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Great British Graphic Novels
Saturday 2 Aug (3:30pm) @ ICA
Anyone who grew up in Britain in the '80s should be familiar with Raymond Briggs' lovable cast of characters, from the fabulously foul Fungus the... View details »
Great British Graphic Novels
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Artist in Action
Saturday 2 Aug (1:15pm) @ National Theatre
Free
Many artists prefer to practise their craft in solitude, but Jon Hicks makes a point of creating his works in public places, so that the... View details »
Artist in Action
Art
Jamie Reid
Saturday 2 Aug (11am–6pm) @ The Aquarium L-13 More times »
Free
It may seem like a long journey from a punk portrait of HRH Queen Elizabeth (complete with swastikas and safety pins) to abstract works created... View details »
Jamie Reid
Performing Arts: Theatre
The House of Gingerbread
Saturday 2 Aug (7:30pm) @ Arcola Theatre
Tonight, the Arcola wraps up its preview of new theatrical gems destined for the Edinburgh Fringe. Benjamin Askew's The House of Gingerbread picks up on... View details »
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The Innocent Village Fete
Saturday 2 Aug (11am–7pm) @ Regent's Park More times »
During Innocent's Village Fete, the fruit-smoothie maker brings the quintessential English summer party to the centre of London. Events include welly wanging — that's throwing... View details »
The Innocent Village Fete

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Amora
Saturday 2 Aug (11am–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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Horse Riding at Wimbledon Village Stables
Saturday 2 Aug (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
Saturday 2 Aug (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
Saturday 2 Aug (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
Saturday 2 Aug (11am–8pm) @ 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
Saturday 2 Aug (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
Performing Arts: Dance
West Side Story
Saturday 2 Aug (2:30 & 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
Saturday 2 Aug @ 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
Saturday 2 Aug (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
Saturday 2 Aug (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
Saturday 2 Aug (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
Saturday 2 Aug (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
Saturday 2 Aug @ 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
Saturday 2 Aug (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
Saturday 2 Aug (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
Saturday 2 Aug @ 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
Saturday 2 Aug @ 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
Saturday 2 Aug (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
Saturday 2 Aug (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
Saturday 2 Aug (10am–10pm) @ 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
Saturday 2 Aug (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
Saturday 2 Aug (11am–4pm) @ 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
Mona Hatoum
Saturday 2 Aug (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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Haozhan
Saturday 2 Aug (noon–midnight) @ 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
Street Art
Saturday 2 Aug (10am–10pm) @ 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
Saturday 2 Aug (11–4am) @ 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
Saturday 2 Aug (noon–7pm) @ 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
Saturday 2 Aug @ 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
Saturday 2 Aug (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
Saturday 2 Aug (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
Saturday 2 Aug (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
Saturday 2 Aug (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
Saturday 2 Aug (5–11pm) @ 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
Saturday 2 Aug (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
Saturday 2 Aug (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
Saturday 2 Aug @ 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
Saturday 2 Aug (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
Saturday 2 Aug (11am–6pm) @ 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
Saturday 2 Aug (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
Performing Arts: Theatre
The Shadowmaster
Saturday 2 Aug (3:30 & 7:30pm) @ King's Head Theatre More times »
Islington's recently refurbished King's Head Theatre kicked off their "season of premieres" earlier this year, and The Shadowmaster is next on the list. Adapted from... View details »
The Shadowmaster
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Brunello Picnic in Kensington Gardens
Saturday 2 Aug @ 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
Saturday 2 Aug (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
Performing Arts: Cabaret/Burlesque
Miss Behave's Variety Night
Saturday 2 Aug (8 & 10:45pm) @ Roundhouse More times »
Take a trip into the decadent underworld of Miss Behave, who — billed as one of the last living female sword swallowers in the world... View details »
Miss Behave's Variety Night
Music: Festival
The Big Chill Festival
Saturday 2 Aug @ Eastnor Castle Deer Park More times »
If you didn't manage to score Glasto or Bestival tickets, there's still time to get your passes for what's arguably the cream of UK left-field... View details »
The Big Chill Festival
Art
Sarah Morris
Saturday 2 Aug (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
Saturday 2 Aug @ 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
Saturday 2 Aug (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
Saturday 2 Aug (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
Saturday 2 Aug @ 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
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Camden Fringe
Saturday 2 Aug @ Various locations More times »
If you can't make the trip to the Edinburgh Fringe this year, head to Camden, which has its own festival in the Etcetera and Camden... View details »
Camden Fringe
Art
Susan Aldworth
Saturday 2 Aug (noon–6pm) @ Transition Gallery More times »
Free
Susan Aldworth's new show at Bethnal Green's Transition Gallery sees her encapsulating the essence of being in material form. After observing her brain on a... View details »
Susan Aldworth
Art
Et Pendant Ce Temps...
Saturday 2 Aug (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
Saturday 2 Aug (11am–4pm) @ 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
Performing Arts: Theatre
The Wizard of Oz
Saturday 2 Aug (2:30 & 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
Saturday 2 Aug (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
Machinic Alliances
Saturday 2 Aug (2–6pm) @ Danielle Arnaud Contemporary Art More times »
Free
In group show Machinic Alliances, 11 artists reveal the bonds that form between human and non-human forces, while delving into biology and technology to reshape... View details »
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The Old Ship
Saturday 2 Aug @ 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
Saturday 2 Aug (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
Chantal Joffe
Saturday 2 Aug (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
Film
Film4 Summer Screen
Saturday 2 Aug @ Somerset House More times »
Soak up the neoclassical surrounds of Somerset House at this year's Film4 Summer Screen. The line-up includes a selection of classic and contemporary flicks, shown... View details »
Film4 Summer Screen
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Little Black Dress
Saturday 2 Aug (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
Saturday 2 Aug (noon–6pm) @ 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
Saturday 2 Aug (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
Saturday 2 Aug (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
Saturday 2 Aug (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 »
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Cha Cha Moon
Saturday 2 Aug (noon–11:30pm) @ 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
Saturday 2 Aug (10am–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
Saturday 2 Aug (11am–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
Saturday 2 Aug (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
Saturday 2 Aug @ 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
Saturday 2 Aug @ 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 »
Art
Hans Stakelbeek
Saturday 2 Aug (11am–5pm) @ PM Gallery & House More times »
Free
Photographer Hans Stakelbeek unveils the reconstruction of Afghanistan in his new series of images, Out of the Dust. The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs commissioned... View details »
Hans Stakelbeek
Art
Mind over Matter: Images of Pink Floyd
Saturday 2 Aug (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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Skeletons
Saturday 2 Aug (10am–6pm) @ 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
Jakob Roepke
Saturday 2 Aug (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
Performing Arts: Theatre
Blood Wedding and Petite Rouge
Saturday 2 Aug @ The Scoop More times »
Free
The Scoop's season of free theatre continues with two plays that perfectly suit the open-air setting of the More London amphitheatre. Mike Artell's Petite Rouge... View details »
Art: Photography
Johnny Cash
Saturday 2 Aug (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
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The Smallest Cinema in the World
Saturday 2 Aug (noon–6pm) @ 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
Saturday 2 Aug @ 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
Wang Jianwei & Ali Kazma
Saturday 2 Aug (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
Saturday 2 Aug @ 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
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Games & Theory
Saturday 2 Aug @ 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
Showtime
Saturday 2 Aug (noon–6pm) @ Gasworks More times »
Free
Tonight, Gasworks' Showtime kicks off with a short history of performance, setting the scene for a week of events that feature the work of four... View details »
Showtime
Performing Arts: Theatre
50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
Saturday 2 Aug (8pm) @ The Bush Theatre More times »
Over the last year, the innovative Bush Theatre have been asking their audience members to anonymously write down their best break-up stories. Some were funny,... View details »
50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
Art: Photography
Foto8 Awards and Summer Show
Saturday 2 Aug (11am–4pm) @ HOST Gallery More times »
For their first-ever show, Foto8 get together with HOST Gallery to celebrate contemporary photography. The exhibition features an awards ceremony judged by a panel of... View details »
Art
Under a Red Sky
Saturday 2 Aug (11am–7pm) @ StolenSpace Gallery More times »
Free
The artists in StolenSpace's summer exhibition come from diverse urban environments, ranging from the seaside town of Hastings to the metropolitan sprawl of São Paulo.... View details »
Under a Red Sky
Art
Domestic Appliance
Saturday 2 Aug (10am–6pm) @ Flowers East More times »
Free
This group show at Flowers collects work inspired by domesticity and made with the kinetic strain of art in mind. Many of the pieces assign... View details »
Domestic Appliance
Art: Photography
Fashion in the Mirror
Saturday 2 Aug (11am–6pm) @ The Photographers' Gallery More times »
Free
The process that occurs between a fashion photograph's initial conception and the time when the image appears in a glossy magazine — from dealing with... View details »
Fashion in the Mirror
Art
In Search of Beauty and Wellbeing
Saturday 2 Aug (10am–6pm) @ The Menier Gallery More times »
Free
Since 1959, Paintings in Hospitals have lent artwork to health-care institutions in order to brighten up depressing corridors and wards and lift the spirits of... View details »
In Search of Beauty and Wellbeing
Art: Photography
Joseph Szabo: Jones Beach
Saturday 2 Aug (10:30am–5pm) @ Michael Hoppen Gallery More times »
Free
Spanning three decades, Joseph Szabo's silver gelatin prints expose life in all its forms on Jones Beach — one of New York State's most popular... View details »
Joseph Szabo: Jones Beach
Film
Clint Eastwood
Saturday 2 Aug @ BFI Southbank More times »
Giveaway
He's the enigmatic actor who made household names out of iconic characters like Dirty Harry, Josey Wales and Il Buono, but Clint Eastwood is equally... View details »
Clint Eastwood
Art
Love
Saturday 2 Aug (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
Art
Feminine Touches
Saturday 2 Aug (8–11pm) @ Shunt Lounge More times »
Shunt co-founder Serena Bobowski offers installations, videos, sculptures and paintings in her latest curatorship under London Bridge station. Don't miss Anna Frisch's interpretation of John... View details »
Art
Beano and Dandy Birthday Bash!
Saturday 2 Aug (10:30am–5:30pm) @ The Cartoon Museum More times »
What a whizzer idea: anarchic kids' comics The Beano and The Dandy launched on the eve of WWII and are still going strong today. Celebrate... View details »
Beano and Dandy Birthday Bash!
Art: Architecture/Design
Jeppe Hein: Appearing Rooms
Saturday 2 Aug (10am–11pm) @ River Terrace, Southbank Centre More times »
Free
Berlin-based Jeppe Hein's water fountain is the perfect place to cool down on a sizzling summer day. The grid-like array of aquatic plumes takes its... View details »
Jeppe Hein: Appearing Rooms
Art
Mat Collishaw
Saturday 2 Aug (10am–5pm) @ Haunch of Venison More times »
Free
British artist Mat Collishaw's first solo exhibition at Haunch of Venison takes a playful attitude toward visual representation, evoking a child playing with a kaleidoscope.... View details »