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Sophia Loren’s lips, Margaret Thatcher[1] ’s handbag, the Hoi Polloi restaurant and a Frank Zappa movie are our choices for London[2] this weekend.


STAGE


One hand on her leather handbag, Margaret Thatcher sinks into a deep curtsy before Queen Elizabeth II[3] .


“Handbagged” (by Moira Buffini) is all about the tense weekly meetings between the late U.K. prime minister and her sovereign. The pair discuss Zimbabwe[4] , Prince Charles’s marriage to Diana, and the miners’ strike. Their older, wiser selves stand behind, making snide asides and speaking their real mind.


The Queen comes across as the more likable of the two. At the Tricycle, 269 Kilburn High Road, NW6 7JR. Information: http://www.tricycle.co.uk[5] or call +44-20-7328-1000.


DINING


Hoi Polloi is the restaurant and bar at the new Ace Hotel in Shoreditch. It’s open all day from breakfast through late at night, when cocktails feature prominently. The casual hangout is the brainchild of the people behind Bistrotheque and Shrimpy’s. Information: http://hoi-polloi.co.uk[6] , +44-20-8880-6100.


Bjorn van der Horst is one of London’s gifted chefs, and he’s back after a stint abroad. Van der Horst, formerly of the Greenhouse and Eastside Inn, is director of food, beverage and kitchens at the new Rosewood London on High Holborn. The hotel has a finely redecorated Art Deco bar as well as the Mirror Room restaurant: http://bit.ly/1iaUAs6[7] or +44-20-7781-8888.


VISUAL ARTS


A cutout of Sophia Loren’s mouth features in a snappy new show at the Barbican.


The actress’s lips, glued atop Richard Hamilton[8] ’s car painting “Hers Is a Lush Situation” (1958), open the Barbican’s “Pop Art Design” exhibition. It’s about how the visual vocabulary of commerce and advertising pervaded art and design from the 1950s onwards. You won’t know what’s art and what’s not -- and that’s exactly how the curators want it.


Don’t miss works by Tom Wesselmann such as “Smoker Banner” (1971), a large wall mount of a woman’s smoking lips, stitched together with bits of vinyl. For more information: http://www.barbican.org.uk[9] or +44-20-7638-4141.


MUSIC


The Arctic Monkeys bring their world tour to London tonight and tomorrow. The Sheffield band is improving on the show first seen at Glastonbury this year. The Earls Court shows are mostly sold out, though some tickets are available online. Information: http://www.arcticmonkeys.com/gigs.php[10]


Bob Geldof has reconvened the Boomtown Rats for the band’s first shows in almost three decades. At the Roundhouse, the Dublin punks will reprise songs such as “I Don’t Like Mondays.” Information: http://www.roundhouse.org.uk[11] .


Music Theatre Wales starts a residency at the Royal Opera Houses’s Linbury Studio Theatre with Mark-Anthony Turnage’s “Greek.” (Friday, Saturday): http://bit.ly/1bz4w18[12] .


OTHER LONDON OUTINGS


Frank Zappa[13] ’s widow Gail remembers him in a lunchtime talk on Sunday, part of the 1960s segment of the Southbank Centre[14] ’s “The Rest is Noise” festival.


Screening Saturday is Frank Zappa’s wild movie “200 Motels,” loosely based on a tour by his Mothers of Invention band. And on Tuesday, you can hear “200 Motels” performed live in concert for the first time in the U.K. at the Royal Festival Hall. (Organizers warn that the content is sexually explicit.)


See http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk[15] or +44-20-7960-4200.


(Farah Nayeri writes for Muse, the arts and leisure section of Bloomberg News[16] . The opinions expressed are their own.)


Muse highlights include the London and New York[17] weekend guides[18] , Warwick Thompson[19] on London theater, Lewis Lapham[20] on history, Amanda Gordon’s[21] Scene Last Night and Greg Evans[22] and Craig Seligman[23] on movies.


To contact the writer on the story: Farah Nayeri in London at farahn@bloomberg.net[24] .


To contact the editor responsible for this story: Manuela Hoelterhoff at mhoelterhoff@bloomberg.net[25] .




Alex Turner of the Arctic Monkeys. Photographer: Ian Gavan/Getty Images




Enlarge image 'Handbagged' [26]

'Handbagged'


'Handbagged'


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Neet Mohan, Clare Holman and Fenella Woolgar in "Handbagged" by Moira Buffini. The Queen is puzzled by Mrs. Thatcher's lack of human warmth.





Neet Mohan, Clare Holman and Fenella Woolgar in "Handbagged" by Moira Buffini. The Queen is puzzled by Mrs. Thatcher's lack of human warmth. Photographer: Tristram Kenton/Kate Morley PR via Bloomberg




Enlarge image 'Handbagged' [27]

'Handbagged'


'Handbagged'


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Marion Bailey, left, and Clare Holman in "Handbagged." The Queen generally finds Mrs. Thatcher a trial and a puzzle.





Marion Bailey, left, and Clare Holman in "Handbagged." The Queen generally finds Mrs. Thatcher a trial and a puzzle. Photographer: Tristram Kenton/Kate Morley PR via Bloomberg




Enlarge image 'Handbagged' [28]

'Handbagged'


'Handbagged'


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Clare Holman, from left, Stella Gonet, Marion Bailey and Fenella Woolgar in "Handbagged" by Moira Buffini at the Tricycle Theatre. Two Queens and two Mrs. Thatchers confront each other, and discuss the major events of Thatcher's time as Prime Minister.





Clare Holman, from left, Stella Gonet, Marion Bailey and Fenella Woolgar in "Handbagged" by Moira Buffini at the Tricycle Theatre. Two Queens and two Mrs. Thatchers confront each other, and discuss the major events of Thatcher's time as Prime Minister. Photographer: Tristram Kenton/Kate Morley PR via Bloomberg




Enlarge image Andy Warhol [29]

Andy Warhol


Andy Warhol


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"Close Cover Before Striking" (1962) by Andy Warhol. The painting is part of "Pop Art Design" at the Barbican Centre in London, U.K., which aims to show how commerce and advertising pervaded art and design.





"Close Cover Before Striking" (1962) by Andy Warhol. The painting is part of "Pop Art Design" at the Barbican Centre in London, U.K., which aims to show how commerce and advertising pervaded art and design. Photographer: Finn Broendum/Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc./ARS/Barbican via Bloomberg




Enlarge image Tom Wesselman [30]

Tom Wesselman


Tom Wesselman


Estate of Tom Wesselmann/Barbican via Bloomberg



"Smoker Banner" (1971) by Tom Wesselman. The wall art, made with pieces of vinyl stitched together, is on show at the Barbican Centre in London, U.K., through February 2014.





"Smoker Banner" (1971) by Tom Wesselman. The wall art, made with pieces of vinyl stitched together, is on show at the Barbican Centre in London, U.K., through February 2014. Source: Estate of Tom Wesselmann/Barbican via Bloomberg




Enlarge image James Rosenquist [31]

James Rosenquist


James Rosenquist


Prallan Allsten/Moderna Museet Stockholm/James Rosenquist DACS/Barbican via Bloomberg



"I Love You With My Ford" (1961) by James Rosenquist. The work is part of "Pop Art Design" at the Barbican Centre in London, U.K., through Feb. 9, 2014.





"I Love You With My Ford" (1961) by James Rosenquist. The work is part of "Pop Art Design" at the Barbican Centre in London, U.K., through Feb. 9, 2014. Photographer: Prallan Allsten/Moderna Museet Stockholm/James Rosenquist DACS/Barbican via Bloomberg





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  3. ^ Queen Elizabeth II (topics.bloomberg.com)

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  13. ^ Frank Zappa (topics.bloomberg.com)

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