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  • June 22: Santana at The O2.

  • May 28-30: Mark Knopfler live at The Royal Albert Hall.

  • May 25 and 27: The 'fabulous' Liza Minnelli plays the London Coliseum.

  • May 10: Viva la Diva starring Darcey Bussell & Katherine Jenkins perform their touring show for one night at London's O2 Arena.

  • April 15: Blood On Paper - The Art of the Book will open your eyes to just how creative the artist can be when it comes to designing the look and feel of books. 

  • April 6, 2008: The very stunning terracotta warriors leave the British Museum behind on April 6, 2008.   Unmissable - but better in their home country!

  • April 1 - May 25: Shakespeare's Histories - Richard 1, Henry IV Part 1&2, Henry V, Henry VI Part 12&3, and Richard III are at a season at the London Roundhouse in Chalk Farm.   It's the Royal Shakespeare Company at their best!

  • March 30, 2008: Weapons of Mass Communications at the Imperial War Museum close at the end of March.

  • March 21: The opening of a new exhibition at the V&A finds the work of influential designer and patron of the arts, Thomas Hope (1769-1831); as the exhibit demonstrates - through the recreation of three rooms - how Hope made a significant impact on early19th century Regency Britain.

  • March 15:  A major exhibit from China opens in London - China Design Now - at the V&A.  The exhibition, China Design Now explores the recent explosion of new design in China, from the 2008 Olympic stadium to the most interesting fashion and graphics and captures a dynamic phase as China opens up to global influences, and looks at developments in three rapidly expanding cities - Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen. On display: the work of Chinese and international designers, focussing on architecture, fashion, youth culture and graphics as well as film, photography, product and furniture design and digital media.

  • March 9: Artprojx & Birds Eye View present at Prince Charles Cinema 7 Leicester Place, London WC2... OPERA (90mins) An artists film selection featuring: Alice Anderson, Martha Colburn, Haris Epaminonda, Karen Knorr, Rut Blees Luxemburg, Tania Mouraud, Michelle Naismith, Mariele Neudecker, Jayne Parker, Sophy Rickett, Susanne Winterling.  Screening 11am-1pm

  • March 7: Artprojx 08 presents Late at Tate Britain 'OPERA' (90mins) - an artists film selection featuring: Alice Anderson, Martha Colburn, Haris Epaminonda, Karen Knorr, Rut Blees Luxemburg, Tania Mouraud, Michelle Naismith, Mariele Neudecker, Jayne Parker, Sophy Rickett, Susanne Winterling .

  • February 26: Japanimation at the Barbican Cinema.  Yugo the Negotiator (15) (Japan 2006 Dir. Kishi & Hanai 75 min).  In any hostage crisis, send for Yugo Beppu, master negotiator and man of many talents who walks the knife-edge between criminals and authority to try and bring the victims out alive. Hired by a hostage’s beautiful daughter to end the crisis, Yugo plays a dangerous game as the go-between who must bargain with powerful government forces and ruthless guerrillas in the blazing deserts of Pakistan. This suspenseful contemporary drama demonstrates that anime is not all big-eyed girls and robots. Based on the original manga by Shinji Makari and Shu Akana which has run for more than a decade, this adaptation reveals an edgy, more realistic side to anime.

  • February 24: A Shostakovich Focus with the London Symphony Orchestra’s performance of Shostakovich’s 13th Symphony in Barbican Hall after Barbican Film presents Music from the Flames (PG) (UK 1974 Dir. Ian Engelman 64 min)  in the only filmed interview which Shostakovich gave for a non-Soviet audience.  The composer talks about his upbringing and early life during the 1917 Russian Revolution, his relationship with the Soviet authorities, and the effect of the Second World War on his music - his Eighth String Quartet was composed after he visited the devastated city of Dresden. A stirring chronicle of the composer’s life, including interviews with Rostropovich and other colleagues with numerous musical extracts.

  • February 21 - 27: In celebration of the 80th anniversary of Stanley Kubrick’s birth and the 40th anniversary of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Barbican Film, in partnership with the University of the Arts, London, presents all 12 feature films by the most maverick and iconic director of our time. The season will be accompanied by an exhibition from the Kubrick Archive; expect to see Jack’s novel transcript from The Shining, original posters, production notes and images, and some of Kubrick’s hundreds of research notes, on display in Cinema 1 foyer, with thanks to the Stanley Kubrick Archive at the University of the Arts.
    February 21, 2008 The Opening Gala kicks off with his last film: Eyes Wide Shut (18) (US/UK 1999 Dir. Stanley Kubrick 159 min) plus ScreenTalk with Kubrick’s producer Jan Harlan.

  • February 17: Last chance to the see the very charming "The Age of Enlightment" exhibition at the equally charming, Dulwich picture, London SE21.

  • January 2008: Critically acclaimed production of War Horse in in rep ending in January at the Olivier Theatre on London's South Bank.

  • January 27, 2008: Only until January 27, see Paul Mellon's Legacy: An American's Passion for British Art at The Royal Academy of Arts on Piccadilly.

  • January 27, 2008: Last chance to see Seduced: Art and Sex from Antiquity to Now at the Barbican Centre -   for over 18's only!

  • January 25: Esther Freud in conversation with psychoanalyst John Tydeman at the Resource centre, 356 Holloway Road, London N7.   Connecting Conversationsbrings together Novelist Esther Freud and psychoanalyst John Tydeman who will be discussing the themes of the absent father and coming-of-age as explored in her latest novel, 'Love Falls'.  Tickets: £12/£6 (US$25/13) including a glass of wine.

  • January 20, 2008: Final opportunity to see US meet British Pop Art in Pop Art Portraits at The National Portrait Gallery next Trafalgar Square.  One not to miss for fans of Modern Art.

  • January 20, 2008: Louise Bourgeois major retrospective closes on January 20 as she returns to Tate modern with more than just a spider.  This time it's a 200 work show with all the bells and whistles.

  • January 17 - February 16, 2008: Helter Skelter/Land of the Dead - two companion plays by Neil LaBute at the Soho Theatre, Dean Street.

  • January 6, 2008: Varekai - the latest of the latest Cirque du Soleil productions - opens at The Royal Albert Hall.

  • January 1, 2008: The Glenn Miller Orchestra at the Barbican.

  • December 31: See and hear the New Year in with Take That at the O2 (nee The Dome)

  • December 15: Last chance to see Shadowlands with Charles Dance at the Wyndham's Theatre.

  • December 8: Last night of Caryl Churchill's landmark 1979 play, Cloud Nine at the fabulous Almeida in Islington, London N1.

  • December 7: Poet Laureate Andrew Motion in conversation with psychoanalyst Denis Flynn at the Resource centre, 356 Holloway Road, London N7

  • December 3: The Turner Prize 'top four' are in Liverpool this year at the Tate until January 13, 2008 - but the winner and losers of The Turner Prize will know their fate on December 3.

  • Decmber 2: Natalie Williams hosts a night of jazz, r&b and soul at Ronnie Scott's.

  • November 28 - February 17, 2008: British fantasy illustration comes to Dulwich Picture Gallery in the fabulous exhibit The age of Enlightenment.

  • November 24: 'Lucky dip' postcards go on sale at the RCA.  You may pick a winner - by Peter Blake, Yoko Ono or Christo - but whatever you get it only costs US$85 and it all goes to raise money for the Royal College of Art 's fund for emerging artists. 

  • November 18: Last chance to see Camouflage at the Imperial War Museum

  • October 30: first night of Michael Ball in the award-winning unmissable show Hairspray at the Shaftesbury Theatre,

  • October 8, 2008: 56th International Ballroom Championships at The Royal Albert Hall.

  • April 19, 2008: Screening at the Royal Festival Hall, South Bank of silent movie classic Ben Hur accompanied by live music from the London Philharmonic Orchestra, composed by Carl Davis.

  • December 30: Last chance to see Painting of Modern Life at the Hayward Gallery, Southbank.   The exhibit - at one of the best galleries in London demonstrates the use and transition of photographic imagery into contemporary paintings.

  • November 23: Last chance to see Bizet's fabulous Carmen at the London Coliseum - home of the English National Opera.

  • November 20: Vintage Film Posters on sale at Christies, Old Brompton Road.

  • October 18-19: Trafalgar Square is lit up with archive films that celebrate London.  From 6.30pm

  • October 11: The 55th annual International Ballroom Dancing Championships returns to the Royal Albert Hall, bringing together some of the world's foremost amateur and professional dancers. The event will feature about 360 dancers of competitive Dance Sport, taking part in the International Professional Latin Championship finals, the International Amateur Standard finals and Amateur Latin Championship finals.

  • October to December: United We Stand film season at the  National Gallery, Trafalgar Square.

  • October 5: Opening of London's latest new gallery, Rivington Place, London EC2

  • July 5 - 15:   Buchner's masterpiece, Woyzeck plays at The Barbican with original music and lyrics by Nick Cave and fellow Bad Seed, Warren Ellis.

  • July 2 - 7: One of the best character's in political satire returns to the stage.  Don't miss Alan B'Stard (Rik Mayall) in an all up-to-date New Statesman at the Richmond Theatre.

  • July 1 - 8: World No. 1 Cycle Racing Photographer Graham Watson helps Welcome Le Tour de France to London in his free exhibit at the County Hall Gallery, South Bank, next to the London Eye overlooking the Palace of Westminster and Big Ben. Over 150 Archival Lambda Photographs will be on display and visitors will have the opportunity to purchase photographs.

  • June 10: Last chance to see The Unknown Monet: Pastels and Drawings at the Royal Academy of Arts on Piccidilly.

  • May 28 - June 2: Patricia Routledge and Edward Petherbridge star in an Alan Bennett double bill of A Visit From Mrs Prothero and Green Forms, all at the Richmond Theatre.

  • May 21 -26: Directed by Sir Peter Hall, and direct from the West End, don't miss this short run of Noel Coward's Hay Fever at the Richmond Theatre.

  • May 14 - 19:  Wayne Sleep stars in Cole Porter's musical comedy at the Richmond Theatre. " High Society" in deed!

  • May 7 -12: Want to know more about Robert Maxwell?  Then you can if you go see a new play by Ian Curtis, "The Bargain" starring Susan Hampshire and Michael Pennington in a pre-West End run at the Richmond Theatre.

  • April 30 - May 5: The Chisinau National Opera perform a short season of Aida and Tosca at Richmond Theatre.

  • April 29: Sixties band The Hollies play a one-off concert at Richmond Theatre

  • April 27: The World Premier of DBC Pierre's Booker Prize winning, Vernon God Little arrives at the Young Vic for a 6 week run, directed by award winning, Rufis Norris.

  • April 21: Last chance to see the must-see spectacular A Midsummer's Night's Dream at the Roundhouse, Chalk Farm.

  • April 20: Last chance to see Citizens and Kings & Portraits in the Age of a Revolution, 1760 - 1830 exhibit at the Royal Academy of Arts on Piccadilly.

  • April 15: Last chance to see the fabulous Canaletto in England: A Venetian Artist Abroad 1746-1755 exhibit at the Dulwich Picture Gallery.

  • April 15-16: Bob Dylan has to been seen live once in everyone's lifetime.  So like a rolling stone head out to Wembley Arena;and you will also get to see en-route the Wembley Stadium arch.  Close up!

  • April 13: If you are fans of the Sugar Babes don't miss their one night stand at Wembley Arena.

  • April 8: Razorlight plays Earls Court.

  • April 7, 13, 14, 21, 25, 26, 30, May 1: For something quite different, try out the new version of Philip Glass's opera about Ghandi's early years  - sung in Sanskrit (with English subtitles) it is performed at the London Coliseum. 

  • April 7, 11, 18, 21, 24: Bryn Terfel and Christine Rice star in a new Ravel and Puccini double bill at the Royal Opera House.

  • April 7: Allah Made Me Funny at the Riverside Studios, London W8 showcases some of America's top Muslim talent.

  • April 6 -14: Just a short road/train trip to Bath to see the Bath International Puppet Festival.

  • April 5: The Fabulous St John Passion at the Barbican.

  • April 4 - 10: Scott Hamilton plays toe-tapping tenor-sax at th e Pizza Express Jazz Club, W1.

  • March 27 - April 1: Crisis, the national homelessness charity, is giving art lovers a chance to buy exciting new works by some of London's most talented homeless artists at the Skylight centre in Spitalfields.  Browse and buy original pieces of art, at very affordable prices, with the added bonus of knowing that the proceeds will go towards helping a homeless person and their efforts to rebuild their life. Prices range from £50 to £300.  Some 30 artists are featured in the exhibition and it's your chance to discover a new talent and invest in the future of an aspiring artist. Opening hours: March 27-28 (2pm - 5pm); March 29 -31 (2pm - 7.30pm);  April 1 (11.30 pm - 7.30pm).  Crisis Skylight is located at 66 Commercial Street, London E1.

  • March 26 - 27: The fabulous Henri Oguike Dance Company perform Green in Blue, Little Red, Expression Lines and Tiger Dancing at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank.

  • March 21: First night of the award winning epic production by South African playwright, Athol Fugard.  Sizwe Banzi is Dead was one of the best plays to come out of South Africa during Apartheid.   A legendary play at the National Theater, South Bank.

  • March 8: Since its' premiere ten years ago, Attempts on her Life has been translated into more than 20 languages.  This theatrical rollercoaster has its first major UK revival at the National Theatre, South Bank from March 8.

  • March 6:  One might of multi-cultural, multi-media modern dance form the sensational Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank.

  • February 24:  Last chance to see the absolutely fabulous Coram Boy at the National Theatre, South Bank.

  • February 14: First night of a new play by Nicholas Wright.  The Reporter tells the story of the   mysterious suicide of BBC correspondent, James Mossman.  Directed by Richard Eyre, the World  Premiere at the National Theatre, South Bank is eagerly anticipated by the critics.

  • February 2007: A major retrospective at Tate Modern of the unusual work of living artists Gilbert and George (G&G).

  • February 20 - 25:   The ever popular Chinese State Circus are joined by the Shaolin Wu-Shu Warriors for a week of fabulous entertainment at the Hackney Empire.

  • February 16 - March 31:   A Restoration comedy by Thomas Otway, The Soldiers' Fortune comes to life at the Young Vic under the direction of David Lan.

  • February 12:  The very funny Omid Djalili performs his stand-up one man show 'No Agenda' at the Hackney Empire.   'No excuse.  No Agenda should not be missed

  • February 11:  One of the grandest of all opera's, Verdi's Aida returns to the Hackney Empire.  the Chisinau Opera perform with a company of 200 and are joined by international guest soloists.

  • January 5, 2007: One of the very best movies of the London film festival, Babel goes on general release in the New Year.   Starring Brad Pite and Cate Blanchett, this is a dream of a movie -  so don't miss out.

  • November 22: Elton John- composer of the multi award-winning West End hit, Billy Elliot The Musical hosts a special charity Gala performance in aid of the Easington Branch of the childrens charity, 'The Place2Be'. As well as a guest appearance from Sir Elton on the night the musical celebrates its one millionth patron through the doors at the Victoria Palace Theatre, due to outstanding public demand, Liam Mower - one of the original young boys who created the role of Billy Elliot on stage will return to play the title role for one night only. Stephen Daldry, Director of Billy Elliot The Musical, will create a unique performance for this special night. To book tickets for this Special Charity performance call +440870 895 5577.

  • October 4 - Jnauary 7, 2007:  A very rare chance to see the works of the great artist Paul Cézannes in a retrospective at the National Gallery.

  • September 14-16, 2006: Robbie Williams plays the new Wembley Stadium.  CANCELLED

  • August 27: Last chance to see The Comedy of Errors at the fantastic Globe Theatre on the South Bank of the Thames.   A more outdoor experience than most theatre in London,  join in the fun as one of Shakespeare's most light-heated comedies takes to the stage in the round.

  • July 23: Last chance to see Modernism Designing a New World 1914-1939 takes an in-depth look at the movement which revolutionised the world around us, defining 20th century design, from the white geometric planes of Le Corbusier's houses to Bauhaus tubular steel chairs; from futuristic streamlined cars to the first ever fitted kitchen. Architecture, art, furniture, and posters are on display with work by the giants of Modernism including Mondrian, Fernand Léger, Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, Walter Gropius, Marcel Breuer, Alvar Aalto and Man Ray.

  • July 20: London Pools Campaign announces the Golden Goggles Award 2006 for Lidos and Ponds. Fiona Millar and Alastair Campbell announce winners at 6:00-8:30pm on Thursday, July 20 at Parliament Hill Lido, Hampstead Heath.  

  • June 30: Experience exciting expressions of the Cuban Diaspora brought to you live from the V&A. Cuba Friday Late will feature performance art by Coco Fusco and documentary film screenings about art and life in present-day Cuba followed by conversations with the filmmakers. Visitors can help artist Raul Speek design and paint a mural in the John Madejski Garden. Live reggaeton will be performed by music collectives Café Mezclado and Stylo Prohibido, with DJ Greenpapi. The 'Cuban Special' will also include Cuban food at the bar; special curator-led tours of the collections; and late viewing of the exhibition, Che Guevara: Revolutionary & Icon.

  • June 21 - 25: The Wireless Festival in Hyde Park this year is your chance to see and hear the Strokes, James Blunt, Flaming Lips and many more.

  • June 17 - 24: The Barry Sheene Memorial Tour gives enthusiast a chance to tour Europe - starting at Brands Hatch and ending just in time for the Dutch MotoGP at Assen.  It's all in aid of a children's cancer charity in memory of the death of Sheene also from cancer.  Call +44845 1124 1188 for more information.

  • June 11: The fabulous Andreas Scholl - counter-tenoe - performs at Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank.

  • June 9 - 11: Fot the hard core festival types the Isel of Wight Festival is a must.  This year's highlights include Coldplay and Lou Reed.

  • June 8 - 24: Hampton Court Festival is a great location to sit on the grass and listen to the likes of Eric Clapton, Art Garfunkel and Tracy Chapman.

  • June 7 - August 28: The famous portrait of Ernesto 'Che' Guevara, Guerrillo Heroico, photographed by Alberto Korda on March 5, 1960, is considered to be the most reproduced image in the history of photography. Che Guevara Revolutionary and Icon focuses on the history and legacy of that single image over the past 45 years bringing together photography, posters, films, fine art and clothing from more than thirty countries - from Madonna's album American Life and Jean-Paul Gaultier's sunglasses campaign to Vik Muniz's Che Frijol and Ricky Gervais's Politics DVD.

  • June 6 - January 7, 2007: 40 years after Time Magazine's famous 1966 'Swinging London' cover, the V&A looks at the Swinging Sixties. The display shows the influence of Mary Quant, of the designers who retailed in Carnaby Street and the Kings Road, and designs by Jean Muir, Ossie Clark and Barbara Hulanicki's Biba. Pieces by Paco Rabanne, Pierre Cardin and Yves Saint Laurent represent the response of Paris couturiers.

  • June 6 - November 12: Sixties Graphics at the V&A celebrates the 1960s with a display of graphic material including posters, magazines, photographs, album covers and other printed ephemera such as badges from 1965-1972. The exhibit focuses on the huge explosion of talent in London in the mid-sixties, the era of Swinging London and charts the emergence of 'counter-culture' , the 'underground press' and the full flowering of Psychedelia

  • June 5 - 10:  Don't miss Shelagh Delaney's A Taste of Honey at Richmond Theatre.

  • May 29  -  June 3:  Simon Callow (Four Weddings and a Funeral) stars in Noel Coward's Present Laughter at Richmond Theatre.

  • May 23 - September 3: This summer the V&A will display a new work- Diamond (Pink/Gold) - by world-renowned contemporary artist Jeff Koons in the John Madejski Garden. The piece, a 2 metre, mirror- polished stainless steel sculpture in the shape of a cut diamond, has never before been on public display in the UK.

  • May 19 - 29:  If you have rhythm in your bones (or want to find some) don't miss The London African Music festival 2006 at the South Bank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall and Purcell Room.

  • May 16 - 20: John's Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost is brought to life by the Oxford Stage Company at Richmond Theatre.

  • May 11 - July 30:   Undercover Surrealism is an opportunity to see just how Picasso, Miro, Masson and many more are perceived through the vision of George Hamilton.  All at the Hayward Gallery, South Bank.

  • May 8: First performance of the romantics favourite.  A new production 0f Cyrano de Bergerac graces the stage of the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden.

  • May 8 - 13:  A star quality cast - Patricia Routledge, Roy Dotrice and Michael Pennington - perform at Richmond Theatre in a fascinating play by Hugh Whitemore. The Best of Friends uncovers an aspect of Bernard Shaw's life which few of us may be familiar with.

  • May 4 - June 3:   Tosca's Kiss by Kenneth Jupp finds its way to the fabulous purpose-built-in-the-round Orange Tree Theatre.  The play tackles the difficult subject of war crimes trails - the first of which took place in Nuremberg  1946.

  • April 25, 2006: Chris Rea plays his Farewell Tour at the Hammersmith Apollo for one night only.

  • April 24-29: The winner of the Evening Standard Awards and nominated for five Olivier awards - The Almeida Theatre production of Festen by David Eldridge - drops into the Richmond Theatre as part of a national tour on the way to Broadway.

  • April 23: Last chance to see the stunning works of Canaletto in Venice at the Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace.

  • April 23, 2006: The competition hots up for the 2006 London Marathon when records made are set to be broken!

  • April 22: Last chance to see Ed Stoppard and Anita Dobson in Shakespeare's Hamlet at the Ambassador's Theatre.

  • April 18 - 19: Enjoy exotic flowers at the RHS National Orchids Show at the Westminster Halls in London

  • April 17:  First performance of the opera enthusiasts' favorite. A new production of Wagner's The Ring at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.

  • April 14- 15: Spring bulbs star at the first RHS London Flower Sow at Westminster Halls.

  • April 15;  This time it's a classical spectacular fundraiser at the Royal Albert Hall  benefiting SOS Children and the Playing Alive Foundation.

  • April 15, 19, 20, 28 and 29:  Selected performaces of Giselle at the Roysl Opera House.

  • April 11-12, 2006: Exotic boy band, Il Divo play Wembley Arena.

  • April 3-8: If you are a fan of the very funny and talented  Alison Steadman, don't miss out on Losing Louis by Simon Mendes da Costa.   This delicious comedy at the Richmond Theatre should not be missed!

  • April 1 - October 29, 2006 (excluding Fridays): Visitors to Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire, one of Britain’s most important country houses, will be fascinated this summer by an exhibition of sculpture based on the human form. Heavenly Bodies: Sculptural Responses to the Human Form.  The scultptures explore how artists have responded to the challenge of the nude from antiquity to the present day. Each sculpture has been chosen to represent the attitude of its time, whether that be the Bronze Age, ancient Rome, the Medieval world, the Renaissance, the 17th and 18th centuries, the Victorian era or the Modernism and Abstraction of the 20th and 21st centuries and . includes loans from the Tate and the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, and also from private collections.   Some thirty major works by eminent sculptors include Edgar Degas, Sir Alfred Gilbert, Antony Gormley, Damien Hirst, Frederic Leighton, and Henry Moore.

  • March 30: Trevor Nunn's production of Royal Hunt of the Sun by ward-winning playwright Peter Shaffer opens on March 30 and starring Alun Armstrong all at the National Theatre, SouthBank.

  • March 28, 2006:   Opening of the limited season of Smaller, staring Dawn French and Alison Moyet, in a show directed by Kathy Bates and at the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue.

  • March 27:  The Henri Oguike Dance Comapny is just one of the treats on show at the Richmond Theatre during the Richmond Annual Festival of Dance.

  • March 26:  Last chance to see a fascinating collection of art at the equally fabulous Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art at Canonbury Square, London N1.  The latest exhibit -Responding to Rome: British Artists in Rome 1995-2005 places a modern interpretation on the fascination that many artists have for this city's creative legacy.

  • March 19: A fabulous display of inventive dance from the Arab world and your chance to see a musical deeply rooted in Syrian history.  If this sounds like tempting fare, don't miss this one off performance at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, SouthBank.

  • March 18: If you like lights, this is your lance chance to take a stroll around Bloomberg SPACE at 39-45 Finsbury Square and see Backdrop - an exhibition of light works by eight international contemporary artists.

  • March 17-19: You can find yourself enjoying a taste of Italy at the Dolce Vita festival in the Grand Hall, Olympia.

  • March 16-18:  One of the best new talents in contemporary dance - Sidi Larbi in a collaboration between Bach's Cello Suites and great Dance - all at the Purcell Room, SouthBank.

  • March 15, 2006:  Last chance to see Beautiful Minds: Celebrating the Nobel Prizes at The British Library.

  • March 9-12: Just around 90 minutes from London on a train and you will a world of four legged friends at Crufts International Dog Show, Birmingham NEC.

  • March 7-11: Timothy West stars in Alan Bennett's "The Old Country" at Richmond Theatre.

  • March 7: Philip Glass presents his staggering and rarely performed (the second public performance in Europe in 30 years) 80-minute Music With Moving Parts plus much more .  Icebreakers is a one night 'gig' at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, SouthBank.

  • March 2: Light, Phase, Loop: Minimalist Steve Reichperforms three seminal pieces at the Hayward Gallery.

  • February 28: Last chance to see Gallipolli - by Tony Linforth- Hall, with photographic works on the theme of the Great War at Gallery 33, Swan Street, London SE1.

  • February 26, 2006:   Don't miss your last chance see the Crafts Museum exhibit: Table Manners: Contemporary International Ceramics.  

  • February 25:  last night of London's fabulous festive Flamenco Festival at Sadler's Wells.

  • February 25: Last chance to see the work of Gilbert and George and their Sonogfagod Pictures exhibit at White Cube, London N!.  It's a precursor to the major retrospective at Tate Modern opening February 2007.

  • February 25:  Art Switched on: A Symposium on Don Flavin - with an array of experts uncovering Flavin in a 'intensive' day at the Hayward Gallery, SouthBank.

  • February 23-26:  Want to know what's hot for next Autumn?  Well, once more it's London Fashion Week in the tent at the Natural History Museum, Kensington.

  • February 23 - March 11:   A spectacular at the Royal Albert Hall - and this time it is La Boheme!

  • February 22-23, 2006: American Idol, Kelly Clarkson crosses the pond for a 2-night event at the Hammersmith Apollo.

  • February 22 - March 11: Line-up for stand-up Tim Minchin - a funny man at the piano and Perrier best newcomer at the Edinburgh Fringe.  Just what you need for those winter blues - an injection of humour to be found at the Soho Theatre!

  • February 22: Americans in Paris: 1860-1900 at the National Gallery will open in a blaze of glory and early booking is advised.  All the big names - and a few more - will bring in the crowds for the first (or perhaps second after Flavin) BLOCKBUSTER of 2006!

  • February 20-25: Mammals at the Richmond Theatre is perfect fare for anyone  who has ever been part of family life.  The show transfers after a sell-out run at the Bush.

  • February 18: Fund-raiser for Crisis.  A concert to 'belatedly' celebrate Valentines Day give you an opportunity to give to Crisis and at the same time hear Pegasus - one of London's leading chamber choirs.  Call +4420 7426 3852 for details.  And all proceeds go to charity. 

  • February 15:  Any production which includes the very talent theatre company, Complicite is always one not to be missed.  So check out their production of Measure for Measure (Shakespeare) during its 5-week run at the National Theatre, SouthBank.

  • February 15: First night of Laura Wade's new play "Other Hands" at the Soho Theatre, in London's Soho.

  • February 2-4, 2006: Shared Experience - the very different and exciting theatre company -   present the classic Jane Eyre in their inimitable fashion at the Richmond Theatre.

  • February 2, 2006:   Smooth sounds from Katie Melua who plays the Hammersmith Apollo.

  • January 22, 2006: Draughtsman and illustrator, Beatrix Potter provides an enchanting display of her talent at the Dulwich Picture Gallery, London SE21.

  • January 15, 2006: Last chance to see the Turner Prize shortlist at Tate Britain.  Predict the winner from a very talented selection of artists: painter, Gillian Carnegie; conceptual artist, Simon Starling; installation artist, Darren Almond, and minimalist, Jim Lambie.

  • January 19, 2006 - April 2, 2006: A world class show at the Hayward Gallery: Don Flavin: A Retrospective.

  • January 1, 2006:  New Years Day Gala at 2.30pm at the Barbican Hall for all of those 'classic' favorites!

  • December 30: Last chance to see movies in the very stylish Billy Wilder season at the National Film Theatre,   SouthBank.

  • December 2005:   London's expected opening of the Docklands Light Railway extension all the way to London's City Airport.

  • December 16-18:   Frost Fair on a frosty night bankside!

  • December 14-15: David Gray plays Brixton Academy in South London.

  • December 13-19, 2005: The International Horse of the Year Show is a great Christmas special and one for all the family.

  • December 9:  The movie - seen by some as a spiritual revelation;  and by others as a group of penguins on a seasonal trek in the Antartic - opens in London on December 9.  And for the record,  March of the Penguins is suitable for all ages and all religions.

  • December 7 - January 8, 2006: The delightful seasonal show, The Snowman will light up your holidays.  Sheer magic at The Peacock Theatre, Holborn.

  • December 5: Crowd pleaser, Broadway's Guys and Dolls returns to London.  This time to the PiccadillyTheatre.

  • December 4: The fabulous and funny Rory Bremner is uncorked again at the London palace Theatre.

  • December 4:  Last chance to see Import Export presented by the V&A  and at the V&A in partnership with the British Council. The exhibition features 14 British and foreign-born designers who live and work in the UK, including fashion designers Clements Ribeiro and Eley Kishimoto, art directors Aboud Sodano and product designers Tord Boontje and Sebastian Bergne. Import Export looks at the increasingly multicultural character of British design and why so many foreign designers practice in Britain and at international influences in contemporary British design. Free Admission. 

  • November 2 - February 1, 2006:  Alan Bebbet's finest - The History Boys arrives at the National Theatre.

  • November 25: Oswald Boateng, the Creative Director of Givenchy's menswear line, is renowned for injecting new life into the traditional tailoring of Saville Row. To celebrate Boateng's 20 years in fashion, the V&A host a series of catwalk shows on Friday 25 November as part of its Fashion in Motion series. The celebrated menswear designer will personally select outfits from his Spring Summer 06 collection and his luxurious Givenchy line, as well as highlights from his archive. Shows are at 13.30, 15.30 and 19.00. Free Admission, but tickets must be booked in advance on +4420 7942 2820 from November 14.

  • November 24: An evening with the ever enduing Everly Brothers at the Royal Albert Hall.

  • November 22: Listen to Terence and Vicki Conran as they chat about their favorite food book (one of theirs) at the Blueprint Cafe above the Design Museum, SE1.

  • November 16: The International Rugby Hall of Fame Dinner takes place on at The Brewery, Chiswell Street, London, EC1 with the likes of Martin Johnson, John Eales, Keith Wood, Francois Pienaar and Ian McGeechan among the 12 rugby legends who are to be inducted into the Hall of Fame on the evening.

  • November 8 - December 16: Beautiful bronzes from the RijksMuseum are on display at the Daniel Katz Gallery, 13 Old Bond Street.

  • November 3 -30: From Classic to Contemporary: Visions from Tibet at the Rossi & Rossi Gallery, 13 Old Bond Street.

  • November 3 - 27:   Sixty artists  influenced by Radio Four display the results of their inspiration at the BankSide Gallery, Hopton Street (next to Tate Modern).

  • November 3: London Film Festival closes with  the UK Premiere of Fernando Meirelles THE CONSTANT GARDENER starring Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz. Based on the best-selling novel by John le Carré, THE CONSTANT GARDENER tells the story of one man's journey to uncover the truth behind a personal loss and a global conspiracy. The strong supporting cast includes Danny Huston and Bill Nighy and the film is produced by Simon Channing Williams.

  • October 27 - January 22, 2006: Andre Derain: The London Paintings  is the first exhibition devoted to the artist's extraordinary series of large-scale paintings of London produced between 1906 and 1907.  See the work of the very prolific artist at the Courtauld Institute of Art   at Somerset House on the Strand.

  • October 19: London Film Festival opens with the UK Premiere of GOOD NIGHT. AND, GOOD LUCK. directed by George Clooney and executive produced by Steven Soderbergh. The film chronicles the real-life conflict between television newsman Edward R. Murrow and Senator Joseph McCarthy. David Strathairn stars as Edward R. Murrow and is supported by an ensemble cast including George Clooney, Robert Downey Jr and Patricia Clarkson.

  • October 15, 2005: This is the other one to watch - The Rugby Super League Grand Final.

  • October 11 - 28: See the fabulous illustrations of The Eckstein Shahnama at Sam Fogg, 15d Clifford Street, London W1.

  • October 9: For enthusiasts of late 20th century architecture, this is your last chance to see an exhibit at the Design Museum on the work of the iconic Cedric Price.

  • October 9:  Last chance for fans of surfing to see Shape and Shapers - The Evolution of the Surfboard at the Design Museum.

  • September 22 - 25: The Lot Valley Festival is back in the Covent Garden piazza.  Transformed into a French village square,  visitors will be able to enjoy the market atmosphere and shop for wines & liquors, foie gras, patés, honey, olive and walnut oil, jam and cheeses and march more while musicians and performers will add to the festive atmosphere.  Buy craft products such as pottery, jewellery and  stained-glass window and enjoy cookery demonstrations by famous chefs. 

  • September 18: The Avenue of Stars (London's planned Hollywood Walk of Fame) will be inaugurated with a 3 hour live show and fireworks dispaly at the river close by the Millennium Wheel.

  • September 16:   Charity Night Walk.  17 miles of sites at night to keep you occupied while you join Chancellor Gordon Brown and other celebs all for a good cause: Maggies Cancer.

  • September 4: Work of the most 'inspiring' designers from Europe in the last 2 years are on display through September 4 at the Design Museum, located close to Tower Bridge.

  • September 1-4, 2005:   Another annual highlight on the equestrian calendar is the Burghley Horse Trials.

  • July 22, 2005:   Generally regarded as the end of season athletics Grand Prix, this annual event at Crystal Palace in London is always a must for the fans.

  • July 17, 2005:  This is the one to watch: The Rugby National League Cup Final.

  • July 6, 9 and 13:   Last dates to see Rigoletto at the Royal Opera House  ...or for free watch the super size summer screens in Covent Garden Piazza.

  • July 2-23, 2005:   This year the Tour de France is due to set off in the UK.  Updates to follow!

  • June 29 - July 3: One of the many 'it must be thelondonseason' events.  It's Henley - and lots of Pimms and Champagne - Rowing Regatta!

  • June 20 - July 3, 2005:   What else but wonderful Wimbledon tennis action.

  • June 23 - September 11: German Expressionist, Gabriele Münter (1877-1962) was at the forefront of a highly influential avant-garde group including her lover Kandinsky. The first exhibit of her work at the Cortauld Institute, Somerset House opens in June.

  • June 17 - July 26:   The annual fabulous Chelsea Festival comes around again focusing on all kinds if arts and music but jazz, classical, world and eccentric in particular.

  • June 16 - July 29: Eternal Woman: The female Form in Antiquity coincides with London Sculpture Week and this exhibit is held at the 14, Old Bond Street.

  • June 15 - September 25: From a record 1081 entries, (compared to 961 lin 2004), 53 portraits – 40 from the UK and 13 from abroad - will be on display at the National Portrait Gallery.

  • June 13: Announcment of the winners of the BP Portrait Awards.

  • June 9 - June 19, 2005: Like an exotic souk full of carpets, the 2005 Hali Fair spans 2000 years of carpets, textiles and tribal arts.  Olympia Exhibition Centre is home to this leading international event.

  • June 7 - August 6, 2005: The delightful Opera Holland Park season kicks off with Verdi's Macbeth and Bellini's La Sonnambua and ends with Eugene Onegin by Tchaikovsky and Andrea Chenier by Umberto Giordano.  Always a very special summer evening in one of London's great parks!

  • June 6-12, 2005:  The build-up to Wimbledon is always the Stella Artois at Queens.

  • June 3: Sean Hughes and Clive Rowe join Helen McCrory, Sienna Miller, Dominic West and Reece Shearsmith in David Lan's new production of Shakespeare's great romantic comedy, As You Like It. Produced at Wyndhams Theatre by Sonia Friedman Productions and Phil Cameron for Background, in association with the Young Vic, As You Like It will preview from June 3 with press night on 21 June. Booking until September 17.

  • May 30 - June 4: FRAMED! 'Trust No-One…' is a taut, edge-of-your-seat psychological thriller at the Richmond Theatre. It comes with a sharp warning - trust no one!

  • May 16, 2005: The Tony-winning 1999 Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, starring Brian Dennehy and directed by Robert Falls, arrives at the Lyric Theatre on May 16, (according to producer David Richenthal).

  • May 6 - June 5:   World Press Exhibition at the Royal Festival Hall for the 10th year in a row.

  • May 5-8, 2005: The very famous Badminton Horse Trials.

  • May 3: The 2005 Atos Origin Olympic Skins Challenge takes place at Marriott Hanbury Manor in Hertfordshire.   Four teams of Team GB Olympians will be competing for a £20,000 prize fund.   The money raised is to be shared equally to benefit Team GB and charities nominated by the Olympians. Sir Steve Redgrave leads a team of rowers, including Matthew Pinsent, against track and field athletes, swimmers and four Olympic “All Stars”. The “All Stars” have reigning Superstars Champion, skier Alain Baxter, in their team. Steve Parry, Bronze medallist in Athens captains the four swimmers, whilst Steve Backley can count on support from Jonathan Edwards, Kriss Akabusi and fellow javelin star Mick Hill. The first mixed four-ball tees off at 1330hrs

  • April 30, 2005: Celebrate with Peter Maxwell-Davies - A Musician of Our Time at the Royal Festival Hall on the South Bank.

  • April 29: In celebration of the exhibition Spectres: When Fashion Turns Back, the V&A is holding a Spectres Friday Late. This Friday Late will introduce designer Shelley Fox's new fashion collection using a combination of models, film projection and sound. Other events will include demonstrations by designer and leather craftsman Dai Rees, a talk by writer Hugh Haughton Modern Poetry and Modern Ghosts, tour of the Spectres exhibition by curator Judith Clark. Plus music, bars and food throughout the evening- 6.30pm to 10,00pm with free admission

  • April 17, 2005:   Please prepare well in advance for this year's London Marathon!

  • April 16:  Last chance to see the amazing Akram Kahn at the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank.

  • April 7-10, 2005:   One of the highlights of the showjumping season as the British Show Jumping Championships kicks off in Sheffield.

  • March 26, 2005: Last chance to see The Royal Shakespeare Company's 'Tynan' starring Corin Redgrave.  A hot ticket on the West End calendar playing at the Arts Theatre, the play is based on the book 'The Diaries of Kenneth Tynan".

  • March 24-28, 2005: London to Paris Charity Challenge Bike Ride . And make your own way back!

  • March 19, 2005: Last chance to see Trevor Nunn's long-awaited stage adaptation of comic Victoria Wood's spoof 1980's TV show.  Starring Julie Walters and Neil Morrissey, Acorn Antiques is a slice of British humour at The Theatre Royal, Haymarket.

  • March 13, 2005: An evening with Alan Price - the Animals and House of the Rising Sun - entertains for one night at Richmond Theatre,

  • March 9, 2005 - June 5, 2005: John Virtue's latest vision of London reduces panoramas and buildings to outlines.   This unique exhibition of his recent work can be found at the Courtauld Institute of Art, Somerset house on he Strand.

  • March 6:  Last chance to see Carmen in the round. A spectacular opera at the equally spectacular Royal Albert Hall.

  • March 6, 2005: Don't miss a fantastic night out with Vladimir Ashkenazy conducting, Joshua Bell on  violin accompanied by soprano Klara Ek at the Royal Festival Hall on the South Bank.

  • March 5, 2005: Last chance to see The Royal Shakespeare Company's Macbeth starring Greg Hicks is the latest hot show at the Albery Theatre

  • March 2005: The controversial Danish Ballet, "Diana - The Princess" arrives in London in March.   Keep and open mind!

  • February 22, 2005:   The Dresser is a perfect and simple play which is pitched perfectly by actors Nicholas Lyndhurst and Julian Glover.  Don't miss this revival at the Duke of York's Theatre.  It's a gem of a play!

  • February 18, 2005:   If you loved the Olympics, make a date for the Indoor Grand Prix athletics in Birmingham.

  • February 15, 2005 - June 12, 2005:  Fabulous Masterpieces of American Jewellery at The Gilbert Collection, Somerset House, on the Strand. 

  • February 14-19, 21-25, 2005:  Ed Byrne stands-up for the first time at the Soho Theatre, Dean Street in Soho.   Don't miss a night of blistering humor.

  • February 9-12, 2005: The very unusual Carl Einer-Hackner entertains his audience with his unique, mad-cap, Swedish sense of humor at the Soho Theatre, Dean Street in Soho.

  • January 28, 2005: Michael Grandage's Sheffield Theatres' production of Friedrich Schiller Don Carlos, in a new adaptation by Mike Poulton, transfers to the Gielgud Theatre from for a limited 12 week run until April 30  with some cast changes.

  • January 6, 2005: Each year Tate Britain invites an artist to create a Christmas Tree. This year sculptor Richard Wentworth has dressed a traditional Norwegian Spruce tree with broken halves of plates and strings of dimmed domestic light bulbs. Text panels on the base describe the histories of the tree’s four elements: the lightbulb, the plate, the Christmas tree and the plinth. Last chance to see the tree on January 6.

 

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