Events on Wednesday, April 2

Skate Bitch

Party

Skate Bitch

Wednesday 2/4 @ Renaissance Rooms

The first-ever Skate Bitch excites the rollerskate rink with uber-glam music and three well-stocked bars. Having helped champion the written word... 

The Brunettes w/ the Boy

Music

The Brunettes

Wednesday 2/4 @ Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen

Hailing from the New Zealand indie-pop mecca of Auckland, the Brunettes are the pop project of singers Jonathan Bree and Heather... 

YellowBlack feat. the Toy Guns w/ Rötkappchen

Party

YellowBlack feat. the Toy Guns

Wednesday 2/4 @ Bar Rumba

YellowBlack returns for another Wednesday-night extravaganza of student drink deals, underground DJs and live acts. In this week's installment, Bethnal Green's... 

Ongoing Events

<em>The Harder They Come</em>

Theatre

The Harder They Come

Wednesday 2/4 @ Barbican

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

<em>The Camden Town Group</em>

Art

The Camden Town Group

Wednesday 2/4 @ Tate Britain

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

2008 London Burlesque Festival

Performing Arts

2008 London Burlesque Festival

Wednesday 2/4 @ Various locations

Flames, fans, hoops and tassles are all on display at the 2008 London Burlesque Festival. Now in its second year, the... 

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

Art

Set in Stone

Wednesday 2/4 @ PM Gallery & House

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

<em>Borders and Identities</em>

Art

Borders and Identities

Wednesday 2/4 @ 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>No Letters</em>

Art

No Letters

Wednesday 2/4 @ Nettie Horn

No Letters brings together contemporary artworks that unpick assumptions about how we receive and digest public information — be it current... 

<em>Live Art on Camera</em>

Art: Photography

Live Art on Camera

Wednesday 2/4 @ Space Studios

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

<em>The Street</em>

Art

The Street

Wednesday 2/4 @ The Street Project Base

They may navigate us through our lives, but have you ever considered London's streets as the context for artistic interrogation? Over... 

Amin Taha Architects

Art

Amin Taha Architects

Wednesday 2/4 @ 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... 

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

Theatre

The Pink Bedroom

Wednesday 2/4 @ 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... 

Derek Jarman

Film

Derek Jarman

Wednesday 2/4 @ Serpentine Gallery

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

<em>Random</em>

Theatre

Random

Wednesday 2/4 @ Royal Court Theatre

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

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

Performing Arts

Instructions for Modern Living

Wednesday 2/4 @ The Pit

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

John Swannell

Art: Photography

John Swannell

Wednesday 2/4 @ 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... 

Jess Flood-Paddock and Liz Murray: <em>New Work</em>

Art

Jess Flood-Paddock and Liz Murray

Wednesday 2/4 @ Standpoint Gallery

Jess Flood-Paddock and Liz Murray offer deceptive stylisations of fruit and hot-dog stands (respectively) in their joint sculptural installation, exploring the... 

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

Art: Photography

Judah Passow

Wednesday 2/4 @ HOST Gallery

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

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

Art: Photography

Deutsche Börse Photography Prize

Wednesday 2/4 @ 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... 

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

Art

Nour el Huda Awad

Wednesday 2/4 @ The Cochrane Theatre

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

Whitechapel Laboratory: Daniel Pflumm

Art

Daniel Pflumm

Wednesday 2/4 @ Whitechapel Art Gallery

Berlin is home and muse to some of Europe's most intriguing visual artists, including Geneva-born Daniel Pflumm. A keen musician and... 

London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival

Film

London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival

Wednesday 2/4 @ BFI Southbank

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

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

Theatre

An Enemy of the People

Wednesday 2/4 @ 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... 

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

Art: Photography

Jazz in London

Wednesday 2/4 @ 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... 

<em>Contains Violence</em>

Theatre

Contains Violence

Wednesday 2/4 @ 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... 

Nederlands Dans Theater

Dance

Nederlands Dans Theater

Wednesday 2/4 @ Sadler's Wells

NDT 1, the premier troupe of the innovative Nederlands Dans Theater, presents work by resident choreographer Jirí Kylián as well as... 

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

Art

Max Jacquard's Untold Stories

Wednesday 2/4 @ 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... 

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

Art

Gdansk: Polish Lives Found in Translation

Wednesday 2/4 @ 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>It's a Wallpaper World</em>

Art

It's a Wallpaper World

Wednesday 2/4 @ 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>The ALI Folio</em>

Art: Photography

The ALI Folio

Wednesday 2/4 @ Proud Central

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

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

Art

Martian Museum of Terrestrial Art

Wednesday 2/4 @ Barbican

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

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

Art: Photography

Alexander Rodchenko

Wednesday 2/4 @ 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>Into The Hoods</em>

Theatre

Into The Hoods

Wednesday 2/4 @ 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>Snowbound</em>

Theatre

Snowbound

Wednesday 2/4 @ Trafalgar Studios

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

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

Art: Photography

Vanity Fair Portraits

Wednesday 2/4 @ National Portrait Gallery

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

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

Art

Alfredo Jaar

Wednesday 2/4 @ 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... 

China Design Now

Art

China Design Now

Wednesday 2/4 @ 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>Peacocks &amp; Pinstripes</em>

Art: Photography

Peacocks & Pinstripes

Wednesday 2/4 @ Fashion and Textile Museum

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

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

Art

Marc Horowitz

Wednesday 2/4 @ 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>Monologue/Dialogue Part II</em>

Art

Monologue/Dialogue Part II

Wednesday 2/4 @ Bischoff/Weiss

Monologue/Dialogue II's artists use sculpture, painting and installation to convey their own vision of Bangkok. Nathaniel Rackowe's urban, fluorescent installations are... 

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

Art

Laughing in a Foreign Language

Wednesday 2/4 @ Hayward Gallery

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

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

Theatre

Testing the Echo

Wednesday 2/4 @ 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... 

Elizabethan Flagons from St Mary Woolnoth

Art

Elizabethan Flagons

Wednesday 2/4 @ 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.... 

Constellation Change

Film

Constellation Change

Wednesday 2/4 @ Various locations

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

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

Theatre

Speed-the-Plow

Wednesday 2/4 @ 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>Duchamp, Man Ray, Picabia</em>

Art

Duchamp, Man Ray, Picabia

Wednesday 2/4 @ Tate Modern

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

Barry Reigate: <em>Happiness</em>

Art

Barry Reigate

Wednesday 2/4 @ Paradise Row

Barry Reigate's knack for creating downright bizarre artwork is on full display in his first major London solo show. At Bethnal... 

<em>Listening Post</em>

Art

Listening Post

Wednesday 2/4 @ 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>1001 Inventions: Discover the Muslim Heritage in our World</em>

Special Event

1001 Inventions

Wednesday 2/4 @ 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... 

Lee Ufan

Art

Lee Ufan

Wednesday 2/4 @ Lisson Gallery

Korean painter, sculptor and philosopher Lee Ufan first came into prominence in the late '60s as one of the key players... 

<em>Wrapping Japan</em>

Special Event

Wrapping Japan

Wednesday 2/4 @ 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... 

China in London

Festival: Performing Arts

China in London

Wednesday 2/4 @ Various locations

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