Belle Epoque

Dance with the green fairy at this popular absinthe-doused soirée as these Shoreditch arches are once more transformed into a Montmartre music hall. Warm up with the absinthe-tasting classes (de rigueur in the nineteeth century, darling), which will guide you through old sugar cube and fire techniques and there'll be Baudelaire-and-Wilde-inspired antics throughout the night as circus freaks and cabaret acts, live bands and DJs make like a debauched, nineteenth century Parisian salon. DC: Devilishly dashing or femme fatale – think twirling moustaches, showgirls and crisp coat tails.