LISTINGS CLUBS Clubs: Working it Inspired by its themed nights, Jo Gardner parties on at Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club When you choose an off-the-wall venue
to celebrate your birthday, there’s a
certain amount of risk involved. Will your
friends think the place you’ve chosen is
as cool/hip/slightly ‘out there’ as you What used to be a working men’s club But what’s so special about this place isn’t the original Banksy painting on the side of the building or the slightly headscratching way of fi nding it, but the wholehearted nod to anything extraordinary. Be it 1950s, 1960s, punk, goth or 1940s post-war tea party, expect a full celebration of the weekly theme. A lover of 1950s music, I donned a polka dot dress, some killer heels and a smattering of bright red lipstick for a ’50s extravaganza complete with skiffl e band, tattoo parlour, tea and cake, jive lesson and DJs spinning The Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Gene Vincent and Little Richard until the very early hours. And all for the bargain price of �8. Happy birthday! www.workersplaytime.net CLUBS 12 ACKLAM ROAD 12 Acklam Road, W10 5QZ. Ladbroke Grove/Westbourne Park T: 020 8960 9931. 54 MILE END 438 Mile End Road, E1 4PE. T: 020 7790 4824. 93 FEET EAST 150 Brick Lane, E1 6QL. T: 020 7247 3293. www.93feeteast.co.uk
Open daily, it has everything from northern
soul and indie to disco and electro. 333 333 Old Street, EC1V 9LE. T: 020 7739 5949. www.333mother.com ANNABELS 44 Berkeley Square, Mayfair, W1J 5QB. Green Park T: 020 7629 1096. www.annabels.co.uk BABALOU St Matthew’s Church, Brixton Hill, SW2 1JF. T: 020 7738 7875. BAR RUMBA 36 Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 7EP. Piccadilly Circus T: 020 7287 6933. BETHNAL GREEN WORKING
MEN’S CLUB Bethnal Green T: 020 7287 6933. BOUJIS 43 Thurloe Street, SW7 2LQ. South Kensington T: 020 7584 2000. www.boujis.com CAF� DE PARIS 4 Coventry Street, W1D 6BL. Piccadilly Circus/Leicester Square T: 020 7734 7700. CAMOUFLAGE 84-86 Wardour Street, W1F 0TA. T: 020 7734 1053. PHOTO AGE; ISTOCK L AST VIL IMAGES: E 48 W2L SUMMER 2009 |