I love the idea of drive-ins beyond reason. Now clever Damian Barr, who's also behind the reading weekends I wrote about
here, has come up with an urban version in the form of
Volvo Starlite Urban Drive-in, happening this Friday and Saturday at the Truman Brewery in Brick Lane before being taken nationwide. He's persuaded Volvo to lend comfy cars - the film's soundtrack comes in through the car's speakers - so all you have to do is turn up, install yourself, flag down a rollerskating waitress to stock up on snacks, and hunker down to watch either Dirty Dancing (Friday) or Grease (Saturday).
I had tickets to give away, but they've gone already.