Look out for an upside-down purple cow as you're crossing over the Golden Jubilee footbridge to the Southbank Centre from the end of May. It's hard to miss it. This colourful, comic temporary structure provides the performance space for E4 Udderbelly, a summer of comedy and circus, magic and free family fun with Joan Rivers to kick things off. There's a huge variety of entertainment taking place within the purple cow - also seen at the Edinburgh and Brighton festivals - with something going on almost every night. Highlights include appearances from Clive James, comic performers The Crack and Jonathan Ross regulars 4 Poofs and a Piano. There's a free puppetry workshop hosted by The Terrible Infants theatre company, three nights of circus shows from the Tom Tom Crew, and Beardyman's excellent beatboxing - mixing it up with special guests to inspire his improvisations. With so much to choose from your only problem will be picking just one to go to.
Sandi Toksvig's Christmas Cracker
Southbank Centre, SE1 8XX
15th - 24th December 2009
Comedienne Sandi Toksvig hosts a seasonal Christmas Cracker at the Southbank... More
London Marriott County Hall
London County Hall, Westminster Bridge Road, SE1 7PB
Overlooking the London Eye and directly across the river from Big... More
Southbank Cologne Christmas Market
Queen's Walk, SE1 8XX
21st November - 23rd December 2008
This Christmas the Southbank Centre hosts two Christmas markets - the successful... More
Southbank Centre - Voicelab Welcomes: The Voicelab Carols Sing-In
Belvedere Road, SE1 8XX
08716 632500 | Waterloo Tube/Rail
Sunday 21st December 2008
One of a number of festive events... More
London International Mime Festival
Southbank Centre, SE1 8XX
10th January 2009 - 25th January 2009
For something a little bit different this January, the 'London International Mime Festival'... More
In French, the expression "Violon d'Ingres" refers to a hidden talent or consuming hobby - named so after the Neoclassical painter Ingres's musical adeptness with ...More
The Takacs Quartet begin their complete cycle of Beethoven's string quartets with two concerts in November at Queen Elizabeth Hall. This is the first of ...More
Comedienne Sandi Toksvig hosts a seasonal Christmas Cracker at the Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall, a fun filled variety show featuring special guests including Ronnie ...More
The National Theatre offers an alternative to the 'he's behind you' cry commonly heard from London's theatres at Christmas time. This season, Nation is the ...More
A simply unbeatable location for anyone who loves to keep themselves busy. London's County Hall is at the heart of the South Bank, surrounded by ... More
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Royal Festival Hall,Belvedere Road,South Bank,
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The most comprehensive and accessible collection of poetry from 1914 in Britain, The Poetry Library within the Southbank Centre contains 90,000 items and is still ... More
The Hayward Gallery has been the originator or host of influential exhibitions since 1968. It mounts temporary exhibitions of contemporary and historical art. The gallery, ... More
Stocking a wide range of yarns, needles, patterns and accessories, I Knit London started as a knitting community in Vauxhall in January 2006, meeting at ... More
The menu here reads like a comforting childhood reminiscence with some sophisticated bunting thrown on top. Devilled kidneys on toast, followed by an excellent slow-roast ... More
The concrete promenade along the South Bank greatly benefits from this large patch of green grass for striders, strollers and sightseers to relax on. ...More
Located on the South Bank, in the heart of one of London's prettiest thoroughfares, The London Bicycle Tour Company is ideally placed for a spot ... More
Look out for an upside-down purple cow as you're crossing over the Golden Jubilee footbridge to the 
