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Salman Rushdie: From Midnight's Children to Trump's America
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London Literature Festival
18 Oct - 28 Oct
Poetry
Spoken word & Live literature

Now in its twelfth year, Southbank Centre’s London Literature Festival brings together today’s leading writers, thinkers and cultural observers to...

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Classical Season 2018/19
Opera
Orchestra

Welcome to the 2018/19 Classical Season at Southbank Centre.

This season’s highlights include: the first performances of Stockhausen’s Donnerstag...

Part of Classical music
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Southbank Centre Winter Market .Riverside Terrace.Shops.Market.Royal Festival Hall

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.

Eat,...

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Queen Elizabeth Hall
Purcell Room entrance

Royal Festival Hall

7:30 pm | Fri 19 Oct 2018

Moscow Nights

There’s good reason why Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No.2 is one of the world’s favourite classics

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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

7:30 pm | Fri 19 Oct 2018

An Evening with Sally Field

Celebrated actor Sally Field tells her extraordinary story in her own words

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Purcell Room

7:00 pm | Fri 19 Oct 2018

Slay in Your Lane

Navigate the spaghetti junction of life and come out in front

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Author, Sharlene Teo
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Sharlene Teo on Ponti and reinterpreting The Odyssey
The author discusses her debut book Ponti and taking The Odyssey away from the male gaze
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An Evening with Sally Field
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8 of Sally Field’s most memorable characters
From Sybil to Forrest Gump, take a look back at some of the actress’ most iconic performances
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Liz Pichon, British illustrator
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What’s on at Southbank Centre this October half-term?
Yep, it's that time already. Discover ways to keep your little ones entertained, with us
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