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Players From The Philharmonia Orchestra
event Thursday 31st May 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Pascal Rophe conducts Gerard Grisey's Vortex Temporum For Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Viola, Cello And Piano. With pianist Andrew Zolinsky and pres
Philharmonia Orchestra
event Thursday 31st May 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Edward Gardner conducts Janacek's Sinfonietta, Mozart's Piano Concerto No 22 In E Flat featuring pianist David Fray, and Dvorak's Symphony No 7.
Ian Stone: The Return Of Stoney Baloney
event Thursday 31st May 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Edgy and intelligent topical humour.
VENUE Southbank Centre
With a combination of material things and the magic of a child's imagination comes Claytime – an interactive playtime where the audience is in... More about this event
VENUE Southbank Centre
Part of the Udderbelly Festival, The Joy of Sketch offers sketch comedy from Pappy's, Cardinal Burns, Adam Riches, Delete The Banjax, The Three ... More about this event
VENUE Southbank Centre
With a puppet show for grown-ups, Nina Conti is taking to the stage at this year's Udderbelly Festival. The award winning stand-up and ventriloq... More about this event
VENUE Southbank Centre
Chris Cox – the mind reader who openly admits he can't read minds - takes to the stage this year at the Udderbelly Festival. The refreshingly ... More about this event
The Boy With Tape On His FaceThe Boy With Tape On His FaceThe Boy With Tape On His Face serves up a Neapolitan ice cream of genres: mime with noise, stand-up with no talking, drama with no acting. Drawing on a heritage that includes silent film, mime, magic, puppetry, Motown and the films of Patrick Swayze, The Boy With Tape On His Face is a pensive, curious soul approaching every object and audience memb31st May 2012Friday 29th June 2012
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The Boy With Tape On His Face serves up a Neapolitan ice cream of genres: mime with noise, stand-up with no talking, drama with no acting. Drawi... More about this event
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Tim Fitzhigham and Tiernan Douieb are inviting families along to The Adventurers Club at this year's Udderbelly Festival. The sell-out show of t... More about this event
Showstopper! The Improvised Musical
event Running until Sunday 1st July 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
A comic musical is improvised at each performance, based on audience suggestions.
VENUE Southbank Centre
So you've heard of dating in the dark and dining in the dark, but how about Comedy in the Dark? As part of the Udderbelly Festival audiences are... More about this event
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Back with their cabaret comedy creation, Frisky and Mannish will be appearing at this year's E4 Udderbelly Festival. Mashing up well known pop s... More about this event
Frisky And Mannish: Extra-Curricular Activities
event Running until Thursday 5th July 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Fast-paced musical comedy from Lady Felicity Fitz-Frisky and Hansel Amadeus Mannish.
VENUE Southbank Centre
With the Udderbelly Summer Festival brimming with humorous acts, it was only fitting that the Best of the Comedy Store slotted in amongst the li... More about this event
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The Comedy Club 4 Kids returns to the Udderbelly Festival for its second year with more entertainment for anyone over the age of 6. With the bes... More about this event
E4 Udderbelly FestivalE4 Udderbelly FestivalLook out for an upside-down purple cow as you're crossing over the Golden Jubilee footbridge to the Southbank Centre from the beginning of April - 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. There's a huge variety of enter31st May 2012Sunday 8th July 2012
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VENUE Southbank Centre
Look out for an upside-down purple cow as you're crossing over the Golden Jubilee footbridge to the Southbank Centre from the beginning of April... More about this event
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With an exhilarating blend of Rumba, Salsa, Rum and Reggaeton, Havana Rumba will be one of the more eye-popping shows at this year's Udderbelly ... More about this event
London WondergroundLondon WondergroundCoinciding with the E4 Udderbelly festival, the Southbank Centre will also see a spectacular showcase of events at London Wonderground. This brand new amusement ground will engulf the Southbank in a world of circus, sideshows and unusual surprises. The focal point of the park will be an enormous Spiegeltent that boasts an impressive programme of in31st May 2012Saturday 29th September 2012
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VENUE Southbank Centre
Coinciding with the E4 Udderbelly festival, the Southbank Centre will also see a spectacular showcase of events at London Wonderground. This bra... More about this event
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Olivier award nominated comedy trio Fascinating Aida bring their cabaret show Cheap Flights to the London Wonderground (part of the E4 Udderbell... More about this event
CantinaCantinaHeadlining the Southbank Centre's new entertainment festival - The London Wonderground - are Australian circus troupe Cantina. Expect a heady mix of glamorous vaudeville, scintillating acrobatics, magical wonders and dance accompanied by live music. Fresh from its international tours, this smash hit show should be full of surprises. Including full 31st May 2012Sunday 30th September 2012
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VENUE Southbank Centre
Headlining the Southbank Centre's new entertainment festival - The London Wonderground - are Australian circus troupe Cantina. Expect a heady mi... More about this event
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Hidden City offers a unique and quirky way to explore London. Based around the concept of a treasure hunt, explorers simply need to find their s... More about this event
Respectable Groove
event Friday 1st June 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
The four-piece plays medieval, renaissance and baroque music with influences from contemporary jazz.
Paul Holgate & The Sinatra '62 SextetPaul Holgate & The Sinatra '62 SextetPaul Holgate & The Sinatra '62 Sextet will give visitors to Royal Festival Hall's Clore Ballroom a treat on the Diamond Jubilee weekend with a free performance of Frank Sinatra songs, exactly sixty years to the day Sinatra performed here as part of his 1962 tour. Paul and the band recreate Sinatra's televised Royal Festival Hall show using the orig1st June 2012Friday 1st June 2012
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VENUE Southbank Centre
Paul Holgate & The Sinatra '62 Sextet will give visitors to Royal Festival Hall's Clore Ballroom a treat on the Diamond Jubilee weekend with a f... More about this event
Pete Firman: Jiggery Pokery
event Friday 1st June 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Magical comedy and illusions from the comedic conjuror.
Spank!
event Friday 1st June 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Musical comedy from hip hop duo Abandoman, plus Rich Fulcher, The Ginge, The Geordie & The Geek, No Son Of Mine and Jamie Glassman.
Norah Jones
event Running from Friday 1st June 2012 until Saturday 2nd June 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
The Grammy Award-winning songstress performs heartfelt jazz-pop from her album Little Broken Hearts.
Festival of the WorldFestival of the WorldInspired by the cultural vision of Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the Festival of the World has got it all. From the UK's largest ever poetry festival to an urban beach with a twist, the Southbank Centre will be transformed to show visitors how art can transform lives. Running throughout the summer as London celebrates the 2012 Olympics, the festival i1st June 2012Sunday 9th September 2012
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VENUE Southbank Centre
Inspired by the cultural vision of Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the Festival of the World has got it all. From the UK's largest ever poetry festiv... More about this event
Diamond Decades
event Saturday 2nd June 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Drum'n'bass DJ Goldie and BBC Radio 1's Annie Nightingale both play two-hour sets, surveying popular music from the past 60 years during The Que
Terry AldertonTerry AldertonTerry Alderton, the balding man of many voices, comes to the Southbank this June for the Udderbelly Festival. A master of ad-libbed physical comedy, caricatures, impressions and funny voices (his Gollum-like inner battle of conscience routine is both disturbing and compelling), he has been known to spend the opening two minutes of a show dancing to2nd June 2012Saturday 2nd June 2012
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VENUE Southbank Centre
Terry Alderton, the balding man of many voices, comes to the Southbank this June for the Udderbelly Festival. A master of ad-libbed physical com... More about this event
Jubilee Weekend at the Southbank CentreJubilee Weekend at the Southbank CentreAppropriately, the Jubilee Gardens reopen on the Diamond Jubilee weekend, 2nd to 5th June seems a good time revisit the garden which was originally created in 1977 to celebrate The Queen's Silver Jubilee. The Southbank Centre gives plenty more reasons to visit with a variety of Jubilee themed activities and events, many of which are free. Diamond D2nd June 2012Tuesday 5th June 2012
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Appropriately, the Jubilee Gardens reopen on the Diamond Jubilee weekend, 2nd to 5th June seems a good time revisit the garden which was origina... More about this event
Compagnia Finzi Pasca: DONKA - A Letter To Chekhov
event Running from Saturday 2nd June 2012 until Friday 8th June 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Created by director-choreographer Daniele Finzi Pasca, this dance-theatre work incorporating aerial acrobatics, circus magic and multimedia illu
Strictly Jubilee Ballroom
event Monday 4th June 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Take to the ballroom dressed in red, white and blue as Nicky Miles and The Ross Mitchell Combo provide lively musical accompaniment.
New Millennium Festival Of Choirs: Jubilation!
event Monday 4th June 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Doreen Rao brings together various choirs to perform Bach's Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring, Billie Holiday's God Bless The Child, Oscar Peterson's
Philharmonia Orchestra
event Tuesday 5th June 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Edward Gardner conducts Walton's Coronation March 'Crown Imperial', Elgar's Cello Concerto featuring cellist Natalie Clein, and Holst's The Plan
Wil Anderson
event Running from Tuesday 5th June 2012 until Saturday 9th June 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Sharp, socially-aware humour from the Australian stand-up.
Suzanne Thorn And Daniel King Smith
event Thursday 7th June 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
The oboist and pianist perform Bach's Sonata In G Minor, Britten's Temporal Variations For Oboe And Piano and Saint-Saens's Oboe Sonata In D.
Philharmonia Orchestra
event Thursday 7th June 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Christoph Von Dohnanyi conducts Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream Overture, Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 4 featuring pianist Andreas Haef
This Is A That: Peut-Etre Theatre (Ages 4 & Over)
event Running from Thursday 7th June 2012 until Sunday 10th June 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
An imaginative tale in which Josette and her Papa take part in a magical, musical journey. Written by Rachel Barnett.
Burton Bradstock
event Friday 8th June 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
The vocalist performs his own renditions of traditional English songs.
Cecilia Stalin
event Friday 8th June 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
The Swedish singer-songwriter performs electro-jazz and nu-soul in support of her album Step Like A Giant.
Ben Hur (1925 Version) + Live Music Accompaniment
event Running from Friday 8th June 2012 until Thursday 14th June 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Philharmonia Orchestra
event Saturday 9th June 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Carl Davis conducts his own score to the 1925 silent film Ben Hur, accompanied by a screening of the film.
London Sinfonietta/Martin Creed Band
event Saturday 9th June 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
The orchestra and band perform Philip Cashian's Spitbite, Anna Meredith's Axeman For Electric Bassoon, John Woolrich's Fragment, Martin Creed's
Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment
event Sunday 10th June 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Sir Simon Rattle conducts Faure's Pelleas Et Melisande Suite, Ravel's Piano Concerto For The Left Hand and Debussy's Prelude A L'apres-Midi D'un
Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment: The Night Shift
event Sunday 10th June 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Sir Simon Rattle conducts Debussy's Prelude A L'Apres Midi D'un Faune and La Mer in a special late night concert. With presenter Alistair Applet
BBC Concert Orchestra
event Monday 11th June 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Robert Ziegler conducts London-themed film scores, including Bernard Herrmann's Hangover Square, John Barry's The Ipcress File, Howard Shore's E
Wide Open School: Cloud Architecture: Course
event Running from Monday 11th June 2012 until Tuesday 12th June 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
A seminar and workshop on improvised, transitory living spaces.
LIFT FestivalLIFT FestivalThe London International Festival of Theatre (or LIFT, if your prefer) returns to the capital in 2012 as theatres, arts venues and other sites around London. There's a huge range of live performances, art exhibitions and events from a talented bunch of international performers to choose from. Events take place on the streets, squares and promenades11th June 2012Sunday 8th July 2012
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VENUE Southbank Centre
The London International Festival of Theatre (or LIFT, if your prefer) returns to the capital in 2012 as theatres, arts venues and other sites a... More about this event
Wide Open School: Choreographies: Reception And Production Of The Visual: Lecture
event Tuesday 12th June 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Xavier Le Roy discusses the inspiration behind his conceptual performances.
London Philharmonic Orchestra
event Tuesday 12th June 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Clement Power conducts Tristan Murail's Les Courants De L'Espace For Ondes Martenot, Synthesizer And Small Orchestra, Per Norgard's Voyage Into
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
event Tuesday 12th June 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Andrew Litton conducts Brahms's Academic Festival Overture and Violin Concerto In D and Elgar's Enigma Variations. With violinist Nigel Kennedy.
Wide Open School: Theoretical And Practical Explorations Of Space: Course
event Running from Tuesday 12th June 2012 until Thursday 14th June 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Intensive classes on Western scientific thinking, exploring the mathematics and physics of space.
Invisible: Art About The Unseen, 1957-2012
event Running from Tuesday 12th June 2012 until Sunday 5th August 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Contemporary works in a variety of media from the last 50 years, exploring notions of perception and awareness, by artists including Robert Barr
Alexei Volodin
event Wednesday 13th June 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
The pianist performs Beethoven's Piano Sonata In E Flat and Piano Sonata In C Minor, Pletnev's arrangement for piano of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcra
Barts Choir/Philharmonia Orchestra
event Wednesday 13th June 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Ivor Setterfield conducts the choir and orchestra for patriotic works by Hubert Parry, Handel, William Walton, Vaughan Williams and Paul Mealor,
The Silk And Bamboo Ensemble
event Wednesday 13th June 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
A performance by the group of a selection of ensemble and solo pieces of traditional/folk and modern Chinese music.
Philharmonia Orchestra
event Thursday 14th June 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Pianist Andras Schiff conducts Mozart's Symphony No 29 In A, Piano Concerto No 20 In D Minor and Symphony No 41 'Jupiter'.
Lawson Trio/Benyounes String Quartet
event Thursday 14th June 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
The ensembles perform Haydn's Piano Trio In E Flat, Schubert's String Quartet In C Minor 'Quartettsatz' and Hugh Wood's 3 Piano Pieces, Piano Tr
Malambo
event Friday 15th June 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
The band performs Musica Criolla from the Peruvian coastal regions.
VENUE Southbank Centre
Greg Proops, the American with the thick-rimmed glasses and big hair, returns to London to deliver his hilarious blend of vitriolic rants and cu... More about this event
Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra Of Venezuela
event Saturday 23rd June 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Gustavo Dudamel conducts the orchestra for works by Beethoven and Britten.
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The award-winning comedian and star and co-creator of BBC Four's comedy quiz show 'We Need Answers', Alex Horne bring his one hour routine of th... More about this event
Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra Of Venezuela
event Sunday 24th June 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
The orchestra performs various works.
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Mrs Barbara Nice has been described by The Times as a "hybrid between Victoria Wood and Mrs Merton" and this Stockport mother of five provides a... More about this event
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Welsh author and notorious drugs smuggler Howard Marks tells stories from his extraordinary life, including time spent working for the British S... More about this event
Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra Of Venezuela
event Tuesday 26th June 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Gustavo Dudamel conducts the orchestra for works by Esteban Benzecry and R Strauss.
VENUE Southbank Centre
It seems that the Olympic grandeur has rubbed off on everyone this year as June sees London's Southbank Centre host the largest poetry festival ... More about this event
Players From The Philharmonia Orchestra
event Thursday 28th June 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
David Robert Coleman conducts works by young composers. With presenter Unsuk Chin.
Philharmonia Orchestra
event Thursday 28th June 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts a new work by Joseph Phibbs and Mahler's Symphony No 2: Resurrection. With soprano Kate Royal, mezzo-soprano Ekaterin
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Returning to the Udderbelly Festival for one night only, Andy Zaltman: Political Animal is back to address our naughty, stroppy and idiotic plan... More about this event
Jumoke Fashola
event Friday 29th June 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Soulful jazz and blues from the singer.
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Andrew Maxwell has sold out shows at the Edinburgh Fringe, The Secret Policeman's Ball, Glastonbury and even The HBO US Comedy & Arts Festival i... More about this event
Graffiti ClassicsGraffiti ClassicsGraffiti Classics is a comedy string quartet that has entertained audiences of all ages around the world with virtuosic musical talents, amazing dancing, singing and comedy routines. Sixteen strings, eight dancing feet and four voices perform a wide variety of music from Hungarian folk to hornpipes and polkas, with a little Mozart, Bach and Strauss1st July 2012Sunday 8th July 2012
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VENUE Southbank Centre
Graffiti Classics is a comedy string quartet that has entertained audiences of all ages around the world with virtuosic musical talents, amazing... More about this event
Word Sound Power
event Tuesday 3rd July 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Senegalese musician Baaba Maal performs World music to accompany poetry and readings from writers including Lemn Sissay, Lebo Mashile and Paulin
Taj Mahal
event Wednesday 4th July 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Blues and World music from the American Grammy Award-winning composer and singer-songwriter.
London Literature FestivalLondon Literature FestivalSouthbank serves up its annual dose of world class literature with a delectable array of spoken word performances, exciting new collaborations, workshops and talks from major writers and thinkers from around the world. Pairing up with literary organisation Apples and Snakes on a project named Shake the Dust, they aim to evoke the power of youth and5th July 2012Friday 13th July 2012
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VENUE Southbank Centre
Southbank serves up its annual dose of world class literature with a delectable array of spoken word performances, exciting new collaborations, ... More about this event
Huw Warren And Neil Yates
event Friday 6th July 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
The pianist plays a fusion of jazz and Celtic music with accompaniment from the trumpeter.
Gruff Rhys
event Friday 6th July 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
The South Wales-born singer-songwriter, musician and Super Furry Animals frontman plays psychedelic indie-pop and alternative rock.
VENUE Southbank Centre
Arthur Smith returns for "a curious and possibly extraordinary evening of oddities reflecting ridiculous aspects of modern Elizabethan England".... More about this event
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Time Out Live hosts a cabaret night to mark the conclusion of the E4 Udderbelly Festival and the beginning of the London Wonderground. Featuring... More about this event
Greg DaviesGreg DaviesGreg Davies, quite possibly the tallest man in British comedy, lumbers into the E4 Udderbelly for one night only. Best known for his role as 'Greg' ("the fat Rik Mayall") in musical oddball sketch combination We Are Klang, Davies is renowned for his manic stage persona, well-crafted observations and remarkable storytelling. For a man whose only con7th July 2012Saturday 7th July 2012
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VENUE Southbank Centre
Greg Davies, quite possibly the tallest man in British comedy, lumbers into the E4 Udderbelly for one night only. Best known for his role as 'Gr... More about this event
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Multi-talented comedy rock super star Tim Minchin is back in London for another all-singing, all-dancing show at the E4 Udderbelly Festival. Wit... More about this event
U.Dance 2012 Opening & Finale Performance
event Running from Friday 13th July 2012 until Sunday 15th July 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
A mixed programme of modern dance performed by a number of youth dance groups from across the country, as well as the debut performance from UDa
U.Dance 2012 In Action
event Saturday 14th July 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Watch some of the UDance 2012 artists in various workshops.
Dance 2012: Take Two
event Saturday 14th July 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
A selection of the country's leading youth dance companies, including Bounceback from East Midlands, Scotland's Maijaluk and Academy Dance from
The Imagined Village
event Saturday 14th July 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Contemporary folk by the West Country-based band.
U.Dance 2012 Open Workshops
event Running from Saturday 14th July 2012 until Sunday 15th July 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
An opportunity for everyone to join in with these free workshops, suitable for all.
U.Dance 2012 Masterclass With Hofesh Shechter
event Sunday 15th July 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Young dancers from across London participate in this workshop led by the acclaimed choreographer.
U.Dance 2012: The Lookout
event Sunday 15th July 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Choreographer Kerry Nicholls's commissioned work, a site-specific work which journeys within the Royal Festival Hall and takes in London landmar
U.Dance 2012 Appetizer
event Sunday 15th July 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
A number of dance performances by visiting companies from Australia, Canada and South America.
UDance Ensemble: U.Dance 2012 Finale
event Sunday 15th July 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Especially choreographed by Hofesh Shechter, this modern dance work is performed by a selected number of young dance artists from across Britain
Oumou Sangare & Bela Fleck
event Running from Wednesday 18th July 2012 until Thursday 19th July 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
The singer and banjo player perform World music and folk.
Zero Hour Market
event Running from Thursday 19th July 2012 until Saturday 11th August 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Performed to a live DJ set, a mixture of dance, food and frenzy soon turns into a crazy battle for the Golden Fleece, in Zecora Ura's modern pro
Max Baillie & Sura Susso
event Friday 20th July 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Afrobeat and classical from the violinist and kora player.
Gregg Kofi Brown
event Friday 20th July 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
The musician performs Afrobeat and World music with his band.
Paco Pena
event Friday 20th July 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
World music from the guitarist and songwriter with the Nguni Choir and the Southbank Centre Choir.
Hotel Medea (Zero Hour Market/Drylands/Feast Of Dawn)
event Running from Friday 20th July 2012 until Saturday 11th August 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
A three-part contemporary re-telling of the marriage of Jason and Medea, styled like a Brazilian party with live video technology, a religious-l
The Ultimate Afrobeats Utopia
event Saturday 21st July 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Edu, Neptizzle and Sef Kombo spin Afrobeat and World music.
Africa Yard Sound System
event Sunday 22nd July 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Baaba Maal, Dennis Bovell and Gladdy Wax Road Trip spin Afrobeat and World music.
Slapdash GalaxySlapdash GalaxyJeff Achtem, the award winning Canadian puppeteer behind Bunk Puppet's Swamp Juice, presents a brand new show, Slapdash Galaxy at the Southbank Centre's London Wonderground this summer. The new show follows two shadow puppet brothers in space who must flee their home planet on a quest across the universe. Given the way Achtem engages his audience, 22nd July 2012Sunday 29th July 2012
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VENUE Southbank Centre
Jeff Achtem, the award winning Canadian puppeteer behind Bunk Puppet's Swamp Juice, presents a brand new show, Slapdash Galaxy at the Southbank ... More about this event
The Vocal Ensemble Of Africa
event Monday 23rd July 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Harmony-based world music from a mixed group of Africans.
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It's not easy growing up, especially when you've fallen in love with a polar bear. Nordic mythology and puppetry, in this tale written and direc... More about this event
Funmi Olawumi
event Tuesday 24th July 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Afrobeat from the singer with her backing band.
Angelique Kidjo
event Thursday 26th July 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Nu-jazz and Afrobeat from the American performer.
Joe Driscoll & Sekou Kouyate
event Friday 27th July 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
A melange of world music by the London-based two-piece.
Baaba Maal
event Saturday 28th July 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
World music from the Senegalese singer-songwriter and his band.
Planningtorock, Light Asylum
event Wednesday 1st August 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Electronica from Bolton-born musician and singer Janine Rostron.
Diamanda Galas
event Wednesday 1st August 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
The experimental singer, writer and artist performs intense, operatic, avant-garde pieces rooted in jazz and blues.
Laurie Anderson
event Friday 3rd August 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
The experimental music and art rock musician performs her piece Dirtday.
Buffy Sainte-Marie
event Tuesday 7th August 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Canadian folk, rock and country singer-songwriter known for the hits Soldier Blue and Until It's Time For You To Go.
Marc Almond
event Thursday 9th August 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
The former Soft Cell member performs pop and electro.
Lou Reed
event Friday 10th August 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
The Brooklyn-born singer, musician and former member of The Velvet Underground plays alternative rock.
William Basinski
event Sunday 12th August 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
The American musician performs avant-garde ambient music from the album The Disintegration Loops.
Bee Detective: Tin Bath Theatre Company (Ages 6-10)
event Running from Friday 31st August 2012 until Sunday 2nd September 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
An adventurous show featuring visual and sonic imagery, new technology and British Sign Language, written by Sophie Woolley.
Mad Gyms And Kitchens
event Running from Friday 31st August 2012 until Friday 7th September 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Bobby Baker presents a solo performance, incorporating a multimedia installation by sculptor Charlie Whittuck, dealing with her recovery from me
The Ugly Spirit
event Running from Saturday 1st September 2012 until Monday 3rd September 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Fittings Multimedia Arts presents cult performance artist David Hoyle in Russell Barr's drama based on the lives of Chang and Eng Bunker, a pair
Rachel Gadsden: Unlimited Global Alchemy
event Running from Saturday 1st September 2012 until Sunday 9th September 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
A collaborative project with South African artist Nondumiso Hlwele and the Bambanani Women's Group, a series of large-scale paintings, sketches
Skewered Snails
event Thursday 6th September 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Iron Oxide Theatre Company presents an aerial piece in which a boy takes to the trees to escape his weird family and authoritarian father. A dar
Claire Cunningham: Menage A Trois
event Saturday 8th September 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
A darkly witty and personal dance-theatre piece, in which the dancer-choreographer Claire Cunningham explores her relationship with her crutches
Billy Bragg, Joe Henry, Grace Petrie
event Sunday 16th September 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Politically charged folk punk and rock from the Essex-born singer-songwriter.
James Yorkston
event Monday 24th September 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
The Fife-based singer-songwriter plays reflective contemporary folk.
Pulsating Surshingar And Violin Maestros
event Thursday 27th September 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Indian music combo featuring surshingar player Joydeep Ghosh and violin duo The Mysore Brothers.
Chitrangana Agle-Reshwal
event Friday 28th September 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
The musician plays classical Indian pieces on the pakwaj, a double-sided drum.
Pandit Rajendra Prasanna And Sanju Sahai
event Friday 28th September 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
The shennai flute virtuoso performs Indian classical pieces with accompaniment from the tabla player.
Pushparaj Koshti, Manjiri Asnare-Kelkar
event Friday 28th September 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Indian music from the surbahar player, with Shrikanth Mishra on pakhawaj.
Pandit Rajendra Prasanna And Vijay Ghate
event Saturday 29th September 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
The flute virtuoso performs Indian classical ragas with accompaniment from the tabla player.
Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri
event Saturday 29th September 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
The tabla virtuoso performs Indian classical pieces.
Shruti Sadolikar, Chitraveena Ravikiran
event Saturday 29th September 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Indian music from the Khyal singer.
Ustad Shujaat Khan And Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri
event Sunday 30th September 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
The sitar player performs classical Indian ragas with accompaniment from the tabla player.
Prattyush Banerjee And Sanju Sahai
event Sunday 30th September 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Classical Indian ragas from the sarod player and the tabla player.
Ram Deshpande, Pirashanna Thevarajah
event Sunday 30th September 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Indian music from the khayal singer and his band.
Children's Book WeekChildren's Book WeekNational Children's Book Week takes place every year in the first full week of October. Designed to highlight the fun of reading and to gently encourage children to get excited about literature, the event has been running for almost 80 years. Themes in the past include Words and Pictures, which sparked a full programme of games, readings and book r1st October 2012Sunday 7th October 2012
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VENUE Southbank Centre: Royal Festival Hall
National Children's Book Week takes place every year in the first full week of October. Designed to highlight the fun of reading and to gently e... More about this event
Fred Hersch
event Tuesday 2nd October 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
The American pianist and composer plays jazz.
John Cooper Clarke
event Thursday 4th October 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Edgy and satirical punk poetry.
John Cale
event Saturday 13th October 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
The Garnant-born singer-songwriter and founding member of The Velvet Underground performs experimental art rock.
Kate Rusby
event Tuesday 23rd October 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Contemporary folk by the award-winning singer-songwriter from Penistone.
Salif Keita
event Friday 9th November 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Golden vocals and jazz-funk fused with deep West African griot traditions from the Malian performer.
London Jazz Festival 2012London Jazz Festival 2012If jazz is dead, someone forgot to tell the thousands of performers and fans who flock to the annual London Jazz Festival. Celebrating its 20th anniversary the 10-day festival returns to the capital with a flamboyant programme which reflects the diverse roots of our great city. The many Southbank venues lead the way, but there will be shows (more t9th November 2012Sunday 18th November 2012
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VENUE Southbank Centre
If jazz is dead, someone forgot to tell the thousands of performers and fans who flock to the annual London Jazz Festival. Celebrating its 20th ... More about this event
Lucinda Williams
event Running from Saturday 10th November 2012 until Sunday 11th November 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
The veteran Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter performs Americana, jazz, folk and country with her backing band.
Beats & Pieces Big Band, Ensemble Denada
event Sunday 11th November 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
The Manchester-based outfit incorporates elements of funk, and retro-fusion into its big band sound.
Jan Garbarek Group Featuring Trilok Gurtu
event Tuesday 13th November 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
The singer-songwriter and saxophonist from Norway performs jazz with his backing band.
Jake Bugg
event Wednesday 14th November 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Indie-folk by the singer-songwriter from Nottingham.
Sarah Jane Morris
event Wednesday 14th November 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Bluesy jazz and jazzy pop by the London-based vocalist.
Paco De Lucia
event Friday 16th November 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
World-renowned flamenco guitarist.
Ara Dinkjian Quintet
event Sunday 18th November 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
World music by the oud-player and band.
Michael Kiwanuka
event Wednesday 5th December 2012VENUE Southbank Centre
Retro soul from the London-based singer and musician.
Loudon Wainwright III
event Friday 3rd May 2013VENUE Southbank Centre
Folk and rock from the veteran American singer-songwriter.
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