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Southbank Centre Winter Market
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Winter
9 Nov - 6 Jan
Circus
Theatre

See Southbank Centre transformed this winter with magical family shows, markets, twinkling lights, festive fun and other seasonal delights.

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Circus 1903 at Southbank Centre

Circus 1903

19 Dec - 5 Jan
Performance & Dance
Circus

Experience the thrills and daredevil entertainment of a turn-of-the-century circus this Christmas.

Fresh from the Paris Theatre in Las Vegas,...

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Rumpelstiltskin surrounded by glowing sowing paraphernalia from buttons to thread.

Rumpelstiltskin

13 Dec - 6 Jan
Performance & Dance
Theatre

See the UK premiere of this retelling of a beloved family fairy tale, reimagined with lashings of magical mayhem, rocking music and supreme...

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Queen Elizabeth Hall
Purcell Room entrance

Royal Festival Hall

7:30 pm | Mon 10 Dec 2018

A Very Polari Christmas

Have yourself a very merry Polari with a festive literary rampage featuring Barbara Brownskirt

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Hayward Gallery

11:00 am | until Sun 6 Jan 2019

Space Shifters

Now until 6 JAN 2019: a major group exhibition bringing together sculptures and installations that explore perception and space

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Queen Elizabeth Hall

Various times | Thu 13 Dec 2018 - Sun 6 Jan 2019

Rumpelstiltskin

Watch this new spin on the classic fairy tale that will delight the whole family

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Purcell Room

Various times | Tue 11 Dec 2018 - Sat 15 Dec 2018

That Night Follows Day by Tim Etchells & Forced Entertainment

Funny, provocative and beautifully poetic, That Night Follows Day exposes the facts, white lies and excuses

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Mawaan Rizwan, actor, writer and comedian
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Winter with cabaret and entertainment at Southbank Centre
Enjoy some great nights out at Southbank Centre in the run up to Christmas
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Circus 1903 at Southbank Centre
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A brief history of the circus
Take a look through 250 years of circus history with our interactive timeline
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Paul Capsis on the excitement and enjoyment of Rumpelstiltskin
The performer talks to us about the family show, and relishing his own role in it
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