City events autumn 09

Autumn in the City AUTUMN EVENTS 2015 August to October

ART AND EXHIBITIONS FAMILY MUSIC SPECIAL EVENTS THEATRE WALKS AND TALKS

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As summer draws to an end and autumn rolls around, the City continues to play host to a huge range of exciting, engaging and unique events. From live performances and street art, to ancient hidden gems and innovative exhibitions.

The City of London’s Roman heritage is showcased this season, with the Guildhall Yard hosting Gladiator Games on the site of Londinium’s original Roman Amphitheatre (p17). The Billingsgate Roman Bathhouse, (p26) a hidden ancient gem located underneath one of the City’s office blocks, will be made regularly accessible to the public for the first time this autumn with ticketed tours being organised by the Museum of London.

Art-lovers will be flocking to the City too, with many fantastic exhibitions and special events.

The innovative multimedia exhibition at Guildhall Art Gallery,

No Colour Bar: Black British Art in Action 1960-1990, will continue through autumn, following its hugely successful launch in the summer (p4). As you explore, keep an eye out for Sculpture in the City, the popular public art exhibition, featuring a selection of contemporary art pieces in and around Bishopsgate and St Mary Axe (p4).

For more events and information about the City go to www.visitthecity.co.uk or visit our City Information Centre by St Paul’s Cathedral, where our friendly, multilingual staff are ready to help you plan your days out: City of London Information Centre St Paul’s Churchyard London EC4M 8BX

While September in the City sees the return of the hugely popular Totally Thames festival, bringing the river to life with a month-long season of river-related events: art, music, open days, family fun, talks, walks and boats galore (p16).

The information in this leaflet has been researched and compiled in good faith and checked as thoroughly as possible with the relevant sources. It is correct to the best of the publisher’s knowledge at the time of printing (July 2015) and the publisher cannot accept any liability for errors and omissions howsoever caused. No payment was either solicited or received for inclusion of entries (with the exception of the back page advertisement) and it does not claim to be fully comprehensive.

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No Colour Bar: Black British Art in Action 1960-1990

Magna Carta Exhibition at Temple Church

New Displays at the Museum of London

This innovative multimedia exhibition charts the story of 20th-century Black British cultural heritage and social and political history for the first time in the UK. The focus is the radical publishing house Bogle L’Ouverture, whose work promoted and was inspired by the liberating energy of decolonisation and the fights against racism and unfair discrimination.

Mon-Sat 10am-5pm; Sun 12noon-4pm FREE Guildhall Art Gallery Guildhall Yard EC2V 5AE www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/ nocolourbar T 020 7332 3700

Discover the story of Magna Carta at Temple Church and gaze into the effigy of the Bad King John, along with major baron William Marshall. For the first time, you can also climb up to the triforium of the grand circular church and look down upon the Round as countless Knights Templar would have done before you.

Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri 10am-4pm; Wed 2-4pm Admission: £5 Temple Church Temple EC4Y 9AT www.templechurch.com

Introducing two new display and exhibition spaces in the Museum of London: ‘Glory and Gore’ explores the people of London’s Roman amphitheatre, while the ‘Show Space’ presents some of the museum’s more recent arrivals, connecting them with what’s happening in London right now.

Daily 10am-6pm FREE Museum of London 150 London Wall EC2Y 5HN www.museumoflondon.org.uk T 020 7001 9844

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Flora and Fauna

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A rich array of plants and animals have adorned, protected and served the Bank of England through the ages. Discover a menagerie from elaborate floral banknote designs and fierce sculpted lions to the real-life creatures that still keep the Bank safe.

Mon-Fri 10am-5pm FREE Bank of England Museum Bartholomew Lane EC2R 8AH www.bankofengland.co.uk/ museum T 020 7601 5545

Tower Bridge Glass Floor

Sculpture in the City This popular public art exhibition features a selection of City streets. Set amongst iconic architectural landmarks like the Gherkin and the Lloyd’s Building, this open-air exhibition transforms an area known for insurance and finance into an urban sculpture park. This year’s exhibition includes works from the internationally-renowned artists Ekkehard Altenburger, Bruce Beasley, Adam Chodzko, Laura Ford, Damien Hirst, Shan Hur and Folkert de Jong.

FREE to view anytime Around St Botolph without Bishopsgate, Lime Street, St Mary Axe, Great St Helen’s and Undershaft EC3 www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/ sculptureinthecity

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Art at the Bridge #6 Enjoy the local London art on display in Tower Bridge’s atmospheric Engine Rooms.

Art at the Bridge #6 explores ‘Tides of Change: charting life’s ebbs and flows’ through the work of eight artists aged over 55 from Southwark Arts Forum.

Daily 10am-5.30pm until 31 September; from 9.30am from 1 October Admission: £9 adults (£6.30 concs); £3.90 children, under 5s free Tower Bridge Exhibition Tower Bridge Road SE1 2UP www.towerbridge.org.uk T 020 7403 3761

Experience a unique view of London life through the new spectacular glass floor in the high-level walkways. Look down to see the Thames, road and pedestrian life, all moving at pace 42 metres below. Lucky visitors may even witness the magic of the Bridge raising for a river vessel beneath their feet!

Daily 10am-5.30pm Admission: £9 adults (£6.30 concs); £3.90 children; under 5s free Tower Bridge Exhibition Tower Bridge Road SE1 2UP www.towerbridge.org.uk or T 020 7403 3761

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London Dust: Recent Work

by Rut Blees Luxemburg

Magna Carta on Display

Through photography and film, Rut Blees Luxemburg examines the expansion of the City of London, contrasting the optimistic vision of developers with the physical reality of the urban environment.

Daily 10am-6pm FREE Museum of London 150 London Wall EC2Y 5HN www.museumoflondon.org.uk T 020 7001 9844

Until 6 September

Light Echoes The Curve Light Echoes, LA artists Aaron Koblin and Ben Tricklebank’s amazing laser-based installation creeps its way through The Curve.

Daily 11am FREE Barbican Centre Silk Street EC2Y 8DS www.barbican.org.uk/artgallery T 020 7638 8891

Get up close and personal with one of the finest 13th-century editions of Magna Carta still in existence, displayed in the new City of London Heritage Gallery – built to commemorate the 800th anniversary of the document.

Mon-Sat 10am-5pm; Sun 12noon-4pm FREE City of London Heritage Gallery in Guildhall Art Gallery Guildhall Yard EC2V 5AE www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/ heritagegallery 020 7332 3700

Until 11 September

London’s Dreadful Visitation: The Great Plague,1665 The Great Plague was a haunting event in the City of London, wiping out almost 100,000 people. Whether young or old, man or woman, saint or sinner, it killed mercilessly and changed London forever. This exhibition takes you through Guildhall Library’s plague material, from books to broadsides, revealing more information about this devastating period of our history.

Mon-Fri 9.30am-5pm; Wed 9.30am-7.30pm; Open alternate Sat FREE Guildhall Library Aldermanbury EC2V 7HH www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/ guildhalllibrary 020 7332 1868

From 10 August

Shakespeare in the 18th Century: Johnson, Garrick and Friends Along with his great friend David Garrick, the renowned actor, Johnson has been credited with the revival of popular interest in Shakespeare in the 18th century.

Join us to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Johnson’s critical edition of Shakespeare and discover the works of two of the greatest wordsmiths in the English Language. A lively events programme will accompany the exhibition.

Dr Johnson’s House 17 Gough Square EC4A 3DE www.drjohnsonshouse.org T 020 7353 3745

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Victorian London in Photographs 1839 to 1901

The Crime Museum Uncovered

The arrival of photography in London in 1839 would change the way people saw their city and each other forever. The collections at London Metropolitan Archives contain an extraordinary range of images from Queen Victoria’s reign, recording the capital and its people in stunning detail. This exhibition presents some of the most striking images of London and Londoners from the era, from the first known photograph of the capital to the opening of the Blackwall Tunnel, taking in the Crystal Palace, the first Tube line and life on the City’s streets.

Check website for opening times.

FREE London Metropolitan Archives 40 Northampton Road EC1R 0HB www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/lma T 020 7332 3812

Never-before-seen objects from the Metropolitan Police’s Crime Museum go on public display in a major new exhibition at the Museum of London.

Since its establishment in the mid-1870s, the Crime Museum has previously only been open to police professionals and invited guests. Now, using original evidence from this extraordinary collection, real-life case files take you on an uneasy journey through some of the UK’s most notorious crimes from Dr Crippen to the Krays, the Great Train Robbery to the Millennium Dome diamond heist.

Mon-Sun 10am-6pm (last entry 4pm) Admission: From £8 online Museum of London 150 London Wall EC2Y 5HN www.museumoflondon.org.uk/ crimemuseum T 020 7001 9844

From 9 October

Eddie Peake

From 21 October

The World of Charles and Ray Eames In late October, the Barbican opens its doors to The World of Charles and Ray Eames, an extensive exhibition which will survey the careers and extraordinary work of two of the most important designers of

the 20th century. A must-see for design enthusiasts.

Sat-Wed 10am–6pm; Thu-Fri 10am–9pm; Bank Holiday Mon 12pm–6pm Admission: £14.50; £12 concs Barbican Centre Silk Street EC2Y 8DS www.barbican.org.uk/artgallery T 020 7638 8891

Eddie Peake takes over the Curve gallery with his surreal and spectacle-based commission that encompasses performance, video, photography, painting, sculpture and installation in which the artist plays a central role.

Daily 11am FREE Barbican Centre Silk Street EC2Y 8DS www.barbican.org.uk/artgallery T 020 7638 8891

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From 12 October

Talbot House: ‘An Oasis in a World Gone Crazy’ In 1915 army chaplain Philip ‘Tubby’ Clayton established the Everyman’s Club at Talbot House in the small town of Poperinge, only a few miles from the front line in Ypres. In this house, rank was irrelevant, orders were prohibited, and all soldiers were encouraged to forget about the war. This exhibition tracks the story of Tubby and this ‘oasis’ for soldiers during the First World War. It will include items from Talbot House, the memoirs of Tubby and the actual hut in which he wrote them after fleeing the Germans.

Mon-Fri 9.30am-5pm; Wed 9.30am-7.30pm; Open alternate Sat FREE Guildhall Library Aldermanbury EC2V 7HH www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/ guildhalllibrary 020 7332 1870

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Museum Explored Explore the museum and find fun, hands-on activities in the galleries with one of the museum’s hosts.

Ages 5+ Sundays 12noon-2pm FREE Museum of London 150 London Wall EC2Y 5HN www.museumoflondon.org.uk T 020 7001 9844

Until 28 August

MASKerade Explore the Bank’s flora and fauna by following the trail and become an animal of your choice by colouring a mask to take home. Take your pick from a variety of creatures including mighty lions, wise owls, and the popular characters from ‘The Wind in the Willows’, whose author Kenneth Grahame worked at the Bank for 30 years.

Mon-Fri 10am-4.30pm FREE Bank of England Museum Bartholomew Lane EC2R 8AH www.bankofengland.co.uk/ museum T 020 7601 5545

19 September & 24 October

London’s Night Owls Sleepover at Museum of London What happens in the museum once the doors close for the night? Book now for this special after-hours event for children in the museum after dark.

Ages 7-11 6.45pm-9.40am £60 Advance booking required Museum of London 150 London Wall EC2Y 5HN www.museumoflondon.org.uk/ nightowls T 020 7001 9844

9 October

26 – 30 October

Storytelling for Under-5s

The Big Draw – Join the Fleet!

An interactive concert for mini musicmakers. LSO musicians retell a popular children’s story through music, offering younger children a chance to experience a live performance in the beautiful Jerwood Hall. Dance and sing your way through the concert as the instruments bring the tale to life.

Admission: 12.30pm-1.15pm £5 adults; £3 children (plus booking fee) LSO St Luke’s 161 Old Street EC1V 9NG www.lso.co.uk T 020 7588 1116

Come aboard the life-size boat moored in the Museum and take the helm for an interactive game to discover what the Bank does to keep the economy on a steady course. You can then design your own boat and enter the competition with prizes to be won. The winning designs will be displayed on the Bank’s website.

Mon-Fri 10am-4.30pm FREE Bank of England Museum Bartholomew Lane EC2R 8AH www.bankofengland.co.uk/ museum T 020 7601 5545

24 – 31 October

October Half Term Get inspired to make do and mend with a week of free craft activities, storytelling and musical sessions. See the website for details on each day.

Ages 5+ Museum of London 150 London Wall EC2Y 5HN www.museumoflondon.org.uk T 020 7001 9844

22 September

Listen to the world

Free Friday Lunchtime Concerts Rhythm and Dance

CLoSer: Debussy, Copland and Dance

Catch this continuing programme of performances by musicians, poets and storytellers from areas of conflict or different spiritual traditions.

Dates, prices and times vary; check website for full listings St Ethelburga’s Centre 78 Bishopsgate EC2N 4AG www.stethelburgas.org/ listen-world T 020 7496 1616

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Lunchtime Recitals at St Lawrence Jewry The August Music Festival celebrates the genius of Ludwig van Beethoven with 20 concerts.

From September, catch the free recitals Mondays (piano) and Tuesdays (organ). Check the website for full listings.

1pm FREE St Lawrence Jewry Church Guildhall Yard EC2V 5AA www.stlawrencejewry.org.uk/ music

Come and experience music inspired by the rhythms and melodies of traditional songs and dances from Russia, with presenter Rachel Leach.

12.30-1.15pm FREE LSO St Luke’s 161 Old Street EC1V 9NG www.lso.co.uk T 020 7588 1116

15, 20 and 23 September

LSO Season Opening with Bernard Haitink Three legendary performers: revered maestro Bernard Haitink and pianists Murray Perahia and Imogen Cooper – join forces to mark the start of a new LSO season.

Tues 15 Sep 7.30pm, Sun 20 Sep 7pm & Wed 23 Sep 7.30pm £10-£14 (plus booking fee) Barbican Centre Silk Street EC2Y 8DS www.lso.co.uk T 020 7588 1116

City of London Sinfonia’s 2015-16 season, ‘Re:imagine’ opens with a celebration of music written for dance from Rameau’s 18th-century re-imagining of the classical Pygmalion myth to Copland’s musical story of the US pioneers who explored the Appalachian mountains in the 19th century. The performance begins and ends with Debussy’s stunning L’apres-midi d’un faune in two different dance interpretations, alongside a unique take on Bach’s solo cello suites with clarinettist Michael

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4 September and 2 October

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Collins in what is the first ‘Bach RE:Imagining’ of the series.

Part of City of London Sinfonia ground-breaking informal concert series, CLoSer is designed to appeal to those who like their music intimate and relaxed (and who enjoy a glass of wine while listening).

7.30pm Admission: £15 *includes a free drink Village Underground 54 Holywell Lane EC2A 3PQ www.cityoflondonsinfonia.co.uk T 020 7377 1362

25 – 27 September

1 August – 31 October

Song in the City Join in this series of continuing free lunchtime concerts in the heart of the City dedicated to taking classical music out of its comfort zone by using innovative and often challenging themes.

FREE Dates, venues and times vary; check website for full listings www.songinthecity.org

25 September

Guildhall Symphony Orchestra & Chorus

Guildhall musicians take on one of the most renowned choral works of the 20th century, Prokofiev’s dramatic soundtrack to the 1938 Sergei Eisenstein film, Alexander Nevsky, which he later rearranged for mezzosoprano, chorus, and orchestra.

The concert opens with Elgar’s popular cantata The Music Makers, a setting of poet Arthur O’Shaughnessy’s ode to the dreaming artist.

7.30pm Admission: £10-£15 (£5 concs) Barbican Hall Silk Street EC2Y 8DS www.barbican.org.uk T 020 7638 8891

Lost in Thought: A Mindfulness Opera Lost in Thought is the world’s first ‘mindfulness opera’.

This four-hour event is a pioneering mix of immersive music drama and guided meditation in which there is no boundary between participants and audience, structured by Rolf Hind’s ambient music.

25 Sep 6pm; 26 Sep 12noon & 27 Sep 12noon Admission: £45 (plus booking fee) *includes lunch LSO ST Lukes 161 Old Street EC1V 9NG www.barbican.org.uk/music

27 October

Natalie Dessay in recital

King Creosote

Stephen Hough in Recital

The incredibly expressive soprano Natalie Dessay gives an intimate recital exploring lieder and French art-song.

7.30pm Admission: £10-£35 (plus booking fee) Barbican Hall Silk Street EC2Y 8DS www.barbican.org.uk/music

Themes of identity, belonging, politics and love form intricate indie-folk songs from Scottish musician, Kenny Anderson.

7.30pm Admission: £15-£20 (plus booking fee) Barbican Hall Silk Street EC2Y 8DS www.barbican.org.uk/music

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2 October

Stephen Hough presents a solo recital that explores every side of his artistic personality: thinker, creator and consummate virtuoso. He unveils the world premiere of his Piano Sonata III ‘Trinitas’ to celebrate 175 years of The Tablet.

7.30pm Admission: £10-£25 (plus booking fee) Barbican Hall Silk Street EC2Y 8DS www.barbican.org.uk/music

17 – 23 October

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig / Chailly, Barbican International Associate Residency

9, 11 and 18 October

LSO/Gergiev: Ballet Scores Valery Gergiev is renowned for his expertise in bringing to life the drama of operatic and theatrical repertoire. Over three concerts, the LSO’s Principal Conductor brings us the ballet music of Bartók and Stravinsky, including The Firebird and The Rite of Spring.

Fri 9 Oct 7.30pm; Sun 11 Oct 7pm & Sun 18 Oct 7pm Admission: £10-£40 (plus booking fee) Barbican Centre Silk Street EC2Y 8DS www.lso.co.uk T 020 7588 1116

Riccardo Chailly and the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig bring German grandeur to the fore exploring the vibrant tone poems of Richard Strauss; one of the greatest musical storytellers of all time.

7.30pm Admission: £10-£55 (plus booking fee) Barbican Hall and Milton Court Silk Street EC2Y 8DS www.barbican.org.uk/music

25 October

Love and Other Crimes: The Songs of Lee Hazlewood Ed Harcourt leads a band of indie, folk and rock musicians in remembering the ‘whisky-voiced old cowboy’ who wrote songs such as ‘These Boots are Made for Walking’ and ‘Some Velvet Morning’. Featuring Jim Sclavunos (The Bad Seeds), Caitlin Rose, Matthew E White and more.

7.30pm Admission: £20-£15 (plus booking fee) Barbican Hall Silk Street EC2Y 8DS www.barbican.org.uk/music

29 October

A John Adams UK Premiere – Scheherazade.2 Essential American composer John Adams brings his own take on storytelling to the Barbican including a new dramatic symphony for violin and orchestra.

Performed by close collaborator and new music champion Leila Josefowicz, Adam’s latest work takes the idea of the original Scheherazade into the present day and ‘imagines a modern woman storyteller/hostage whose strength of character and powers of endurance are tested over and over’.

7.30pm Admission: £10-£40 (plus booking fee) Barbican Centre Silk Street EC2Y 8DS www.lso.co.uk T 020 7588 1116

Celebrate one of the world’s most famous rivers with a month long festival packed with exciting arts, culture and river events. Throughout the month of September, Totally Thames will take over the 42-mile stretch and bring to life the iconic waterway celebrated as the lifeblood of the City. Join in some foreshore fun with a wide range of intriguing tours, informative talks and interesting workshops taking place across the Square Mile.

4 September

Death and Legend on the Thames If you’re a little superstitious, head to this talk at Guildhall Library and plunge into a dark and curious realm; learn about Deadman’s Home, the execution of pirates and terrifying modern murders.

1pm-1.30pm Admission: £5 Aldermanbury London EC2V 7HH

City’s Sights and Tales along the Thames Hit the streets to find out what London was like centuries ago when tall ships lined the river to unload their precious cargo.

Times vary: check website for full listings Admission: £5 Meet at the City Information Centre St. Paul’s Churchyard London EC4M 8BX

On-going

Food Markets With over 20 stalls selling freshly made produce including Argentinean empanadas, vegan Creole food, sweet and savoury pancakes, Portuguese, West Indian and German food, French cheese, handmade cupcakes and English fudge – there is something for everyone to enjoy.

Wednesday (first of each month) 11am-3pm; Friday and Saturday (weekly) 11am-5pm FREE Admission One New Change EC4M 9AF www.onenewchange.com

26 and 27 September

Exclusive Bascule Chamber Concert Perhaps you’d prefer an intimate, musical evening in the Bascule Chambers of Tower Bridge?

Internationally renowned composer, Iain Chambers, performs a bespoke composition bringing to life a unique space hidden deep below river-level.

11am, 12.30pm, 2pm, 3.30pm, 5pm, 6.30pm Admission: £25 Tower Bridge Rd London SE1 2UP

To view the full programme of City events and to book online, visit www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/totallythames and take part in what is sure to be a fantastic month of festivities.

Save the Date: 14 November

Lord Mayor’s Show Come celebrate the 800th Lord Mayor’s Show and enjoy everything from vibrant samba dancing to military marching bands, the legendary parade offers a host of entertainment.

Grandstand seats on sale now. www.lordmayorsshow.london

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TOTALLY THAMES

3, 6, 10, 13, 17, 18, 24 and 28 September

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1-30 September

Until 30 October

Summer Live at Broadgate Catch a varied programme of live performances, classic film screenings and all of the major sporting events on a big screen in the heart of the City. The restaurants and cafés surrounding Exchange Square will be getting into the spirit of things with themed menus and outdoor barbecues, plus street food vans will be on hand to widen your edible options even further.

Mon–Fri from 8am FREE Exchange Square Broadgate EC2A 2BQ www.broadgate.co.uk/ summerlive

8 – 16 August

Gladiator Games In this game of titans, life and death is in your hands. See battle commence on the site of London’s only Roman amphitheatre, hear the crowd roar and steel clash as you choose which warriors walk free.

A bar serving drinks and snacks will be open before and during the show.

Show times Evenings: 10 & 14 Aug, 7pm-8pm.

Weekends: 8, 9, 15 & 16 Aug, 12-1pm & 3-4pm Admission: £15 adult (£12.50 concs), £10 children, £40 family (2 adults & 2 children) Guildhall Yard EC2V 5AE www.museumoflondon.org.uk/ gladiatorgames T 020 7001 9844

10 – 20 September

Film: The Colour of Money From filthy lucre to pennies from heaven, this film season explores our relationship with money through drama, documentary and debates. The diverse programme includes The Wolf of Wall Street, zombie classic Dawn of the Dead and an opening gala with impactful documentary Inequality for All. Admission: £8.50-£11.50 Cinema 1, 2 and 3 Barbican Centre Silk Street EC2Y 8DS www.barbican.org.uk

Ditch the packed lunch and enjoy an al fresco bite to eat in the glorious surroundings of Guildhall Yard. Market stalls sell tasty foodstuffs from around the world, and there’s even some arts and crafts too.

12noon-2.30pm FREE admission Guildhall Yard EC2V 5AE www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/ guildhallmarkets

27 September

Magna Carta Son et Lumière

Goldsmith’s Fair

Pearly Kings and Queens Parade

Magna Carta has influenced and underpinned constitutions throughout history. To mark 800 years of its creation, Guildhall Library is lighting up the City of London’s Guildhall Yard with a Magna Carta Son et Lumière.

The Guildhall School of Music & Drama have produced a composition of music and light inspired by the stories behind the Charter, gleaning information from manuscripts in the City’s archives.

This show will be projected onto the fine Gothic architectural façade of the Guildhall.

From 8pm FREE Guildhall Yard EC2V 5AE www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/mc800

12 September

The Great River Race Catch London’s River Marathon: a spectacular annual race for traditional boats up the Thames from Millwall to Richmond. The race attracts over 300 crews from all over the globe, from colourful amateurs to serious professionals.

Race begins 10.45am FREE to view Various viewing locations along the river www.greatriverrace.co.uk

19 and 20 September

Open House London Weekend London’s largest annual festival of architecture and design. Now in its 23rd year, it is a city-wide celebration of the buildings, places, and neighbourhoods. This year features prominent buildings and hidden gems across the City, including the Bank of England, the Gherkin, Dr Johnson’s House and the ancient Billingsgate Roman Bathhouse, hidden underneath a city office block.

Across the City and London www.openhouselondon.org

Europe’s biggest and most prestigious selling exhibition of jewellery, silver and precious metals.

11am-6.30pm (8.30pm Thurs) Admission: £12 (single day pass), £17 (unlimited day pass) Goldsmiths’ Hall Foster Lane, EC2V 6BN www.goldsmithsfair.co.uk T: 020 7606 7010

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Guildhall Yard Lunch Market

22 September – 4 October

Join London’s Pearly Kings and Queens for traditional entertainment in Guildhall Yard before they parade to St Maryle-Bow church for the annual Harvest Festival service.

From 12noon (service at 3pm) FREE to view Guildhall Yard Off Gresham Street EC2V 5AE www.pearlysociety.co.uk

25 September

Roman Object Handling Session Ever handled anything nearly 2000 years old? Here’s your chance to hold a range of Roman artefacts found in excavations around the City under the supervision of a trained archaeologist. No booking necessary, just pop down to the remains of London’s Roman Amphitheatre beneath the Guildhall Art Gallery.

12.15pm-3.15pm FREE Guildhall Art Gallery Guildhall Yard EC2V 5AE www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/ guildhallartgallery T 020 7332 3700

27 September

Sheep Drive across London Bridge Organised by the Worshipful Company of Woolmen, participants will each drive their sheep a quarter of the length of the bridge; there will be a sheep pen for photos and a prize for the best dressed participant.

10am-5pm FREE London Bridge www.woolmen.com

8 October

Leadenhall Market Autumn Fair Visit the iconic Leadenhall Market for this year’s Autumn Fair. Enjoy ‘traditional skittles’ and the chance to win in a golf putting competition. Sit on hay bales and enjoy live music during the afternoon.

12noon-2.30pm Leadenhall Market EC3V 1LT www.leadenhallmarket.co.uk

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10 September and 15 October

19 September

Consolation

CASA Latin American Theatre Festival 2015

Set in Southern France, CONSOLATION, is a play about the relationship between a young French re-enactor, who plays a Cathar knight in a Visitor’s Centre, and a middleaged Englishwoman who belives she has experienced a past life as a Cathar heretic in thirteenth century Languedoc.

7.30pm (14 Aug 7pm performance) *No performances Sat, Sun, Aug 31 or 3 Sep Admission: £8-£16 Bridewell Theatre Bride Lane EC4Y 8EQ www.sbf.org.uk/theatreshows T 07934 927275

Highlighting the artistic ingenuity and political urgency of contemporary Mexican theatre, the two shows welcomed as part of CASA Festival could not be more different.

23 – 26 September

Fawlty Towers The play is set in Fawlty Towers, a fictional hotel in the seaside town of Torquay, on the “English Riviera”.

The plots centre on tense, rude and put-upon owner Basil Fawlty, his bossy wife Sybil, comparatively normal chambermaid Polly, and hapless Spanish waiter Manuel, showing their attempts to run the hotel amidst farcical situations and an array of demanding and eccentric guests.

7.30pm (2.30pm Sat matinee) Admission: £9-£13 Bridewell Theatre Bride Lane EC4Y 8EQ www.spreadeagleplayers.com/ boxoffice

18 August – 4 September

28 September

Pierrot Lunaire

Poet in the City: Samuel Beckett

Dance theatre inspired by the original French poems of Albert Giraud. Set in an English country house circa 1890. A French governess shares her passion for the poetry of Pierrot Lunaire with her young charge but, isolated and homesick, she finds herself increasingly haunted by the enigmatic figure of Pierrot.

1.00pm Admission: £8 (£6 concs) Tues-Fri £4 Mon *No performances Sat-Sun Bridewell Theatre Bride Lane EC4Y 8EQ T 07934 927275 www.sbf.org.uk/thatreshows/ pierrot-lunaire

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6 – 10 October

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12 August – 4 September

A special celebration of Samuel Beckett’s poetry. Live staged readings from celebrated Beckett actress Lisa Dwan and Guildhall School graduates, are performed alongside discussion from a panel of leading Beckett experts, including acclaimed editor John Pilling and Beckett biographer James Knowlson, as we explore the fascinating poetry of this iconic writer and dramatist.

7pm Admission: £10 (£5 concs) Milton Court Theatre Silk Street EC2Y 8DS www.barbican.org.uk T 020 7638 8891

6 – 7 October

9 – 10 October

Los Guggenheim The Love of the Fireflies

Lagartijas Tiradas al Sol: I’ll melt the snow off a volcano with a match

Written by one of Mexico’s leading contemporary playwrights, this journey of bizarre events is characterised by surreal and heartfelt storytelling conveyed within a sparsely beautiful set. Sometimes naughty, always clever, this irreverent comedy takes inspiration from American road movies yet is given a very Mexican twist.

Performed in Spanish with English subtitles 7.45pm Admission: £18 (plus booking fee)

This potent piece of documentary theatre combines archive video footage, projections, statistics and historical sound to deconstruct a disturbing period of modern Mexican history. Performed in Spanish with English subtitles 7.45pm Admission: £18 (plus booking fee)

The Pit Silk Street EC2Y 8DS www.barbican.org.uk/theatre T 020 7638 8891

Good does not need to do anything to drive Bad crazy. Bad hates Good for simply existing. David Hare’s acclaimed play, set in Thatcher’s Britain, remains exceptionally timely.

7.30pm (2pm Thurs matinee on 15 Oct) Admission: £10 (£5 concs) Barbican Centre Silk Street EC2Y 8DS www.barbican.org.uk T 020 7638 8891

The library has regular events associated with exhibitions.

London history and special anniversaries – check out the full range online.

On-going 19 – 24 October

Mephisto Based on the novel by Klaus Mann. In pre-war Germany a group of theatre workers face the National Socialists’ rise to power. Some resist, some are caught unawares and some pay with their lives. But one of them, a provincial actor and professed communist, sells his soul to Nazi patronage for popularity, fame and power.

7.30pm (2pm matinee on 20 & 22 Oct) Admission: £10 (£5 concs) Barbican Centre Silk Street EC2Y 8DS www.barbican.org.uk T 020 7638 8891

Guildhall Library afternoon talks Find out something fascinating about London at one of Guildhall Library’s free afternoon talks. Highlights include: The Remarkable History of Temple Bar (11 Aug); London’s Sailortown, 1600-1800 (1 Sep); Magna Carta: Beyond the Golden Passage (23 Sep); Tracking Sherlock Holmes through London (20 Oct) and Haunted London (28 Oct).

2pm-3pm FREE Advance bookings necessary

On-going

Guided City walks 21 – 24 October

Dance Umbrella Out of India: Modern Moves Showcasing three of the country’s most inventive contemporary choreographers, this trilogy features work with a striking perspective on life in modern India, a long way from either classical or Bollywood styles.

7.45pm Admission: £20 (plus booking fee) The Pit Silk Street EC2Y 8DS www.barbican.org.uk/theatre

Hear about the City’s rich history on one of these guided walks that leave from the City Information Centre every day.

There are plenty of themes to choose from, including City Highlights, London’s Burning and Wren’s churches.

Daily 11am and 2pm Admission: £7-£8 (£6 concs) Meet at City Information Centre St Paul’s Churchyard EC4M 8BX www.cityoflondonguides.com

On-going

Guildhall Library evening events

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The Secret Rapture

23 Walks and Talks

TALKS AND EVENTS AT GUILDHALL LIBRARY

12 – 17 October

Learn something new about London, history and literature – and enjoy a complimentary glass of wine – at one of Guildhall Library’s regular evening events. Highlights include: Huguenot Society and settlement around London in the late 17th century (15 Sep); London’s Second River: The Fleet or Walbrook (17 Sep); That Mighty Heart: Visions of London (15 Oct); Life, Death and Dysentery: Henry V and the Syon Abbey Herbal (27 Oct).

6-8pm £5 (plus booking fee) Advance bookings necessary Guildhall Library Aldermanbury EC2V 7HH www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/ guildhalllibrary T 020 7332 1869/1871

Don’t forget the other special walks from the City of London Guides: you can take a guided tour of Guildhall and its famous crypts, go on special tours of Mansion House and Guildhall Art Gallery, or take an earlymorning jaunt around the famous Smithfield Market. Check the website for the full schedule. www.cityoflondonguides.com

Gin Distillery Tours

Magna Carta and the City Walks

Discover the history of gin in the City of London and how it’s made in the present day in the City’s only working distillery.

Choose from a 45-minute daytime tour or a special one-hour evening tour complete with a spot of gin sampling.

Mon-Fri 12noon; Mon, Wed and Sat 6pm Admission: £10-£25 City of London Distillery Bride Lane EC4Y 8DT www.cityoflondondistillery.com T 020 7936 3636

Join a free daily guided walk taking in the City’s Magna Carta story. From creating charters and razing castles, follow the story of Bad King John from Temple to the Heritage Gallery.

Daily 11am FREE Meet at Blackfriars Station (in the Underground ticket hall) www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/mc800

1 and 15 August On-going

Open-City Architecture Tours Walk, cycle and photograph London architecture with Open-City’s weekly programme of tours with specialist guides.

Dates, times and prices vary; check website for full listings www.open-city.org.uk/tours T 020 3006 7008

On-going

Gresham College Lectures Each week you can pop into free public lectures on a huge variety of subjects at Gresham College. This season’s highlights include: The Primeval Fireball (23 Sep), Medieval Music: The Stations of the Breath (8 Oct), Should we Trust Computers?

(20 Oct), and Free Speech and the Study of History (28 Oct).

Dates and times vary; check website for full listings FREE Gresham College Holborn EC1N 2HH www.gresham.ac.uk T 020 7831 0575

Roman Archaeology Under Your Feet Go on an interactive walk with a team of guides from the museum’s Archaeological Archive. Discover the evidence of Londinium, found beneath the City’s streets on a walk from the museum, around various Roman sites in the City of London, finishing at London’s Roman amphitheatre.

11.15am-1.15pm & 2.15-4.15pm Admission: £12.50 (£10 concs) Advance booking necessary Meet at the Museum of London www.museumoflondon.org.uk/ tours T 020 7001 9844

1 & 29 August, 19 September, 25 October, 28 November

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Until 20 September

25 Walks and Talks

On-going

London, Sugar and Slavery Explore the lasting effects of the slave trade on a walk around London, starting in the City.

10.30am-12.30pm £20 Advance bookings necessary www.museumoflondon.org.uk T 020 7001 9844

From 10 August

Curators’ Tours of Exhibition The Curators will be leading short tours of our latest exhibition Shakespeare in the 18th Century: Johnson, Garrick and Friends and sharing their favourite stories of objects on display.

Saturdays FREE (with standard admission) Dr Johnson’s House 17 Gough Square (off Fleet Street) EC4A 3DE www.drjohnsonshouse.org T 020 7353 3745

13 August

Roundtable Talk: From Page to Stage Join us for what promises to be a lively roundtable discussion on the themes of our current exhibition, Shakespeare in the 18th Century: Johnson, Garrick and Friends. A range of guest speakers, including Professor Robert DeMaria, Katherine Toser and Professor Philip Smallwood, will be sharing their expert knowledge.

7pm (doors open 6.30pm) Admission: £10 (booking required) Dr Johnson’s House 17 Gough Square (off Fleet Street) EC4A 3DE www.drjohnsonshouse.org T 020 7353 3745

19 August, 16 September, 21 October

Smithfield Market Tours

9 August

Blitz in the City Hear about the history uncovered by the destruction caused to the City in the Blitz of 1940-41.

3pm-4.30pm Admission: £12.50 (£10 concs/friends) Advance booking necessary www.museumoflondon.org.uk T 020 7001 9844

Experience the hustle and bustle of London’s world-famous meat market on this unique early morning tour of Smithfield Market.

The rich tradition, architecture and atmosphere of this fascinating functioning market are explored, and you’ll get to meet the characters and traders who bring it to life. Bring your cool bag in case you see a bargain!

Meet at 6.45am Admission: £12.50 (£10 concs) www.cityoflondonguides.com/ tours/smithfield-market

Billingsgate Roman Bathhouse Tour

City Green Spaces

Beneath the curious cobbled pathways of the Square Mile lies a rich Roman history surviving 2,000 years of building, fires and bombings. Walk through the remains of an ancient bathhouse which lies discreetly beneath office buildings, rarely seen by public eyes. See website for details.

Sat & Sun (excluding 19 & 20 Sep) Admission:’ £8 (£6 concs) Billingsgate Bathhouse 101 Lower Thames St EC3R 6DL www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/ romanbathhouse

Explore the history of the gardens, churchyards and parks in the City in this walk.

2pm-3.30pm Admission: £12.50 (£10 concs/friends) Advance booking necessary Museum of London 150 London Wall EC2Y 5HN www.museumoflondon.org.uk T 020 7001 9844

12 September, 26 September and 17 October

Women’s Movement Discover how political and social movements affected women and their place in society at the dawn of the 20th century.

Admission: £20 Advance booking required www.museumoflondon.org.uk/ walks T 020 7001 9844

10 September and 15 October

Guildhall Court of Common Council tours Explore the history, traditions and current events of this ancient Guildhall and its crypts, including the notorious historic treason trials of Lady Jane Grey and others that have taken place here.

10.45am (last one hour) Admission: £7 Advance booking necessary www.cityoflondonguides.com T 020 8398 4715

29 August

Samuel Johnson and Drury Lane: The Imaginative Genius of its Three-sided Stage Johnson regularly attended new stage productions at the Drury Lane theatre, yet popular 18th-century plays by the likes of Garrick and Dodsley remain largely overlooked by professional directors. Director and researcher Mark Howell presents his experience of

performing such plays at the surviving Georgian Theatre Royal in Richmond, and brings out the contemporary element of performance.

2pm FREE (with standard admission) Dr Johnson’s House 17 Gough Square (off Fleet Street) EC4A 3DE www.drjohnsonshouse.org T 020 7353 3745

24 September

Amphitheatre Tours Explore one of the most important archaeological discoveries in the City for over a century. Accompanied by a trained archaeologist, you will find out more about the discovery, preservation and history of this important monument, as well as life in the capital, almost 2,000 years ago.

Tours last around 30 minutes.

12.15pm, 1.15pm and 2.15pm FREE Guildhall Art Gallery Guildhall Yard EC2V 5AE www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/ guildhallartgallery T 020 7332 3700

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9 September and 7 October

27 Walks and Talks

22 August – 12 December

14 October

Formula 1 and its Contributions to Healthcare

24 September

“As a Mother Weeps over her Babe” JOHNSON’S SHAKESPEARE AND THE TRUTH OF FEELING In this talk, Professor Philip Smallwood will be discussing the authenticity of emotional life in the works of Johnson and Shakespeare, and demonstrating how revealingly Johnson talks about a spectrum of emotions, from grief to laughter.

7pm (doors open 6.30pm) Admission: £10 Advance booking required Dr Johnson’s House 17 Gough Square (off Fleet Street) EC4A 3DE www.drjohnsonshouse.org T 020 7353 3745

Professor Martin Elliott shares his first-hand experience of how hospitals like Great Ormond Street have been discovering what can be learnt from F1’s teamwork, innovation and pursuit of safety.

6pm FREE Museum of London London Wall EC2Y 5HN www.gresham.ac.uk

GUILDHALL

LIBRARY

8 JULY – 11 SEPT 2015 FREE ENTRY

The Library of London History

LONDON’S DREADFUL VISITATION:

THE GREAT PLAGUE, 1665

This exhibition takes you through the Library’s collection on plague, from books to broadsides, which reveal more information about this devastating period of our history.

Guildhall Library

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Aldermanbury, London EC2V 7HH 020 7332 1868 / 020 7332 1870 guildhall.library@cityoflondon.gov.uk www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/guildhalllibrary Follow