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  • Get Afloat 2008

    Make the most of this glorious weather with a half-price boat trip on the Thames

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  • London's top 20 tastes

    From red-hot chilli to tangy cheese, our city boasts myriad mouthwatering, lip-smacking, tongue-tingling taste sensations...

  • Chorus

    Critics' Choice

    Until Sun May 18, Southbank Centre

    Week-long celebration of singing, with performances by professional choirs, free choral workshops and karaoke sessions

Today

  • Dara O'Briain

    Comedy

    Mon May 12, Hammersmith Apollo

    Highly talented and hugely entertaining stand-up and star of 'Mock the Week' O'Briain could serve as an object lesson to some others in how play an audience...

  • Cargo's Free Yard Party

    FREE

    Clubs

    Mon May 12, Cargo

    Get your teeth into the free BBQ, drinks and music Cargo are offering tonight (and when the free drinks run out, the prices are reduced). The Ccargo all-star...

  • Lionel Shriver

    Books & Poetry

    Mon May 12, The Guardian Newsroom

    Guardian Review Book Club. John Mullan talks to Shriver about 'We Need to Talk About Kevin'. Followed by Q&A.

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This week

  • The Good Soul of Szechuan

    New

    Theatre

    Until Sat Jun 28, Young Vic

    First major London production in almost 20 years of Brecht's lyrical masterpiece about three Gods on a journey to find a good person on earth. With Horrocks...

  • The Raconteurs

    Music

    Wed May 14, Hammersmith Apollo

    Jack White dons his civvies once more and rocks out with his Detroit alterno 'supergroup', who're comprised of long-time collaborator, Brendan Benson and his...

  • China Landscape

    Museums & Attractions

    Until Sun Oct 26, British Museum

    A garden designed to reflect connections between China's natural habitat and its culture in the forecourt at the British Museum

  • OrangAid

    Comedy

    Mon May 12, Lyceum Theatre

    Some of the best comedians around are coming together for one night only in a fundraising stand-up comedy night to support the Sumatran Orangutan Society....

  • Martian Museum of Terrestrial Art

    Last Chance!

    Critics' Choice

    Art

    Until Sun May 18, Barbican Centre

    A number of artists in the 'Magic and Belief' section show a complete disrespect for Martian tastes by burning paintings and sculptures and exhibiting only...

  • FA Cup Final: Cardiff City v Portsmouth

    Sport & Fitness

    Sat May 17, Wembley Stadium

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