One of the great traditions in the great theatre capital cities is for the restaurants to provide pre-theatre menus or post theatre menus. It’s because of the limited time available at slightly different hours to when most people not going to see a show would probably dine out.
Here’s one that’s actually south of the river at Browns near “More London”
London is easily the centre for musicals, comedy and plays in Europe with Paris showing only a fraction of the shows so if it’s big shows you are looking for then London theatre breaks are the way to go. It’s not simply each of the individual shows which alone might justify a visit, but the sheer concentration of great theatrical entertainment in one small area of the capital. London must surely boast more traditional theatres per square mile than anywhere else on the planet, and within London’s Theatreland they are all protected listed buildings of significant architectural interest.
By choosing London for a short break or night out at the theatre, you then have countless other opportunities during a stay to see a host of famous sights, experience an exhibition, river trip, flight on the London Eye or anything else you might imagine.
By booking a London theatre break with hotel and show tickets inclusive you can make the most of that great after-show feeling of exhileration without being let down with a bump by having tall the hassle of a nasty long journey home experience. Theatre breaks also guarantee the best inclusive deals, really smart hotels and top show tickets.
These are some of the top shows currently on offer in London’s West End.
Hairspray
Phantom of the Opera
Mamma Mia
Dirty Dancing
Wicked
Billy Elliot
We Will Rock You
Jersey Boys
Les Miserables
Chicago
and there are always some new ones coming up such as
Zorro
Carousel
Imagine This
Come Dancing
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It’s the peak season for trips across to France, or rather underneath the English channel with Eurostar deals making the trains more fully booked than ever before according to this commentary:
I used to wonder what would happen after the Eurostar Paris trains were diverted from the interim Waterloo International station to the new St Pancras and now we are beginning to see the answer. International commuters in their thousands are switching from short haul flights between the two capitals to the fast St Pancras service by Eurostar. Paris has of course been moved 20 minutes closer to London since November last year, but it’s also the higher price of aviation fuel which has driven people away from the troubled terminals at London’s airports. So the situation now on an early weekday morning is that the waiting areas at St Pancras station are chock a block with people heading to Paris in time for a full day’s worth of meetings.
Paris is always an exciting place to visit and the eurostar journey between London and Paris having been made slightly shorter makes all the difference for some trips.
A twenty four hour restaurant on the Champs Elysees in Paris that’s open day and night
LAlsace
Day and night, all the year round, LAlsace flies the flag for its regional heritage on the most beautiful avenue in the world.At all times of the day the crowds flock to the turn of the century décor, with its bevelled mirrors and wood panelling, to try one of the many versions of sauerkraut, the traditional star of the menu.Or why not come and try one of the other specialities, such as the braised ham hock, suprême de volaille in Riesling or the Alsatian tart… not forgetting the magnificent seafood table and the onion soup au gratin served in this, the restaurant which never closes its doors.
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