Events on Thursday, February 24

The Black Angels

Music: Rock

The Black Angels

Thursday 24/2 @ Heaven

The Black Angel's curious blend of psychedelic drone rock, Doors-heavy riffage and strung-out vocals is like the Vietnam War set to... 

Ongoing Events

The Opera Tavern

City Gems

The Opera Tavern

Thursday 24/2 @ The Opera Tavern

A forgettable pub opposite the Royal Theatre has been transformed into the latest outpost of Sanja and Simon Mullings small tapas... 

Scapes by Squidsoup

Art

Scapes by Squidsoup

Thursday 24/2 @ Tenderpixel

This art-meets-installation project from the Squidsoup collective marries abstract sounds, 3D visuals and clever audience interaction. Through a process of "corruption... 

The Quintet of the Unseen

Art: Video

The Quintet of the Unseen

Thursday 24/2 @ Blain Southern

If you missed US multimedia artist Bill Viola last time he exhibited in London (or more likely you couldn't get a... 

Robert Mapplethorpe: <em>Night Work</em> curated by the Scissor Sisters

Art: Photography

Robert Mapplethorpe: Night Work curated by the Scissor Sisters

Thursday 24/2 @ Alison Jacques Gallery

The Scissor Sisters are infatuated with Robert Mapplethorpe – so much so that the band featured his photography on their Night... 

Live Weekends: Shunt

Performing Arts

Live Weekends: Shunt

Thursday 24/2 @ ICA

The Shunt collective – best known for their improvisations and performances in unusual and derelict buildings – take over the ICA... 

Comedy Rush: 60 Acts in 60 Minutes

Comedy

Comedy Rush

Thursday 24/2 @ Shaftesbury Theatre

A barrel-load of comedy for these austere times as no less than 60 comedians take to the stage for just one... 

Cory Arcangel: <em>Beat the Champ</em>

Art: Multimedia

Cory Arcangel: Beat the Champ

Thursday 24/2 @ Barbican

Corey Arcangel's sonic installation mixes up abstract and retro sounds from some of the most popular games and consoles in hostory.... 

Christiane Baumgartner: <em>Reel Time</em>

Art: Multimedia

Christiane Baumgartner: Reel Time

Thursday 24/2 @ Alan Cristea Gallery

Traditional woodcuts meet video in this extraordinary show by German artist Christiane Baumgartner. At 21 feet wide, one print is so... 

24Photography's 8th Annual Show

Art: Photography

24Photography

Thursday 24/2 @ Berkeley Square

The 24Photography project began on New Year's Day 2004, when 24 postgraduate photography students set out to take 24 images to... 

Coming Up Festival

Music: Hip-Hop

Coming Up Festival

Thursday 24/2 @ The Debut

Coming Up Festival is a two-week multidisciplinary collaboration between creative community Ideas Tap and the Old Vic New Voices programme. Events... 

Diana Thater: <em>Chernobyl</em>

Art: Video

Diana Thater: Chernobyl

Thursday 24/2 @ Hauser & Wirth

Californian artist Diana Thater's new video installation attempts to capture the fragile relationship between culture and nature among the desolation and... 

Bettina von Kameke: <em>Wormwood Scrubs</em>

Art: Photography

Wormwood Scrubs

Thursday 24/2 @ Great Western Studios

Time to do some porridge and check out Bettina von Kameke's photographic essay on infamous west London prison Wormwood Scrubs. Her... 

The Chesterfield

Food/Wine

The Chesterfield

Thursday 24/2 @ The Chesterfield

The Chesterfield is quite at home nestled among the mansions of Chepstow Place, a blissfully quiet residential road that runs parallel... 

The Last Five Years

Theatre: Musical

The Last Five Years

Thursday 24/2 @ Tabard Theatre

Head to Chiswick's Tabard Theatre to check out this fresh indie musical starring upcoming stars Lauren Samuels and Christopher Pym. The... 

<em>Unnatural Nature</em>

Art: Group Show

Unnatural Nature

Thursday 24/2 @ Cob Studios and Gallery

Unnatural Nature, showcases works by artists Katie Paterson, Noemie Goudal, Dmitri Galitzine, James P Graham and Anna Curtis. The show investigates... 

<em>London Street Photography</em>

Art: Photography

London Street Photography

Thursday 24/2 @ Museum of London

More than 200 photographs portraying the capital's dynamism and energy go on show at the Museum of London. Mixing contemporary works... 

Ben Jones: <em>Evolution &ndash; Revolution</em>

Art: Painting & Drawing

Ben Jones: Evolution – Revolution

Thursday 24/2 @ Rich Mix

East London's Rich Mix is far more than an art exhibition hall, hosting an array of cultural activities ranging from film,... 

Secret Cinema

Film: Festival

Secret Cinema

Thursday 24/2 @ Secret location

If secrecy and the unknown are bound to get your heart pumping, then here is your chance to embark on a... 

Slow Down London Presents Slow Club

Workshop/Class

Slow Club

Thursday 24/2 @ St Alphege

Take time out from everyday tension to relax and enjoy living in the capital with this five-week course dedicated to changing... 

Heal's Rules: An Intervention in Heal's Furniture Store by Jeremy Hutchison

Art: Design

Heal's Rules

Thursday 24/2 @ Heal's

Evolving from shop-window commission to an entire product range, Jeremy Hutchison's work explores what it means to be a London style... 

Hawksmoor Covent Garden

City Gems

Hawksmoor Covent Garden

Thursday 24/2 @ Hawksmoor Covent Garden

Named after Wren's protégé Nicholas Hawksmoor, the first outpost of this cocktails-and-steak house opened back in 2006 on Commercial Road (a... 

Robert Lepage / Ex Machina: <em>The Blue Dragon</em>

Theatre

Robert Lepage / Ex Machina: The Blue Dragon

Thursday 24/2 @ Barbican

Robert Lepage superbly performs in this sequel to his 1985 breakthrough masterpiece The Dragons’ Trilogy , marking the return of that play’s... 

London Street Photography

Art: Photography

London Street Photography

Thursday 24/2 @ Museum of London

This major new exhibition showcases an extraordinary collection of London street photography with over 200 candid images of everyday life in...