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The skies above the capital will be awash with bright colours as visitors from near and far take part in Streatham Common Kite Day.

Flying a kite is an experience that most children love.

Seeing one's kite soar into the air and running across a field without a care in the world puts a smile on the face of any kid.

This weekend, the Streatham Common Kite Day will see hundreds of the most spectacular kites filling the London air, with experts on hand to demonstrate unbelievable tricks and skills.

Piero Serra, the UK's top trick flyer, will be in attendance to show visitors how to make a kite dance through the air, while the Brighton Kite Flyers will also be there with their giant octopus.

If it is dancing one wants then this weekend is the best time to enjoy it.

The Place's Spring Loaded festival has provided a platform for up-and-coming choreographers to show the world their vision of what contemporary dance is all about for years and this year some new hopefuls are eager to make their mark.

Some of the UK's most famous choreographers got their big break by showcasing their ideas at Spring Loaded, including Matthew Bourne and Lloyd Newson, and visitors can see the next wave of talent before they hit the big time.

One creative talent to make her mark on the London arts scene in recent years is Laura Wade.

After graduating from the Royal Court Young Writers Programme, Ms Wade made her name with critics and audiences alike with her 2005 play Breathing Corpses, which saw her win the Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Most Promising Playwright.

Now she has returned with her new offering Posh which delves into the deepest, darkest corner of Oxford University and the notorious Riot Club.

The Riot Club consists of ten young men with cut-glass vowels and very deep pockets who believe their privileged position in society allows them to behave as they please.

Drunk on power and helped by plentiful supplies of red wine, the members of this elite dining society enjoy a night of debauchery and decadence before formulating a plan to take over the famous university.

Laura Wade represents the future of British theatre but visitors to the capital this weekend can see the work of one of those who helped make it famous around the world.

Tom Stoppard's place in the pages of theatre history is assured thanks to plays such as The Real Thing, which begins at the Old Vic on Saturday.

Funny and moving in equal measure, this modern classic examines the complex relationship between love, art and reality and promises a great evening's entertainment.

A trip to London would not be complete without seeing what is happening at Sadler's Wells and as always, this weekend's offerings do not disappoint.

For 18 years, Ian Marshall Fisher's Lost Musicals series has resurrected neglected works from some of the US' finest theatre writers and presented them in their original form.

The latest classic to be brought back to life is Paris, the Broadway show which helped put Cole Porter on the map.

Delving into the world of sex, love and romance, the play follows Cora Sabbott who arrives in the French capital on a mission to stop her son's relationship with an actress with some hilarious results.

With so much going on this weekend, why not enjoy an extended stay and take all of it in?

At the luxury London hotel the Milestone, guests can live London life to the full with the Get More From Your Stay package.

Residents are offered a choice from a bottle of Veuve Clicquot, a romantic turndown, £50 of shopping vouchers to spend at Harrods, a three-course table d'hote dinner for two and a flight on the London Eye and entry to the Tower of London.

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