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London / Theatre
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Oliver!
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Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Catherine Street, ,
Covent Garden, London, WC2B5JF
29 minutes walk from Barbican Art Gallery
Lionel Bart's smashing Victorian musical has had two previous London productions which both ran for over 100 performances, but there's...
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London / Concerts
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Terrorvision
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O2 Academy Islington, N1 Centre, Parkfield Street,
Islington, London, N10PS
27 minutes walk from Barbican Art Gallery
A chorus featuring the lyrics "Ooh wop bop ba doo wop. Bop ba doo wop. Bop ba doo" is perhaps...
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London / Concerts
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Electric Six
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O2 Academy Islington, N1 Centre, Parkfield Street,
Islington, London, N10PS
27 minutes walk from Barbican Art Gallery
Danger! High Voltage! Electric Six are taking over O2 Islington Academy and turning it into a Gay Bar for one...
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London / Dance
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Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake
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Sadler's Wells Theatre, Rosebery Avenue, ,
Clerkenwell, London, EC1R4TN
20 minutes walk from Barbican Art Gallery
Matthew Bourne's hugely successful Swan Lake comes home for Christmas. This highly original all-male production premiered at Sadler's Wells 19...
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London / Theatre
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
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Novello Theatre, Aldwych, ,
Covent Garden, London, WC2B4LD
29 minutes walk from Barbican Art Gallery
Standing alongside A Streetcar Named Desire as one of Tennessee Williams' timelessly exquisite (and Pulitzer Prize-winning) plays, Cat on a...
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London / Dance
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Svapnagata Festival
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Sadler's Wells Theatre, Rosebery Avenue, ,
Clerkenwell, London, EC1R4TN
20 minutes walk from Barbican Art Gallery
This two-week festival bringing Indian music and dance into the spotlight is one of the most exciting events of the...
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London / Theatre
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Nation
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National Theatre, South Bank, ,
South Bank, London, SE19PX
28 minutes walk from Barbican Art Gallery
The National Theatre offers an alternative to the 'he's behind you' cry commonly heard from London's theatres at Christmas time....
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London / Seasonal
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Footsbarn's Christmas Cracker
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Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, 21 New Globe Walk, ,
Bankside, London, SE19DT
19 minutes walk from Barbican Art Gallery
For the first time ever, Shakespeare's Globe will be opening its doors over the festive season with a Christmas show...
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London / Kids Events
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Cat In The Hat, The
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National Theatre: Cottesloe Theatre, South Bank, ,
South Bank, London, SE19PX
28 minutes walk from Barbican Art Gallery
Divisive director Katie Mitchell - "a diminutive bundle of precisely focused energy" according to The Independent - presents Dr Seuss's...
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London / Shopping
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Leadenhall Market
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Leadenhall Market, Whittington Avenue, off Gracechurch Street,
The City, London, EC3V1LR
16 minutes walk from Barbican Art Gallery
Leadenhall Market is a restored Victorian covered market that sells traditional game, poultry, fish and meat. Although there has been...
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London / Exhibitions
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Tree Decorations Workshop
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The Making Space, 10 Sunbury Workshops, Swanfield Street,
Shoreditch, London, E27LF
23 minutes walk from Barbican Art Gallery
Learn how to make your own glass baubles this Christmas at The Making Space where they're running a special Tree...
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London / Exhibitions
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Tree Decorations Workshop
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The Making Space, 10 Sunbury Workshops, Swanfield Street,
Shoreditch, London, E27LF
23 minutes walk from Barbican Art Gallery
Learn how to make your own glass baubles this Christmas at The Making Space where they're running a special Tree...
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London / Theatre
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Woman in Black, The
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Fortune Theatre, Russell Street, ,
Covent Garden, London, WC2B5HH
29 minutes walk from Barbican Art Gallery
One of the less well-known West-End fixtures, this adaptation of Susan Hill's gothic novel has been packing out houses since...
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London / Theatre
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Dirty Dancing
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Aldwych Theatre, Aldwych, ,
Covent Garden, London, WC2B4DF
27 minutes walk from Barbican Art Gallery
The film that had girls doing dance moves in front of the TV, and boys experimenting with quiffs and leather...
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London / Dance
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Pied Piper
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Barbican Theatre, Silk Street, ,
The City, London, EC2Y8DS
0 minutes walk from Barbican Art Gallery
Boy Blue's interpretation of Robert Browning's Pied Piper returns to the Barbican this Christmas after a popular run earlier in...
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London / Exhibitions
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Christmas Past
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Geffrye Museum, 136 Kingsland Road, ,
Hackney, London, E28EA
26 minutes walk from Barbican Art Gallery
The Geffrye Museum celebrates Christmas with a look at the way Christmas traditions have evolved over the last 400 years....
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London / Tours
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London Bicycle Tour Company, The
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The London Bicycle Tour Company, 1a Gabriel's Wharf, 56 Upper Ground,
South Bank, London, SE19PP
26 minutes walk from Barbican Art Gallery
Explore the capital by bike with a guided tour organised by the London Bicycle Tour Company. With the power of...
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London / Kids Events
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Family Film Club
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Barbican Screen, Barbican Centre, Silk Street,
The City, London, EC2Y8DS
0 minutes walk from Barbican Art Gallery
Every Saturday morning at the Barbican's Cinema 1 is Family Film Club time with Movie Trolley activities laid on for...
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