The first ever Pantomine comes to The National TheatreIt’s a strange year and getting stranger, as that bastion of the Southbank arts complex, The National Theatre is to stage its first ever Pantomine this winter.
Prince Charles Cinema reopens next monthThe best independent cinema in the West End has announced that it will reopen in October, with a full programme of films, but only a quarter of the seats.
London Cocktail Week – now lasts a monthThe annual week-long event to promote the drinking of colourful alcoholic confections has been extended to last a whole month this year.
Tickets Alert: Tantra and the Arctic at the British MuseumTwo new exhibitions are opening soon at the British Museum, and in these covid times of restricted visitor numbers, tickets are now available.
Tickets Alert: Chance to go inside the King’s ObservatoryThe King’s Observatory, a grand building commissioned by King George III as an observatory for the transit of Venus is going to open its doors later this month for a rare chance to see inside.
Tickets Alert: Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibitionThe annual exhibition of award-winning photographs of our planet returns later this year, and due to shorter opening hours, they’re putting tickets on sale from today to give people a chance to book early.
Steam trains return to the Epping Ongar Railway for the Bank HolidayThis coming Bank Holiday weekend, steam trains will once again ply the route along the Epping Ongar Railway.
Tickets Alert: Free entry to Greenwich’s Painted HallGreenwich’s restored Painted Hall normally charges for entry, but for a couple of weeks, entry will be free in the evenings.
Big screen classics back on the big screen at the BFIA comforting antidote to the dreadful past few months, the BFI Southbank is screening a series of Bank Holiday style comfort movies when it reopens next month.
Tickets Alert: Backstage tours of the O2 / Millennium DomeFor the next few weeks, the O2 Arena in North Greenwich is hosting behind the scenes tours of the main stage.
Tickets Alert: Open air screenings of Jesus Christ SuperstarFor the first time ever, performances at Regent’s Park’s Open Air Theatre will be relayed live to up to 5,000 additional ticketholders via a giant screen on the outside lawn.
Tickets Alert: Transport Museum – late night openingsThe London Transport Museum has announced that it is going to be opening later in the evenings every Thursday in September and October.
Tickets Alert: Heritage Open Days announcedNext month is the annual Heritage Open Days, where normally private buildings across the UK open their doors to the public.
Tickets Alert: Fires, bells and spinning wheelsTickets for three art installations for the Greenwich+Docklands International Festival are released at lunchtime today.
Tickets Alert: London Craft WeekLondon Craft Week will take place at the end of September, and alongside exhibitions of crafty wares in shops and galleries, there are a number of pre-bookable talks and workshops.
Design Museum to open late throughout AugustWith social distancing reducing how many people can get into museums, the Design Museum is extending its opening hours for the month of August.
Tickets Alert: Midnight Apothecary returns to the Brunel MuseumThe Brunel Museum is reopening its open-air cocktail garden built on top of Brunel’s original tunnel shaft in Rotherhithe from next Friday.
Tickets Alert: Cycle around Kew GardensBicycles are not normally allowed inside Kew Gardens, but for one evening next month, two wheels can replace two feet for visitors.
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