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What's on today

The Full Monty

TheatreUntil Jan 2 2010, New Players Theatre

Thom Southerland, the busiest director on the fringe, heads uptown with the one about the stripping steelworkers

Serpentine Gallery Shopping Night

FREEArtThu Dec 3, Serpentine Gallery

Curator-led tour of the 'Design Real' exhibition plus opportunity to buy limited editions by exhibiting artists, many at a 20 percent...

Waterstone's Christmas Extravaganza

FREERecommendedBooks & PoetryThu Dec 3, Waterstone's

Annual Christmas author signing evening, with a line-up that includes Andrew Marr, Simon Hoggart, Christopher Andrew, Kate Mosse and...

What's on this week

Silent Night at Dennis Severs' House

Museums & AttractionsUntil Jan 6 2010, Dennis Severs' House

Atmospheric candelit tours - conducted in silence - through the...

Shop West End VIP Day

FREECritics' choiceShoppingSat Dec 5, Regent St

Oxford Street and Regent Street offer a day of traffic-free shopping to tempt customers keen to avoid the last-minute Christmas rush....

GSK Contemporary

ArtUntil Jan 31 2010, Royal Academy Burlington Gardens

'Earth: Art of a Changing World', the Royal Academy's second annual contemporary art season takes climate change as its theme and...

Taste of Christmas

Around TownDec 4-6, ExCeL Centre

Like its sister event, Taste of London, this food festival operates on 'currency' called crowns that visitors buy and exchange for...

Carlos Acosta

Critics' choiceDanceUntil Sat Dec 5, Sadler's Wells

It's returns only for this sold-out show from Cuban superstar, a repeat of the programme he put together for this year's Manchester...

Jingle Bell Ball

RecommendedMusicSun Dec 6, O2 Arena

Capital FM host another of their big name buffets, bringing a tanker-load worth of big name acts onto one stage for a good old all-day...