What's On in Westminster & St James's
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Buckingham Palace Summer Opening
Tour
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Visit Buckingham Palace, one of the world's few remaining working royal palaces, in London this summer. There's a special exhibition celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Queen's Coronation.
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Coronation Festival at Buckingham Palace
Festival
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The gardens of Buckingham Palace will be opened to the public this summer for a unique festival.
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Billy Elliot: The Musical at the Victoria Palace Theatre
Musical
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The Musical is the acclaimed adaptation of Stephen Daldry's Oscar-winning film, with music by Elton John. This inspirational musical follows Billy in his triumph over adversity and his fight to prove his doubters wrong by going all the way
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The Hothouse at Trafalgar Studios
Comedy Theatre
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Simon Russell Beale and John Simm are leading the cast in this new production of Harold Pinter's macabre tragicomedy.
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One Man, Two Guvnors at the Theatre Royal Haymarket
Comedy Theatre
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Sex, food and money are the driving forces behind this hit comedy, starring Owain Arthur. One Man, Two Guvnors is Richard Bean's modern English version of Carlo Goldoni's classic Italian comedy, One Man, Two Masters.
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The Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty's Theatre
Musical
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See Andrew Lloyd Webber's much-loved, award-winning musical The Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty's Theatre in London. A mysterious phantom terrorises the Paris Opera in an effort to make his protégé, Christine, the leading lady of the opera house.
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Rutherford & Son at the St James Theatre
Drama
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The highly acclaimed Northern Broadsides brings Githa Sowerby's classic Edwardian drama set in the north of England to the London stage under the direction of renowned theatre director Jonathan Miller.
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The American Plan at St James Theatre
Drama
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A tangle of ravaged dreams, broken souls, twisted motives and deceit, The American Plan takes place against a backdrop of the Catskill Mountains during a 1960s summer.
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Happy New at Trafalgar Studios
Drama
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'People don't really accept chickens, which is wrong, 'cos we invented the pecking order.' Following a sensational sell-out run at the Old Red Lion Theatre in 2012, extended to an unprecedented eight weeks, Happy New proudly transfers to Trafalgar Studio 2.
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Changing the Guard at Buckingham Palace
Special Event
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For a display of British pomp and ceremony, watch the Changing the Guard ceremony outside Buckingham Palace. Changing the Guard or Guard Mounting is the process involving a new guard exchanging duty with the old guard.
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In Fine Style: The Art of Tudor and Stuart Fashion at The Queen's Gallery - Buckingham Palace
Art Exhibition
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The changing fashions of British monarchs and their court during the 16th and 17th centuries.
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Contemporary Portraiture in Portcullis House Tours at Houses of Parliament
What's On
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A visit to Portcullis House, the home of the House of Commons contemporary portrait collection.
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Churchill Museum & Cabinet War Rooms at Churchill War Rooms
Museum Exhibition
Recurring event
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A fortified basement designed for use by the Prime Minister and the Cabinet during the Second World War.
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The Coronation Festival 2013 at Buckingham Palace
Fairs / Show
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Four days of celebration of the 60th anniversary of The Queen's Coronation, and of British creativity, industry and technology.
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Exhibition Talk for Groups: In Fine Style - The Art of Tudor and Stuart Fashion at The Queen's Gallery - Buckingham Palace
What's On
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An exclusive introductory talk by a Royal Collection Trust expert or curator.
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The Genius of Castiglione at The Queen's Gallery - Buckingham Palace
Art Exhibition
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Works by one of the great artists of the Baroque, Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione.
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The Great Escaper: Author Event at Churchill War Rooms
Book Signing
15 October 2013
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A talk about Roger Bushell, a PoW who escaped during the Second World War.
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Open House at Houses of Parliament
What's On
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Open House weekend to see inside over 600 architecturally significant buildings.
