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The European premiere of Inoue Hisashi's comedy, Musashi, is based on real life, legendary swordsman Miyamoto Musashi, who cut a swathe through early 17th century Japan. Celebrated director Yukio Ninagawa directs, returning to the Barbican Theatre following the sell out success of his Twelfth Night After William Shakespeare last year. Using the contemporary comedy elements of Noh and Kyogen and the spirit of the Samurai, this sometimes hilarious swordplay piece of theatre demonstrates the ultimate futility of seeking vengeance. Crossing swords are Tatsuya Fujiwara, one of Japan's most talented young actors (who made his career debut, aged 15, at the Barbican) starring in the title role and Ryo Katsuji (Japan Academy Award winner for Aegis, 2006) who plays his rival, Kojiro Sasaki. The comedy mixed with dramatic tension is enough to keep audiences entertained for a three and a half hour performance (in Japanese with English surtitles) which goes surprisingly quickly.About Barbican Centre
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London International Mime Festival Southbank Centre, SE1 8XX 11th January 2012 - 29th January 2012 If you thought mime was all about white-faced clowns continually plagued by invisible...
New York Philharmonic/Gilbert - Thomas Ades' Polaris Barbican Centre, EC2Y 8DS 17th February 2012 The New York Philharmonic bring their latest accomplishment to London in 2012, with the...
Barbican Weekender - Urban Stories Barbican Centre, EC2Y 8DS 3rd March 2012 - 4th March 2012 Exploring the use of the voice through music, film, song, art and...
LIFT Festival Southbank Centre, SE1 8XX 11th June 2012 - 8th July 2012 The London International Festival of Theatre (or LIFT, if your prefer) returns to the capital in...
The Genius of Hitchcock Barbican Hall, EC2Y 8DS 28th June 2012 - 21st July 2012 The British Film Institute has been working long and hard to try and...
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel Double Rooms: 86% off from £56
7-9 Copthall Avenue, EC2R | 8 minutes from Musashi
In the heart of the financial district and close to the Bank of England, the newly opened Apex London Wall Hotel, is within walking distance of ...More
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel Deluxe Double Rooms: 49% off from £120
Peters Lane, EC1M | 9 minutes from Musashi
Filled with old fashioned touches like wood panelling, old paintings, stone flagged floors, claw foot baths and open fires, The Rookery has plenty of character. And ...More
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel Petite Doubles: 71% off from £108
St John's Square 86-88 Clerkenwell Road, EC1M | 11 minutes from Musashi
This boutique hotel in trendy Clerkenwell fits right in with the warehouse chic designer feel of the neighbourhood. Mixing vintage chairs with stark modern prints, there's ...More
London > Events > Exhibitions Dates: Monday 13th February 2012 - 2pm
Guildhall School Of Music And Drama, Silk Street, EC2Y | 2 minutes from Musashi
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London > Events > Concerts Dates: Monday 13th February 2012 - 7.30pm-12midnight
XOYO, 32-37 Cowper Street, EC2A | 13 minutes from Musashi
London-based rapper....More
London > Events > Kids Events Dates: Monday 13th February 2012 - 10.30am-11.30am
Shoe Lane Library, Little New Street, EC4A | 15 minutes from Musashi
Themed stories, games and crafts....More
London > Entertainment > Classical Music
Silk Street, City, London EC2Y | At Musashi
Described by the Queen as “one of the wonders of the modern world”, the Barbican Centre is an imposing collection of the finest in British arts. ...More
London > Entertainment > Theatres
Silk Street, City, London EC2Y | At Musashi
The Barbican Centre's two theatre spaces - the Barbican Theatre and The Pit - offer everything from gritty reality to far-flung fantasy, from dance to ...More
London > Entertainment > Arts Centres
Silk Street, City, London EC2Y | At Musashi
Described by the Queen as 'one of the wonders of the modern world' , the Barbican Centre has also been voted 'London's ugliest building'. Ugly or ...More
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Ground Level, Barbican Centre, Silk Street, City, London EC2Y | At Musashi
Part of the Barbican Centre for arts and conferences the Curve Gallery, situated on the ground floor, has changing exhibitions of photography, art and design. ...More
London > Attractions > Other Attractions
Silk Street, City, London EC2Y | At Musashi
Huge, multifaceted arts and entertainment centre. Described by the Queen as “one of the wonders of the modern world”, this multifaceted performance and arts venue forms one ...More
London > Attractions > Art Galleries
Silk Street, City, London EC2 | At Musashi
The Barbican is renowned as one of London's top venues for theatre, art and dance. At the Barbican Art Gallery on level 3 you get ...More
London > Shopping > Music Shops
Cromwell Tower, Silk Street, City, London EC2Y | 2 minutes from Musashi
Tucked away near the Barbican multi-arts centre and the world-renowned Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Chimes Music is in illustrious company. Since opening in 1983 ...More
London > Restaurants > Modern European restaurants
The Barbican Centre, Level 2, City, London EC2Y | At Musashi
Modern European cuisine. Booking advised. Dress smart casual. ...More
London > Restaurants > British restaurants
150 London Wall, City, London EC2Y | 4 minutes from Musashi
Restaurateurs Ben and Hugo Warner (the boys who first came to our attention with Benugo) are the duo behind the London Wall Bar & Kitchen, the ...More
London > Restaurants > Cafes and Delis
City Point, Ropemaker Street, City, London EC2Y | 4 minutes from Musashi
Pret sells up market fast food, hand made from natural ingredients, to take away or eat on site, in its trademark no nonsense chrome interiors. The ...More
London > Education > Professional Training
106 Bunhill Row, City, London EC1Y | 8 minutes from Musashi
City’s Print Journalism course is recognised as the best in London. Although places like Goldsmith’s are trendier, City is respected in the industry thanks to a ...More
London > Education > Evening Classes
4 Luke Street, Shoreditch, London EC2A | 15 minutes from Musashi
National charity for adult learning which also runs an excellent selection of theatre, literature, history and politics evening classes....More
London > Education > Careers Services
4-6 Staple Inn, Holborn, London WC1V | 18 minutes from Musashi
Situated in the heart of London, Career Energy – formed in March 2002 - offers comprehensive advice on careers, career change and job searching. They’ll analyse ...More
London > Leisure > Parks and Gardens
King Edward Street, City, London EC4M | 6 minutes from Musashi
Bounded in by surrounding office buildings, Postman's Park's appeal lies in what it symbolises as much as how it looks. Located just north of St Paul's ...More
London > Leisure > Activities
Hatton Square Business Centre, 16-16a Baldwin Gardens, Holborn, London EC1N | 16 minutes from Musashi
Immerse yourself in a world of chocolate with this mouth-watering workshop. You will discover how chocolate is processed from bean to bar. Sample a variety of ...More
London > Nightlife > Pubs
71 Long Lane, Clerkenwell, London EC1A | 6 minutes from Musashi
One of the oldest pubs in Smithfield, The Old Red Cow has stood on this spot on Long Lane since the year dot. Steeped in history, ...More
London > Nightlife > Pubs
115 Charterhouse Street, Clerkenwell, London EC1M | 7 minutes from Musashi
This renovated traditional pub in the heart of Clerkenwell has been serving the traders of nearby Smithfields Market for years. Under the Malmaison umbrella - the ...More
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
2 Clerkenwell Road, Clerkenwell, Clerkenwell, London EC1M | 8 minutes from Musashi
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Nightlife near Musashi
London > Nightlife > Nightclubs
77a Charterhouse Street, Clerkenwell, London EC1M | 8 minutes from Musashi
Built on the site of a Victorian meat cellar, Fabric continues to boast the most sensational line-ups in the capital. Its global reputation is founded on ...More
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London > Business > Venue Hire
Chiswell Street, City, London EC1Y | 2 minutes from Musashi
Whilst the City of London is not short of modern, flexible event-spaces, not many can claim to be located in a Grade II listed building, or ...More
London > Business > Venue Hire
Aldermanbury Square, Moorgate, City, London EC2V | 4 minutes from Musashi
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One London Wall, City, London EC2Y | 5 minutes from Musashi
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Barbican Centre events
The Devil And Mister Punch
event Running until Saturday 25th February 2012TIMES Various Times PRICING £16
Devised puppet theatre show from Improbable, in which a pair of down-at-heel vaudevillians are forced into presenting a Punch and Judy show, which doesn't go according to plan. Directed by Julian Crouch.
Silent Film and Live Music SeriesSilent Film and Live Music SeriesWith everyone currently falling in love with the film the Artist silent films are more relevant than ever thus creating the perfect timing for the Silent Film and Live Music Series at the Barbican. With a screening every Sunday of the month many pieces will be brought back to life on the big screen including loveable classics, recent discoveries, i13th February 2012Sunday 30th December 2012
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PRICING £7.50-£10.50
With everyone currently falling in love with the film the Artist silent films are more relevant than ever thus creating the perfect timing for the Silent Film and Live Music Series at the Barbican. With a screening every Sunday of the month many pieces will be brought back to life on the big screen including loveable classics, recent discoveries, i... More about this event
Valentine's Day ClassicsValentine's Day ClassicsThe classy alternative to sitting in a crowded restaurant eating overpriced food is the Barbican's evening of Valentine's Day Classics. The programme includes performances of Johann Strauss' swooningly romantic waltz 'Blue Danube Waltz' and Tchaikovsky's waltz from Sleeping Beauty. There's also a rendition of jazz influenced Rhapsody in Blue compos14th February 2012Tuesday 14th February 2012
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PRICING £18-£42.50
The classy alternative to sitting in a crowded restaurant eating overpriced food is the Barbican's evening of Valentine's Day Classics. The programme includes performances of Johann Strauss' swooningly romantic waltz 'Blue Danube Waltz' and Tchaikovsky's waltz from Sleeping Beauty. There's also a rendition of jazz influenced Rhapsody in Blue compos... More about this event
Song Dong: Waste Not
event Running from Wednesday 15th February 2012 until Tuesday 12th June 2012TIMES Various Times PRICING Free
An installation of more than 10,000 items collected by the artist's mother over a period of 50 years, inspired by childhood memories of China's cultural revolution.
New York Philharmonic
event Thursday 16th February 2012TIMES 7.30pm PRICING £11-£45
Alan Gilbert conducts Mahler's Symphony No 9.
'Tis Pity She's A Whore
event Running from Thursday 16th February 2012 until Saturday 10th March 2012TIMES Various Times PRICING £21-£26
Cheek By Jowl Theatre Company presents John Ford's bloody Jacobean tragedy about the incestuous love between a brother and a sister. Directed by Declan Donnellan.
PRICING Various
The New York Philharmonic bring their latest accomplishment to London in 2012, with the UK premier of Polaris taking centre stage at the Barbican in February. Young composer Thomas Ades shot to success with his distinctive compositional voice. The young composer has had a number of recent successes at the Barbican with his work in the fields of cha... More about this event
New York Philharmonic
event Friday 17th February 2012TIMES 7.30pm PRICING £11-£45
Alan Gilbert conducts Thomas Ades's Polaris, Berlioz's Les Nuits D'ete, Stravinsky's Symphony In Three Movements and Ravel's Daphnis And Chloe Suite No 2, with mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato.
New York Philharmonic
event Saturday 18th February 2012TIMES 4pm PRICING £20, under 16s £10
Alan Gilbert conducts Bernstein's Overture To West Side Story, Symphony No 2 'Age Of Anxiety: Masque' and Three Dance Episodes from On The Town, plus Copland's Skyline from Music For A Great City, with pianist Benjamin Grosvenor.
Guildhall School Of Music And Drama: A Midsummer Night's Dream
event Running from Tuesday 28th February 2012 until Tuesday 6th March 2012TIMES 28th Feb, 1st Mar, 3rd Mar and 6th Mar 2012 - 7pm PRICING £25, concs £15
Martin Lloyd-Evans directs Britten's opera, adapted from the Shakespeare comedy. Conducted by Stephen Barlow.
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What's On Today Near Barbican Centre The Devil And Mister Punch Theatre | Until 25th February 2012 Barbican Centre At Barbican Centre Devised puppet theatre show from Improbable, in which a pair of down-at-heel vaudevillians are forced into presenting a Punch and ...More Imogen Cooper Piano Masterclass Exhibitions | On 13th February 2012 Guildhall School Of Music And Drama 2 minutes walk from Barbican Centre ...More Dickens And London Exhibitions | Until 10th June 2012 Museum of London 4 minutes walk from Barbican Centre Marking the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens's birth, this exhibition explores the relationship between the author and the city. Featuring ...More Archaeology Exposed: After The Excavation Kids Events | Until 17th February 2012 Museum of London 4 minutes walk from Barbican Centre Interactive object sessions....More Archaeology Up Close: Jewellery: Workshop Leisure | Until 20th February 2012 Museum of London 4 minutes walk from Barbican Centre An object-handling session with members of the museum's Archaeological Collections department....More Monday at Nomad Clubbing and Nightlife | Until 27th February 2012 Nomad 7 minutes walk from Barbican Centre ...More Sincere, L Marshall, Ryan Keen, Elro, 14th, Jamie Joseph Concerts | On 13th February 2012 XOYO 13 minutes walk from Barbican Centre London-based rapper....More Last Night A Speed Date Changed My Life Leisure | On 13th February 2012 The Book Club 14 minutes walk from Barbican Centre A speed dating event....More Valentine Celebration (Ages 2-7) Kids Events | On 13th February 2012 Shoe Lane Library 15 minutes walk from Barbican Centre Themed stories, games and crafts....More Jenufa: Guildhall School Of Music And Drama Theatre | Until 16th February 2012 Bridewell Theatre 15 minutes walk from Barbican Centre Sue Lefton directs Timberlake Wertenbaker's adaptation of Gabriela Preissova's drama about love and betrayal in a small community. This play, ...More
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