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Robyn Burrows

Robyn Burrows has written 8 posts for The London Word
Robyn was born in South Africa but spent the majority of her childhood in the Cotswolds, where she developed a life long love of literature and writing. She moved to London eight years ago after qualifying as a physiotherapist, and immediately fell in love with it. Although currently residing in Kent, she spends the majority of her free time in our wonderful capital and likes nothing more than to discover its many hidden gems! You’ll often find her tucked away in a tea shop or wandering round the markets and galleries of London. Robyn has a real passion for music and has written a few gig reviews in the past. She is now dipping her toe into the world of journalism in the hope that it will, in time, blossom into a new career. Her aim is to successfully combine her love of writing with that of music, culture and London.

The Mighty Boosh Rock O2 Arena This Week

The Mighty Boosh finally have their name up in lights – the lights of the O2 Arena, and not before time. For ten years Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt have slowly built up a cult following for their BBC3 show. But in the last year, their rise to comedy stardom has been nothing less than [...]

IAMX at Astoria 2

Astoria 2 was rammed with devoted fans at the weekend, all with high expectations for this, the only UK date on IAMX’s Unheard tour.

Drifting and Tilting at the Barbican

So there it was, the long awaited, latest offering from the illusive Scott Walker. Although not performing, he was present, and the whole concept was essentially his brainchild: an evening of music and dance, which saw a number of excellent singers perform some of his most recent, and to be honest, less accessible works.

Brighton Comes to London via Edinburgh

It has been said that 2008 was not the best year for the Edinburgh festival. However this play, Pebbles on the Beach, was one of the highlights and has transferred down to London for a short run at The Old Red Lion Theatre, Islington. 

Anything Goes with Antony Elvin

It’s for reasons like this that I love London. Sunday night, upstairs at The Star pub in Tufnell Park, Anything Goes Sunday Club takes place. Hosted by the lovely Hatty Ashdown, sporting clown’s feet and a rather grand stuffed crow, the evening does exactly what it says on the tin.

Maison Bertaux: Soho’s French Hideaway

The blue and white striped awning; the window filled with cakes, pastries and tarts; the champagne bottles; the elegant pink organza…this could easily be a scene in Paris. But Maison Bertaux has been supplying London with its elegant fare since 1871, making it the oldest patisserie in the capital.

Last Shadow Puppets at Hammersmith Apollo

Hammersmith Apollo was the perfect venue for the 16-piece orchestra and dramatic lighting of last night’s vintage performance. The Last Shadow Puppets, brainchild of Alex Turner (Arctic Monkeys) and Miles Kane (The Rascals) is clearly so much more than a side project.

Ralfe Band at Kilburn’s Luminaire

It was cheering and foot stomping a plenty as Ralfe Band brought their distinctive eclectic take on folk music to this intimate London venue on Thursday. This was the last date in their UK tour promoting new album Attic Thieves, supported by fellow record label mates Mr David Viner and Peter Bruntnell.