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Thursday 15 August

Frankie Goes to Bollywood
Person in red dress posing in front of blue glistening backdrop

Frankie Goes to Bollywood

Performance & dance
This performance is tagged as Audio described
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets From £15.00
Frankie Goes to Bollywood
Person in red dress posing in front of blue glistening backdrop

Frankie Goes to Bollywood

Performance & dance
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets From £15.00
Book Now

Last few tickets

Friday 16 August

Frankie Goes to Bollywood
Person in red dress posing in front of blue glistening backdrop

Frankie Goes to Bollywood

Performance & dance
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets From £15.00

Saturday 17 August

Frankie Goes to Bollywood
Person in red dress posing in front of blue glistening backdrop

Frankie Goes to Bollywood

Performance & dance
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets From £15.00
Book Now

Last few tickets

Frankie Goes to Bollywood
Person in red dress posing in front of blue glistening backdrop

Frankie Goes to Bollywood

Performance & dance
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets From £15.00

Sunday 18 August

Frankie Goes to Bollywood
Person in red dress posing in front of blue glistening backdrop

Frankie Goes to Bollywood

Performance & dance
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets From £15.00
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Last few tickets

Wednesday 4 September

Stopgap Dance Company: Lived Fiction
A dancer in a wheelchair leans upside down on the head with the wheelchair in the air in front of a bright yellow light.

Stopgap Dance Company: Lived Fiction

Performance & dance
This performance is tagged as A relaxed performance A touch tour Audio described Captioned
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets From £15.00

Thursday 5 September

Chisato Minamimura: Mark of A Woman
Chisato Minamimura dancing on stage wearing a loose-fitting cream tunic and trousers. Black and white silhouettes of figures in historical costume are projected on the wall behind her.

Chisato Minamimura: Mark of A Woman

Performance & dance
This performance is tagged as Audio described British sign language interpreted (BSL)
Purcell Room
Tickets From £15.00
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Last few tickets

Friday 6 September

Michael Turinsky: Precarious Moves
Michael Turinsky blows onto a paper boat sitting in a pink bowl on the floor, with two empty bottles lying on their sides next to it..

Michael Turinsky: Precarious Moves

Performance & dance
This performance is tagged as Captioned
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets From £14.00
Martin O’Brien: An Ambulance to the Future
A shirtless person with green liquid all over their face and down their chest. Behind them is anther person wearing black and brick walls.

Martin O’Brien: An Ambulance to the Future

Performance & dance
This performance is tagged as British sign language interpreted (BSL)
Purcell Room
Tickets From £10.00

Saturday 7 September

Krystal S. Lowe: New Growth
A performer hands upside down while holding on with their legs on a gold arched frame.

Krystal S. Lowe: New Growth

Performance & dance
This performance is tagged as A relaxed performance
The Clore Ballroom
Free
Jo Bannon: Sleight of Hand
A close up, landscape shot of three white hands emerging from underneath a pink, velvet curtain. The frame is taken up by the pink of the curtain, which is the same material lining the table upon which one of the three hands rests..

Jo Bannon: Sleight of Hand

Performance & dance
Royal Festival Hall
Tickets From £12.00
Krystal S. Lowe: New Growth
A performer hands upside down while holding on with their legs on a gold arched frame.

Krystal S. Lowe: New Growth

Performance & dance
This performance is tagged as A relaxed performance
The Clore Ballroom
Free
Touretteshero: Burnt Out in Biscuit Land
Three people stare directly at the camera and are each wearing different coloured, knitted balaclavas where only their eyes and mouths are exposed. They are all wearing black stab vests with the words ‘NO DNR’ stencilled onto the vests in white paint.

Touretteshero: Burnt Out in Biscuit Land

Performance & dance
This performance is tagged as A relaxed performance Audio described British sign language interpreted (BSL) Speech to text
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets From £12.00
FlawBored: It’s a Motherf**king Pleasure
The three people are gathered around a large armchair in an open bear trap against a concrete background illuminated in purple and red.

FlawBored: It’s a Motherf**king Pleasure

Performance & dance
This performance is tagged as Audio described Speech to text
Purcell Room
Tickets From £15.00
Midgitte Bardot: Shooting from Below
Midgitte Bardot stands in a fishnet dress and green bra with bright blonde hair that fans out against the purple and red lit backdrop.

Midgitte Bardot: Shooting from Below

Performance & dance
This performance is tagged as A relaxed performance Speech to text
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets From £8.00
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Last few tickets

Elle Chante: Accessible Dreamscapes
Two dancers wearing all black bend over with their arms outstretched. They have silk scarfs tied to their wrists, and the fabric hangs down to the stage. A screen is behind them with 'Elle Chante' projected onto it. The lighting is red.

Elle Chante: Accessible Dreamscapes

Performance & dance
This performance is tagged as British sign language interpreted (BSL) Speech to text
The Clore Ballroom
Tickets Free
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Last few tickets

Sunday 8 September

Jo Bannon: Sleight of Hand
A close up, landscape shot of three white hands emerging from underneath a pink, velvet curtain. The frame is taken up by the pink of the curtain, which is the same material lining the table upon which one of the three hands rests..

Jo Bannon: Sleight of Hand

Performance & dance
Royal Festival Hall
Tickets From £12.00
FlawBored: It’s a Motherf**king Pleasure
The three people are gathered around a large armchair in an open bear trap against a concrete background illuminated in purple and red.

FlawBored: It’s a Motherf**king Pleasure

Performance & dance
This performance is tagged as Audio described British sign language interpreted (BSL) Speech to text
Purcell Room
Tickets From £15.00
Touretteshero's Biscuit Land Cabaret
Person wearing a red tracksuit sits in a wheelchair on stage with their arms outstretched beside them.

Touretteshero's Biscuit Land Cabaret

Performance & dance
This performance is tagged as A relaxed performance
The Clore Ballroom
Free
Abnormally Funny People IRL
Shaparak Khorsandi who has short dark hair and is wearing a red velvet jacket smiling

Abnormally Funny People IRL

Comedy
This performance is tagged as A relaxed performance British sign language interpreted (BSL) Speech to text
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets From £12.00
Touretteshero: Burnt Out in Biscuit Land
Three people stare directly at the camera and are each wearing different coloured, knitted balaclavas where only their eyes and mouths are exposed. They are all wearing black stab vests with the words ‘NO DNR’ stencilled onto the vests in white paint.

Touretteshero: Burnt Out in Biscuit Land

Performance & dance
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets From £12.00
Book Now

Last few tickets

StammerMouth: CHOO CHOO!
Person wearing pink dungarees stands up looking outwards and smiling. A person wearing yellow dungarees sits behind them.

StammerMouth: CHOO CHOO!

Comedy
This performance is tagged as Audio described British sign language interpreted (BSL)
Purcell Room
Tickets From £14.00

Wednesday 18 September

Qudus Onikeku’s Re:INCARNATION
Group of five performers wearing colourful outfits jumping into the air on a yellow background

Qudus Onikeku’s Re:INCARNATION

Performance & dance
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets From £20.00

Thursday 19 September

Qudus Onikeku’s Re:INCARNATION
Group of five performers wearing colourful outfits jumping into the air on a yellow background

Qudus Onikeku’s Re:INCARNATION

Performance & dance
This performance is tagged as A touch tour Audio described
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets From £20.00

Thursday 10 October

Forced Entertainment: Signal to Noise
A performer in a gold dress and blonde wig is sat on a chair holding a bottle of wine in each hand

Forced Entertainment: Signal to Noise

Performance & dance
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets From £20.00

Friday 11 October

Forced Entertainment: Signal to Noise
A performer in a gold dress and blonde wig is sat on a chair holding a bottle of wine in each hand

Forced Entertainment: Signal to Noise

Performance & dance
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets From £20.00

Saturday 12 October

Tim Etchells & Tony Buck: Go On Like This

Tim Etchells & Tony Buck: Go On Like This

Performance & dance
Purcell Room
Tickets From £20.00

Sunday 13 October

Tim Etchells & Tony Buck: Go On Like This

Tim Etchells & Tony Buck: Go On Like This

Performance & dance
Purcell Room
Tickets From £20.00

Wednesday 16 October

Diana Niepce: The Other Side of Dance
Dancer in contorted position, holding their feet by their head, against a black background. They wear a black and white zigzagged leggings and a pink shirt.

Diana Niepce: The Other Side of Dance

Performance & dance
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets From £18.00

Thursday 17 October

Diana Niepce: The Other Side of Dance
Dancer in contorted position, holding their feet by their head, against a black background. They wear a black and white zigzagged leggings and a pink shirt.

Diana Niepce: The Other Side of Dance

Performance & dance
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets From £18.00

Wednesday 30 October

The Elmer Adventure

The Elmer Adventure

Family & young people
This performance is tagged as A relaxed performance
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets From £16.00
The Elmer Adventure

The Elmer Adventure

Family & young people
This performance is tagged as A relaxed performance
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets From £16.00

Thursday 31 October

The Elmer Adventure

The Elmer Adventure

Family & young people
This performance is tagged as A relaxed performance
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets From £16.00
The Elmer Adventure

The Elmer Adventure

Family & young people
This performance is tagged as A relaxed performance British sign language interpreted (BSL)
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets From £16.00

Friday 1 November

The Elmer Adventure

The Elmer Adventure

Family & young people
This performance is tagged as A relaxed performance
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets From £16.00
The Elmer Adventure

The Elmer Adventure

Family & young people
This performance is tagged as A relaxed performance
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets From £16.00

Saturday 2 November

The Elmer Adventure

The Elmer Adventure

Family & young people
This performance is tagged as A relaxed performance
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets From £16.00
The Elmer Adventure

The Elmer Adventure

Family & young people
This performance is tagged as A relaxed performance British sign language interpreted (BSL)
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets From £16.00
The Elmer Adventure

The Elmer Adventure

Family & young people
This performance is tagged as A relaxed performance
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets From £16.00

Sunday 3 November

The Elmer Adventure

The Elmer Adventure

Family & young people
This performance is tagged as A relaxed performance Audio described
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets From £16.00

Friday 8 November

Chunky Move: 4/4

Chunky Move: 4/4

Performance & dance
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets From £20.00

Saturday 9 November

Chunky Move: 4/4

Chunky Move: 4/4

Performance & dance
This performance is tagged as A touch tour Audio described
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets From £20.00
Chunky Move: 4/4

Chunky Move: 4/4

Performance & dance
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets From £20.00

Tuesday 10 December

Carlos Acosta's Nutcracker in Havana

Carlos Acosta's Nutcracker in Havana

Performance & dance
This performance is tagged as Audio described
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets From £20.00

Wednesday 11 December

Carlos Acosta's Nutcracker in Havana

Carlos Acosta's Nutcracker in Havana

Performance & dance
This performance is tagged as Audio described
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets From £20.00

Thursday 12 December

Carlos Acosta's Nutcracker in Havana

Carlos Acosta's Nutcracker in Havana

Performance & dance
This performance is tagged as Audio described
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets From £20.00
Carlos Acosta's Nutcracker in Havana

Carlos Acosta's Nutcracker in Havana

Performance & dance
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets From £20.00

Friday 13 December

Carlos Acosta's Nutcracker in Havana

Carlos Acosta's Nutcracker in Havana

Performance & dance
This performance is tagged as Audio described
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets From £25.00

Saturday 14 December

Carlos Acosta's Nutcracker in Havana

Carlos Acosta's Nutcracker in Havana

Performance & dance
This performance is tagged as Audio described
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets From £25.00
Carlos Acosta's Nutcracker in Havana

Carlos Acosta's Nutcracker in Havana

Performance & dance
This performance is tagged as Audio described
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets From £25.00

Sunday 15 December

Carlos Acosta's Nutcracker in Havana

Carlos Acosta's Nutcracker in Havana

Performance & dance
This performance is tagged as Audio described
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets From £25.00

Wednesday 18 December

Tom Fletcher's The Creakers
Three children are jumping off a bed holding flashlights. They look very excited. Underneath the bed is a shadowy monster with big eyes which look out to the viewer. Surrounding the children is magical dusk.

Tom Fletcher's The Creakers

Performance & dance
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets From £20.00

Thursday 19 December

Tom Fletcher's The Creakers
Three children are jumping off a bed holding flashlights. They look very excited. Underneath the bed is a shadowy monster with big eyes which look out to the viewer. Surrounding the children is magical dusk.

Tom Fletcher's The Creakers

Performance & dance
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets From £20.00
Circa's Duck Pond
Dancers dressed in white launching another dancer in the air

Circa's Duck Pond

Performance & dance
Royal Festival Hall
Tickets From £20.00

Friday 20 December

Circa's Duck Pond
Dancers dressed in white launching another dancer in the air

Circa's Duck Pond

Performance & dance
Royal Festival Hall
Tickets From £20.00

Saturday 21 December

Tom Fletcher's The Creakers
Three children are jumping off a bed holding flashlights. They look very excited. Underneath the bed is a shadowy monster with big eyes which look out to the viewer. Surrounding the children is magical dusk.

Tom Fletcher's The Creakers

Performance & dance
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets From £20.00
Book Now

Last few tickets

Circa's Duck Pond
Dancers dressed in white launching another dancer in the air

Circa's Duck Pond

Performance & dance
Royal Festival Hall
Tickets From £20.00
Tom Fletcher's The Creakers
Three children are jumping off a bed holding flashlights. They look very excited. Underneath the bed is a shadowy monster with big eyes which look out to the viewer. Surrounding the children is magical dusk.

Tom Fletcher's The Creakers

Performance & dance
This performance is tagged as Captioned
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tickets From £20.00
Circa's Duck Pond
Dancers dressed in white launching another dancer in the air

Circa's Duck Pond

Performance & dance
This performance is tagged as Audio described
Royal Festival Hall
Tickets From £20.00
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Modified Social Benches

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Crazy Boules
A close up shot of the boules by the 'jack'

Crazy Boules

The classic French game gets a neon-spangled makeover.

Southbank Centre Food Market
Mango chutney being added to a wrap at La Sani

Southbank Centre Food Market

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Ground & Sound
Gardener Paul Pulford listening to Ground and Sound in the Roof Garden

Ground & Sound

Experience an enchanting musical score in our very own secret garden.

Shopping
A variety of Block Scene merchandise on sale at the Royal Festival Hall shop including colourful printed t-shirts, mugs and tea towels.

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Klaus Weber: Thinking Fountains

Thinking
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Water cascades and spouts over Klaus Weber’s bronze figures.

William Pye's Zemran
A photograph showing Riverside Terrace at Southbank Centre, with the metal sculpture Zemran in the foreground, next to Queen Elizabeth Hall

William Pye's Zemran

Pye’s beautiful stainless steel sculpture sits overlooking the Thames.

Natura Nostra Forest

Natura Nostra Forest

Our growing pocket forest creating a natural oasis.