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Art
Mind over Matter: Images of Pink Floyd
Thursday 24 July (11am–6pm) @ the.gallery@oxo More times »
Free
Surreal and iconic large-scale designs are the order of the day at Mind over Matter: Images of Pink Floyd, on display at the.gallery@oxo. The exhibition... View details »
Mind over Matter: Images of Pink Floyd
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Jakob Roepke
Thursday 24 July (noon–6pm) @ Fred [London] Ltd More times »
Free
Vyner Street's Fred [London] Ltd shows the work of Jakob Roepke, a master of collage who has been refining his skills since the '90s, producing... View details »
Jakob Roepke
Art: Photography
Johnny Cash
Thursday 24 July (11am–7pm) @ Proud Central More times »
Free
Attention country fans: if you couldn't get tickets for Dolly's recent O2 appearance, check out this Johnny Cash photography exhibition instead. It charts the legendary... View details »
Johnny Cash
Performing Arts: Spoken Word
Homework
Thursday 24 July (8pm) @ The Gramaphone More times »
Each month, the freshest wordsmiths in London showcase new work in Homework, and judging by the popularity of June's performance, the coming months of literary... View details »
Homework
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Andrew Plummer and Stench of Muscle
Thursday 24 July (8pm–midnight) @ Bardens Boudoir
An outlandishly off-kilter evening lies ahead at Bardens Boudoir, with Andrew Plummer and Stench of Muscle presenting a cavalcade of weird and wonderful artists from... View details »
Andrew Plummer and Stench of Muscle
Music: DJ
The Last Days of Disco
Thursday 24 July (7pm–2:30am) @ The Last Days of Decadence
Free
New club night the Last Days of Disco is held in new venue the Last Days of Decadence on Shoreditch High Street. The collaboration between... View details »
The Last Days of Disco
Art
Love
Thursday 24 July (10am–6pm) @ The National Gallery More times »
Free
Love is a many-splendoured thing, but it's also a complex emotion that encompasses a gamut of feelings. With themes of religious devotion, unrequited passion, jealousy,... View details »
Love
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Twilight Photography Trail
Thursday 24 July (7pm) @ Kensal Green Cemetery
Free
Kensal Green Cemetery is the starting point of this evening's journey around Kensington and Chelsea. Dusk lends a magical look to structures that are banal... View details »
Twilight Photography Trail

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Amora
Thursday 24 July (1pm–midnight) @ Amora More times »
Amora — the Academy of Sex and Relationships — offers an educational exploration of all aspects of intimacy. Seven distinct zones take you through everything... View details »
Amora
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Hibiscus
Thursday 24 July (noon–2:30 & 6:30–10pm) @ Hibiscus More times »
In just a month, chef-proprietor Claude Bosi has taken London's restaurant world by storm. With the relocation of his two Michelin stars from Ludlow to... View details »
Hibiscus
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Horse Riding at Wimbledon Village Stables
Thursday 24 July (9am–2pm) @ Wimbledon Village Stables More times »
For city-bound equestrians missing their early-morning ride and novice ponyphiles alike, Wimbledon has more to offer than Wombles. Even if you have a penchant for... View details »
Horse Riding at Wimbledon Village Stables
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Café on the Hill
Thursday 24 July (8am–10pm) @ Cafe on the Hill More times »
With most of central London out-of-bounds (either closed or crammed with shoppers), get perspective on the city from Muswell Hill. Like a less pretentious Hampstead,... View details »
Café on the Hill
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Furnace
Thursday 24 July (10am–3pm & 6–11pm) @ Furnace More times »
Tucked down a side street off Hoxton Square is the perfect remedy to the seasonal poultry overload. Shoreditch's best-kept secret, Furnace has been in the... View details »
Furnace
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Viktor & Rolf
Thursday 24 July (11am–10pm) @ Barbican Centre More times »
Giveaway
About as far-removed from traditional fashion houses as possible, Dutch duo Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren have a surreal sense of design. Their collections are... View details »
Viktor & Rolf
Art
For Your Eyes Only
Thursday 24 July (10am–6pm) @ Imperial War Museum Park More times »
Ian Fleming, the author responsible for birthing the shaken-not-stirred secret agent James Bond, receives his due in this new exhibition at the Imperial War Museum.... View details »
For Your Eyes Only
Music: Rock/Pop
The Grand Acoustic Show
Thursday 24 July (7–10pm) @ The Grand Union More times »
Free
The Grand Union mini-chain has jumped on the gourmet-burger craze — and added a cocktail lounge to the concept. A nice mix of lived-in style... View details »
The Grand Acoustic Show
Performing Arts: Dance
West Side Story
Thursday 24 July (7:30pm) @ Sadler's Wells More times »
It's been some 50 years since Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim's musical update of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet first appeared on the capital's stage. The... View details »
West Side Story
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Parkour
Thursday 24 July @ Westminster Academy More times »
Release your urban primate with parkour, the sport that catapults folks around London using vaults, leaps and climbs. The beginner's class breaks you in gently... View details »
Parkour
Art: Architecture/Design
Skin + Bones
Thursday 24 July (10am–6pm) @ Somerset House More times »
Exploring the enduring love affair between two creative entities, Skin + Bones: Parallel Practices in Fashion and Architecture hits Somerset House's newest space, the Embankment... View details »
Skin + Bones
Art: Architecture/Design
Richard Rogers & Architects
Thursday 24 July (10am–5:45pm) @ Design Museum More times »
Modern, functional design has long been synonymous with architect Richard Rogers, who's stamped his distinctive imprint on buildings throughout Europe. To appropriately honour his career,... View details »
Richard Rogers & Architects
Art
A Century of Olympic Posters
Thursday 24 July (10am–5:45pm) @ Museum of Childhood More times »
Free
After the recent debacle with our city's own 2012 Olympic logo, you might be tempted to dismiss this little gem of a show, but it... View details »
A Century of Olympic Posters
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The Regent
Thursday 24 July (12:30–11pm) @ The Regent More times »
If you awake to find yourself north of Notting Hill on a Sunday morning, get rejuvenated at Kensal Rise's best grub 'n boozer. Since its... View details »
The Regent
Film
Children of Glory
Thursday 24 July @ Various locations More times »
With the Russian FSB flexing its muscles once again under Putin, Krisztina Goda's gripping Cold War-era drama bristles with prescience as it recounts the story... View details »
Children of Glory
Art
Listening Post
Thursday 24 July (10am–6pm) @ The Science Museum More times »
Free
Idle conversations on Facebook walls, MySpace comments and message forums may not feel as intimate after Listening Post arrives at the Science Museum. Asking "What... View details »
Listening Post
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Pollock's Toy Museum
Thursday 24 July (10am–5pm) @ Pollock's Toy Museum More times »
Evoke dusty memories of bygone days with a visit to Pollock's Toy Museum, nestled in the heart of Fitzrovia. Comprised of two conjoined 18th- and... View details »
Pollock's Toy Museum
Film
The Escapist
Thursday 24 July @ Various locations More times »
Like all good prison-escape movies, The Escapist has an ensemble cast of stereotypes: the lifer (Brian Cox), the serial escapee (Liam Cunningham), the fixer (Seu... View details »
The Escapist
Performing Arts: Theatre
Pygmalion
Thursday 24 July @ Old Vic Theatre More times »
George Bernard Shaw's rags-to-riches tale was made famous by George Cukor's 1964 film musical My Fair Lady, which starred Rex Harrison as Henry Higgins —... View details »
Pygmalion
Art: Architecture/Design
The Story of the Supremes
Thursday 24 July (10am–5:45pm) @ Victoria and Albert Museum More times »
Relive the days of '60s doo-wop and soul at the Victoria & Albert Museum's latest exhibition. Hailed as one of the most successful performing groups... View details »
The Story of the Supremes
Art
Tom Hunter
Thursday 24 July (10am–5:45pm) @ Museum of Childhood More times »
Free
Exploring the ever-changing face of the trade that in east London, Tom Hunter's portraits document the varied mechants and wares of local businesses running along... View details »
Tom Hunter
Art: Photography
Street & Studio
Thursday 24 July (10am–6pm) @ Tate Modern More times »
Giveaway
Featuring 350 influential works that span from the 19th century to the current day, the Tate Modern's expansive exhibition explores the dichotomy between images produced... View details »
Street & Studio
Art: Photography
Sid Vicious: No One Is Innocent
Thursday 24 July (11am–6pm) @ Proud Galleries More times »
Free
It's good to see Proud Galleries opening their new Camden home in a suitably rock 'n roll way. Taking an up-close and personal look at... View details »
Sid Vicious: No One Is Innocent
Art
Colin Self
Thursday 24 July (11am–6pm) @ Delaye Saltoun More times »
Free
One of British pop art's lesser-known figures, Colin Self is described by fellow artist Peter Blake as a "forgotten hero". Delaye Saltoun's exhibition — Self's... View details »
Colin Self
Art
Hans Josephsohn
Thursday 24 July (10am–6pm) @ Hauser & Wirth More times »
Free
It's impressive that figurative sculptor Hans Josephsohn is still active in his practice at age 87 — and more so that his new works are... View details »
Hans Josephsohn
Art
Mona Hatoum
Thursday 24 July (10am–6pm) @ Parasol Unit Foundation for Contemporary Art More times »
Free
British-Palestinian artist Mona Hatoum's show at the Parasol Unit includes a decade's worth of work, giving viewers an opportunity to engage with the full range... View details »
Mona Hatoum
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DJ Night at the Castle Climbing Centre
Thursday 24 July (6:30–9:30pm) @ The Castle Climbing Centre More times »
An endless playlist of Europop, Chris de Burgh and the Cliffhanger soundtrack is a thing of the past at this Stoke Newington bouldering locale; for... View details »
DJ Night at the Castle Climbing Centre
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Haozhan
Thursday 24 July (noon–11:30pm) @ Haozhan More times »
Thanks to its bustling location in London's tourist hub, Chinatown is less a mecca for cuisine lovers than a torturous odyssey to find decent food,... View details »
Haozhan
Art
Gail Pickering
Thursday 24 July (noon–6pm) @ Gasworks More times »
Free
Artist and filmmaker Gail Pickering isn't one to shy away from haphazard influences, as her current show at Gasworks proves. In her film Hungary! and... View details »
Gail Pickering
Art
Street Art
Thursday 24 July (10am–6pm) @ Tate Modern More times »
Free
Now that the sun's finally made an appearance, wandering around a gallery may not be the first thing on your mind — fortunately, the Tate... View details »
Street Art
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Dex Club
Thursday 24 July (noon–midnight) @ Dex Club More times »
Dex Club in Brixton is London's newest private members' club, featuring eight DJ-friendly hotel rooms, quality British dining, a spectacular '20s-style main space and a... View details »
Dex Club
Art
Nought to Sixty
Thursday 24 July (noon–9pm) @ ICA More times »
The ICA's ambitious new show brings together 60 early career artists from Britain and Ireland. In an exhibition spanning six months, the artworks roll over... View details »
Nought to Sixty
Performing Arts: Theatre
King Lear
Thursday 24 July @ Shakespeare's Globe More times »
Shakespeare's most tragic of tragedies was in the limelight last year with the RSC's production starring Sir Ian McKellen. For the Globe's version, highly regarded... View details »
King Lear
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Bikram Yoga
Thursday 24 July (6:45am–9pm) @ Bikram Yoga City More times »
Until the advent of Bikram, yoga was associated mostly with unlawful bending and the ubiquitous "om". Now, the modern twist on the ancient technique has,... View details »
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Fox & Anchor
Thursday 24 July (7am–11pm) @ Fox & Anchor More times »
Dating from the late Victorian era, this pub — an old favourite of blood-spattered meat traders from Smithfields Market down the street — has just... View details »
Fox & Anchor
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Amazing Butterflies
Thursday 24 July (10am–3:15pm) @ Natural History Museum More times »
Nothing says "summer is here" like butterflies — just the sight of them fluttering around the park is enough to send most people into paroxysms... View details »
Amazing Butterflies
Performing Arts: Theatre
The Chalk Garden
Thursday 24 July (2:30 & 7:30pm) @ Donmar Warehouse More times »
Enid Bagnold's dark comedy The Chalk Garden kicks off tonight at Donmar Warehouse's not-for-profit theatre. Bagnold, best known for penning Elizabeth Taylor vehicle National Velvet,... View details »
The Chalk Garden
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Salt Yard
Thursday 24 July (noon–11pm) @ Salt Yard More times »
It's not easy to garner favourable comparisons to London tapas giants Fino and Barrafina, but the diminutive Salt Yard pulls off this Goliath-sized task. The... View details »
Salt Yard
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China Landscape
Thursday 24 July (10am–5:30pm) @ British Museum More times »
Free
Two of the capital's cultural powerhouses — the British Museum and Kew Gardens — join forces to provide insight into the horticultural preferences of the... View details »
China Landscape
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Aaya
Thursday 24 July (noon–midnight) @ Aaya More times »
Though Aaya has been open for a few months, it's still biding its time; rather than go for a press blitz, the restaurant wants to... View details »
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City of London Festival
Thursday 24 July @ Various locations More times »
Since 1962, the City of London Festival has unfurled its teeming arts and music programme over the summer season, inhabiting indoor and outdoor venues throughout... View details »
Art: Fair
Summer Exhibition 2008
Thursday 24 July (10am–6pm) @ Royal Academy of Arts More times »
With more than £70,000 up for grabs in prize money, including the £25,000 Charles Wollaston Award, the stakes are high at the Royal Academy of... View details »
Art
Past-Forward
Thursday 24 July (11am–3pm) @ Project Space 176 More times »
French curator Vincent Honoré's exhibition at this fabulous NW5 art space explores conceptual art and manipulated media. Past-Forward features two specially commissioned pieces: one by... View details »
Past-Forward
Art
Chantal Akerman
Thursday 24 July (10am–6pm) @ Camden Arts Centre More times »
Free
One of Europe's most significant auteurs, Chantal Akerman makes her first appearance at a UK public gallery with this selection of pioneering films at the... View details »
Chantal Akerman
Art: Photography
Miroslav Tichý
Thursday 24 July (noon–6pm) @ Michael Hoppen Gallery More times »
Free
Czech artist Miroslav Tichý produced most of his oeuvre between 1950 and 1980, but it was not until the summer of 2005 that his work... View details »
Miroslav Tichý
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Brunello Picnic in Kensington Gardens
Thursday 24 July @ Brunello More times »
If carrying equipment and provisions on public transport seems like too much perspiration for a weekend's picnic, then the Brunello restaurant's new selection of hampers... View details »
Art
Jayne Amongst the Birds
Thursday 24 July (11am–6pm) @ Tatty Devine More times »
Free
In September 1959, a strange thing happened in Hackney: iconic American blonde bombshell Jayne Mansfield turned up to present the prizes at a competition held... View details »
Jayne Amongst the Birds
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Whitecross Street Market
Thursday 24 July (11am–5pm) @ Whitecross Street More times »
Free
For those lusting after a little more than the usual lunchtime selection of sandwiches and salads, best head to Whitecross Street Market. One of London's... View details »
Whitecross Street Market
Art
Piers Jackson
Thursday 24 July (noon–6pm) @ T1 + 2 More times »
Free
British artist (and former Jade Jagger beau) Piers Jackson unveils Optica — a collection of works two years in the making — at newbie gallery... View details »
Piers Jackson
Art
Sarah Morris
Thursday 24 July (10am–6pm) @ White Cube Mason's Yard More times »
Free
White Cube at Mason's Yard plays host to Sarah Morris' Lesser Panda this month. The artist — who calls both New York and London home... View details »
Sarah Morris
Art
Daniela Schönbächler
Thursday 24 July @ Riflemaker Gallery More times »
Free
Awaiting your contemplation, Murano-based artist Daniela Schönbächler's work is in situ in Soho's former gun factory. Schönbächler brings a fragment of the Italian city, famed... View details »
Daniela Schönbächler
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Abigail Lane
Thursday 24 July (10am–6pm) @ Matches More times »
Free
Abigail Lane first came to the public's attention 20 years ago as one of the YBAs involved in then Goldsmiths College student Damien Hirst's groundbreaking... View details »
Performing Arts: Comedy
The NewsRevue
Thursday 24 July (9:30pm) @ Canal Café Theatre More times »
The NewsRevue has followed the same format since 1979 — low-tech, topical comedy performed by two men and two women. Written by a team of... View details »
The NewsRevue
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London Fencing Club
Thursday 24 July @ Finsbury Leisure Centre More times »
If you've ever watched the dueling scene in The Mask of Zorro and thought, "Hey, I could do better than that," now you can prove... View details »
London Fencing Club
Art
Et Pendant Ce Temps...
Thursday 24 July (noon–6pm) @ Nettie Horn More times »
Free
This group show of six contemporary artists revives the form of allegorical still life known as vanitas, which reminds viewers that time is fleeting and... View details »
Et Pendant Ce Temps...
Art
Lip-Gloss and Lacquer
Thursday 24 July (10am–5pm) @ Spring Projects More times »
Free
Lip-Gloss and Lacquer's seven artists take on fashion, celebrity and commodification in the glamour industry. Laura Buckley uses video installations of light, refracted by moving... View details »
Lip-Gloss and Lacquer
Art: Photography
Robert Altman
Thursday 24 July (noon–6pm) @ Idea Generation Gallery More times »
Free
The photographs of Robert Altman, lensman for Rolling Stone, encapsulate nearly all aspects of the 1960s, from free love and festivals to psychedelia and sit-ins.... View details »
Robert Altman
Performing Arts: Theatre
The Wizard of Oz
Thursday 24 July (7:30pm) @ Royal Festival Hall More times »
Flying monkeys, munchkins and talking trees, oh my — the ruby-slippered Dorothy Gale and her little dog Toto land at the Royal Festival Hall this... View details »
The Wizard of Oz
Art
The Courtauld Cézannes
Thursday 24 July (10am–6pm) @ The Courtauld Institute of Art More times »
Proving that good things do indeed come in small packages, the Courtauld Gallery hosts a series of Paul Cézanne works in its diminutive interior. Presenting... View details »
The Courtauld Cézannes
Art
The Psychology of Fear
Thursday 24 July (11am–5pm) @ 198 More times »
Free
At her solo show at Herne Hill's 198, Iran-born UK-based artist Maria Kheirkhah confronts the rise of fear in modern society resulting from the British... View details »
The Psychology of Fear
Film
Archivos OVNI
Thursday 24 July (noon–6pm) @ LUX 28 More times »
Free
Appraising modern-day culture and society, Archivos OVNI (Observatorio de Video No Identificado) occupies LUX 28 over the coming month. The video-archive project — visiting our... View details »
Archivos OVNI
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The Old Ship
Thursday 24 July @ The Old Ship More times »
If you're planning a trip to the Hackney Empire any time soon, be sure to stop by the newly renovated Old Ship next door. Gone... View details »
The Old Ship
Art
Huang Yong Ping
Thursday 24 July (11am–8pm) @ Barbican Centre More times »
Free
Huang Yong Ping's first exhibition in the UK is a satirical diatribe inspired by the Frolic, the flagship vessel of the British opium trade. A... View details »
Huang Yong Ping
Art
Mashups
Thursday 24 July @ The Kowalsky Gallery More times »
GiveawayFree
Acclaimed curator Stuart Semple and four contemporary artists explore one of the hallmarks of Generation Y in this exhibition that champions juxtaposition. Bearing witness to... View details »
Mashups
Art: Architecture/Design
John McAslan + Partners
Thursday 24 July (9am–5:30pm) @ Dreamspace Gallery More times »
Free
Londoners hear plenty about graduate work in the fields of fashion, art and design, but architecture and engineering go virtually unmentioned. This show at the... View details »
John McAslan + Partners
Art
Chantal Joffe
Thursday 24 July (10am–6pm) @ Victoria Miro Gallery More times »
Free
Chantal Joffe exhibits at the Victoria Miro Gallery with a series of cheeky — quite literally — canvas paintings. The British artist, who received the... View details »
Chantal Joffe
Art
Bettina Buck
Thursday 24 July (11am–6pm) @ Rokeby More times »
Free
Having exhibited in Ecuador, Cologne and Rome, Bettina Buck makes her London debut with Flexing Brown at the Rokeby Gallery. The German artist transforms the... View details »
Bettina Buck
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Spice Festival
Thursday 24 July @ Hackney Empire More times »
Variety is indeed the spice of life at Hackney's annual celebration of multiculturalism, which touches down at the Empire. This year, expect comedy (from Richard... View details »
Spice Festival
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Little Black Dress
Thursday 24 July (11am–6pm) @ Fashion and Textile Museum More times »
Style icon Wallis Simpson once said, "When the little black dress is right, there is nothing else to wear in its place". First championed by... View details »
Little Black Dress
Art: Photography
Capturing Film History in the Making
Thursday 24 July (10am–6:30pm) @ Getty Images Gallery More times »
Free
For a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the making of some classic films, head down to the Getty Images Gallery for Capturing Film History in the Making.... View details »
Capturing Film History in the Making
Art
Aura Satz
Thursday 24 July (11am–6pm) @ Artprojx Space More times »
Free
Exploring ghosts in the machine, Artprojx Space present Aura Staz's exhibition Automamusic. Featuring self-played violins and accordians, the installation takes in early means of composition... View details »
Aura Satz
Art: Photography
Richard Prince: Continuation
Thursday 24 July (10am–6pm) @ Serpentine Gallery More times »
Free
American artist Richard Prince first achieved notoriety in 1977, when he photographed advertisements (most famously the Marlboro cowboy) and images from the press and repackaged... View details »
Richard Prince: Continuation
Art
Nick Hornby: Tell Tale Heart
Thursday 24 July (10am–5pm) @ Camley Street Natural Park More times »
Free
As bizarre art projects go, building a massive replica of a Disney castle in your West London studio and floating it down a canal to... View details »
Film
Graphic Images: Comic-Book Movies
Thursday 24 July @ BFI Southbank More times »
Expect to see Jonathan Ross on the Southbank over the next couple of months, as a season of comic-book adaptations lands at the NFT. The... View details »
Graphic Images: Comic-Book Movies
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Cha Cha Moon
Thursday 24 July (noon–11pm) @ Cha Cha Moon More times »
Influential restaurateur Alan Yau is back with Cha Cha Moon, returning to cuisine with widespread appeal (he devised Wagamama and Busaba Eathai) at this Malay-Chinese... View details »
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Côte
Thursday 24 July (8am–midnight) @ Côte More times »
The first Côte opened in Wimbledon last August; before the rapturous reception had died down, a Soho-based second location opened in May, bringing the all-day... View details »
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Dehesa
Thursday 24 July (noon–11pm) @ Dehesa More times »
Together with Alan Yau's Cha Cha Moon and ace burger joint the Diner, Dehesa completes Ganton Street's status as the epicentre of Soho spur-of-the-moment dining.... View details »
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Quo Vadis
Thursday 24 July (noon–2:45 & 5–10:45pm) @ Quo Vadis More times »
Sam and Eddie Hart cemented their restaurant reputation by reinventing tapas for a sophisticated London clientele at Fino, then tailoring them for a drop-by crowd... View details »
Quo Vadis
Film
The Visitor
Thursday 24 July @ Various locations More times »
Economics professor Walter Vale is widowed and weary, his lonely existence accentuated by his fumbling attempts to emulate his late wife on the piano. Arriving... View details »
The Visitor
Performing Arts: Theatre
Watch This Space
Thursday 24 July @ National Theatre More times »
Free
For those navigating the insistently endless summer days on a budget, the National Theatre's Watch This Space returns to the scenic shore of the Thames... View details »
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Skeletons
Thursday 24 July (10am–10pm) @ Wellcome Collection More times »
Free
The Wellcome Collection present Skeletons, a gruesome yet fascinating look at London history. Drawing from the Museum of London's collection of over 17,000 skeletons, the... View details »
Skeletons
Art
Art After Dark
Thursday 24 July (6–11pm) @ Louise T Blouin Institute More times »
Free
The coming weeks of the Louise T Blouin Institute's Art After Dark 10 x 10 series calls to those with nocturnal and/or artistic tendencies. Ten... View details »
Performing Arts: Opera
Monkey: Journey to the West
Thursday 24 July (2:30 & 7:30pm) @ Royal Opera House More times »
Monkey: Journey to the West, the circus opera directed by the acclaimed Chen Shi-Zheng and composed by Blur/Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn, hits the Royal Opera... View details »
Monkey: Journey to the West
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The Smallest Cinema in the World
Thursday 24 July (2–8pm) @ Regent's Park More times »
Free
For Portavilion, a project that puts mobile public art in London's open spaces, Swedish artist Annika Eriksson teamed up with architects and engineers to create... View details »
The Smallest Cinema in the World
Performing Arts: Festival
Almeida Summer Festival
Thursday 24 July @ Almeida Theatre More times »
The Almeida Summer Festival is, as you would expect, a bit more high-brow than your standard fest fare, combining music, art, theatre and cabaret with... View details »
Almeida Summer Festival
Art
Zander Blom and Julia Rosa Clark: The Drain of Progress and Hypocrite’s Lament
Thursday 24 July (10am–6pm) @ Ferreira Projects More times »
Free
This exhibition brings together two leading South African artists, Zander Blom and Julia Rosa Clark, in collaboration with Cape Town's WHATIFTHEWORLD / GALLERY. Blom's The... View details »
Zander Blom and Julia Rosa Clark: The Drain of Progress and Hypocrite’s Lament
Art
Wang Jianwei & Ali Kazma
Thursday 24 July (11am–6pm) @ Whitechapel Art Gallery More times »
Free
Whitechapel Laboratory's multimedia exhibition juxtaposes the videos and photographs of Chinese conceptual artist Wang Jianwei with the art of Turkish filmmaker Ali Kazma, highlighting the... View details »
Wang Jianwei & Ali Kazma
Film
Puffball
Thursday 24 July @ Various locations More times »
Don't Look Now director Nicolas Roeg's latest cinematic offering is based on Fay Weldon's novel, adapted into a screenplay by her son, Dan. Kelly Reilly... View details »
Puffball
Art
Trespass Alliance: Inside Urban Art
Thursday 24 July (9:30am–6pm) @ The Andipa Gallery More times »
Free
Chelsea's elegant Andipa Gallery somewhat incongruously hosts ten international "urban artists". The collages, prints, sculptures and installation pieces on display go beyond street art, by... View details »
Trespass Alliance: Inside Urban Art
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Games & Theory
Thursday 24 July @ South London Gallery More times »
Free
This exhibition at the South London Gallery features ten artists from the UK and around the globe who share a thematic concern: the concept of... View details »
Art
Emilie Selbourne
Thursday 24 July (noon–5pm) @ Burgh House & Hampstead Museum More times »
Free
Photographer Emilie Selbourne presents her debut solo exhibition, The Spirit of Hampstead Heath, on the walls of a most appropriate venue, the Grade I-listed Burgh... View details »
Emilie Selbourne
Performing Arts: Theatre
50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
Thursday 24 July (8pm) @ The Bush Theatre More times »
Over the last year, the innovative