Where Magazine London Aug 2017 by Morris Media Network

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AUGUST FA COMMUNITY SHIELD SUN 6 AUGUST

It’s the perfect curtain-raiser for the 2017-18 football season. Held one week before the league begins, the winners of last season’s Premier League play the FA Cup holders in this traditional fixture at Wembley Stadium. This time it’s a London derby between Chelsea and Arsenal, two heavyweight teams where pride is at stake – it’s also a good chance to see any new signings in action. www.wembleystadium.com

EAST LONDON WATERWAYS FESTIVAL MON 28 AUGUST

This charming festival celebrates the reopening of the Carpenters Road Lock in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park – after 40 years. From noon, enjoy free boat trips and pedalo hire, plus a boat flotilla, dragon boat racing and canoeing. Live music and dance performances shake things up even further, while Nomad Cinema screens an evening film. www.queenelizabetholympicpark.co.uk

KIDS WEEK 1–31 AUGUST

This popular month-long event brings a host of free theatre tickets for under 16s. Kids can see dozens of top London theatre shows such as Half a Sixpence, The Comedy About a Bank Robbery and 42nd Street for free when they are accompanied by a full-paying adult; adults can also buy a further two half-price kids’ tickets. Activities and workshops give them a fascinating insight into theatre. www.kidsweek.co.uk

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Take an ambient candlelit tour of Sir John Soane’s Museum (p. 44) Beautiful: The Carole King Musical ends this week – catch her best-known songs (p. 52) Climb inside a sculpture at the Southbank Centre’s Summertime festival (p. 34) Escape with the English National Ballet’s interpretation of Romeo and Juliet (p. 62) Enjoy the final performance of Twelfth Night at Shakespeare’s Globe Enter Buckingham Palace and see the exhibition of the Queen’s Royal Gifts (p. 26) Cheer on the world’s top athletes at the IAAF World Athletics Championships (p. 16) If it’s a clear day, make the most of The View from The Shard for city views (p. 33) Sample real ales at the Great British Beer Festival at Olympia London (p. 80) At the Royal Opera House, enjoy Mariinsky Ballet’s performance of La Bayadère Jesus Christ Superstar begins at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre tonight (p. 56) The Premier League starts today – head to a football match or watch one live in a pub The powerful drama Angels in America, set in the mid-1980s, ends soon (p. 60) See the burial place of Charles Dickens and other greats at Westminster Abbey (p. 34) Enter the world of sci-fi at the Barbican’s exhibition, Into the Unknown (p. 44) Gaze at amazing jellyfish in the new display at SEA LIFE London (p. 32) It’s the final week of the Royal Academy of Arts’ Summer Exhibition (p. 48) Admire the world-famous glasshouses and summer blooms at Kew Gardens (p. 31) Head to the basketball between GB and Greece at the Copper Box Arena Enjoy a night at the famous jazz venue for Ronnie Scott’s Blues Explosion! (p. 62) See the new Matisse in the Studio exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts (p. 40) Visit Hintze Hall at the Natural History Museum to see the huge blue whale (p. 41) Explore the gardens of Hampton Court Palace, Henry VIII’s former home (p. 38) Take the kids to see Jungle Book, part of the South Bank’s Underbelly Festival (p. 62) Watch a film this evening by Shen Xin at the Serpentine Gallery’s Pavilion (p. 48) Visit The National Gallery for the final week of Chris Ofili’s stunning tapestry (p. 46) Listen to a free organ recital inside the magnificent St Paul’s Cathedral (p. 32) Take a trip to north London’s Alexandra Palace for the Foodies Festival (p. 24) Head to The British Library for the last day of the Russian Revolution exhibition (p. 26) Beg, borrow or steal a ticket to see Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (p. 60) Enjoy Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky at an all-Russian Prom at Royal Albert Hall (p. 62)

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