Exhibitions
and Events in London
Summer Opening of the State Rooms & Royal Mews Package
Buckingham Palace - 31/07/08 to 29/09/08
The State Rooms form the heart of the working palace and are lavishly furnished with some of the greatest treasures from the Royal Collection - paintings by Rembrandt, Rubens, Poussin and Canaletto; sculpture by Canova; exquisite examples of Sèvres porcelain; and some of the finest English and French furniture.
For the first time ever and for this summer only, visitors to Buckingham Palace will experience the spectacle of the Ballroom set up for a State Banquet. The horseshoe-shaped table traditionally used at State Banquets will be set with dazzling silver-gilt from the Grand Service and adorned with magnificent flower arrangements. Lavish displays of tureens, dishes, ornamental cups and fine English and Continental porcelain will flank the table. Film footage will show the behind-the-scenes work of Royal Household staff, including chefs, footmen, pages, florists and housemaids, who ensure the highest standards of presentation and delivery.
Book Online
The Story of the Supremes at the Victoria and Albert Museum
10th June to the 19th October 2008
A display of performance costumes worn by The Supremes, one of the most successful groups of the sixties - only the Beatles had more number one hits. The display will show the changing image of The Supremes from the early days when they were known as The Primettes to the glamorous Hollywood designs they wore at the height of their fame, and will look at their continuing stylistic influence on performers such as Beyoncé.
Book Online
Wyndham Lewis: Portraits at the National Portrait Gallery
3rd July to the 19th October 2008
Acclaimed painter and writer, Percy Wyndham Lewis is widely regarded as one of early British Modernism's most controversial and influential figures. This exhibition presents over sixty works, from 1910 to 1950, which capture key figures from Lewis's life and represent a unique record of some of the greatest literary and artistic creators of the first half of the twentieth century.
Book Online
Body Worlds & The Mirror of Time @ The o2 - 24/10/08 to 23/08/09
Dr. von Hagens' groundbreaking science of Plastination, the polymer preservation of anatomical specimens, allows human bodies to be presented in dramatic, aesthetic displays that mesh science and the humanities, invite everyone to contemplate, study, and reflect on the awesome human body.
Book Online
Family
Events
Disney On Ice Presents Finding Nemo @ The o2 - 23/10/08 to 02/11/08 - Book Online
The Gruffalo @ The Arts Theatre - 26/11/08 to 04/01/09 - Book Online
Treasure Island @ Theatre Royal Haymarket - 07/11/08 to 28/02/09 - Book Online
Mother Goose @ Hackney Empire - 29/11/08 to 10/01/09 - Book Online
High School Musical Ice Tour @ O2 - 24/12/08 to 29/12/08 - Book Online
Winter Wonderland @ Hyde Park - 01/12/08 to 04/01/09 - Book Online
The Snowman @ Peacock Theatre - 03/12/08 to 11/01/09 - Book Online
The Science of Survival: Your Planet Needs You!
Science Museum - 13/06/08 to 02/11/08
The Science of Survival: Your Planet Needs You! is an interactive exhibition looking at the impact of changing climate and resource availability while exploring sustainable living in 2050. This hands-on exhibition explores how the way we live will change over the next few decades in response to climate change, as we confront varying resource availability and degraded environments. As you journey through seven areas you discover if you can you meet a series of challenges. And make choices about how you might want to live in the future.
Book Online
Sing-a-long-a
Sound of Music
Prince Charles Cinema, Leicester Square, Selected Fridays until the December 2008.
Have you ever been to a musical film and had an uncontrollable urge to burst spontaneously into song? Well here's your chance. Boo the Nazis! Hiss the Baroness! Attend the ultimate communal karaoke event of the century! In the spirit of the event you are strongly encouraged to get in the habit and don a wimple or anything creative made of old curtains. During the intermission at each performance there's even a Fancy dress competition with (Mother) Superior Prizes.
Book Online
Ballet and
Opera in London 2008
English National
Opera & Royal Opera House & Other Opera
La Calisto - 23/09/08 to 10/10/08
Don Giovanni - 27/09/08 to 04/10/08
La bohème - 11/10/08 to 18/10/08
Hansel And Gretel - 09/12/08 to 01/01/09
English National
Ballet & Royal Ballet & Other Dance
Flamenco Flamen'ka - 18/09/08 to 15/11/08
Swan Lake - 07/10/08 to 10/11/08
Three Short Works - 28/10/08 to 10/11/08
Manon - 11/10/08 to 27/11/08
Edward Scissorhands - 25/11/08 to 19/11/08
Edward Scissorhands - 03/12/08 to 17/01/09
The Nutcracker - 19/12/08 to 30/12/08
London Coliseum Theatre
Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci - 20/09/08 to 23/10/08
Partenope - 09/10/08 to 12/11/08
Aida - 22/10/08 to 22/10/08
Boris Godunov - 10/11/08 to 01/12/08
For more London
Theatre's - Click here
Other
Venues in London
In London many
venues hold specific events including music concerts. Below
you will find some of the venues and some of the events
they are holding in 2008. Click on Book Online to purchase
tickets.
Comedy Store
- Book
Online
The Comedy Store Players, Improve stand up.
The Best in Stand Up, Classic stand up from around the world.
Hammersmith Apollo - Book Online
Lemar, Lily Allen, Michael Ball, The Best Disco In Town, Scooby-Doo Live On Stage!, Barenaked Ladies, Corinne Bailey Rae, Pink Martini, Journey, Ray Lamontagne. For more information on - Hammersmith Apollo
Brixton Academy - Book Online
Massive Attack, Guillemots, Billy Talent, Babyshambles, Omarion, The Fratellis, Nine Inch Nails, Arcade Fire, Deftones, The Rakes, Fall Out Boy, Tyrese, Incubus, Paolo Nutini, James, Twisted. For more information on - Brixton Academy
Jazz
Cafe -
Book
Online
For more information on - Jazz
Cafe London
Royal
Albert Hall -
Book
Online
Cirque Du Soleil, Madam Butterfly, Russell Watson, Joan Armatrading, Beethoven & Mussorgsky, G4, Swan Lake, Roger Hodgson
Royal
Opera House -
Book
Online
Ballet - Manon, Sleeping Beauty, Romeo & Juliet.
Opera - Falstaff, The Cunning Little Vixen, Madama Butterfly.
For more information on - Royal
Opera House
London
Astoria -
Book
Online
For more information on - London
Astoria
Soho Theatre
- Book
Online
Andre Vincent, A Little Fantasy, Club Seals, 100, Steve
Furst, Gladiatrix, Noel Fielding - Voodoo Hedgehog, Julia
Morris, Dirty Butterfly, Brendan Burns, Tower Of Bagel,
Robert Newman, Comedy Rep - Writer In Progress IV, Poetry
and Film Night and more.
Shepherds
Bush Empire -
Book
Online
Béla Fleck And The Fleckton, The Decemberists, Plan B, Eddi Reader, Europe, 10cc, The Beat + Neville Staple's Specials, Matt Willis, The Black Keys, Inspiral Carpets, Soul II Soul, Tim Finn, Donavan Frankenreiter, Steven Seagal and Thunderbox, Glenn Hughes, Midlake, Keith Urban, Spiritualized, Willy Mason. For more information on - Shepherds
Bush Empire
Mean
Fiddler -
Book
Online
The Garage
- Book
Online
The Forum
- Book
Online
Barfly
- Book
Online
London
Sport
Throughout
the year across the country there are many different sports
going on, see if your favorite sport is going on at the
moment-:
Rugby Union
- Book
Online
England, Powergen Cup Final
Football
- Book
Online
Manchesterl, Liverpool, West Ham, England, Scotland, Arsenal,
Charlton Athletic and more.
Tennis/Squash
- Book
Online
International Cup Finals
Athletics
- Book
Online
International Athletics, Indoor Trials, London Grand Prix
Athletics and more.
Basketball
- Book
Online
Harlem Globetrotters, Brighton Bears, Scottish Rocks, Newcastle
Eagles, London Towers and more.
Boxing
- Book
Online
World Championship Boxing.
Cricket - Book
Online
England.
Golf
- Book
Online
Open Golf Championship.
Ice Hockey
- Book
Online
Bracknell Bees, London Knights, Belfast Giant, Valerengen
Vikings and more.
Wrestling
- Book
Online
Global Wrestling Force Aftermath, Big Time American Wrestling
and more.
