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Your month-by-month guide to the best new events in London

Welcome to Time Out's London events calendar. In this guide you'll find our hand-picked selection of the best new events that begin this month, next month and indeed every month. From theatre, exhibition and film openings to gigs, festivals and comedy, if it's new, it's here - dive in!

October highlights

  • Matilda the Musical

    Theatre Until Feb 17 2013, Cambridge Theatre

    Musical adapted from Roald Dahl's riotous children's novel with songs provided by Aussie comedian Tim Minchin.

  • We Need To Talk About Kevin

    Film From Fri Oct 21, Londonwide

    Scottish filmmaker Lynne Ramsay is back with this adaptation of the celebrated novel by Lionel Shriver, starring Tilda Swinton and John C Reilly.

October events in London

  • London Storytelling Festival

    Comedy Oct 5-10, Leicester Square Theatre

    Five days of tales from the likes of Hannah Gadsby, Martin Dockery and friends.

  • Matilda the Musical

    TheatreCritics' choice Until Feb 17 2013, Cambridge Theatre

    What with 'Betty Blue Eyes', 'Shrek' and the still-to-come 'Ghost', there have been a lot of grea...

  • We Need To Talk About Kevin

    Film From Fri Oct 21

    British filmmaker Lynne Ramsay’s third feature might be an adaptation of Lionel Shriver’s bes...

  • Soldiers of 9th Hodson’s Horse, Indian Army, practice docility techniques with their horses by standing on top of their saddles, India, 1938

    War Horse: Fact and Fiction

    Museums & Attractions Until Mar 31 2013, National Army Museum

    This exhibition explores the real-life history behind Michael Morpurgo's novel 'War Horse', with ...

  • V&A Photographs Gallery

    Museums & AttractionsCritics' choice From Tue Oct 25, V&A

    A new, permanent gallery showing highlights from the V&A's collection of photographs. The gallery...

  • The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn

    Film From Wed Oct 26

    The first collaboration between Steven Spielberg and his antipodean counterpart Peter Jackson in ...

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