Covent Garden & Strand

See places to go in Covent Garden & Strand.

• Lawson at Kings College London Students' Union (KCLSU)

  

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  30 May 2012

  Kings College London Student Union KCLSU WC2R 2NS[map]

  Lawson is a new London-based band consisting of Andy Brown, Adam Pitts, Joel Peat and Ryan Fletcher.

• Lucy Rose at Heaven

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  Music

  20 June 2012

  Heaven Nightclub WC2N 6NG[map]

  A gig by Lucy Rose, a 20-year-old singer-songwriter.

• Maximo Park at Heaven

  

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  Indie

  8 June 2012

  Heaven Nightclub WC2N 6NG[map]

  A popular indie five-piece from Newcastle.

• Otello at Royal Opera House

  

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  Opera

  12 July 2012 to 24 July 2012

  Royal Opera House WC2E 9DD[map]

  Antonio Pappano conducts Verdi for the second late great work on a Shakespeare theme.

• The Peter Schaufuss Ballet Company: Swan Lake at London Coliseum

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  Ballet

  23 July 2012 to 28 July 2012

  London Coliseum WC2N 4ES[map]

  A production of Tchaikovsky's signature classical ballet.

• Peter Schaufuss Ballet: Sleeping Beauty at London Coliseum

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  Ballet

  24 July 2012 to 28 July 2012

  London Coliseum WC2N 4ES[map]

  Sleeping Beauty performed by the Peter Schaufuss Ballet, featuring Danish superstar Alban Lendorf.

• Peter Schaufuss Ballet: The Nutcracker at London Coliseum

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  Ballet

  25 July 2012 to 28 July 2012

  London Coliseum WC2N 4ES[map]

  The Nutcracker premiered in 1892 and has become a perennial Christmas favourite.

• The Prince of the Pagodas at Royal Opera House

  

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  Ballet

  2 June 2012 to 29 June 2012

  Royal Opera House WC2E 9DD[map]

  Kenneth Macmillan’s three-act ballet is brought back to the stage for the first time since 1996.

• The Royal Ballet: Ballo della regina, La Sylphide at Royal Opera House

  

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  Ballet

  21 May 2012 to 15 June 2012

  Royal Opera House WC2E 9DD[map]

  Two facets of technical brilliance from Balanchine and Bournonville.

• The Royal Ballet: Birthday Offering, A Month in the Country, Les Noces at Royal Opera House

  

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  Ballet

  30 June 2012 to 7 July 2012

  Royal Opera House WC2E 9DD[map]

  Three works with a particularly strong place in the Royal Ballet’s repertoire.

• The Royal Ballet: Metamorphosis - Titian 2012 at Royal Opera House

  

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  Ballet

  14 July 2012 to 20 July 2012

  Royal Opera House WC2E 9DD[map]

  A unique collaboration between the National Gallery and The Royal Ballet in response to works by Titian.

• The Royal Opera: La boheme at Royal Opera House

  

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  Opera

  8 May 2012 to 12 March 2013

  Royal Opera House WC2E 9DD[map]

  Puccini’s most intimate and romantic opera, a perfectly structured and moving love story.

• The Royal Opera : Les Troyens at Royal Opera House

  

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  Opera

  25 June 2012 to 11 July 2012

  Royal Opera House WC2E 9DD[map]

  Berlioz’s epic version of the Trojan war and its aftermath in a new production by David McVicar, conducted by Antonio Pappano, music director of the Royal Opera.

• The Royal Opera – The Trojans

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  Music

  25 June 2012 to 11 July 2012

  Royal Opera House WC2E 9DD[map]

  A rare chance to hear Berlioz’s monumental opera, which returns to the Royal Opera House in an epic new production by David McVicar.

• 100 Faces of London at St. Martin-in-the-Fields

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  Art

  11 June 2012 to 15 July 2012

  St Martin-in-the-Fields Church WC2N 4JJ[map]

  Formal portraits of one hundred Londoners from a broad range of backgrounds and ages.

• 127 Hours at Prince Charles Cinema

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  Drama Cinema

  20 July 2012 to 26 July 2012

  Prince Charles Cinema WC2H 7BY[map]

  127 Hours tells the true story suffered by American mountain climber Aron Ralston in April 2003.

• 17th-century Painting in the Low Countries: The Golden Age of Dutch and Flemish Art at The Courtauld Institute of Art

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  Course

  23 July 2012 to 27 July 2012

  Courtauld Institute of Art WC2R 0RN[map]

  A course exploring The Golden Age of Dutch and Flemish Art.

• 18th Century Toy Workshop at Benjamin Franklin House

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  Course

  30 October 2012

  Benjamin Franklin House WC2N 5NG[map]

  An 18th-century toy workshop to discover how Georgian children entertained themselves.

• 2001: A Space Odyssey at Prince Charles Cinema

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  Science Fiction & Fantasy Cinema

  13 July 2012 to 19 July 2012

  Prince Charles Cinema WC2H 7BY[map]

  Kubrick's futuristic adventure film.

• 2-4-1 Cocktails at The Covent Garden Cocktail Club

  Food & Drink

  Recurring event

  The London Cocktail Club WC2H 7JA[map]