I suppose one way is to be French, or at least European or possible American. What is it that foreigners see in London? How can it have the same romantic appeal as Paris, the city of Love?

And the other question that doesn’t get asked often enough in my opinion, why do they sit on the roundabout at Piccadilly Circus in London?

There is such a contrast between the two cities I don’t know where to begin. I suppose Haussman’s architecture preserving the uniform style of building all over Paris is one of the defining features, while London is a hotch potch of wildly contrasting and clashing styles. On the other hand London does have a thriving theatreland district, hosting many more musicals and plays than Paris, if you only count the large Broadway style productions.

Well, the Shabby Chic style certainly takes a lot of inspiration from Paris, and the French are well known for paying a lot of attention to children’s clothing and interior decor. It’s not unheard of for Brits interested in the antiques and bric a brac markets to take Paris breaks as part holiday part scavenging operations, looking for shabby chic bargains amongst the  markets and little shops in secret areas of  the city.

Paris Shabby Chic Breaks

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** Sister Act London Theatre Breaks **

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Capital Style Magazine

I don’t know!

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In 2009 we switched from generic hosting to a local UK host, and we’re pleased with that move so far.

It’s difficult to say at this point what will happen in 2010 as far as mutiple niche or general type blogs are concerened, so we’ll just have to see what happens.

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Gwen Stefani attends the world premiere of Sherlock Holmes held at The Empire Leicester Square on December 14, 2009 in London, UK.

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Capital Style has taken us to Paris and Florence, Barcelona and Berlin but for musicals it has to be theatre breaks in London. There’s nowhere outside the West End that has the same buzz, class and choice as theatreland London, and you get the convenience of the capital being an international travel hub with all connections, terminals and networks centred on the English city. London has the best choice of shows as well, and a huge hotel and hospitality sector, so it’s often possible to get the best all in package deal from regional centres for theatre breaks in London with top tickets, posh Hotel and otherwise expensive discount rail travel included.

New theatre shows in London

In the autumn season there are usually a few  brand new shows coming up and this year is no exception. Sister Act is a new show this year, and starting to settle in well by all accounts with Patina Miller doing a grand job as the diva.  Another big show that’s arrived on the London theatre scene is Priscilla Queen of the Desert and then it doesn’t seem like it but Oliver has only been going for about a year!

The one we’re all waiting for though is called Love Never Dies, and that’s going to be a sequel to Andrew Loyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera – something that’s pretty unique in the theatre world, do you think he will pull it off?

Hotels for Theatre Breaks in London

When you book theatre breaks in London you get offered a wide range of hotels, depending on the dates and show you have chosen. One way to choose is by trading off the price range for proximity to the theatre where you go to see the show but that’s not always the most important factor. For example, there are hotels near Victoria that are dead handy for Wicked and Billy Elliot but if you intend getting out and about a bit more while you’re in town then it might be better to be somewhere like the St Giles Hotel which is right on the corner of Oxford Street and Tottenham Court Road.

Billy Elliot theatre breaks in London

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This is leading artist Antony Gormley‘s brainchild, and is causing a stir with a much wider audience through the live webcam feed which is attracting a lot of commentary on twitter.

The lucky ‘plinthers’ have been selected at random from those that chose to apply, or knew about it, and so far it’s thrown a variety of different approaches although with a certain similarity. The effect has been dubbed like ‘a middle class big brother’!

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