[HDNG]IN LONDON:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E3[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1.50 [BULL] Glass of wine: ú1.45[ESTAT][PARA][ITAL]For a weekly guide to the Capital's entertainments, 'Time Out' [PARA]magazine is a must. [EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Pubs:[EBOLD][ITAL] London is a bitter blow for bitter lovers. Some London [PARA]pubs water down their ridiculously expensive beer (sometimes [PARA]over ú2 a pint), but one of the few sparkles in your glass is the [PARA]rise of the Weatherspoon chain, dedicated to good ale and food, [PARA]at superb prices (regular 99p a pint specials). Look for the blue [PARA]and gold livery. [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs in Bloomsbury area: Jeremy Bentham;[PARA]Rising Sun.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Cinemas:[EBOLD] [PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: many repertory cinemas offer student [PARA]discounts and The Prince Charles Cinema just off Leicester [PARA]Square shows films from ú1.99.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Theatres: [EBOLD]Student standby tickets are sometimes available for [PARA]West End shows, but they're still around ú8. The National [PARA]Theatre on the South Bank is cheaper and features some of the [PARA]country's top talent. Also, don't forget the Fringe (the collective [PARA]title for all the smaller theatres around town, ranging from back [PARA]rooms at pubs to full size auditoria)[ITAL] where you can often see high[PARA]quality at low cost.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos: [EBOLD][ITAL] [EITAL]Although London clubs are always at the very nub [PARA]of any fashion scene, you pay for the privilege. At top nightspots,[PARA]admission starts at around ú5 and drinks can be anything up to 5 [PARA]times pub prices. There is, however, an ever-changing set of [PARA]cheaper hang-outs where the latest sounds are available without [PARA]the latest prices. [ITAL] [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: Heaven (mostly gay); Camden [PARA]Palace; Maximus; Ministry of Sound; Fridge; Subterania. These [PARA]are the venues; individual events move between clubs, and [PARA]disappear like cliches in the night, so don't blame [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH] [ITAL]if our [PARA]recommendations for Smashing, Pleased, Billion Dollar Babes [PARA]and Kinky Gerlinky send them off into the memory-zone of the [PARA]groove.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Cabaret: [EBOLD]London is a hot-bed of alternative laugh-mongers[ITAL]. [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL][PARA]plugs: There's the just-moved Comedy Store or, more cheaply, [PARA]Jongleurs (Camden, Battersea, Shepherds Bush), East Dulwich [PARA]Cabaret, Hackney Empire and many, many more.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Music venues: [EBOLD]Many of the country's biggest and most famous, [PARA]including Wembley Stadium and Arena, Hammersmith Apollo [PARA](was the Odeon), The Marquee, The Forum (was the Town and [PARA]Country), The Garage (was TandC 2), The Astoria, The [PARA]Hackney Empire, The Brixton Academy, The New Cross [PARA]Venue, as well as innumerable pubs, warehouses, cardboard [PARA]boxes, and, of course, Tube stations.[HDNG]ELEPHANT and CASTLE:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E1[EGRPH][PARA][ITAL]Avoid The Butts [EITAL](pink pub that's part of the pink shopping centre [ITAL][PARA]and where a student's life expectancy is short[EITAL]). The Coronet [PARA]cinema shows standard films. For the more obscure and arty, [PARA]there is also the NFT and all the other attractions of the South [PARA]Bank arts complex, including The National Theatre and Royal [PARA]Festival Hall. The Brixton Academy, the Fridge and the Vox are [PARA]just a couple of miles down the road.[HDNG]UNIVERSITY:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E2[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1.25 [BULL] Glass of wine: ú1.20[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Bars:[EBOLD] The SU provides 4 bars: The Void (small and dark); [PARA]Revolution Cafe (smoky); The Snug (cosy); Tudor Tavern (olde style).[PARA][BOLD]Theatres:[EBOLD] (1) Student productions by the Drama Society.[PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos and music venues:[EBOLD] Discos at least once a week in [PARA]The Void in the SU Building (cap 420, adm ú2-ú3), which is also [PARA]used as a music venue as are the Ground Floor Bar and [PARA]O'Sullivans, although the new venue for groovin' pop kids is the [PARA]Ark (1,000) which is used as a lecture theatre during the day.[PARA][BOLD]Others:[EBOLD] Classical concerts and occasional comedy (eg Mark [PARA]Thomas).[HDNG]EATING OUT:[EHDNG][PARA]The Union manages 4 cafes and there is a restaurant on each [PARA]site. [ITAL]There are many good, cheap cafes around this part of [PARA]London and some of the cafes at the South Bank arts complex [PARA]are excellent. [EITAL] [PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: Pizzeria Castellano; Ivory Arch. [EITAL]For [PARA]late night hunger attacks, there are the usual burger and kebab [PARA]places and a caravan that parks outside the Elephant and Castle [PARA]Tube station. [BOLD]Eating Out in London:[EBOLD] see [ULNE]University of London[EULNE].[PARA][PARA]
