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Open Court FestivalOpen Court FestivalOpen Court FestivalIn her first summer at the helm of the Royal Court Theatre, new Artistic Director Vicky Featherstone hands over the building to the playwrights in Open Court, a six week festival running from 10th June to 20th July. The festival features plays, ideas and events chosen and suggested by a group of over 140 writers. Initiatives include Weekly Rep, (Tu19th June 2013Saturday 20th July 2013 Where:
Royal Court Theatre,   Sloane Square      SW1W 8AS
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Open Court Festival
event > Theatre > Festivals
DATES  10th June to 20th July 2013
In her first summer at the helm of the Royal Court Theatre, new Artistic Director Vicky Featherstone hands over the building to the playwrights in Open Court, ... More about this event
 
The Big Idea: Age (Do You Feel Too Old' & Eighty And Over)The Big Idea: Age (Do You Feel Too Old' & Eighty And Over)Penelope Skinner and DC Moore invited responses from an advert placed in the Evening Standard, asking, "Do You Feel Too Old?", with a verbatim short drama performed. A reading of the formulation of ideas created by Ms Skinner and eight other writers over the age of 80, on the theme of the world now from an elderly perspective, completes the program21st June 2013Friday 21st June 2013 Where:
Royal Court Theatre,   Sloane Square      SW1W 8AS
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The Big Idea: Age (Do You Feel Too Old' & Eighty And Over)
event > Theatre > Specialist
DATES  Friday 21st June 2013 - 7pm
Penelope Skinner and DC Moore invited responses from an advert placed in the Evening Standard, asking, "Do You Feel Too Old?", with a verbatim short drama perf
 
Duke Of Kendal SingalongDuke Of Kendal SingalongRegular customers of the Duke of Kendal public house in Connaght Street, who normally congregate around June Turvey's piano on a Sunday, are invited to sing and entertain at the Royal Court Theatre.21st June 2013Friday 21st June 2013 Where:
Royal Court Theatre,   Sloane Square      SW1W 8AS
Category: event
Free EventOn Soon
Duke Of Kendal Singalong
event > Concerts > Jazz, Blues, Country and Folk - Traditional | PRICING  Free  
DATES  Friday 21st June 2013 - 9.15pm
Regular customers of the Duke of Kendal public house in Connaght Street, who normally congregate around June Turvey's piano on a Sunday, are invited to sing an
 
PigeonsPigeonsBest mates Amir and Ashley are always hanging around each other, but as external prejudices begin to reveal themselves, their friendship is under strain. Drama written by Suhayla El-Bushra.25th June 2013Saturday 29th June 2013 Where:
Royal Court Theatre,   Sloane Square      SW1W 8AS
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Pigeons
event > Theatre > Dramas
DATES  25th to 29th Jun 2013
Best mates Amir and Ashley are always hanging around each other, but as external prejudices begin to reveal themselves, their friendship is under strain. Drama
 
The Big Idea: PIIGS (Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece, Spain)The Big Idea: PIIGS (Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece, Spain)Over a period of a week, British writers and their counterparts from five European countries, present daily explorations through both drama and comedy, of the experiences for nations citizens living in modern-day austerity.25th June 2013Saturday 29th June 2013 Where:
Royal Court Theatre,   Sloane Square      SW1W 8AS
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The Big Idea: PIIGS (Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece, Spain)
event > Theatre > Comedies
DATES  25th to 29th Jun 2013 - 7.30pm
Over a period of a week, British writers and their counterparts from five European countries, present daily explorations through both drama and comedy, of the
 
The Big Idea: PIIGS: EurodiscoThe Big Idea: PIIGS: EurodiscoDJs Johnny Kalifornia and Bob Chicalors of Voyage, Voyage!, play the disco and pop sounds, Euro-camp hits and Latin melodrama.28th June 2013Friday 28th June 2013 Where:
Royal Court Theatre,   Sloane Square      SW1W 8AS
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The Big Idea: PIIGS: Eurodisco
event > Clubbing and Nightlife > Dance - Disco
PRICING  E1
DATES  Friday 28th June 2013 - 9.30pm
DJs Johnny Kalifornia and Bob Chicalors of Voyage, Voyage!, play the disco and pop sounds, Euro-camp hits and Latin melodrama.
 
MintMintOver the past 10 years in prison, Alan's life has been a measurement against the weekly visits from his family. Now that he's out and back home for good, things should be better. Drama written by the director Clare Lizzimore, on a man's struggle to keep his head above water.2nd July 2013Saturday 6th July 2013 Where:
Royal Court Theatre,   Sloane Square      SW1W 8AS
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Mint
event > Theatre > Dramas
DATES  2nd to 6th Jul 2013
Over the past 10 years in prison, Alan's life has been a measurement against the weekly visits from his family. Now that he's out and back home for good, thing
 
Untitled Matriarch Play (Or Seven Sisters)Untitled Matriarch Play (Or Seven Sisters)She's coming up to 55, and as Lorraine gathers her four daughters around her, she reminds them of her determination to have a son. Which is going to happen. By surrogate. Family comedy written by Nikole Beckwith and directed by Vicky Featherstone.9th July 2013Saturday 13th July 2013 Where:
Royal Court Theatre,   Sloane Square      SW1W 8AS
Category: event
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Untitled Matriarch Play (Or Seven Sisters)
event > Theatre > Comedies
DATES  9th to 13th Jul 2013
She's coming up to 55, and as Lorraine gathers her four daughters around her, she reminds them of her determination to have a son. Which is going to happen. By
 
The Big Idea: Death: Speed Deathing & The Art Of DyingThe Big Idea: Death: Speed Deathing & The Art Of DyingA series of five-minute lectures about rituals on death from all the world's major religions. Presented alongside Nick Payne's solo piece on death, dying and the deceased, which is part fact, part fiction.12th July 2013Friday 12th July 2013 Where:
Royal Court Theatre,   Sloane Square      SW1W 8AS
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The Big Idea: Death: Speed Deathing & The Art Of Dying
event > Theatre > Solo
DATES  Friday 12th July 2013 at 6.30pm and 8.30pm
A series of five-minute lectures about rituals on death from all the world's major religions. Presented alongside Nick Payne's solo piece on death, dying and t
 
The Big Idea: Death: Darian LeaderThe Big Idea: Death: Darian LeaderThe psychoanalyst discusses death, mourning and our response to loss.12th July 2013Friday 12th July 2013 Where:
Royal Court Theatre,   Sloane Square      SW1W 8AS
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The Big Idea: Death: Darian Leader
event > Exhibitions > Lifestyle - Literary Events & Book Signings
PRICING  Free but ticketed
DATES  Friday 12th July 2013 - 2pm
The psychoanalyst discusses death, mourning and our response to loss.
 
Talk ShowTalk ShowSam runs a talk show from his basement bedroom, whilst upstairs, his father and grandfather hardly speak to each other, but keep in touch via a baby monitor. Sam's uncle returns, surprisingly, and it's a wonder if this form of domestic bliss will remain. A black comedy written by Alistair McDowall and directed by Caroline Steinbeis.16th July 2013Saturday 20th July 2013 Where:
Royal Court Theatre,   Sloane Square      SW1W 8AS
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Talk Show
event > Theatre > Comedies
DATES  16th to 20th Jul 2013
Sam runs a talk show from his basement bedroom, whilst upstairs, his father and grandfather hardly speak to each other, but keep in touch via a baby monitor. S
 
 
 

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Open Court Festival
Open Court Festival
Theatre | Until 20th July 2013 

Royal Court Theatre

In her first summer at the helm of the Royal Court Theatre, new Artistic Director Vicky Featherstone hands over the ...More

 
Geomungo Factory
Concerts | On 19th June 2013 

Cadogan Hall 2 minutes walk from Royal Court Theatre

The group from Korea plays Korean music....More

Paper
Paper
Exhibitions | Until 29th September 2013 

Saatchi Gallery 3 minutes walk from Royal Court Theatre

The Saatchi Gallery stages a major survey exhibition featuring 47 artists whose works demonstrate the versatility of paper in a ...More

 
New Order: British Art Today
New Order: British Art Today
Exhibitions | Until 9th June 2013 

Saatchi Gallery 3 minutes walk from Royal Court Theatre

Featuring 17 young artists based in the UK, New Order: British Art Today continues the Saatchi Gallery's 25-year-long support of ...More

 
Drop In Sessions (Under 5s)
Kids Events | Until 26th June 2013 

Victoria Library 7 minutes walk from Royal Court Theatre

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Chess Club
Leisure | Until 26th June 2013 

Victoria Library 7 minutes walk from Royal Court Theatre

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Susan Kikoler: The Jews Of Italy: Lecture
Exhibitions | On 19th June 2013 

The Italian Cultural Institute 10 minutes walk from Royal Court Theatre

A talk exploring the legacy left by the Jews of Italy in the far corners of the eastern Mediterranean....More

Wicked
Wicked
Theatre | Until 26th April 2014 

Apollo Victoria Theatre 12 minutes walk from Royal Court Theatre

'The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz' introduces us to some very familiar characters, years before they met Dorothy. ...More

 
Billy Elliot
Billy Elliot
Theatre | Until 31st December 2013 

Victoria Palace Theatre 13 minutes walk from Royal Court Theatre

Winner of BBC Radio 2 Audience Olivier Award 2013. This tale of a boy from a mining community who wants ...More

 
The Art of Seeing Nature: the oil sketches of John Constable
Exhibitions | Until 22nd September 2013 

Victoria and Albert (V & A) Museum 15 minutes walk from Royal Court Theatre

Following the cleaning of Constable's full-size oil sketches for The Hay Wain and The Leaping Horse which hang in the ...More

 
 

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