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5 things to know about Brokentalkers
Two actors stand on stage one in a brown suit holding a shot gun as the second stands behind looking into the distance
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5 things to know about Brokentalkers

Discover Brokentalkers, an internationally renowned theatre company from Dublin, with a track record of unusual yet powerful performances.

Playlist: Chaka Khan’s Meltdown
The musician Chaka Khan, a Black woman with long curly hair, wears a long black dress and stands with her arms stretched outwards among the seats of the Royal Festival Hall auditorium. The word 'playlist' in yellow type overlays the image
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Playlist: Chaka Khan’s Meltdown

Listen to all the artists of Chaka Khan’s’ Meltdown on this special playlist featuring music from the acts who appeared at the June 2024 festival.

Ciarán Hinds reads from Seamus Heaney: A Life in Letters
The actor Ciarán Hinds stands behind a lecturn on a darkened Royal Festival Hall stage as he reads from Seamus Heaney: A Life in Letters. Hinds is wearing a tweed jacket and glasses; his dark hair is combed back.
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Ciarán Hinds reads from Seamus Heaney: A Life in Letters

The actor Ciarán Hinds reads an extract of Heaney’s writings on the subject of growing old in this video filmed in our Royal Festival Hall in 2023.

Maurizio Pollini: 6 decades of the classical pianist at the Southbank Centre
In a black and white photo a man plays the piano in a softly lit room, against lightly brightened curtains
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Maurizio Pollini: 6 decades of the classical pianist at the Southbank Centre

Maurizio Pollini first appeared at Royal Festival Hall in 1963. Take a look back through our archives at some of his notable performances.

Who is Shirley Chisholm?
A black & white image of Shirley Chisholm against an orange backdrop
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Who is Shirley Chisholm?

Discover the story of an unsung US political trailblazer who made waves in the 1960s and 1970s as the first Black Woman in Congress.

Norman Jay: ‘Music without prejudice became the mainstay of Notting Hill Carnival’
The DJ Norman Jay in the Royal Festival Hall. Jay sits on the stage with the empty seats of the auditorium behind him. Jay, an older Black man wears a plaid check shirt and a rimmed hat
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Norman Jay: ‘Music without prejudice became the mainstay of Notting Hill Carnival’

DJ Norman Jay talks about his long career in music and the importance of Black music history in this video interview.

Carol Ann Duffy reads at WOW Festival’s Laureates Night
A headshot of poet Carol Ann Duffy who is a middle aged white woman with short hair
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Carol Ann Duffy reads at WOW Festival’s Laureates Night

Enjoy a reading from Carol Ann Duffy, part of a 2014 event celebrating the women who together held the UK’s five most prominent poet laureate roles.

7 left-handed classical pianists and the Southbank Centre
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7 left-handed classical pianists and the Southbank Centre

Leading left-handed classical pianists including Daniel Barenboim, Nicholas McCarthy and Hélène Grimaud who’ve all performed in our auditoria.

The Royal Festival Hall organ: a short history
Ralph Downes, a White man wearing glasses and a suit, sits at the console, with its many keys and stops visible, of the Royal Festival Hall organ in an archive image believed to be from the 1950s
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The Royal Festival Hall organ: a short history

Our Royal Festival Hall organ celebrated 70 years in 2024. The organ’s curator William McVicker’s short history includes the story of its creation.

Leigh-Anne Pinnock on Little Mix, family and self belief
Leigh-Anne has her hands pressed together in a prayer position and resting to the side of her face. She has long curly dark hair and brown eyes and wears a camel coloured vest top.
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Leigh-Anne Pinnock on Little Mix, family and self belief

Former Little Mix star, Leigh-Anne Pinnock discuss her new memoir, Believe with Chidera Eggerue; recorded at our 2023 London Literature Festival.

Memories of the Royal Festival Hall organ
An angled wide view of the Royal Festival Hall organ with pipes on show, above the Royal Festival Hall stage
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Memories of the Royal Festival Hall organ

The Royal Festival Hall organ is celebrated through memories of those who have heard it, and those who have been lucky enough to play it.

5 things to know about When Forms Come Alive
A grey, white and pink abstract rock sculpture in a white room with a woman looking at it on the left side of the sculpture.
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5 things to know about When Forms Come Alive

An introduction to When Forms Come Alive, a 2024 group sculptural exhibition featuring work from 21 international artists.