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Imagine Children's Festival
13 Feb - 24 Feb
Children & Young people

Southbank Centre's Imagine Children's Festival returns in 2019 for 12 jam-packed days of fun.

Dive into the best children’s theatre, literature and...

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Le Balcon

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...

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Panel discussion for WOW festival talk

WOW – Women of the World
8 Mar - 9 Mar
Gender Politics & Equality

In 2019, WOW presents an incredible line-up of events to mark the launch of The WOW Foundation and begin our countdown to 2020 – the 10th...

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happening at our venues

SOUTHBANK CENTRE AERIAL VIEWS BY INDIA ROPER-EVANS84
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Purcell Room entrance

Royal Festival Hall

6:00 pm | Thu 24 Jan 2019 - Thu 28 Feb 2019

Members' Behind-the-Scenes Tour

Get a glimpse behind the scenes of Southbank Centre on a guided Members’ tour

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Hayward Gallery

11:00 am | until Thu 7 Feb 2019

Aleksandra Mir

7 JAN – 4 FEB 2019: A free HENI Project Space exhibition featuring US tabloid coverage of Donald Trump, from 1986 to 2000

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Queen Elizabeth Hall

7:30 pm | Tue 22 Jan 2019

Kensington Symphony Orchestra

Uncover vivid works by Korngold, Gershwin and Ravel with Kensington Symphony Orchestra

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Purcell Room

7:45 pm | until Wed 23 Jan 2019

Backup by Focus & Chaliwaté

Receive a powerful message about climate change through brilliant, witty and moving physical theatre

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stories
Aleksandra Mir presents the Pre-Presidential Library
story

Aleksandra Mir on her exhibition, The Pre-Presidential Library
The artist discusses art, archives and tabloid news
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Jacqueline Wilson - July 2012 . ©James Jordan
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Imagine Children’s Festival returns for February half-term
Get a flavour of this year’s jam-packed programme
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Portrait of Poet, TS Eliot
podcast

Southbank Centre’s Book Podcast: TS Eliot Poetry Prize featuring Hannah Sullivan
Listen to readings and discussion from poets Richard Scott, Zaffar Kunial and winner Hannah Sullivan
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