'The Bounty Hunter' Film Premiere
11th March 2010 - Vue Cinema, Leicester Square
A bounty hunter (Gerard Butler) learns that his next target is his ex-wife (Jennifer Aniston), a reporter working on a murder cover-up. Soon after their reunion, the always-at-odds duo find themselves on a run-for-their-lives adventure.
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St Patrick's Day Parade and Festival
14th March 2010 - Piccadilly, Trafalgar Square & surrounding area
Trafalgar Square hosts a huge festival on St Patrick's Day - over 100,000 attended last year.
The parade starts at Piccadilly at 12 noon and moves off along Lower Regent Street, Pall Mall East, Trafalgar Square and Whitehall before dispersing on Whitehall Place.
This free family day out is a fun way to experience all things Irish: food, dance, crafts, culture and music.
For further details, visit www.london.gov.uk/stpatricksday
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'Kick Ass' Film Premiere
22nd March 2010 - Empire Cinema, Leicester Square
Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson) is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan who one day decides to become a super-hero, even though he has no powers, training or meaningful reason to do so.
Also starring Nicolas Cage, Mark Strong and Chloe Moretz.
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'Clash Of The Titans' Film Premiere
23rd March 2010 - Empire Cinema, Leicester Square
The mortal son of the god Zeus embarks on a perilous journey to stop the underworld and its minions from spreading their evil to Earth as well as the heavens.
Starring Sam Worthington, Ralph Fiennes, Liam Neeson and Gemma Arterton.
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'Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang' World Premiere
23rd March 2010 - Odeon West End Cinema, Leicester Square
Nanny McPhee (Emma Thompson) arrives to help a harried young mother (Maggie Gyllenhaal) who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war.
Also featuring Ralph Fiennes, Maggie Smith, Rhys Ifans and Bill Bailey.
All key cast members are expected to attend this World Premiere.
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West End LIVE 2010
Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th June 2010 - Leicester Square
Following on from the huge success achieved at The Visit London Awards 2009 which saw West End LIVE crowned ‘Best Live Music Event’ in the People’s Choice Category and the recipient of the Bronze Award for ‘Consumer Event of The Year’, we are delighted to announce that West End LIVE 2010 will be taking place on Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th June. Details of performances will be announced shortly.
West End LIVE, the world’s largest free theatre festival, was a huge success in 2009 - with more than 250,000 people visiting Leicester Square over the weekend of June 20th – 21st. As ever, entry to the event and all the activites was free.
Highlights included performances by talk-show host Jerry Springer in his debut West End role as razzmatazz lawyer Billy Flynn in the hit show Chicago and the BBC’s I’d Do Anything winner Jodie Prenger, performed as Nancy in Lionel Barts classic Oliver!
Crowds also saw great performances from Jersey Boys, Wicked, We Will Rock You, Dirty Dancing, Avenue Q, Thriller, Stomp, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, and Sister Act.
