Our Patch APRIL 2016
March-April
23 March
l Stand up comedy, The
Duchess of Cambridge W6
Run by top local promoters
Twice as Nice. 7.30pm. Free
www.twiceasnicecomedy.com
26 March
l Traditional Irish music,
Town Hall W6
Learn to play an instrument
every Saturday as the Irish
Cultural Centre holds classes
for beginners, improvers and
advanced players. 10am-2pm
For more details email: info@
irishculturalcentre.co.uk
Strother and musical sister
Anita Bias peddle smooth
vibes, intricate productions
and rich harmonics nurtured
beautifully in their home
studio – a product solely of
the three women and a result
of their Minneapolis and Los
Angeles roots. £15
www.bushhallmusic.co.uk
29 March-2 April
l James Bay,
Eventim Apollo W6
One of the finest modern
guitar exponents, Bay
recently toured the States
after proving a huge hit at
last summer’s UK music
festivals. £29.25
www.eventimapollo.com
30 March-22 April
l Princess Caraboo,
Finborough Theatre, SW10
Brook Green Market
26 March
26 March
l Brook Green Market,
Addison Primary School
W14
More than 25 traders sell a
mix of organic, free-range
locally sourced produce and
street food at the farmers’
market every Saturday
from 10am-3pm. Free
www.brookgreenmarket.co.uk
World premiere of a new
British musical which began
life as an experimental
reading, based around the
bizarre true story of a
woman who tricked her
way to power in Regency
England by pretending to be
a shipwrecked princess. £16
www.finboroughtheatre.co.uk
2 April
l Guy Tortora featuring
Janos Bajtala,
Brooks Blues Bar W6
Guy can play original songs
in various American musical
idioms, such as blues, jazz,
folk and roots, and also
interprets the work of other
songwriters with depth and
feeling. He’s an accomplished
guitar player on both
acoustic and electric guitars
he plays finger-style, and is
a fine bottleneck and slide
guitar player as well. 7.30pm.
£10 advance, £12 on door
www.brooksbluesbar.co.uk
Another wave of
Empire gigs has been
shifted, including
comedian Ed Byrne
who now arrives
on 4 June
28 March-2 April
l New Amazons, Barons
Court Theatre W14
2 April
Soul diva
Natasha Watts
is ready to take
it to the Bridge...
Two doctors compete to have
a script produced as a
big-budget film in this new
play by Bob Boland staged
in the basement of the
Curtain’s Up pub. £12
www.offwestend.com
29 March
l King, Bush Hall W12
Twins Paris and Amber
16/17
WILL THE EMPIRE STRIKE BACK?
The nightmare goes on for the O2 Shepherds Bush
Empire after work to repair defects in the roof, spotted
during a routine inspection, have dragged on longer
than plann Y