Residents living near The Cut are opposing a bid by the Thai Silk restaurant in Isabella Street to stay open until 3am.
Oliver Ford Davies and David Bamber are the stars of David Lan's revival of The Soldiers' Fortune at the Young Vic.
"It's a true story" said the usherette said when I arrived. It is and the extraordinary Lifeboat story is told in a fast-moving 65 minutes show.
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