[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' magazine is a must. [EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Pubs:[EBOLD][ITAL] London is a bitter blow for bitter lovers. Some London pubs water down their ridiculously expensive beer (sometimes over ú2 a pint), but one of the few sparkles in your glass is the rise of the Weatherspoon chain, dedicated to good ale and food, at superb prices (regular 99p a pint specials). Look for the blue and gold livery. [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs in Bloomsbury area: Jeremy Bentham; Rising Sun.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Cinemas:[EBOLD] [PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: many repertory cinemas offer student discounts and The Prince Charles Cinema just off Leicester Square shows films from ú1.99.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Theatres: [EBOLD]Student standby tickets are sometimes available for West End shows, but they're still around ú8. The National Theatre on the South Bank is cheaper and features some of the country's top talent. Also, don't forget the Fringe (the collective title for all the smaller theatres around town, ranging from back rooms at pubs to full size auditoria)[ITAL] where you can often see high quality at low cost.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos: [EBOLD][ITAL] [EITAL]Although London clubs are always at the very nub of any fashion scene, you pay for the privilege. At top nightspots, admission starts at around ú5 and drinks can be anything up to 5 times pub prices. There is, however, an ever-changing set of cheaper hang-outs where the latest sounds are available without the latest prices. [ITAL] [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: Heaven (mostly gay); Camden Palace; Maximus; Ministry of Sound; Fridge; Subterania. These are the venues; individual events move between clubs, and disappear like cliches in the night, so don't blame [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH] [ITAL]if our recommendations for Smashing, Pleased, Billion Dollar Babes and Kinky Gerlinky send them off into the memory-zone of the groove.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Cabaret: [EBOLD]London is a hot-bed of alternative laugh-mongers[ITAL]. [EITAL][PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plugs: There's the just-moved Comedy Store or, more cheaply, Jongleurs (Camden, Battersea, Shepherds Bush), East Dulwich Cabaret, Hackney Empire and many, many more.[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Music venues: [EBOLD]Many of the country's biggest and most famous, including Wembley Stadium and Arena, Hammersmith Apollo (was the Odeon), The Marquee, The Forum (was the Town and Country), The Garage (was TandC 2), The Astoria, The Hackney Empire, The Brixton Academy, The New Cross Venue, as well as innumerable pubs, warehouses, cardboard boxes, and, of course, Tube stations.[HDNG]NEW CROSS:[EHDNG][PARA][GRPH]E3[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1.50 [BULL] Glass of wine: ú1.30[ESTAT][PARA][BOLD]Cinemas:[EBOLD] For most entertainments - not least movie-going - the West End has more to offer than the locality.[PARA][BOLD]Theatres:[EBOLD] Again the West End, although Greenwich Theatre has, in the past, fed the West End with some of its [ITAL]most moist morsels[EITAL] ('Another Country' started here with Rupert Everett).[PARA][BOLD]Pubs:[EBOLD] [ITAL]A few are worthwhile (Amersham Arms, Paradise Bar, Dew Drop Inn), but most are expensive, dingy and have fighting dogs (especially Macmillans).[EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos and music venues:[EBOLD] [ITAL]Live music and spinning sounds are soundest in some of the less unwholesome local pubs and clubs. Recommended: The Venue (Oasis, King Kurt, Dr and the Medics); Amersham Arms; Up the Creek (regular comedy slot); and The Crypt.[EITAL][ITAL][HDNG]COLLEGE:[EHDNG][EITAL][PARA][ITAL][GRPH]E1[EGRPH][STAT][BULL] Price of a pint of beer: ú1 [BULL] Glass of wine: 80p[ESTAT][EITAL][PARA][BOLD]Bars:[EBOLD] (4) 3 bars all run by the SU, including 1 at the Loring Sports Ground.[PARA][BOLD]Theatres:[EBOLD] With lots of drama and arts students, it's not surprising that Goldsmiths' is well-equipped: a proscenium stage in the George Wood Theatre and 3 studios used for thespian pursuits, dished up with bowel-challenging regularity.[PARA][BOLD]Clubs/discos:[EBOLD] Every Wednesday and Friday, the Tiananmen Building (cap 800) is one big disco venue.[PARA][BOLD]Music venues:[EBOLD] Meanwhile, almost every other night of the week, live lithe bands let loose on the ears of the willing who turn out in their driven droves. Tuesday is live jazz, Thursday is blues and/or rock and at weekends, [ITAL]as 'Time Out' so rightly said, Goldsmiths' is 'one of the best college venues for gigs'.[EITAL] There's a small Concert Hall in the Music Department (cap 200) and the Great Hall (600). All this and ULU too.[PARA][BOLD]Recent band appearances:[EBOLD] The Selecter; Oui3; The Prodigy; Corduroy.[PARA][BOLD]Cabaret:[EBOLD] Once a term, the music muses give way to the giggle masters. Recently Lee Evans, Stevie Starr, Alastair McGowan.[HDNG]EATING OUT:[EHDNG][PARA]In the College itself, there are 3 popular options for daytime dining: the main college refectory (3 meals a day with plenty of choice for about ú1.50); the SU's Panhandle ([ITAL]tops[EITAL] for pizzas, salads, hot veggie dishes at lunch and in the evening); and the SU coffee shop (snacks and sandwiches, burgers and baked spuds). Locally, the multi-cultural culture makes for a varied cuisine, everything from killer kebabs and fast food franchises to ethnic take-aways and [ITAL]great vegetarian restaurants in Greenwich.[EITAL] All night long, there's something open; just as much as - if not more than - in the West End. [PUSH]push[EPUSH][ITAL]plug: Thailand, opposite the college (hint: it's not a burger bar).[EITAL]
