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There's no Darkness but Ignorance. - William Shakespeare - Twelfth Night, Act 4, Scene 2, Olivia's house. Leicester Square - London - William Shakespeare (baptised 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the
There's no Darkness but Ignorance. - William Shakespeare
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Charlie Chaplin Statue - Leicester Square - London - Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin, Jr., KBE (16 April 1889 – 25 December 1977), better known as Charlie Chaplin, was an Academy Award-winning English comedy actor. Chaplin became one of the most famous actors as well as a notable director, composer and musician in the early to mid Hollywood cinema era. He is considered to have been one of the finest mimes and clowns ever caught on film and has greatly influenced performers in this field. He acted in, directed, scripted, produced, and eventually scored his own films. Chaplin was also one of the most creative and influential personalities in the silent-film era. His working life in entertainment spanned over 65 years, from the Victorian stage and music hall in the United Kingdom as a child performer, almost until his death at the age of eighty-eight. Chaplin's high-profile public and private life encompassed highs and lows with both adulation and controversy. His principal character was
Charlie Chaplin Statue
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'Guys & Dolls' Musical at Piccadilly Theater - London - Guys and Dolls is a musical, with the music and lyrics written by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, based on The Idyll Of Miss Sarah Brown, a short story by Damon Runyon. It also borrows characters and plot elements from other Runyon stories, most notably
'Guys & Dolls' Musical at Piccadilly Theater
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'Whistle Down The Wind' Musical at Palace Theater - Shaftesbury Avenue - London - Whistle Down the Wind is a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on the 1961 film Whistle Down the Wind. The lyrics are by Jim Steinman, known for his work with Meat Loaf, Bonnie Tyler and others. It premiered at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C. on 12 December 1996, starring Davis Gaines as The Man and Irene Molloy as Swallow, to negative reviews, and the Broadway opening that had been scheduled for April 17, 1997, was subsequently cancelled. It was felt that, among other things, it was Harold Prince's direction that had let the American version of the show down. However, it got a huge amount of advance publicity, due to Steinman's status as a popular American songwriter and how strange the combination of Steinman and Lloyd Webber seemed based on Steinman's prior work. (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whistle_Down_the_Wind_(musical))
'Whistle Down The Wind' Musical at Palace Theater
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'Chicago' Musical at Cambridge Theatre - Earlham Street - London - Chicago is a Kander and Ebb musical set in prohibition era Chicago. The book is by Ebb and Bob Fosse. The story is a satire on corruption in the administration of criminal justice, and the concept of the
'Chicago' Musical at Cambridge Theatre
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Cafe Rimini - Leicester Square - London - Cafe Rimini serve a variety of sandwiches, snacks and meals for you to enjoy.
Cafe Rimini - Leicester Square
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Black Cab in London - The Black Cabs' history goes back to the time of horse-drawn cabs which were called Hackney Cabs. The term comes from the French word haquenee referring to the ambling horses used to pull the original Hackney Carriages2. The Hackney Carriage originated in London, England in 1625. The cabs still come under some of the old rules from the horse-drawn days. The Black Cabs are the only taxis that are allowed to pick people up from the street. There are also mini cabs in London, however they can only collect someone if they have made a prior arrangement by phone. Before a taxi driver gets his Hackney Cab Licence he or she must pass a test called 'The Knowledge'. This is a difficult test and requires the cabbie to know the streets of central London like the palm of their hand. Mini cab drivers do not need to pass this test. (Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A630)
Black Cab in London
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Newly Wed Red Bus in London - London's public transport was brought together in 1933 by the London Passenger Transport Board (LPTB), which served Greater London, Central London as well as the areas of many of the adjacent counties. In Greater London ‘the bus network was complemented by tram and trolleybus systems’. The year when the trams were abandoned was1952 and the trolleybuses a decade later, in 1962, as they were replaced by the bus service. From 1970 to 1984, London Transport (LT) was under the control of the Greater London Council and the area for which LT was responsible, was reduced to 1,580 sq km which is equal to 610 sq miles. (Source: http://redlondonbus.blogspot.com/2007/03/brief-history-of-red-london-buses.html)
Newly Wed Red Bus in London
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Quote in Hyde Park Corner - London - Hyde Park is one of London's finest historic landscapes covering 142 hectares (350 acres). There is something for everyone in Hyde Park. With over 4,000 trees, a lake, a meadow, horse rides and more it is easy to forget you're in the middle of London. (Source: http://www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/hyde_park)
Quote in Hyde Park Corner - London
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