Our Patch AUTUMN 2017
Chiswick House. Escorted
walks by the architectural
historian are few and far
between. Book by emailing
pallastours@rickypound.
london. Meet 2.30 at the rear
of the house in Chiswick
House Gardens. From £4
From 3 October
The Seagull
Lyric W6
Tuesday auctions, here’s your
chance. The bidding starts at
11am, with everything from
antiques to vintage clothes,
paintings to silver, toys to
jewellery. Free entry
www.chiswickauctions.co.uk
3 October-4 November
The Seagull, The Lyric W6
8 October
The Pretenders, Apollo W6
It’s as if they’ve never been
away. The Pretenders return,
with the evergreen Chrissie
Hynde at the helm, following
their album Alone, released at
the end of last year. Support
from London folk rockers
The Rails. £57
www.eventimapollo.com
10 October
Mike & The Mechanics,
Shepherds Bush Empire W12
A new version of Anton
Chekhov’s celebrated
masterpiece, written by Simon
Stephens and directed by Sean
Holmes, starring Lesley Sharp
as Irina. The show looks at
the destructiveness of love.
From £15.
www.lyric.co.uk Marking the finale of the
band’s round-Europe Let Me
Fly album tour, the Empire
hosts Mike Rutherford and
pals. 7pm. £51.65
www.academymusicgroup.com
3-7 October
Gilbert (No Sullivan),
Barons Court Theatre W6 Mind-bending songs and
lyrics from frontman John
Darnielle as they tour new
album, Goths. 7pm. £28.65
www.academymusicgroup.com
A comic evening featuring the
stories and ballads of WS
Gilbert, adapted for stage by
Joseph Nixon and Brian
Mitchell and presented by The
Foundry Group; with Mitchell
joined by David Mounfield. At
the Curtain’s Up pub,
Comeragh Road. £12
Box office: 020 8932 4747.
www.offwestend.com
5 October
Citizen, Bush Hall W12
Formed nearly a decade ago as
a high-school indie rock band,
this American group best
known for the album
Everybody Is Going to Heaven
arrive, with support from
Honey Lung. Discounts for
ticket holders at the
neighbouring Bush Hall
Dining Rooms. 7.30pm. £16
www.bushhallmusic.co.uk
8 October
Symbolism tour,
Chiswick House W4
Historian Ricky Pound leads a
tour which looks at masonic
influences in garden design at
11 October
The Mountain Goats,
Shepherds Bush Empire