Bank Holiday Britain

Whatever you think about the impending Royal Wedding, it has happily led to rather of a lot of us here in Britain getting treated to an extra day off work. So, with two long weekends on the horizon, what is there to do that isn't packed with tourists? Well, rather pleasingly, my Easter weekend will be spent in a quiet corner of Suffolk with three lovely people, sunshine, steak and a hot tub. The wedding weekend, however, is currently less certain. One thing I do have planned is a burlesque performance in a Royal Wedding-themed cabaret that promises to be rather more fun than Wills 'n' Kate's special day (for me, at least - I'm sure they'll enjoy themselves!). On Thursday 28th April I shall be swooshing about on stage in a wedding dress of my own, which will undoubtedly be far less stylish and expensive than Ms Middleton's hotly anticipated frock.

If that's all far too daft and 'wedding-y' for you, there is a more serious option in London for that night too. The group of activists, creatives and academics called Mutiny, who regularly host the series of events called "...on Trial", will be putting Violence under their social microscope on Thurs 28th. They'll be asking why is so much violence still perpetrated within the home, and what’s behind the failure of police to get on top of this phenomenon? What has been the role of violence in the Tunisian, Egyptian and Libyan revolutions and where did it come from? With live music, performance poetry, and original live theatre, it's bound to be a good night for the political activist or feminist in you.

This makes me wonder if there will be any violence in London on the day of the wedding itself. Even if there isn't, I think staying away from central London will be a wise move as getting anywhere with the inevitable crowds of tourists in your way will be pretty much impossible!