Events on Monday, February 11

Joe Henry

Music

Joe Henry

Monday 11/2 @ The Arts Theatre

You may not know Joe Henry's name, but you probably know his music. Henry has trudged a varying path through American... 

Durrr feat. These New Puritans

Music

These New Puritans

Monday 11/2 @ The End

The Fall may have inspired These New Puritans' name, and frontman Jack Barnett's shouting repetition may bring to mind a certain... 

Ongoing Events

Elizabethan Flagons from St Mary Woolnoth

Art

Elizabethan Flagons

Monday 11/2 @ Victoria and Albert Museum

The Victoria & Albert's latest mini-exhibition features a set of Elizabethan flagons that return to the museum after 70 years abroad.... 

Cimarron!

Festival: Performing Arts

Cimarron!

Monday 11/2 @ Various locations

This festival recognizes and celebrates the African cultural legacy in Latin America through lectures, music, art, dance and film. Highlights include... 

<em>F**king Men</em>

Theatre

F**king Men

Monday 11/2 @ Finborough Theatre

<i>Moore at Kew</i>

Art

Moore at Kew

Monday 11/2 @ 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... 

<em>1001 Inventions: Discover the Muslim Heritage in our World</em>

Special Event

1001 Inventions

Monday 11/2 @ Croydon Clocktower

Croydon isn't exactly top-of-mind when it comes to visiting museums, but this free exhibition at the town's exhibition gallery aims to... 

<i>Art Spaces of the Future</i>

Art

Art Spaces of the Future

Monday 11/2 @ National Theatre

Responding to the emergence of new media and interactive art installations, the RIBA London and Arts Council England recruited young architects... 

Shelley Cassidy: <em>Twenty American Faces &amp; Virginia Woolf</em>

Art

Shelley Cassidy

Monday 11/2 @ Fairfax Gallery

Shelley Cassidy originally developed her style through large-scale mural commissions across the Los Angeles area. Since switching from acrylics to oils,... 

<em>Happy Now?</em>

Theatre

Happy Now?

Monday 11/2 @ National Theatre

Lucinda Coxon's new play for the National Theatre explores that subject of eternal relevance and importance: self-fulfilment. Directed by Thea Sharrock,... 

<em>Apoohcalypse Now</em>

Film: Shorts

Apoohcalypse Now

Monday 11/2 @ Hayward Gallery

Francis Ford Coppola meets AA Milne; Marlon Brando meets Winnie the Pooh; Vietnam meets the Hundred Acre Wood. Mexican artist Artemio's... 

<em>The Homecoming</em>

Theatre

The Homecoming

Monday 11/2 @ Almeida Theatre

The Homecoming, a '60s classic by Harold Pinter, tells the story of an ex-pat and his wife who return to working-class... 

<em>Beyond Burma</em>

Art

Beyond Burma

Monday 11/2 @ Menier Chocolate Factory

The paintings in Beyond Burma may vary in both style and technique, but they all depict the opposing forces of beauty... 

John Copnall: <i>Space and Colour</i>

Art

John Copnall

Monday 11/2 @ Mark Barrow Fine Art

In memory of John Copnall's passing in June of last year, Mark Barrow Fine Art displays a chronology of the noted... 

Sleeping & Dreaming

Special Event

Sleeping & Dreaming

Monday 11/2 @ Wellcome Collection

Insomniacs and dreamers alike are welcome at this creative exploration on the subject of sleep. In contrast to most art spaces,... 

Crystal Vision:<em> The Unspoken Dreams of Light</em>

Art

Crystal Vision

Monday 11/2 @ Dream Bags / Jaguar Shoes

Mystic south London septet Crystal Vision have adorned a trendsetting former clothing emporium with their fantastical and wonderful creations. Although classed... 

<em>Let There Be Love</em>

Theatre

Let There Be Love

Monday 11/2 @ Tricycle Theatre

Kwame Kwei-Armah is a rare creature. A hospital-drama actor turned playwright, he was nominated for an Olivier Award and was also... 

<i>Andy Warhol 1948 - 1960</i>

Art

Andy Warhol 1948 - 1960

Monday 11/2 @ Timothy Taylor Gallery

Andy Warhol 1948 - 1960 is a rare opportunity to view early works from the celebrated American pop artist, made before... 

<em>Star Quality: Aspects of No&euml;l Coward</em>

Special Event

Aspects of Noël Coward

Monday 11/2 @ National Theatre

Prolific playwright Noël Coward was once described by fellow dramatist Terence Rattigan as "a phenomenon... unlikely to occur ever again in... 

Larry Clark: <em>Los Angeles 2003 - 2006</em>

Art: Photography

Larry Clark

Monday 11/2 @ Simon Lee Gallery

Shock-and-awe cult director Larry Clark brings his quasi-fetishistic portraiture of decrepit urban youth to the grim streets of Mayfair. Los Angeles... 

China in London

Festival: Performing Arts

China in London

Monday 11/2 @ Various locations

It's fitting that the Year of the Rat — a zodiac sign traditionally associated with enterprise and activity — coincides with... 

<I>Dealer's Choice</I>

Theatre

Dealer's Choice

Monday 11/2 @ Trafalgar Studios

Patrick Marber's hilarious Dealer's Choice returns to the West End for the first time since the play's premiere in 1995, when... 

<em>The Most Beautiful Woman in Gucha </em>

Art

The Most Beautiful Woman in Gucha

Monday 11/2 @ Tate Britain

After debuting at the 2006 Venice Biennale, Breda Beban's wonder of a film is now taking the rest of the continent... 

<em>Deutsche B</em>&ouml;<em>rse Photography Prize</em>

Art: Photography

Deutsche Börse Photography Prize

Monday 11/2 @ The Photographers' Gallery

The quality of the annual Deutsche Börse photography competition just gets better every year. Though this year's winner won't be announced... 

<i>Afrika! Afrika!</i>

Performing Arts

Afrika! Afrika!

Monday 11/2 @ O2 Arena

If the stylized theatrics of the Cirque du Soleil productions left you a bit unsatisfied, best head over to the London... 

<em>The Little Theatre of Disease and Desire</em>

Art

The Little Theatre of Disease and Desire

Monday 11/2 @ Old Operating Theatre

Artist Daniel Baker creates scenarios from a play about a disease, The Simbysial Case, taking inspiration from the paper theatres popular... 

<em>The Vertical Hour</em>

Theatre

The Vertical Hour

Monday 11/2 @ Royal Court Theatre

Set against the backdrop of the Iraq war, David Hare's The Vertical Hour tells the story of Nadia Blye, an American... 

Alexander Rodchenko: <em>Revolution in Photography</em>

Art: Photography

Alexander Rodchenko

Monday 11/2 @ Hayward Gallery

In Revolution in Photography, the Hayward celebrates Russian photographer Alexander Rodchenko's trail-blazing versatility. Featuring more than 120 original prints and photomontages,... 

<em>Dido, Queen of Carthage</em>

Theatre

Dido, Queen of Carthage

Monday 11/2 @ Kensington Palace State Apartments

Although he may not be as much of a household name, Shakespeare's contemporary Christopher Marlowe remains one of England's most exciting... 

Walter Hanlon: <em>Jazz in London</em>

Art: Photography

Jazz in London

Monday 11/2 @ National Portrait Gallery

Take a trip back to the dark, smoky jazz clubs of the '50s with Walter Hanlon's atmospheric exhibition. While working in... 

<em>Speed-the-Plow</em>

Theatre

Speed-the-Plow

Monday 11/2 @ The Old Vic

Who better to play David Mamet's two slick, fast-talking Hollywood film producers than two slick, fast-talking Hollywood actors? The Old Vic... 

<em>Gillray's Legacy: A Contemporary Perspective</em>

Special Event

Gillray's Legacy: A Contemporary Perspective

Monday 11/2 @ The Political Cartoon Gallery

Georgian caricaturist James Gillray, considered the pre-eminent early political cartoonist, was a thorn in the side of power brokers like Napoleon,... 

Joss McKinley: <em>The Moonlight Rooms</em>

Art: Photography

Joss McKinley

Monday 11/2 @ Golden Lane Estate

Joss McKinley's solo exhibition The Moonlight Rooms promises spine-chilling doom and gloom. The ethereal mixed-media presentation focuses on a series of... 

<em>Laughing in a Foreign Language</em>

Art

Laughing in a Foreign Language

Monday 11/2 @ Hayward Gallery

Many otherwise serious-minded people use comedy to escape their troubles and forget themselves for a short while; so when humour seeps... 

<em>Wrapping Japan</em>

Special Event

Wrapping Japan

Monday 11/2 @ 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... 

<em>Our Daily Bread </em>(2006)

Film: Documentary

Our Daily Bread

Monday 11/2 @ ICA

Nikolaus Geyrhalter's latest documentary provides a relentless, exposé of the industrialized meat industry. Our Daily Bread offers brutal vignettes of the... 

Rachel Howard: <em>How to Disappear Completely</em>

Art

Rachel Howard

Monday 11/2 @ Haunch of Venison

An exhibition depicting suicide may not be an obvious stop-off if you're in a positive New Year state of mind. However,... 

<em>A Prayer for My Daughter</em>

Theatre

A Prayer for My Daughter

Monday 11/2 @ Young Vic

Stemming from Thomas Babe's gritty narrative of social unrest, A Prayer for My Daughter takes place in the turmoil of post-Vietnam... 

<em>Portfolio: </em><em>AOP New Members Exhibition</em>

Art: Photography

AOP New Members Exhibition

Monday 11/2 @ Association of Photographers Gallery

For 40 years, the Association of Photographers has been looking after the best interests of snappers across the globe. New members... 

<em>Peacocks &amp; Pinstripes</em>

Art: Photography

Peacocks & Pinstripes

Monday 11/2 @ Fashion and Textile Museum

Made possible by the Fashion and Textile Museum and the Getty Images Gallery, Peacocks & Pinstripes explores the evolution of masculine... 

Resolution! 2008

Dance

Resolution! 2008

Monday 11/2 @ The Place

Resolution! is an annual showcase that highlights contemporary dancers and choreographers with a programme of rotating talent. Every night features a... 

Stephen Walter:<em> The Island: London Series</em>

Art

The Island

Monday 11/2 @ TAG Fine Arts

You could say that Stephen Walter — famous for his Similands maps of Britain — is a cartographer. And yet, these... 

<em>Helter Skelter</em> and <em>Land of the Dead</em>

Theatre

Helter Skelter and Land of the Dead

Monday 11/2 @ The Bush Theatre

For this production, still less than a year into Josie Rourke's tenure as Artistic Director of the Bush Theatre, she turns... 

Jean Prouvé

Special Event

Jean Prouvé

Monday 11/2 @ Design Museum

French architect, engineer and manufacturer Jean Prouvé was such a huge influence on the world of design that it's quite astonishing... 

A Life More Ordinary: A Portrait of Contemporary Japanese People on Film

Film

A Life More Ordinary

Monday 11/2 @ ICA

For a break from the pant-soiling horror that represents Japan's more famous cinematic output, the ICA presents a season of films...