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Allie Ho Chee (Bella).
Photo: Grant Walker
SPECTACLE OF NATURAL WORLD
COMES TO BIG SCREEN
In a first for Europe’s largest
conservation charity, the RSPB (Royal
Society for the Protection of Birds) is
bringing the spectacle of the natural
world to the big screen. Coming to
London’s Troxy on 6 September, ‘A Night
of Nature’ will blend cinema with the
immediacy of a concert, thanks to live
music synched to stunning footage of
natural habitats and species, performed
by string quartet Vesper, and multimillion selling vocal group, G4.
With over 590,000 people taking part
in RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch citizen
science project this year, and the proven
benefits of nature to our mental wellbeing
alongside the ever vital need to protect
our habitats from biodiversity loss, A
Night of Nature will draw a really broad
audience together to experience and
celebrate the natural world with a front
row seat. The event shares a similar spirit
to the Wild Isles Live in Concert held at
the Barbican earlier this year, bringing a
new dimension to the species and habitats
celebrated across the landmark series.
G4 originally shot to fame on The X
Factor, bringing ‘pop opera’ both to reality
TV and to mainstream audiences. Their
set list for ‘A Night of Nature’ will reflect
the broad scope of their back catalogue,
taking in interpretations from the worlds of
musical theatre, rock & pop and classical,
whilst Vesper will be performing from
their acoustic classical repertoire.
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MAMMA MIA! THE PARTY – NEW
CAST FOR SUMMER
Björn Ulvaeus’ Mamma Mia! The
Party, has a new cast for 2025/26,
coupled with the release of an additional
64,000 tickets, and booking now
extended through to 10 May, 2026.
British popstar Antony Costa, best
known as a member of the BRIT Awardwinning British boyband Blue, has
returned to star in the experience until
4 September.
Since opening in August 2019,
Mamma Mia! The Party London has
welcomed over 600,000 guests,
delivered over 1500 performances, and
has been visited by guests from 110
countries for a full evening of dancing,
dining and singing to some of ABBA’s
greatest hits.
Mamma Mia! The Party is London’s
premier theatrical dining experience,
bringing ABBA’s hits to life more vividly
than ever before. As the sun sets in
Skopelos, guests take their seats at
Nikos’ family-run taverna where they
enjoy a delicious four-course Greek
feast, whilst a romantic and heartwarming story unfolds all around them.
Food is at the heart of the experience
and a menu has been created that
delivers the finest food Greece has to
offer, made from the freshest ingredients.
The delicious four-course Greek feast is
served as sharing platters between
groups on tables. Guests are served a
traditional sharing mezze followed by the
iconic Greek sharing salad of fresh
tomatoes, cucumber and feta. This is
accompanied by spanakopita – layered
filo pastry, feta and spinach. The main
course of braised lamb stifado and slowcooked beef, is served with garlic
roasted baby potatoes, vegetable briam
and red wine jus. For dessert, enjoy a
sumptuous dessert trio poikilia glyko,
including orange ravani cake, Greek
yoghurt with candied karoto, lemon ouzo
curd and cream filled kokakia.
Following the performance, which is
filled with timeless ABBA anthems such
as Mamma Mia, Dancing Queen and
Waterloo, guests are encouraged to sing
and dance the night away at a glittering
ABBA disco.
Mamma Mia! The Party is executive
produced by Björn Ulvaeus and
Pophouse Entertainment.
Box Office telephone 020 3995 6288
or visit www.mammamiatheparty.co.uk
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