There are two time slots for different age groups. See age recommendation for details. WordPlay is a new programme at the ...

The Southbank Centre and its family of six Resident Orchestras – Aurora Orchestra, Chineke! Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and ...

Battersea Arts Centre is hosting Poetry Pyjama Party, an event for first time or inexperienced poetry performers to write poems and read them out loud in a safe, relaxed space. The first part of the ...

Southbank Centre’s popular Summer Pop-Ups are back on the Queen’s Walk from 24 April, offering an exciting selection of food and drink right by the Thames. With its unbeatable lineup, Southbank Centre ...

It’s a characteristic that he attributes to having grown up as part of the South Asian diaspora in Los Angeles, an identity that made him ‘feel neither here nor there’. The world is not flush with ...

William Kentridge’s film has its UK premiere with the Shostakovich symphony that inspired it, played by the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Marin Alsop. Join us for a powerful, political evening ...

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra performs Shostakovich’s defiant Symphony No.7 to a captivating video installation conceived by Kirill Serebrennikov. Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No.7, written as ...

The Charm Poetry Competition is open for submissions from now until April 2025. This year they are looking for something new and different. The competition likes warmth, wordplay, wit and whimsy, but ...

Come and grow your creativity with us this spring. Find super shows, marvellous music, spellbinding puppetry and lots of free fun over the May half-term with our events for families.

the87press presents Hummingbirds 5.0, a literary salon hosted by Housemans Bookshop. This edition of Hummingbirds will feature readings from Kazim Ali and Alycia Pirmohamed. They will be reading from ...

A reading from the late poet’s new selected poems, ‘At the Garden’s Dark Edge’ (Baylor University Press), introduced by the editor, Dr Kevin Gardner. No need to book – just turn up.