Events on Friday, November 9

24 Hour Party People

Performing Arts: Spoken Word

24 Hour Party People

Friday 9/11 @ Southbank Centre

Manchester has invaded the Southbank Centre, so pick your desired dosage of 24 Hour Party People. Artist in residence Lemn Sissay... 

Twee as F*ck feat. Connan & the Mockasins

Party

Twee as F*ck

Friday 9/11 @ Buffalo Bar

Twee as F*ck, an event that wholeheartedly endorses "dancing till you're dizzy" to indie pop and timeless classics, takes over Buffalo... 

Ongoing Events

<i>Home and Garden: 1960 to the Present</i>

Art

Home and Garden: 1960 to the Present

Friday 9/11 @ Gaffrye Museum

Statement of Regret

Theatre

Statement of Regret

Friday 9/11 @ National Theatre

Lush-voiced Don Warrington stars in Kwame Kwei-Armah's third play for the National. Having made the move from acting to writing, Kwei-Armah... 

<i>Jenufa</i>

Theatre

Jenufa

Friday 9/11 @ Arcola Theatre

This dark play outraged audiences when it opened in the 1890s — before later being popularised as an opera — and... 

Matthew Barney: <i>Drawing Restraint</i>

Film

Matthew Barney

Friday 9/11 @ Serpentine Gallery

Matthew Barney's work is surreal and audacious, with a narrative that plays second fiddle to his bizarre and powerful imagery. The... 

<i>The Bicycle Men</i>

Theatre

The Bicycle Men

Friday 9/11 @ King's Head Theatre

You may not recognise Dan Castellaneta as he makes his UK stage debut, but we promise you'll know his... 

Mamma Andersson

Art

Mamma Andersson

Friday 9/11 @ Camden Arts Centre

Although Swedish painter Mamma Andersson burst onto the international scene just four years ago at the 2003 Venice Biennale, Stockholm's Moderna... 

<i>All That Remains</i>

Art

All That Remains

Friday 9/11 @ Auto Italia South East Gallery

Capturing ghostly, deserted scenes, Juliette Blightman, Richard Gilligan, Sam Griffin, Thomas Lock and Viki Thornton create documentations (photographs, 16mm film, pencil... 

Marisa Carnesky: <i>Magic War</i>

Art

Marisa Carnesky

Friday 9/11 @ Soho Theatre

Known for bringing The Ghost Train to the Old Truman Brewery in 2004, Marisa Carnesky performs late-night trickery in this gore-fest... 

Namrita Bachchan: <i>Deliverance</i>

Art

Deliverance

Friday 9/11 @ Indar Pasricha Contemporary

Launching at the Indar Pasricha Contemporary gallery is Namrita Bachchan's Deliverance. The collection of illustrations, created with the aim of bringing... 

<i>The Table</i>

Performing Arts

The Table

Friday 9/11 @ The Tricycle Theatre

Fresh from five-star performances at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Polish group Karbido comes to the Tricycle with its unique and frankly... 

Chris Welsby: <i>Systems of Nature</i>

Art

Chris Welsby

Friday 9/11 @ Lethaby Gallery, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design

Expat British artist Chris Welsby returns from Canada to present two recent works, At Sea (2003) and Lost Lake #2 (2005).... 

<i>Cloud Nine</i>

Theatre

Cloud Nine

Friday 9/11 @ Almeida Theatre

This 1979 piece by provocative playwright Caryl Churchill still has the power to disturb. The first act, set in colonial Africa,... 

Emily Allchurch: <i>Urban Chiaroscuro: Works after Piranesi</i>

Art: Photography

Emily Allchurch

Friday 9/11 @ Frost & Reed

Emily Allchurch's artworks are multilayered in both construction and concept. Using her own photography, Allchurch reconstructs historical masterpieces by piecing together... 

Superthriller

Art

Superthriller

Friday 9/11 @ Shunt Lounge

Superthriller mount a four-day takeover of the infamous Shunt Vaults to bring an enthralling mix of sights, sounds and psychosis to... 

<i>Moore at Kew</i>

Art

Moore at Kew

Friday 9/11 @ Royal Botanic Gardens

Twenty-eight of Henry Moore's pieces have been installed in a scattered fashion around Kew Gardens, giving fans the opportunity to view... 

<i>Northern Fire 2</i>

Art

Northern Fire 2

Friday 9/11 @ Oxo Tower Wharf

Forget buying your mum that novelty mug for Christmas and head down to the.gallery@oxo for a prime selection of the best... 

The Evil Twins: <i>A Haunted House in the Enchanted Forest</i>

Art

The Evil Twins

Friday 9/11 @ Various locations

True evil won't wait for Halloween. The Evil Twins — the alter egos of Nicola Carter and Luise Vormittag — entice... 

<em>Wrapping Japan</em>

Special Event

Wrapping Japan

Friday 9/11 @ The Horniman Museum

Japan has traditionally prized modesty and reserve, so it's little surprise to find out that the Japanese have also made an... 

<i>Casanova</i>

Theatre

Casanova

Friday 9/11 @ Lyric Theatre Hammersmith

Casanova was the original ladies' man, sleeping his way around Europe. But with Hayley Carmichael cast in the role, the... 

Rhod Gilbert: <i>Who's Eaten Gilbert's Grape?</i>

Comedy

Rhod Gilbert

Friday 9/11 @ Soho Theatre

The deadpan, yet dulcet, tones of Welsh surrealist humorist (and there can't be many of those around) Rhod Gilbert cross the... 

<i>The Golden Age of Couture: Paris and London 1947-1957</i>

Fashion/Style

The Golden Age of Couture

Friday 9/11 @ Victoria and Albert Museum

The unveiling of Parisian couturier Christian Dior's "New Look" silhouette in 1947 was one of the most important fashion moments of... 

<i>The Country Wife</i>

Theatre

The Country Wife

Friday 9/11 @ Theatre Royal Haymarket

The Country Wife tells the story of Horner, a rake and a trickster who plots the mass seduction of women in... 

<i>An American's Passion for British Art: Paul Mellon's Legacy</i>

Art

Paul Mellon's Legacy

Friday 9/11 @ Royal Academy of Arts

This exhibition celebrates the legacy of art collector Paul Mellon on the 100th anniversary of his birth. The American philanthropist first... 

Gid London: <i>Badlands</i>

Art

Badlands

Friday 9/11 @ Mar Mar Co

Gid London pulls out the Gitanes and joins Duchamp & Co. in a repossession of the modernist tradition of collage. Debunking... 

<i>Yo! What Happened to Peace?</i>

Art

Yo! What Happened to Peace?

Friday 9/11 @ The Foundry

This globe-trotting exhibition of anti-war (and pro-peace) posters descends upon London for its UK debut at the Foundry. What began as... 

<i>Seduced: Art and Sex from Antiquity to Now</i>

Art

Seduced: Art and Sex from Antiquity to Now

Friday 9/11 @ Barbican

This Barbican exhibition presents history's equivalent of the top shelf (or the sock drawer), allowing visitors to peruse some of the... 

Dance Umbrella 2007

Special Event

Dance Umbrella 2007

Friday 9/11 @ Various locations

London's annual contemporary-dance festival includes work from British choreographer Charles Linehan, renaissance man Michael Clark, daring Australian performers Splintergroup and dance-comedy troupe... 

Matthew Williamson: <i>Ten Years in Fashion</i>

Art

Matthew Williamson

Friday 9/11 @ Design Museum

He counts Madonna, Sienna, Kylie and a host of other glamorous red-carpet habitués as both fans and muses, while his "boho... 

Splintergroup: <i>roadkill</i>

Dance

roadkill

Friday 9/11 @ Barbican

Stranded in the outback with a broken-down car and only a few drops of water. It's a classic horror storyline, here... 

Francesca Lowe & Alasdair Gray: <i>Terminus</i>

Art

Francesca Lowe & Alasdair Gray

Friday 9/11 @ Riflemaker Gallery


The ramshackle plaster on the stairways and corridors of Riflemaker provides the scenario for this artistic coupling. Francesca Lowe's... 

<i>I Kissed a Frog and It Gave Me Herpes</i>

Comedy

I Kissed a Frog and It Gave Me Herpes

Friday 9/11 @ The Comedy Pub

The surprise hit of this year's Edinburgh Festival, I Kissed a Frog and It Gave Me Herpes was written by comedienne... 

Cathie Pilkington: White Elephant

Art

Cathie Pilkington: White Elephant

Friday 9/11 @ Marlborough Fine Art

In the past, Cathie Pilkington's work has been presented on an ambitious scale, but with this new exhibition, the sculptor has... 

<I>London Heights</I>

Special Event

London Heights

Friday 9/11 @ Rainbird Fine Art

With moodily lit streets and glowing windows rendered in rich oils, Sophie Ahmad paints her London loves: good, old-fashioned... 

<i>What Haunts You?</i>

Art: Photography

What Haunts You?

Friday 9/11 @ The Photographers' Gallery

Since mid-September, the Photographers' Gallery has been encouraging members of the public to submit their unearthly, weird and downright terrifying images... 

Lisa Yuskavage

Art

Lisa Yuskavage

Friday 9/11 @ Greengrassi

Throw out what you learned at the Barbican about the line between pornography and art — Lisa Yuskavage is out to... 

<i>Blame It on Fidel</i>

Film

Blame It on Fidel

Friday 9/11 @ ICA


Fidel Castro is almost as elusive a figure in this new film as he has been in real life.... 

Will Adamsdale: <i>Human Computer</i>

Comedy

Will Adamsdale

Friday 9/11 @ Battersea Arts Centre

At once brilliant and idiotic, Perrier Award-winning Will Adamsdale continues his Edinburgh success with this foray into the world... 

<i>The Art of Lee Miller</i>

Art: Photography

The Art of Lee Miller

Friday 9/11 @ Victoria and Albert Museum

Photographer Lee Miller crammed more into her life than most — she was a model, a journalist and a surrealist muse... 

James Thi&#233;rr&#233;e: <i>Au Revoir Parapluie</i>

Art

James Thiérrée

Friday 9/11 @ Sadler's Wells

James Thiérrée comes from a long line of mercurial performers; he is the grandson of Charlie Chaplin and grew up in... 

<i>Unfinished Symphony</i>

Art

Unfinished Symphony

Friday 9/11 @ The Fine Art Society

We've all had great ideas that we've never been able to follow up on; whether due to lack of time, money... 

A Play, a Pie and a Pint

Theatre

A Play, a Pie and a Pint

Friday 9/11 @ Shunt Lounge

Fringe theatre mavericks Paines Plough have travelled down from Glasgow's Òran Mór with the perfect way to while away those after-work... 

Suzanne Mooney: <i>Photographing Girls</i>

Art: Photography

Photographing Girls

Friday 9/11 @ Viewfinder Photography Gallery

As much a study of photography itself as an exhibition of her own style, Suzanne Mooney's Photographing Girls explores the area... 

<i>Langlands & Bell</i>

Art

Langlands & Bell

Friday 9/11 @ Whitechapel Art Gallery

Artists Ben Langlands and Nikki Bell have been collaborators for nearly 30 years and have experimented with virtually all media, from... 

<i>Urbanbodies 2</i>

Art

Urbanbodies 2

Friday 9/11 @ Greenwich Picturehouse

Presented in the window of the Greenwich Picture House, this series of exhibitions from the Occupy My Time community-art collective finds...