London's hidden stages: Wilton's Music Hall

Wilton's is the oldest Grand Music Hall in the World. Opened in 1958, after being a warehouse and survived to 2 world wars, it's now running by few fellows and it produces artistic & cultural events of any kinds.( cinema club, ping pong tournament, comedy, magic show, gigs).

I went to see a movie (BIG, 1988) and 3 littles performances (contortionist, magic, humour).

Was part of the London Comedy Film Festival and we all receive Love Da Popcorn. :)

Its soo crummy and cute. The atmosphere is friendly and local and there is a little bar & restaurant inside. Go there! (at the same time you will encourage the building's restoration)

See the website here: www.wiltons.org.uk

Hamster Town

Hamster Town is a little play part of the Camden Fringe about a lonely divorced dad who develop a strange relationship with his hamster, truly missing his daughter and wife.

While Alan Hindle describe it as "both funny and little creepy", the play made me cry! Maybe it's because I suddenly understand why my dad became so close to our hamster, when my twin and me settled down to our mother's flat.

Maybe dad linked that hamster to us in his mind...in either ways, the moment when the little creature collapsed was a painful time in the family and probably my first experience with death.

As the creator of the play, David Ralfe, latest graduate from Jacques Lecoq theatre school in Paris likes to say:"When I was young, I had 2 hamsters and the epic, bloody Grand guignol conclusion of their small lives marked the end of my childhood".*

tickets: 7.5 pounds

Camden's People Theatre

* (source: snipelondon.com)