – Principality Stadium (East Middle, next to halfway line)
• Stand-up informal hospitality at the
We have some last minute packages for the Radisson Blu Hotel, Cardiff
bout. Contact us for hospitality packages as • Two course buffet
well as tickets from upper tier through to ring- • Complimentary bar (beers, wine and
side and inner ringside; soft drinks)
Gold Package: • Hostesses in attendance
20PAUL SINHA -
SHOUT OUT TO
MY EX
16 to 17 Mar – Leicester
Square Theatre
Star of The Chase, , the stand-up
comedian weaves an intricate tale
of happiness based on a combina-
tion of doing the two jobs he loves.
COMEDY
JEFF DUNHAM
20 May – SSE Arena Wembley
Catch America’s favourite and funniest
ventriloquist on his only UK date.
KEVIN HART – THE
IRRESPONSIBLE
TOUR
2 Sep – The O2
Comedian, actor, author, athlete and
mogul, Kevin Hart can do it all – and he
can’t wait to tell you all about it!
22 23YEAR OF THE DOG
EXHIBITIONS
CHINESE NEW YEAR-
THE LONDON CELEBRATIONS
18 Feb – Across central London
Celebrate the Year of the Dog in London, with the biggest Chinese New
Year celebrations outside Asia.
Every year, hundreds of thousands of people descend on the West End to
enjoy a colourful parade, free stage performances and traditional Chinese
food, and to wish each other “Xin Nian Kuai Le” (Happy New Year in Man-
darin) or “San Nin Faai Lok” (in Cantonese).
ALL TOO HUMAN CELEBRATE CHINESE NEW
28 Feb to 27 Aug – Tate Britain
YEAR AT HAKKASAN
Capturing the sensuous, immediate and intense experience of life Enjoy a menu created by chefs from Hakkasan restaurants around the world.
in paint – All Too Human celebrates the painters in Britain who The eight course celebratory menu features contemporary Chinese. The
strove to represent human figures in the most intimate of ways. menu is followed by the Golden Fortune dessert, with ginger caramel, roast-
The unmissable superstar line-up includes works by Francis Bacon, ed macadamia and lemongrass, and accompanied by the Happy Daisy
Lucian Freud, Jenny Saville and Paula Rego to name a few. cocktail.
CHINESE NEW YEAR AT MUSEUM OF
LONDON DOCKLANDS
16 Feb – Museum of London Docklands , Canary Wharf
Take part in taekwondo taster sessions, get wrapped up in a ribbon dancing
class, try your hand at calligraphy and watch an authentic lion dance at the
Museum of Docklands.
24DC DAWN OF SUPER HEROES
23 Feb to 9 Sep – The O2
Calling all Super Hero Fans!
DC Exhibition: Dawn of Super Heroes is a brand new exhi-
bition which will feature the artwork, comic pages, costumes
and props used in the films about super heroes and super
villains such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The
Joker, The Penguin and Mr Freeze.
THE ITALIAN JOB
IN CONCERT
10 Jun – The Theatre Royal Drury Lane
This June see The Italian Job as it’s never been seen
before at Theatre Royal Drury Lane. The stunning
HD-remastered original movie will come alive as
the legendary British classic is shown accompa-
nied by a live orchestra in London’s West End for
the very first time. The famous soundtrack by Quin-
cy Jones is ready to delight and excite audiences
once again with a big band and orchestra play-
ing the score live.
27THEATRE Girl From The
North Country
Kinky Boots
Best seats £42.00
BOX
Best seats £49.50 (normally £59.50)
(normally £65.00)
OFFICE
Each week we feature special offers with up to 50%
discount for Theatreland in London. Everything is
subject to availability at time of booking.
Motown The Musical 42nd Street Lady Windemere's Fan
Best seat £49.50 Best Seats £45.00 Best Seats £45.00
(normally £69.50) (normally £75.00) (normally £55.00)
All prices are per person plus VAT
28 29THE MODERATE
SOPRANO
5 Apr to 30 Jun – Duke of
York’s Theatre
The two great passions in John
Christie’s life were opera and a
beautiful young soprano, Audrey
Mildmay, with whom he was com-
pletely smitten. Together with his
formidable drive, they fuelled what
many first saw as a monumental fol-
ly in the South Downs.
THEATRE
THE BEST MAN
24 Feb to 12 May – Playhouse Theatre
AN AUDIENCE WITH
Two opposing presidential party candidates are KATHLEEN TURNER
neck and neck in an unscrupulous battle for the 17 Apr to 6 May – The Other Palace
nomination. The only thing that separates the
ex-Secretary of State and his populist opponent Lending her trademark husky alto to classic
is an endorsement from a respected ex-President. tunes from the American songbook, Kathleen in-
But where does compromise end and corruption terweaves songs including Let’s Fall in Love, I’d
begin? And who in the end will be proved to be Rather be Sailing, On the Street Where You Live,
‘the best man’? Every Time We Say Goodbye and many more,
with stories from her remarkable life and career.
30 31LCD SOUNDSYSTEM
25 to 27 May – Victoria Park
All Points East Festival has got even bigger, with
over 35 acts added to the three headline shows
CONCERTS & GIGS
by LCD Soundsystem, Björk and The xx!
GEORGE EZRA
3 Apr – O2 Academy Brixton
George Ezra brings his UK tour to Lon-
don’s O2 Brixton Academy with a highly
anticipated second album on the horizon.
32 33CONCERTS & GIGS
LIONEL RITCHIE QUEEN WITH ADAM
5 to 6 Jun – Hampton Court Palace LAMBERT
The legend that is Lionel Ritchie Richie in- 1 Jul – The SSE Arena Wembley
itially began his career with the Commo-
dores before launching a hugely successful
2 Jul – The O2
solo career in 1982.Since then, he has Following a phenomenally successful 25
sold over 90 million records worldwide date tour of Europe and the UK last year,
and is widely recognised as one of the Queen and Adam Lambert are back at The
most successful recording artists of all time. O2 and Wembley too.
NILE RODGERS AND JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
CHIC – THE MAN OF THE
14 Jun – Blenheim Palace WOODS TOUR
Joined by special guests Soul II Soul, Nile 9 Jul – The O2
Rodgers and CHIC will bring floor fillers to
Blenheim Palace for what promises to be a Following the release of his highly antici-
night packed with hits. pated album Man of the Woods and his
epic Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show per-
formance, Justin Timberlake is back in the
UK.
HOLLYWOOD EMINEM
VAMPIRES + SPECIAL 14 to 16 Jul – Twickenham
GUESTS... Following the release of his global chart
topping album Revival, fifteen-time Gram-
20 Jun – The SSE Arena Wembley my award-winner, MTV EMA Best Hip-Hop
recipient and biggest selling rapper of all
From way back in the early 1970’s The time, Eminem announces his Revival Tour
Vampires were born. Three years ago, Al- will hit London’s Twickenham Stadium.
ice Cooper and Johnny Depp got together
and decided the spirit of the Hollywood
Vampires should live again. An environment
for great artists to hang, laugh and play to-
gether. The Hollywood Vampires live again
with the release of the Hollywood Vampires
new album. Alice and Johnny were joined
by Joe Perry, who is an old friend of both of
them, and the recording began: a tribute to
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the original Hollywood Vampires. 35CONCERTS & GIGS
U2 - eXPERIENCE +
iNNOCENCE Tour
24 Oct – The O2
Due to massive demand, U2 have
confirmed that the European leg of
their upcoming eXPERIENCE + iNNO-
CENCE Tour 2018 will stop at The
O2 for an extra night.
SLEAFORD MODS: JOOLS HOLLAND AND HIS RYTHMN AND
GOLDENVOICE BLUES ORCHESTRA
30 Nov to 1 Dec – Royal Albert Hall
21 and 22 Sep – The Round-
Pianist, bandleader, singer, composer, television presenter and multiplatinum re-
house Camden
cording artist Jools Holland returns to the Hall with his sensational Rhythm & Blues
Following the release of their critically
Orchestra for two nights of jazz and blues.
acclaimed album English Tapas and
huge UK tour, Sleaford Mods are back
and supporting are Lankum, Grey
Hairs and Consumer Electronics
36 37BOARDMASTERS FESTIVAL
F
E
8 to 12 Aug – Watergate Bay, Newquay
Tthe ultimate beach party this summer! Catfish
And The Bottlemen, George Ezra, Kano, Years
& Years, Rag’n’Bone Man and many more have
broken their way into the Boardmasters 2018
line-up to join The Chemical Brothers, Annie
S
Mac, Fat Freddy’s Drop and more who are all
set to play.
T
I
V
A
L KALEIDOSCOPE FESTIVAL
21 Jul – Alexandra Palace
Alexandra Palace welcomes a kaleidoscope of
music and arts, set high above London within the
S
Park and Palace. The brand new one-day festival
will play host to huge live performances from The
Flaming Lips, Ghostpoet, Mystery Jets, The Go!
Team & Beth Orton, alongside DJ sets from the
likes of The 2 Bears, Norman Jay MBE, Don Letts
and more.
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