All events on Thursday August 07
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- This Is Music vs Pure Groove
- Thursday 7 Aug (8pm) @ The Macbeth
- Giveaway
- Tonight, the London incarnation of coveted promoter Tiger Reid's Scotch club night goes head-to-head with acts curated by electro record store Pure Groove. Sportsday Megaphone's... View details »
- Music: Electronic
- Bastard Batty Bass
- Thursday 7 Aug (9pm) @ The Star of Bethnal Green
- The monthly gathering Bastard Batty Bass, which invades the Star of Bethnal Green this evening, has fast established a stellar reputation. It's the brainchild of... View details »
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- Lesley Sharp
- Thursday 7 Aug (3pm) @ National Theatre
- Free
- Liverpudlian Sharp is probably best known for her roles in gritty northern television dramas such as Clocking Off, but she's also an accomplished film actor,... View details »
- Art
- Fiona Athanassaki
- Thursday 7 Aug (noon–6pm) @ The Vestry Room More times »
- Free
- The tactile nature of Fiona Athanassaki's colourful painting complements its ethereal qualities. In her new collection, Athanassaki uses glazes and other treatments to build out... View details »
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- Horse Riding at Wimbledon Village Stables
- Thursday 7 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 »
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- Amora
- Thursday 7 Aug (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 »
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- Hibiscus
- Thursday 7 Aug (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 »
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- Café on the Hill
- Thursday 7 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 »
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- Furnace
- Thursday 7 Aug (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 »
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- Parkour
- Thursday 7 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 »
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- The Regent
- Thursday 7 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 »
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- Haozhan
- Thursday 7 Aug (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 »
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- Fox & Anchor
- Thursday 7 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 »
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- Salt Yard
- Thursday 7 Aug (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 »
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- Aaya
- Thursday 7 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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- Brunello Picnic in Kensington Gardens
- Thursday 7 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 »
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- London Fencing Club
- Thursday 7 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 »
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- Cha Cha Moon
- Thursday 7 Aug (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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- Quo Vadis
- Thursday 7 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 »
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- Whitecross Street Market
- Thursday 7 Aug (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 »
- Performing Arts: Comedy
- The NewsRevue
- Thursday 7 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 »
- Music: Rock/Pop
- The Grand Acoustic Show
- Thursday 7 Aug (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 »
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- Pollock's Toy Museum
- Thursday 7 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 »
- Art
- Listening Post
- Thursday 7 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 »
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- Fondue Night
- Thursday 7 Aug (5pm–1am) @ Lost Society More times »
- Free
- Tucked away from the bustle of Wandsworth Road in a 16th-century barn, hidden gem Lost Society hosts the decadent Fondue Night. Typically entertaining exquisitely louche... View details »
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- DJ Night at the Castle Climbing Centre
- Thursday 7 Aug (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 »
- Film
- Children of Glory
- Thursday 7 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 »
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- Bikram Yoga
- Thursday 7 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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- Amazing Butterflies
- Thursday 7 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 »
- Art
- For Your Eyes Only
- Thursday 7 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 »
- Performing Arts: Theatre
- King Lear
- Thursday 7 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 »
- Art: Architecture/Design
- Skin + Bones
- Thursday 7 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 »
- Art: Architecture/Design
- Richard Rogers & Architects
- Thursday 7 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 »
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- China Landscape
- Thursday 7 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 »
- Art
- Nought to Sixty
- Thursday 7 Aug (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 »
- Art: Architecture/Design
- The Story of the Supremes
- Thursday 7 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 »
- Art
- A Century of Olympic Posters
- Thursday 7 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 »
- Art: Photography
- Street & Studio
- Thursday 7 Aug (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 »
- Art
- Street Art
- Thursday 7 Aug (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 »
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- Plant Room
- Thursday 7 Aug @ Plant Room More times »
- Free
- Architect duo Ulrike Steven and Gareth Morris (What If) have teamed up with urban-regeneration agency the Shoreditch Trust to transform a neglected corner of N1's... View details »
- Art: Photography
- Sid Vicious: No One Is Innocent
- Thursday 7 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 »
- Art
- Tom Hunter
- Thursday 7 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 »
- Art: Fair
- Summer Exhibition 2008
- Thursday 7 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
- The Psychology of Fear
- Thursday 7 Aug (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 »
- Art
- Mona Hatoum
- Thursday 7 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 »
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- Abigail Lane
- Thursday 7 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 »
- Art
- Lip-Gloss and Lacquer
- Thursday 7 Aug (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 »
- Art
- Daniela Schönbächler
- Thursday 7 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 »
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- Viktor & Rolf
- Thursday 7 Aug (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 »
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- Côte
- Thursday 7 Aug (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 »
- Film
- The Escapist
- Thursday 7 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 »
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- City of London Festival
- Thursday 7 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 »
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- The Old Ship
- Thursday 7 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 »
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- Little Black Dress
- Thursday 7 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 »
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- The Smallest Cinema in the World
- Thursday 7 Aug (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 »
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- Dehesa
- Thursday 7 Aug (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 »
- Art
- Huang Yong Ping
- Thursday 7 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 »
- Art
- The Courtauld Cézannes
- Thursday 7 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 »
- Art: Photography
- Richard Prince: Continuation
- Thursday 7 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 »
- Art
- Jayne Amongst the Birds
- Thursday 7 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 »
- Art: Architecture/Design
- Jeppe Hein: Appearing Rooms
- Thursday 7 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 »
- Art: Photography
- Seamus Murphy
- Thursday 7 Aug (10am–6pm) @ Asia House More times »
- Outstanding photojournalism should bring things that are out of reach into shockingly close range, and Seamus Murphy's exhibition at Asia House does exactly that. Between... View details »
- Art
- Nick Hornby: Tell Tale Heart
- Thursday 7 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 »
- Art
- Et Pendant Ce Temps...
- Thursday 7 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 »
- Film
- The Visitor
- Thursday 7 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 »
- Performing Arts: Theatre
- Watch This Space
- Thursday 7 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
- Aura Satz
- Thursday 7 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 »
- Art
- Art After Dark
- Thursday 7 Aug (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 »
- Art
- Wang Jianwei & Ali Kazma
- Thursday 7 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 »
- Art
- Chantal Akerman
- Thursday 7 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 »
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- Games & Theory
- Thursday 7 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
- Mat Collishaw
- Thursday 7 Aug (10am–7pm) @ 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 »
- Art
- Anya Gallaccio
- Thursday 7 Aug (10am–6pm) @ Camden Arts Centre More times »
- Free
- Turner Prize nominee Anya Gallaccio's impressive new sculpture at the Camden Arts Centre sees her once again harnessing materials from nature, having previously employed rotting... View details »
- Art: Photography
- Robert Altman
- Thursday 7 Aug (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 »
- Art
- Mashups
- Thursday 7 Aug @ 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 »
- Art
- Under a Red Sky
- Thursday 7 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 »
- Art
- Sarah Morris
- Thursday 7 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 »
- Film
- Puffball
- Thursday 7 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 »
- Art: Photography
- Fashion in the Mirror
- Thursday 7 Aug (11am–8pm) @ 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 »
- Performing Arts: Theatre
- 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
- Thursday 7 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 »
- Performing Arts: Dance
- West Side Story
- Thursday 7 Aug (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 »
- Art: Photography
- Foto8 Awards and Summer Show
- Thursday 7 Aug (10am–6pm) @ 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 »
- Performing Arts: Theatre
- The Wizard of Oz
- Thursday 7 Aug (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 »
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- Skeletons
- Thursday 7 Aug (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 »
- Art
- In Search of Beauty and Wellbeing
- Thursday 7 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 »
- Art
- Mind over Matter: Images of Pink Floyd
- Thursday 7 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 »
- Art
- Jakob Roepke
- Thursday 7 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 »
- Art: Photography
- Johnny Cash
- Thursday 7 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 »
- Art
- Love
- Thursday 7 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 »
- Art
- Ben Turnbull
- Thursday 7 Aug (11am–7pm) @ Lazarides Gallery More times »
- Free
- Superhero satirist Ben Turnbull's debut show back in January 2007 was thought by some to be overly brash and lacking in subtlety. His new exhibition,... View details »
- Art
- Richard Deacon and Bill Woodrow
- Thursday 7 Aug (11am–6pm) @ Bloomberg SPACE More times »
- Free
- On the Rocks, the result of a collaboration between prominent artists Richard Deacon and Bill Woodrow, represents a rare public foray for the largely low-profile... View details »
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- Camden Fringe
- Thursday 7 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 »
- Performing Arts: Theatre
- The Shadowmaster
- Thursday 7 Aug (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 »
- Art
- Hans Stakelbeek
- Thursday 7 Aug (1–5pm) @ 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 »
- Art
- Beano and Dandy Birthday Bash!
- Thursday 7 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 »
- Performing Arts: Cabaret/Burlesque
- Miss Behave's Variety Night
- Thursday 7 Aug (8pm) @ 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 »
- Film
- Film4 Summer Screen
- Thursday 7 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 »
- Performing Arts: Theatre
- Blood Wedding and Petite Rouge
- Thursday 7 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
- Showtime
- Thursday 7 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 »
- Art
- Domestic Appliance
- Thursday 7 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 »