Peek beyond the curtain at the method (and a bit of madness!) behind the magic of Nutcracker at the London Coliseum. Each performance is the result of hard work by hundreds of dancers, musicians and backstage crew. Thank you to everyone making this festive season sparkle! ✨ Our season at the London Coliseum continues, with Nutcracker until 7 January, and Swan Lake from 12-22 January! https://www.ballet.org.uk/whats-on/ | English National Ballet

London has a famously narrow alleyway where you really can only walk in single file. Hidden in Covent Garden just off St Martin’s Lane, Brydges Place is one of the city’s tightest passageways at about 15 inches wide at its slimmest point, so only one person can squeeze through at a time and it’s become a quirky local curiosity tucked between historic pubs and the London Coliseum theatre. For locals and visitors it’s a little reminder that London’s street network is full of odd corners with histo