Events on Tuesday, April 1

The Puppini Sisters

Music

The Puppini Sisters

Tuesday 1/4 @ KOKO

Inspired by the singing triplets in the French animated feature Belleville Rendez-vous, Marcella Puppini formed a jazz-harmony trio with Stephanie O'Brien... 

Willy Vlautin

Music

Willy Vlautin

Tuesday 1/4 @ The Boogaloo

To celebrate the release of his latest novel, Northline, Middle American troubadour Willy Vlautin reads excerpts from the odd tale of... 

Ongoing Events

Elizabethan Flagons from St Mary Woolnoth

Art

Elizabethan Flagons

Tuesday 1/4 @ 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.... 

<em>Contains Violence</em>

Theatre

Contains Violence

Tuesday 1/4 @ Lyric Theatre Hammersmith

The Lyric Hammersmith present Contains Violence, a site-specific theatrical performance that plays out beyond the stage and into office windows along... 

<em>Duchamp, Man Ray, Picabia</em>

Art

Duchamp, Man Ray, Picabia

Tuesday 1/4 @ Tate Modern

It isn't often you see Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray and Francis Picabia — a conceptualist, a photographer and a poet, respectively... 

<em>Snowbound</em>

Theatre

Snowbound

Tuesday 1/4 @ Trafalgar Studios

Snowbound finds two orphaned brothers having their roles reversed: when older brother and businessman Tom loses his wife, the younger Alex... 

<em>Listening Post</em>

Art

Listening Post

Tuesday 1/4 @ The Science Museum

Idle conversations on Facebook walls, MySpace comments and message forums may not feel as intimate after Listening Post arrives at the... 

<em>Gdansk: Polish Lives Found in Translation</em>

Art

Gdansk: Polish Lives Found in Translation

Tuesday 1/4 @ The Wapping Project

For the first installment of the Jerwood: Found in Translation series, Polish filmmaker Marta Michalowska presents four films that encapsulate the... 

<em>Martian Museum of Terrestrial Art</em>

Art

Martian Museum of Terrestrial Art

Tuesday 1/4 @ Barbican

In Martian Museum of Terrestrial Art, a group of (fictional) Martian curators hand-pick contemporary artworks by 115 Earthlings. As the "curators"... 

<em>Wrapping Japan</em>

Special Event

Wrapping Japan

Tuesday 1/4 @ 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>Into The Hoods</em>

Theatre

Into The Hoods

Tuesday 1/4 @ The Novello Theatre

ZooNation's revamped Stephen Sondheim musical comes to London after a hit season at the Edinburgh Fringe. This pop-culture quest follows two... 

<em>The Camden Town Group</em>

Art

The Camden Town Group

Tuesday 1/4 @ Tate Britain

Unlike Hawley Arms' caners Winehouse, Fielding and Geldof, this Camden Town Group was a collective of realist painters working in the... 

Out of Joint presents <em>Testing the Echo</em>

Theatre

Testing the Echo

Tuesday 1/4 @ The Tricycle Theatre

Out of Joint presents David Edgar's sharp, politically brave play, Testing the Echo. The story unfolds at an English-language school, where... 

<em>Borders and Identities</em>

Art

Borders and Identities

Tuesday 1/4 @ The Stephen Lawrence Gallery at University of Greenwich

Borders and Identities explores the consequences of the lines drawn in geo-political sands. Palestinian-born Sharif Waked's short film Chic Point hauntingly... 

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

Theatre

Speed-the-Plow

Tuesday 1/4 @ 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>Live Art on Camera</em>

Art: Photography

Live Art on Camera

Tuesday 1/4 @ Space Studios

Live Art on Camera presents a series of photographs of performance art from the 1950s to the present day. The exhibition... 

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

Art: Photography

Deutsche Börse Photography Prize

Tuesday 1/4 @ 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... 

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

Art

Laughing in a Foreign Language

Tuesday 1/4 @ Hayward Gallery

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

Derek Jarman

Film

Derek Jarman

Tuesday 1/4 @ Serpentine Gallery

Installation artist Isaac Julien puts on his curator's cap and examines the prolific career of controversial filmmaker and artist Derek Jarman,... 

Constellation Change

Film

Constellation Change

Tuesday 1/4 @ Various locations

This annual celebration of dance on film returns with another impressive selection. The line-up of features this year includes Been Rich... 

John Swannell

Art: Photography

John Swannell

Tuesday 1/4 @ Chris Beetles Gallery

Over his 35-year career, photographer John Swannell has shot lakes and mountains across the globe, dramatic nudes and models showcasing the... 

<em>The Harder They Come</em>

Theatre

The Harder They Come

Tuesday 1/4 @ Barbican

As you might guess, The Harder They Come is the musical-theatre adaptation of the 1972 cult film starring reggae legend Jimmy... 

Judah Passow: <em>Shattered Dreams: Israel and the Palestinians</em>

Art: Photography

Judah Passow

Tuesday 1/4 @ HOST Gallery

In Shattered Dreams: Israel and the Palestinians, acclaimed press photographer Judah Passow portrays Israel's past, conflicted present and uncertain future. A... 

Alfredo Jaar: <em>Politics of the Image</em>

Art

Alfredo Jaar

Tuesday 1/4 @ South London Gallery

Fresh from the African Pavilion of the 2007 Venice Biennale, New York-based Chilean artist Alfredo Jaar arrives at the South London... 

Nour el Huda Awad: <em>Alhambra</em>

Art

Nour el Huda Awad

Tuesday 1/4 @ The Cochrane Theatre

Nour el Huda Awad offers a fresh interpretation of traditional Islamic art forms with his installation Alhambra. The solo exhibition features... 

<em>The ALI Folio</em>

Art: Photography

The ALI Folio

Tuesday 1/4 @ Proud Central

Muhammad Ali is one of the world's most photographed people, but despite the amount of coverage he commands, an air of... 

China in London

Festival: Performing Arts

China in London

Tuesday 1/4 @ Various locations

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

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

Art: Photography

Jazz in London

Tuesday 1/4 @ 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... 

Tennessee Williams: <em>The Pink Bedroom</em>

Theatre

The Pink Bedroom

Tuesday 1/4 @ Courtyard Theatre

Tonight is the UK premiere of Tennessee Williams' lesser-known play The Pink Bedroom, on the bill with three other rare, one-act... 

Max Jacquard's <em>Untold Stories</em>

Art

Max Jacquard's Untold Stories

Tuesday 1/4 @ Zest Gallery

ZeST Contemporary presents Max Jacquard's Untold Stories, a solo exhibition of the glass artist's most recent works. Pillow Piece, the collection's... 

Duncan Sarkies and Nic McGowan: <em>Instructions for Modern Living</em>

Performing Arts

Instructions for Modern Living

Tuesday 1/4 @ The Pit

Instructions for Modern Living aims to expose what goes on in the city when most people are safely snuggled under their... 

<em>It's a Wallpaper World</em>

Art

It's a Wallpaper World

Tuesday 1/4 @ Well Gallery

Vancouver-born, Munich-educated and London-based artist Daphne Plessner presents It's a Wallpaper World. Featuring a series of canvas paintings, the exhibition depicts... 

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

Art: Photography

Peacocks & Pinstripes

Tuesday 1/4 @ Fashion and Textile Museum

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

Amin Taha Architects

Art

Amin Taha Architects

Tuesday 1/4 @ Dreamspace Gallery

Exterior-design up-and-comers Amin Taha Architects showcase their innovative work at dreamspace gallery. Their debut solo exhibition features recently completed projects, maquettes... 

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

Art: Photography

Alexander Rodchenko

Tuesday 1/4 @ 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>Random</em>

Theatre

Random

Tuesday 1/4 @ Royal Court Theatre

Debbie Tucker Green writes with striking urgency. Her trademark is rhythmic and forceful language, and not everyone appreciates her confrontational style... 

<em>Vanity Fair Portraits: Photographs 1913-2008</em>

Art: Photography

Vanity Fair Portraits

Tuesday 1/4 @ National Portrait Gallery

Ever since it launched way back when, Vanity Fair has never failed to raise an eyebrow — least of all for... 

<em>An Enemy of the People </em>

Theatre

An Enemy of the People

Tuesday 1/4 @ Arcola Theatre

Rebecca Lenkiewicz's adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's An Enemy of the People skillfully transfers the play's explorations of greed and small-town politics... 

China Design Now

Art

China Design Now

Tuesday 1/4 @ Victoria and Albert Museum

Celebrating China's return to the graphic-art world stage, China Design Now embarks on a three-part journey along the country's coastline. The... 

<em>Set in Stone: Real and Imaginary Architecture</em>

Art

Set in Stone

Tuesday 1/4 @ PM Gallery & House

Buildings (both real and invented) are the theme for this exhibition at the PM Gallery in West London. Artists Emily Allchurch,... 

Marc Horowitz: <em>The Centre for Improved Living</em>

Art

Marc Horowitz

Tuesday 1/4 @ Southbank Centre

Almost 90 years after the Bauhaus design ideal was unveiled in Germany, comic-slash-artist Marc Horowitz brings a similar concept to London.... 

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

Special Event

1001 Inventions

Tuesday 1/4 @ 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... 

London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival

Film

London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival

Tuesday 1/4 @ BFI Southbank

Established in 1986 and currently maintaining a proud position as the third largest film fest in the UK, the annual London...