Kerry reprises star role as Mimi Kerry Ellis (left) starred as Elphaba in Wicked both in the West End and on Broadway. Other theatre credits include Les Miserables, Miss Saigon, Oliver, We Will Rock You and My Fair Lady. Out & about ticket offer below Ice rink tickets Win family tickets to the ice rink at Canary Wharf in our reader offer. see opposite Win tickets to final leg of Rent’s concert tour BY RUSSELL COTMAN CLASSIC musical Rent is celebrating its 20th anniversary and you can join in at the Hackney Empire. West End leading lady and Broadway star Kerry Ellis (pictured top) returns for the final leg of the critically acclaimed UK concert tour of hit Broadway show. Reprising her role as Mimi, she said: “I am thrilled to be returning to this production for its final dates. “I had so much fun the first time round with this amazing cast and it’s great to see that there is such demand for our show.” Celebrating 20 years since its first staged performance, Rent follows a year in the life of a group of friends struggling to make it in New York City under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. The winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the musical has become something of a pop cultural phenomenon laid-back contemporary music with traditional folk and jazz of her homeland, Tunisia. £12, £10 in advance. Fri, Jan 10. 8pm. Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, E1. 7613 7498 www.richmix.org.uk I Break Horses Maria Linden and Fredrick Balck perform their dreamy, Swedish electro. £10. Thurs, Jan 23. 7.30pm. Rent cast members in the 20th anniversary production with memorable songs – such as Seasons of Love, Out Tonight, Without You, Will I and Finale B – and a Village Underground, 54 Holywell Lane, EC2. 7422 7505 www.villageunderground. co.uk Joanna Gruesome plus Lady Neptune and Radical Boy Puny and indie-pop from the Cardiff four-piece. Lady Neptune and Radical Boy provide the support. Free. Mon, Jan 20. 8pm. The Old Blue Last, 38 Great story that resonates with audiences of all ages. Previous cast members include Eastern Street, EC2. www.theoldbluelast.com Oval Space Music: Chapter 1 – Robert Hood Multi-genre dance night featuring a stellar cast. Headlined by Detroit technohead Robert Hood, the line-up includes Evian Christ, Pantha du Prince, Dennis Ferrer, Luke Slater, DJ QU, plus Oval Space’s newly announced residents Jozif and Fritz Zander. From £10. Sat, Feb 1. Mel B, Denise Van Outen, Jesse Wallace, Idina Menzel and Adam Pascal. Rent last toured the UK in 2001 29-32 The Oval, E2. www.ovalspace.co.uk Farrago Ian Bennett travelled the world to concoct a hybrid folk form that thrives on collaboration with other musicians. £5, £4 concessions. Thurs, Jan 9. 7.45pm. The Gallery Café, 21 Old Ford Road, E2. 8983 3624 www.thegallerycafe.word press.com JANUARY 2014 PROGRAMME OF EVENTS VISUAL ARTS WINTER LIGHTS – fLUMENS: ILLUMINATING THE WIND UNTIL SATURDAY 25 JANUARY / MIDDLE DOCK / FREE ICE RINK CANARY WHARF UNTIL 16 FEBRUARY (CLOSED 25 DEC) CANADA SQUARE PARK LONDON ICE SCULPTING FESTIVAL FRIDAY 10 – SUNDAY 12 JANUARY WOOD WHARF & THROUGHOUT CANARY WHARF / FREE VISUAL ARTS KATE MALONE A CELEBRATION OF CLAY 20 JANUARY – 14 MARCH LOBBY, ONE CANADA SQUARE / FREE COMING SOON CANARY WHARF COMEDY CLUB TUESDAY 18 FEBRUARY / 7.15PM (DOORS 6.30PM) EAST WINTERGARDEN / £12 and was in the West End in 2007. Performances at the Empire are from Thursday to Saturday, January 30 to February 1, at 7.30pm. The show is suitable for ages 14-plus. Tickets are priced £10-£32 if booked in person at the box office and are otherwise box office on 8985 2424. Hackney Empire, is at 291 Mare Street, E8, www.hackneyempire.co.uk East End Life has two pairs of tickets the hat. Just send your name, address and phone number to Rent Giveaway, East End Life, Town Hall, Mulberry Place, 5 Clove Crescent, E14 2BG. Alternatively, email your entry, with Rent Ticket Giveaway in the subject hamlets.gov.uk Make sure to include your name address and contact details. Entries must be in by Friday, January 17. Shopping Judy’s Affordable Vintage Fair at Spitalfields Accessories, homewares and fashion. Sat, Feb 1. From 11am. subject to booking fees. Call the to give away to the first two entrants whose names are pulled out of line, to eastendlife.news@tower Old Spitalfields Market, Brushfield Street, E1. 7247 8556 www.oldspitalfieldsmarket. com www.judysvintagefair.co.uk FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT CANARYWHARF.COM @YOURCANARYWHARF ICE RINK BOOKING Online: icerinkcanarywharf.com / Tel: 020 7536 8400 On-site box office COMEDY BOOKING Online: seetickets.com / Tel: 0871 220 0260 In person: On the door (subject to availability) Booking fees apply. All details correct at time of press. 6 – 12 JANUARY 2014 NEWS FROM TOWER HAMLETS COUNCIL AND YOUR COMMUNITY GET A LIFE 3
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