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Wednesday 14 October

Who Are We?
Performer wearing all black performing a flip through the air on a floury stage

Who Are We?

Performance & dance
Queen Elizabeth Hall

Thursday 15 October

Who Are We?
Performer wearing all black performing a flip through the air on a floury stage

Who Are We?

Performance & dance
Queen Elizabeth Hall

Friday 16 October

Who Are We?
Performer wearing all black performing a flip through the air on a floury stage

Who Are We?

Performance & dance
Queen Elizabeth Hall

Wednesday 4 November

IT’S GOT LEGS!!!!!!!
Two bearded performers in red sequined outfits and makeup pose expressively against a solid black background.

IT’S GOT LEGS!!!!!!!

Performance & dance
Purcell Room

Thursday 5 November

NOW NOT NOW
Two performers wearing blue suits and floor length green ties, cutting a very long cucumber with slices floating in the air.

NOW NOT NOW

Performance & dance
A Relaxed Performance - A show adapted to be more comfortable and accessible for everyone. Captioned - The performance displays the actors’ words and sounds as text on screens.
Queen Elizabeth Hall

Friday 6 November

NOW NOT NOW
Two performers wearing blue suits and floor length green ties, cutting a very long cucumber with slices floating in the air.

NOW NOT NOW

Performance & dance
A Relaxed Performance - A show adapted to be more comfortable and accessible for everyone. Captioned - The performance displays the actors’ words and sounds as text on screens.
Queen Elizabeth Hall

Thursday 26 November

Taylor Mac: A 24-Decade History of Popular Music
Taylor Mac in a headdress surrounded by balloons

Taylor Mac: A 24-Decade History of Popular Music

Classical music
Royal Festival Hall
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Thursday 10 December

Thick & Tight: Camp as Christmas
A collage of one performer in white makeup, green hair, and a floral dress and another performer in all black with one leg in the air

Thick & Tight: Camp as Christmas

Performance & dance
Captioned - The performance displays the actors’ words and sounds as text on screens.
Purcell Room

Friday 11 December

There's a Bear on My Chair
Illustration of a white polar bear sitting on a small yellow chair waving it's paw. A tiny grey mouse points at the bear.

There's a Bear on My Chair

Family & young people
A Relaxed Performance - A show adapted to be more comfortable and accessible for everyone. Captioned - The performance displays the actors’ words and sounds as text on screens.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
There's a Bear on My Chair
Illustration of a white polar bear sitting on a small yellow chair waving it's paw. A tiny grey mouse points at the bear.

There's a Bear on My Chair

Family & young people
A Relaxed Performance - A show adapted to be more comfortable and accessible for everyone. Captioned - The performance displays the actors’ words and sounds as text on screens.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Fascinating Aïda
A group of three women wearing beige/black blazers and black trousers.

Fascinating Aïda

Performance & dance
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Thick & Tight: Camp as Christmas
A collage of one performer in white makeup, green hair, and a floral dress and another performer in all black with one leg in the air

Thick & Tight: Camp as Christmas

Performance & dance
Captioned - The performance displays the actors’ words and sounds as text on screens.
Purcell Room

Saturday 12 December

There's a Bear on My Chair
Illustration of a white polar bear sitting on a small yellow chair waving it's paw. A tiny grey mouse points at the bear.

There's a Bear on My Chair

Family & young people
A Relaxed Performance - A show adapted to be more comfortable and accessible for everyone. Captioned - The performance displays the actors’ words and sounds as text on screens.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
There's a Bear on My Chair
Illustration of a white polar bear sitting on a small yellow chair waving it's paw. A tiny grey mouse points at the bear.

There's a Bear on My Chair

Family & young people
A Relaxed Performance - A show adapted to be more comfortable and accessible for everyone. Captioned - The performance displays the actors’ words and sounds as text on screens.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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Cirque Alice

Cirque Alice

Performance & dance
Royal Festival Hall
Thick & Tight: Camp as Christmas
A collage of one performer in white makeup, green hair, and a floral dress and another performer in all black with one leg in the air

Thick & Tight: Camp as Christmas

Performance & dance
Captioned - The performance displays the actors’ words and sounds as text on screens.
Purcell Room
Fascinating Aïda
A group of three women wearing beige/black blazers and black trousers.

Fascinating Aïda

Performance & dance
Queen Elizabeth Hall

Sunday 13 December

There's a Bear on My Chair
Illustration of a white polar bear sitting on a small yellow chair waving it's paw. A tiny grey mouse points at the bear.

There's a Bear on My Chair

Family & young people
A Relaxed Performance - A show adapted to be more comfortable and accessible for everyone. Captioned - The performance displays the actors’ words and sounds as text on screens.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
There's a Bear on My Chair
Illustration of a white polar bear sitting on a small yellow chair waving it's paw. A tiny grey mouse points at the bear.

There's a Bear on My Chair

Family & young people
A Relaxed Performance - A show adapted to be more comfortable and accessible for everyone. Captioned - The performance displays the actors’ words and sounds as text on screens.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Cirque Alice

Cirque Alice

Performance & dance
Royal Festival Hall
Thick & Tight: Camp as Christmas
A collage of one performer in white makeup, green hair, and a floral dress and another performer in all black with one leg in the air

Thick & Tight: Camp as Christmas

Performance & dance
Captioned - The performance displays the actors’ words and sounds as text on screens.
Purcell Room
Cirque Alice

Cirque Alice

Performance & dance
Royal Festival Hall
Fascinating Aïda
A group of three women wearing beige/black blazers and black trousers.

Fascinating Aïda

Performance & dance
Queen Elizabeth Hall

Tuesday 15 December

There's a Bear on My Chair
Illustration of a white polar bear sitting on a small yellow chair waving it's paw. A tiny grey mouse points at the bear.

There's a Bear on My Chair

Family & young people
A Relaxed Performance - A show adapted to be more comfortable and accessible for everyone. Captioned - The performance displays the actors’ words and sounds as text on screens.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Cirque Alice

Cirque Alice

Performance & dance
Royal Festival Hall
Thick & Tight: Camp as Christmas
A collage of one performer in white makeup, green hair, and a floral dress and another performer in all black with one leg in the air

Thick & Tight: Camp as Christmas

Performance & dance
British Sign Language interpreted (BSL) - The performance includes a live interpreter who translates the show into British Sign Language. Captioned - The performance displays the actors’ words and sounds as text on screens.
Purcell Room

Wednesday 16 December

There's a Bear on My Chair
Illustration of a white polar bear sitting on a small yellow chair waving it's paw. A tiny grey mouse points at the bear.

There's a Bear on My Chair

Family & young people
A Relaxed Performance - A show adapted to be more comfortable and accessible for everyone. Captioned - The performance displays the actors’ words and sounds as text on screens.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Cirque Alice

Cirque Alice

Performance & dance
Royal Festival Hall
Fascinating Aïda
A group of three women wearing beige/black blazers and black trousers.

Fascinating Aïda

Performance & dance
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Thick & Tight: Camp as Christmas
A collage of one performer in white makeup, green hair, and a floral dress and another performer in all black with one leg in the air

Thick & Tight: Camp as Christmas

Performance & dance
Captioned - The performance displays the actors’ words and sounds as text on screens.
Purcell Room

Thursday 17 December

There's a Bear on My Chair
Illustration of a white polar bear sitting on a small yellow chair waving it's paw. A tiny grey mouse points at the bear.

There's a Bear on My Chair

Family & young people
A Relaxed Performance - A show adapted to be more comfortable and accessible for everyone. Captioned - The performance displays the actors’ words and sounds as text on screens.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Cirque Alice

Cirque Alice

Performance & dance
British Sign Language interpreted (BSL) - The performance includes a live interpreter who translates the show into British Sign Language.
Royal Festival Hall
Cirque Alice

Cirque Alice

Performance & dance
Royal Festival Hall
Fascinating Aïda
A group of three women wearing beige/black blazers and black trousers.

Fascinating Aïda

Performance & dance
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Thick & Tight: Camp as Christmas
A collage of one performer in white makeup, green hair, and a floral dress and another performer in all black with one leg in the air

Thick & Tight: Camp as Christmas

Performance & dance
Captioned - The performance displays the actors’ words and sounds as text on screens.
Purcell Room

Friday 18 December

There's a Bear on My Chair
Illustration of a white polar bear sitting on a small yellow chair waving it's paw. A tiny grey mouse points at the bear.

There's a Bear on My Chair

Family & young people
A Relaxed Performance - A show adapted to be more comfortable and accessible for everyone. Captioned - The performance displays the actors’ words and sounds as text on screens.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
There's a Bear on My Chair
Illustration of a white polar bear sitting on a small yellow chair waving it's paw. A tiny grey mouse points at the bear.

There's a Bear on My Chair

Family & young people
A Relaxed Performance - A show adapted to be more comfortable and accessible for everyone. Captioned - The performance displays the actors’ words and sounds as text on screens.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Cirque Alice

Cirque Alice

Performance & dance
Royal Festival Hall
Fascinating Aïda
A group of three women wearing beige/black blazers and black trousers.

Fascinating Aïda

Performance & dance
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Thick & Tight: Camp as Christmas
A collage of one performer in white makeup, green hair, and a floral dress and another performer in all black with one leg in the air

Thick & Tight: Camp as Christmas

Performance & dance
Captioned - The performance displays the actors’ words and sounds as text on screens.
Purcell Room

Saturday 19 December

There's a Bear on My Chair
Illustration of a white polar bear sitting on a small yellow chair waving it's paw. A tiny grey mouse points at the bear.

There's a Bear on My Chair

Family & young people
A Relaxed Performance - A show adapted to be more comfortable and accessible for everyone. Captioned - The performance displays the actors’ words and sounds as text on screens.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
There's a Bear on My Chair
Illustration of a white polar bear sitting on a small yellow chair waving it's paw. A tiny grey mouse points at the bear.

There's a Bear on My Chair

Family & young people
A Relaxed Performance - A show adapted to be more comfortable and accessible for everyone. Captioned - The performance displays the actors’ words and sounds as text on screens.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Cirque Alice

Cirque Alice

Performance & dance
Royal Festival Hall
Cirque Alice

Cirque Alice

Performance & dance
Royal Festival Hall
Thick & Tight: Camp as Christmas
A collage of one performer in white makeup, green hair, and a floral dress and another performer in all black with one leg in the air

Thick & Tight: Camp as Christmas

Performance & dance
Captioned - The performance displays the actors’ words and sounds as text on screens.
Purcell Room
Fascinating Aïda
A group of three women wearing beige/black blazers and black trousers.

Fascinating Aïda

Performance & dance
Queen Elizabeth Hall

Sunday 20 December

There's a Bear on My Chair
Illustration of a white polar bear sitting on a small yellow chair waving it's paw. A tiny grey mouse points at the bear.

There's a Bear on My Chair

Family & young people
A Relaxed Performance - A show adapted to be more comfortable and accessible for everyone. British Sign Language interpreted (BSL) - The performance includes a live interpreter who translates the show into British Sign Language. Captioned - The performance displays the actors’ words and sounds as text on screens.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
There's a Bear on My Chair
Illustration of a white polar bear sitting on a small yellow chair waving it's paw. A tiny grey mouse points at the bear.

There's a Bear on My Chair

Family & young people
A Relaxed Performance - A show adapted to be more comfortable and accessible for everyone. Captioned - The performance displays the actors’ words and sounds as text on screens.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Cirque Alice

Cirque Alice

Performance & dance
Royal Festival Hall
Thick & Tight: Camp as Christmas
A collage of one performer in white makeup, green hair, and a floral dress and another performer in all black with one leg in the air

Thick & Tight: Camp as Christmas

Performance & dance
Captioned - The performance displays the actors’ words and sounds as text on screens.
Purcell Room
Cirque Alice

Cirque Alice

Performance & dance
Royal Festival Hall
Fascinating Aïda
A group of three women wearing beige/black blazers and black trousers.

Fascinating Aïda

Performance & dance
Queen Elizabeth Hall

Tuesday 22 December

There's a Bear on My Chair
Illustration of a white polar bear sitting on a small yellow chair waving it's paw. A tiny grey mouse points at the bear.

There's a Bear on My Chair

Family & young people
A Relaxed Performance - A show adapted to be more comfortable and accessible for everyone. Captioned - The performance displays the actors’ words and sounds as text on screens.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Cirque Alice

Cirque Alice

Performance & dance
Royal Festival Hall
There's a Bear on My Chair
Illustration of a white polar bear sitting on a small yellow chair waving it's paw. A tiny grey mouse points at the bear.

There's a Bear on My Chair

Family & young people
A Relaxed Performance - A show adapted to be more comfortable and accessible for everyone. Captioned - The performance displays the actors’ words and sounds as text on screens.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Cirque Alice

Cirque Alice

Performance & dance
Royal Festival Hall
Cirque Alice

Cirque Alice

Performance & dance
Royal Festival Hall
Fascinating Aïda
A group of three women wearing beige/black blazers and black trousers.

Fascinating Aïda

Performance & dance
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Thick & Tight: Camp as Christmas
A collage of one performer in white makeup, green hair, and a floral dress and another performer in all black with one leg in the air

Thick & Tight: Camp as Christmas

Performance & dance
Captioned - The performance displays the actors’ words and sounds as text on screens.
Purcell Room

Wednesday 23 December

There's a Bear on My Chair
Illustration of a white polar bear sitting on a small yellow chair waving it's paw. A tiny grey mouse points at the bear.

There's a Bear on My Chair

Family & young people
A Relaxed Performance - A show adapted to be more comfortable and accessible for everyone. Captioned - The performance displays the actors’ words and sounds as text on screens.
Queen Elizabeth Hall

While you're with us

Jeppe Hein: Appearing Rooms
People enjoying the Jeppe Hein Fountain at the Southbank Centre

Jeppe Hein: Appearing Rooms

A summer favourite returns to our site on Wednesday 17 June.

Shopping
Wooden displays in the Southbank centre shop, featuring books, plushies, and colourful merchandise

Shopping

A vibrant range of inspiring books, homeware, prints, accessories and more.

Klaus Weber: Thinking Fountains
Two statues; a green human body with water spouting from its neck and another of human legs with water pouring down from above displayed outdoors

Thinking
Fountains

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

Modified Social Benches
Two children eating ice cream on a red cirrcular bench

Modified Social Benches

Benches that challenge the space and distance we place between one another.

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
Bright sunlight bursts through green leaves with a lens flare, set against a blue sky and a textured concrete building.

Natura Nostra Forest

Our growing pocket forest creating a natural oasis.