| Venue name: | Southbank Centre | Contact: |
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Belvedere Rd London SE1 8XX |
| Opening hours: | 10am-11pm Mon-Sun |
| Transport: | Tube: Waterloo |
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Things to doFestival of Love
The Southbank Centre's having quite the love-in this summer with the return of their Festival of Love – a summery collection of installations, activities, pop-ups and performances that celebrate humankind's most overwhelming emotion. This year, it falls...
Until Monday August 28 2017 Free -
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The Palace Avenue Dixieland Band
Dressed in vintage attire, the five-piece of sousaphone, banjo, clarinet, tenor saxophone and trumpet recreates the authentic sound of the 1920s by the likes of Jelly Roll Morton, Bix Beiderbecke, Sidney Bechet and Louis Armstrong's Hot 5s.
Jazz Friday June 23 2017 -
ComedyMargaret Thatcher: Queen Of Game Shows
The Iron Lady's back! And now she's hosting a quiz show. Matt Tedford's reimagined version of Maggie Thatcher as a cabaret star is an absolute riot. Expect songs, games, catchphrases and other gameshow nonsense in this hugely enjoyable show. After all,...
Character Wednesday June 28 2017 - Sunday July 2 2017 -
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Wandsworth WCET Music Festival
Over 700 children from various schools across Wandsworth, who participate in the Whole Class Ensemble teaching programme, perform three concerts throughout the day: Wind & Brass (11.15am-11.45am and 4pm-4.30pm) and Strings (1.40pm-2.40pm).
Music venues Thursday June 29 2017 -
Music
The Bach Choir
The world premiere of James Macmillan's Blow The Trumpet In The New Moon, Elgar's Cello Concerto and Vaughan Williams's Symphony No 1, A Sea Symphony are performed by the choir, featuring soprano Sally Matthews and baritone Roderick Williams, who are...
Classical and opera Thursday June 29 2017 -
Things to doChorus Festival
Get ready to unleash your vocal chords, because the Southbank Centre's 'Chorus Festival' is back. Celebrating the power of singing alongside others and belting out a tune, this time around there are over 40 free performances from choirs across the whole...
Festivals Saturday July 1 2017 - Sunday July 2 2017
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Love the Southbank! Have been here countless times over the years to see a wide range of events, from attending the Women of the World Festival, through to watching Slavoj Zizek in debate with Yanis Varoufakis (quite something to see!) and seeing the legend Marianne Faithfull perform - it never fails to host the cream of the crop in culture and the arts.
The 'Adventures in Moominland' special exhibition, on until August, is a wonderfully magical look into the life of the woman (Tove Jansson) who brought these beautiful characters and their world to life in both print and animation.
An unremarkable large 2D poster of a Moomin novel pulls back to reveal a hidden tunnel that leads your small tour group down into a darkened room. Faced with the much-loved Moomintroll, it is here that your tour begins.The 1/2-hour or so that follows takes you on a winding trail of walking, crawling and wading through a number of Moomin-inspired sets from campsites to lighthouse picnics, snowy forests to tropical jungles. At each location your well-versed tour guide shares captivating backstories of the characters' adventures and the true-to-life history of the illustrator on which they are inspired.
The interactive story-telling will keep both children and adults entertained for the duration and is well worth the ~£15 price tag.
I paid a visit to the centre this weekend to take part in the Nordic Matters event. The event was really well done and was completely free -we were even taught has to make cinnamon buns. The venue is lovely, overlooking the Thames and is a great place to spend the day with the children but a fun hangout for adults too. I'd highly recommend having a look at the upcoming Nordic events, there is sure to be something for everyone!
The best arts venue in London – Southbank Centre consistently presents the most diverse and inspiring programme in the city, from music to dance to literature to singing and everything in between.
whats not to love about the south bank right?
There's so much to see and do and man the selection of food is just gorgeous! at night you can stroll on by the river and admire the sights.. love love love it! every time a friend wants to visit London I always recommend taking them here!
I am so involve with the Southbank Centre it's ridiculous. Over the summer I had the chance to visit a few different events here: David Byrne's Library and the Big Sing as part of the Meltdown Festival (which Byrne curated this year), as well as a crafting session to make confetti-filled balloons as part of the Festival of Love. Not to mention the beautiful balcony on the Thames on the 5th floor just down from the incredible Saison Poetry Library... wow. Do whatever you can to visit - there is so much happening that there truly is something for everyone. And hey, if all else fails, grab a drink and hang out on the balcony or the outdoor café terrace.
Totally love this area and center and night time is definitely the right time to visit and explore the lights and riverbank area and all the cool activities, bars and events. Here's one of my impression of the area http://travelphotodiscovery.com/discovering-london-at-night-time/
London. My favourite town. I've recently rediscovered the joys of the city, after many years of being blinded by out of town shopping centres. Most weekends, I will journey up by train or tube to meet with my daughter. We shop, chat, eat and walk the length and breadth of Oxford and Regent Street; always ending our day in Carnaby Street or Leicester Square. Many a Sunday, we sit and watch the world go by at the Southbank, stopping to have a bite to eat in one of the many popular eateries. But best of all, is our midweek trips to Theatreland. I've dragged my teenage son to the Donmar, to watch the incredible Corianlanus, the same week I treated my daughter to The Light Princess at the National and then as a family night out we went to see the mesmerizing 'Warhorse'. Next, on the cards, is another Mother and Son day to see 'Blaze' at Peacock Theatre, a Mother and Daughter day to 'Sing-a-long-a Moulin Rouge' and family trip to the wonderful 'Wicked' (we've seen it before!). London has so much to offer and so much to do (even with moaning teenage children).I love it! especially the free events in the summer at The Scope, Southbank and Trafalgar Square.
Try to visit Skylon when you are at the Southbank, the service is good and you can enjoy a drink in a spotlessly clean glass. It's nice to see a variety of musical entertainment coming to the Southbank; chart music does not reflect the wider spectrum of talent.
The Southbank Centre is fabulous arts hub in London. It stages a wide variety of theatre and musical performances to cater to all tastes. There are always interesting festivals hosted at Southbank. It is the perfect place to windle away a saturday afternoon.
I have not found it possible,on the new website, to get a good listing of classical music. It was very well organized in the magazine, and sketchier in the current website, This is not usable.
