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What's on today

Valentine's Bedtime Story Nights

Recommended Alternative Nightlife Until Thu Feb 11, 40 WiNKS

The dress code is pyjamas and nightgowns at these storytelling evenings featuring horror tales and more from storytelling contributors, held in the flamboyantly decorated home/hotel of designer David Carter. The next...

Tim Key - The Slutcracker

Critics' choice Comedy Until Sat Feb 20, Soho Theatre

Time Out's Comedy Performer of the Year, the brilliant Tim Key brings his superb Edinburgh Comedy Award winning show to Soho. He's a genius plain and simple. Whilst he's definitely an acquired taste, once you have acquired...

The Storytelling Season: Gods of Bronze and Iron

Kids Until Sun Feb 21, Unicorn Theatre

Three weeks of performance storytelling by The Crick Crack Club, inspired by ancient myths and folklore: Viking myths (Feb 2-7); Greek myths (Feb 9-14); Irish myths (Feb 16-21). Age 7+.

What's on this week

Deutsche Borse Photography Prize 2010

FREENEWCritics' choice Art Feb 12-Apr 18, Photographers' Gallery

Work by the photographers shortlisted for the £30,000 prize: Anna...

A Midsummer Night's Dream

NEW Theatre Until Sat Mar 20, Rose Theatre Kingston

Judi Dench first played Titania for Peter Hall in 1962; now she's taking the part again, in an interpretation that reimagines the young...

NME Awards Shows

Recommended Music Feb 9-23

The NME's annual hair-product-endorsed month of giggery with shows headlined by British Sea Power, Babyshambles and Hole

Myths and Monsters

NEWRecommended Museums & Attractions Feb 13-Sep 5, Horniman Museum

The big temporary exhibition at the Horniman in 2010 delves into the origin of mythical creatures such as cyclopes, looks at the links...

Chris Addison

Recommended Comedy Sat Feb 13, Bloomsbury Theatre

Chris Addison, star of 'The Thick of It', 'In the Loop' and 'Lab Rats' is a superb stand-up comedian with one of the sharpest comedy...

Bonachela Dance Company

Critics' choice Dance Thu Feb 11, Artsdepot

Rafael Bonachela may now head up the Sydney Dance Company but he still finds time to make work for his own troupe. 'The Land of Yes and...