series
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Classical Season 2019/20
23 Sep - 7 Jul
Chamber & Recital
Choral

Welcome to the Classical Season 2019/20 at Southbank Centre.

This season’s highlights include the start of year-long celebrations to mark...

Part of Classical music
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festival

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...

Part of Imagine Children's Festival
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exhibition

diane arbus: in the beginning

13 Feb - 6 May
Art

Diane Arbus made most of her photographs in New York City, where she was born and died, and where she worked in locations such as Times Square,...

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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 | until Sat 23 Feb 2019

Behind-the-Scenes Tour

Get a glimpse behind the scenes and see our famous spaces up close on this tour

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Hayward Gallery

11:00 am | until Mon 6 May 2019

diane arbus: in the beginning

UNTIL 6 MAY 2019: An exhibition exploring the formative first half of the influential photographer’s career

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Queen Elizabeth Hall

7:30 pm | Mon 25 Feb 2019

Marlon James: Black Leopard, Red Wolf

The Man Booker-winning author launches the first novel in his Dark Star trilogy

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Purcell Room

7:45 pm | Mon 25 Feb 2019

The Musicians' Company Myra Verney Recital

Commemorate the end of World War One at a concert of English song with bass-baritone Ashley Riches

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stories
story

Gillian Moore looks ahead to our 2019/20 classical music season
Our Director of Music looks ahead to the Classical Season 2019/20
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podcast

Think Aloud podcast - Artificial intelligence: creative robots and Move 37
The tenth episode of our monthly podcast looks at human and robot interaction in the arts.
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The characters from Peppa Pig on the Royal Festival Hall stage
story

Things to do in February half-term at Southbank Centre
Keep the kids entertained with fun, interactive events and performances
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