Newsletter n°380 / Latest French news in London





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"People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war or before an election."
Otto von Bismarck

Theatre

Français de l'étranger at the Canal Cafe Theatre

Canal Cafe Theatre - from 12th until 14th June at 7pm

Have you ever wanted to know more about the French who left their home country and immigrated? Well this is it, this is the one play that will let you know everything there is to know. Book early or be disappointed.
The play is in French and in a very intimate theatre.

Cinema

Samba

Out now

A funny and moving tale from the directors of French hit Intouchables. Ten years after moving to France from Senegal, Samba (Omar Sy) plugs away at various lowly jobs. Alice (Charlotte Gainsbourg) is a senior executive who has recently undergone a burnout. Samba is willing to do whatever it takes to get some working papers, while Alice is trying to get her life back on track by doing volunteer work in an association.
FranceInLondon highly recommends.

Health

A Comparison between the French and British Health systems

Though the Brits have a much maligned health system, according to the Commonwealth Fund’s report in 2014 the NHS outperforms the majority of other western European health systems, including France. It was rated best overall in terms of efficiency, effective care, safe care, co-ordinated care, patient-centred care and cost-related problems. Sadly the report does not tally with the vast number of other publications, not least those produced by the World Health Organisation (WHO), which ranks the NHS leagues below the majority of its Western neighbours. So what is really happening?

Property

8 tips to rent a room without problems in London

When you arrive in London and are looking for a flat or a room that is available as soon as possible, it can be hard not be had by some “rogue landlords”. The stories of trees growing inside houses or of cupboards rented as rooms are of course anecdotal, but some landlords will not hesitate to operate outside the law. "Rogue landlords" are obviously not a generality, but you should be aware that they do exist and be careful to avoid nasty surprises. So what can you do?

Music

Philharmonia Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall

On 14th May @7.30pm

Opening the concert, a rare opportunity to hear Dukas's symphonic poem based on the story of an early Christian martyr. Special offer for our readers: buy the best seats in the house for £15 if you quote RHORER15 when buying tickets online or through the Philharmonia box office. Schumann and Mendelssohn were in awe of each other, and although both were brilliant musical fantasists, tonight's concert provides a contrast between the dreamlike, time-suspending romance of Schumann's concerto and Mendelssohn's neo-classical sparkle and lithe textures - what Schumann referred to as 'Mozart's second coming'.

Mina Agossi

On 7th May @8.30pm

Mina will be performing some of her songs from “Fresh” with her terrific, high class, French band of Romain Ross on guitar, Eric Jacot on bass and Simon Bernier on drums. This is a terrific gig from one of the outstanding vocal talents of world jazz and the perfect way to spend your post-voting evening, we promise (and we don’t break our promises….). Booking advised.

Two pairs of tickets to be won.

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