Bankside

See places to go in Bankside.

• Can We Talk About This at National Theatre: Lyttelton Theatre

  

  
  

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  9 March 2012 to 28 March 2012

  National Theatre SE1 9PX[map]

  DV8's new production examines how events have reflected and influenced multicultural policies, freedom of speech and censorship. There is no interval. Latecomers may not be admitted. Ages 16 and over.

• The Comedy of Errors at the National Theatre

  

  
  

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  Drama

  22 November 2011 to 1 April 2012

  National Theatre SE1 9PX[map]

  Lenny Henry stars in a brilliant production of The Comedy of Errors at the National Theatre. Ends 1 Apr

• She Stoops to Conquer at the National Theatre

  

  
  

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  24 January 2012 to 28 March 2012

  National Theatre SE1 9PX[map]

  A comedy celebration of chaos, courtship and dysfunctional families comes to the National Theatre this spring. 24 Jan-28 Mar

• Travelling Light at the National Theatre

  

  
  

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  11 January 2012 to 6 March 2012

  National Theatre SE1 9PX[map]

  A new play staring Antony Sher as a famous American film director looking back on his life in Eastern Europe. Until 6 Mar

• Damien Hirst at Tate Modern

  

  
  

  Art

  4 April 2012 to 9 September 2012

  Tate Modern SE1 9TG[map]

  See more than 70 iconic works by celebrated contemporary artist Damien Hirst at London's Tate Modern. 5 Apr-9 Sep

• Globe to Globe: 37 Plays in 37 Languages at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre

  

  
  

  Drama

  21 April 2012 to 9 June 2012

  Shakespeare's Globe Theatre SE1 9DT[map]

  See all Shakespeare's plays performed in six weeks in multiple languages at the Globe. Don't miss it! 21 Apr-9 Jun

• Kinoteka: The 10th Polish Film Festival

  
  

  Festival

  8 March 2012 to 22 March 2012

  Various venues

• Tate Modern: Oil Tanks Opening

  

  
  

  Exhibition

  April 2012
  (exact dates to be confirmed)

  Tate Modern SE1 9TG[map]

  Step into Tate Modern's spectacular new Oil Tanks art space, part of an exciting new development. Opens Summer 2012

• The Unilever Series: Tacita Dean

  

  
  

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  Art

  11 October 2011 to 11 March 2012

  Tate Modern SE1 9TG[map]

  Tacita Dean takes over Tate Modern's Turbine Hall for the 12th commission in The Unilever Series. Until 11 Mar

• Yayoi Kusama

  

  
  

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  9 February 2012 to 5 June 2012

  Tate Modern SE1 9TG[map]

  Wander through Yayoi Kusama's immersive installations at Tate Modern in London. Until 5 Jun

• 4 day Intensive with Manju Jois at Stillpoint Yoga London

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  12 September 2012 to 15 September 2012

  Stillpoint Yoga London SE1 9RT[map]

  Manju Jois will be visiting Stillpoint Yoga London for a 4 day intensive workshop including early morning Mysore class followed by lecture/workshop.

• Acoustic Sounds of the Med at Del'Aziz Bankside

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  Acoustic Music

  Recurring event

  Del'Aziz Bankside SE1 9NA[map]

  Acoustic night offers singers and bands the chance to perform their latest material.

• Alain de Botton at National Theatre: Lyttelton Theatre

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  Book Signing

  13 February 2012

  National Theatre SE1 9PX[map]

  What if religions are neither all true nor all nonsense? In Religion for Atheists, the philosopher (a nonbeliever) suggests that rather than mocking religions, agnostics and atheists should steal from them – because they’re packed with good ideas on how we arrange our societies. This event is followed by a booksigning.

• Alighiero Boetti at Tate Modern

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  Art

  28 February 2012 to 27 May 2012

  Tate Modern SE1 9TG[map]

  An exhibition of work by Alighiero E Boetti, a key Italian artist of the 20th century.

• All's Well that Ends Well at Shakespeare's Globe

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  23 May 2012 to 24 May 2012

  Shakespeare's Globe Theatre SE1 9DT[map]

  All's Well That Ends Well is a play by William Shakespeare. This play is performed in Gujarati.

• All that Glisters at The Gallery at Oxo

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  Art

  4 April 2012 to 15 April 2012

  The Gallery @ Oxo SE1 9PH[map]

• A Masterclass with Mike Chaplin at Bankside Gallery

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  Course

  19 April 2012

  Bankside Gallery SE1 9JH[map]

  Spend an evening with Mike Chaplin as he explains how a watercolour painting arrives on paper. From how first thoughts in the sketchbook lead to final statements on paper, Mike will introduce you to some aspects of watercolour that non-painters very rarely see, and he will give an insight into how technicalities meet with inspiration to make paintings which move and excite us. Mike is still remembered from his many television appearances on “Watercolour Challenge”. An entertaining and informative occasion – not to be missed.

• A Midsummer Night's Dream at Shakespeare's Globe

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  Drama

  30 April 2012 to 1 May 2012

  Shakespeare's Globe Theatre SE1 9DT[map]

  A Midsummer Night's Dream is a play that was written by William Shakespeare. It is believed to have been written between 1590 and 1596. It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and the Queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta. This play is performed in Korean.

• A Midsummer Night's Dream at Shakespeare's Globe

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  Drama

  2 March 2012 to 3 March 2012

  Shakespeare's Globe Theatre SE1 9DT[map]

  A performance of William Shakespeare's comedy.

• Anata-wa (Who are you?) at Tate Modern

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  Musical Cinema

  25 March 2012

  Tate Modern SE1 9TG[map]

  This feature-length documentary-musical with a cast of hundreds is paired with a 1966 collaboration of Terayama and Hagimoto Haruhiko made for Japan’s burgeoning television industry. Who are you? is structured by the responses of 829 people of all ages and gender to the same questions, brilliantly playing out Daniel Boorstin’s concept of the ‘pseudo-event’ in the busy modernity of Shinjuku.