Southbank Centre What's On Guide: July

WHAT’S ON

JULY

FESTIVAL OF LOVE IS BACK! A summer-long celebration POWER OF POWER How dynasties shape our world JEREMY CORBYN & BEN OKRI In conversation

WELCOME TO SOUTHBANK CENTRE Festival of Love is back for another summer, this time looking at love as a feeling – between family, friends, communities, and lovers.

We have Jeppe Hein’s playful installations and don’t miss our Fashion Undressed with MasterCard weekend, which engulfs the site both indoors and out.

Jude Kelly CBE Artistic Director, Southbank Centre

© Belinda Lawley

For a full calendar of events see page 24.

Image credits: Slavoj Žižek© Borut Peterlin

FEATURES Find out more about our festivals and our site

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Festival of Love Our summer festival celebrates many kinds of love. pages 2– 5 & 8 –12 Power of Power Inspired by Wagner’s Ring Cycle. pages 13 – 15 Eat, Drink, Shop & Play Make the most of your Southbank Centre visit. pages 24 – 25

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Burt Bacharach

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Reggie Watts, Festival of Love

14 How To Be A Rockstar, London Wonderground

EVENTS THIS MONTH Fashion Undressed with MasterCard page 6 Slavoj Žižek, Power of Power

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Literature & Spoken Word page 16

Eat, Drink, Shop & Play page 24

Archive Studio page 17

Southbank Centre Tours page 26

Gigs & Contemporary Music page 18

Booking Information page 26

Hayward Touring page 19 Udderbelly Festival page 20

Jeremy Corbyn and Ben Okri In Conversation

London Wonderground page 22

Future Highlights page 27 July At A Glance page 28

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The heart of the city Festival of Love has returned to Southbank Centre, featuring performance and art that invoke powerful emotion.

Throughout July and August, you can find out more about the feeling that moves us to nurture our families, build our communities, fight for the rights of others and join our lives together. Here’s our roadmap of some of the festival highlights, with shows and performances ranging from theatre and ballet to installations. Let your fingers do the walking to plan your very own summer of Love.

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This month:

Festival of Love

Love is all around us

What does love mean to you? Can it be found on dating apps or social networks? How does it shape life as part of a family or community?

Whether you’re visiting Southbank Centre this summer with a date, bringing your parents or kids to a show, or even getting married on stage at Royal Festival Hall, Festival of Love takes you deeper into the mysteries at the heart of this great human emotion.

We asked some of the creative minds behind the festival to share their ideas about love. Come and find out more at Southbank Centre this summer – who knows what sparks might fly?

Festival of Love takes place from Saturday 9 July until Monday 29 August.

Timberlina

(Tim Redfern) the host of Modern Love SaturDATE

How would you describe the experience of looking for love in a digital age?

Deeply impersonal, disastrously unromantic, perilously addictive, superlatively dysfunctional but effective.

What are the most important things for people to remember when dating?

Love comes when you least expect it; seek as you would like to be found; aim high.

Abigail Conway and Lucy Hayhoe

the creators of live community installation Home Sweet Home What types of love do you think are important?

Love your neighbour comes to mind – we need to care and respect others in the world and not just the needs of the people nearest to us. Love is seeing the bigger picture and having an open heart and mind.

Your show Home Sweet Home invites audiences to become part of a cardboard community, and enjoy a street party together.

We made it so the audience could take ownership of the art experience and be able to be creative and play in a non-intimidating way.

We can open up channels of communication that reach wider social and political contexts, about participation, citizenship, housing, and the role of art itself in a community.

What are the most important aspects of living in a community?

Taking time to do things with and for other people, whether that’s feeding your neighbour’s cat while they are on holiday or taking part in a street party!

Home Sweet Home takes place on Saturday 20 & Sunday 21 August in The Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall

Try Modern Love SaturDATE on Saturday 16 July at 7.30pm in The Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall

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Joe Murphy and Joe Robertson

Femi Martin

Why did you decide to create Good Chance Theatre?

We believe theatre has a really important role to play in situations where dignity and free expression is challenged. Theatre requires people to talk to each other, and then to do that talking in front of more people.

There is nothing better for forging new relationships and exploring each other’s ideas. But so much more happened in the theatre at Calais – poetry, music, volleyball...

It is all about the importance of a space in a place that makes it difficult for people to be together.

What does love mean to you?

Love means revolution.

Whether it is self-love, or the love we give to and receive from others, love is inherently transformative.

Love is kind, it is attentive, it is forgiving; it says to its subject, ‘I see you’. To be seen for who you are, and to be loved because of and/or in spite of that, is incredibly freeing. Relationships are such fertile ground for creative inspiration because the totality of the human condition can be explored through the prism of love.

What do you feel prevents people connecting to each other in times of crisis, and how can this be overcome?

We are in a time of huge movement, and this will only increase over the coming years. As we move, we have to get better at getting to know each other. The cultural differences that exist between nationalities, faiths and people are fascinating and we should be taking hold of these to make everyone stronger.

Why did you create an artwork about heartbreak?

Today we are bombarded with the message that we should be able to bounce back and move on immediately when our relationships end but I don’t think that’s healthy or realistic.

I wanted to share a space with audience members where we can acknowledge that breakups are serious, painful, and difficult. And that’s OK, you know? They’re supposed to be.

Good Chance Theatre comes to Southbank Centre’s Riverside Terrace from Saturday 30 July until Sunday 7 August

See How to Die of a Broken Heart at 6pm on Sunday 17 July in Spirit Level (Blue Room) at Royal Festival Hall

the founders of Good Chance Theatre, created last autumn within the migrant camp at Calais.

explores the pain that can accompany love in her solo show How to Die of a Broken Heart.

Seth Bloom and Christina Gelsone the creators of clown show Air Play

You met at a circus in Afghanistan, got engaged while street performing in Scotland and then tied the knot in China. Do you think your love story has influenced your performances?

Our running joke is that we fight on stage so we don’t need to fight off stage. The truth is our love story absolutely influences what we create – we trust each other completely and let each other take big artistic risks.

Your shows don’t involve language. How do you make a connection to the audience without speaking?

Humanity shares more than just language, and we use other tools of expression – bodies, faces, eye-contact, touch, humor, music, even gravity.

Our favorite sound is laughter, and once the audience is laughing, we know they understand us and we can take them anywhere.

Why is your show part of Festival of Love?

Most people think of love as a romantic story between a man and a woman.

Yet often our most enduring loves are family, friendship, brotherhood, sisterhood. Air Play is our visual poem to childhood and growing up, its grand adventures, wild dreams, small betrayals, loss, and love.

Air Play is performed from Tuesday 9 to Sunday 14 August at 2pm and 7pm in Royal Festival Hall

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This month:

Fashion Undressed

Saturday 23 & Sunday 24 July

Summer of style Creative genius Virginia Woolf once wrote, ‘Clothes change our view of the world and the world’s view of us.’ Get a new perspective on fashion this July, as Fashion Undressed with MasterCard reveals the ingenuity behind modern style.

Fashion Curator Sabrina Henry says: ‘We’re bringing together trendsetting companies and style-savvy individuals, amazing fashion inspirations and personal stories, for a weekend that gets to the heart of what we wear and why we wear it.’

Taking over Southbank Centre on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 July, Fashion Undressed with MasterCard features catwalks, workshops and screenings tailored to a range of tastes. Leading fashion changemakers such as writer Lou Stoppard and the Style Like U project are showcasing their innovations at curated spaces

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and panel discussions, while fashion performances promise to make you rethink the possibilities of the clothes you wear.

‘This is an event for everyone,’ says Sabrina, ‘whether you use clothes as self-expression or armour, to play a character or as camouflage. Come and make Southbank Centre your runway!’

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Style it your way

Plan your Fashion Undressed Weekend You might want to take a dip in the world of style at Fashion Undressed, but which themes should you make sure to explore? Try our helpful quiz to find out what you should look out for over the weekend.

Do you read fashion magazines?

A O nly for ideas on how to restyle my existing wardrobe B Yes, but I wish the people in them looked more like me C Yes, I love being kept up to date with new developments in the world of style D Yes, but my style inspiration also comes from films, theatre, and works of art!

Who is your biggest style inspiration?

A Livia Firth - I’m impressed by the way she’s brought eco-friendly fashion to the red carpet B My mum - she can pull off anything, and there are decades of photos to prove it!

C Steve Jobs. You know we’re all going to be wearing Google Glass by 2020.

D Lady Gaga. From her lobster hat to her Alexander McQueen booties, she’s a fabulous fashion chameleon.

What are you hoping to find at the back of your wardrobe?

A A top I loved as a teenager, just waiting to be upcycled with some scissors, a glue gun and a bit of fringing B Those trousers I wore to my best ever birthday party – they’re irreplaceable C A cape which broadcasts my Tweets in sparkly blue LED D My favourite costume wig - every Tuesday should be a green hair Tuesday

How would you describe your style?

A B C D

Ethical and imaginative Individual and personal Up-to-the-minute and trendsetting Dramatic and creative

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Mostly Cs

Get inspired by sustainable fashion.

Get the low-down on fashion and technology.

You might love clothes, but you don’t want your look to come at an environmental cost. Try our vintage fashion and upcycling events to reinvent the styles you love, and find out more about minimal buying – shopping more thoughtfully for a sustainable future. Plus, look out for our couture denim space, which incorporates a zone where you can rework your trusty jeans.

Mostly Bs Embrace your individual style.

You don’t want to look like an identikit magazine model – instead, you want what you wear to reflect your own individual taste and identity. At Fashion Undressed, check out an exhibition of alternative fashion films by motherdaughter team Elisa Goodkind and Lily Mandelbaum (Style Like U). Their motto is ‘your style is your story’ and their mini documentaries explore the search for self-acceptance that lies behind the way we dress.

A dyed-in-the-wool early-adopter, you want to know the latest updates in the world of style.

Check out panel discussions on technological innovations such as buying from the runway, and watch catwalk shows reviewed live.

Plus, catch Lou Stoppard, editor of groundbreaking digital platform SHOWstudio, sharing her insights from the frontiers of fashion. The award-winning fashion website broadcasts live from the catwalk.

Mostly Ds Enjoy the spectacle as we reinvent fashion.

Guaranteed to make a dramatic entrance, you think fashion should be fun! Immerse yourself in style inspiration over the Fashion Undressed weekend with film screenings and a Saturday club night. In between strutting your stuff, enjoy a fashion performance on The Clore Ballroom floor, choreographed by dance pioneer, Lea Anderson.

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For a full calendar of events see page 28.

FESTIVAL OF LOVE Our brilliant summer festival celebrates love in its many different forms through music, dance, poetry, theatre and food.

Read on for July’s line-up.

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Image credits: Festival terrace, It Must Be Love and What The World Needs Now © Belinda Lawley Brian Lobel © Christa Holka

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IT MUST BE LOVE FAMILY WORKSHOPS

THURSDAY 7 – FRIDAY 29 KLANGHAUS: ON AIR

Drop in to the family workshops of our Festival of Love opening weekend. Promise to complete an act of love by writing a pledge on our graffiti walls and more.

The Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall & Level 2 Foyer (Green Side) at Royal Festival Hall, 12 noon – 6pm FREE

In the unsung roof space above Royal Festival Hall, experimental rock band The Neutrinos and visual artist Sal Pittman assemble a montage of light, sound and space in which sky, river, wave and cloud collide. This 360-degree, immersive experience brings buildings to life through sound design, projected images and glimpsed vignettes, revealing concealed secrets and taking deep breaths of life and love. Please note: this is a promenade performance. Ages 12+.

‘It’s the most innovative presentation of live music I’ve ever seen – a total game-changer.’ (The Guardian) Meet at Royal Festival Hall Ticket Office 15 minutes before the performance start time, Thursday 7 & Friday 8 at 8.30pm; Sunday 10 – Friday 29 at 6.30pm & 8.30pm, Saturday matinee at 3pm. No performances on Mondays. There are relaxed performances on Saturday 16, 3pm & Thursday 21, 8.30pm. To book access tickets or to find out more, email accesslist@southbankcentre.co.uk or call the Ticket Office on 020 7960 4200.

Ticket prices: £10* on Thursday 7 & Friday 8; £15* on Saturday 9 & Sunday 10; £20* for Tuesday 12 – Friday 22; £25* from Friday 22 July – Friday 29 July

SATURDAY 9 JULY – SUNDAY 18 SEPTEMBER THE HOMELESS LIBRARY

SATURDAY 9 & SUNDAY 10 WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW: CHANGE MAKER NOMINATIONS 2016

SIMPLE ACTS OF WELCOME

Add your voice to a chorus of welcome for refugees. Curated and produced by Counterpoints Arts, Simple Acts is a programme dedicated to inspiring individuals to use small, everyday actions to change perceptions of refugees.

The Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall, 12 noon – 6pm FREE

I HEART HENNA

Show your love to the world with beautiful hand-drawn henna. Our henna artist uses all-natural ingredients, and you can choose and discuss your preferred pattern and pay on the day.

Level 2 Foyer (Green Side) at Royal Festival Hall, 12 noon – 6pm from £3 – £10 per design, payable at the event, no booking required

SATURDAY 9 COME AND CLAY: CLAY WORKSHOPS IN THE ROOF GARDEN

Homeless people in Greater Manchester have handmade a history of British homelessness, and you can see it this summer. The project was devised by arthur+martha and features interviews, artworks and poems as well as handmade books made by those involved in this project. These books are often witty, touching and beautifully crafted and act as intimate spaces between the reader and writer. Join us on Saturday 9 July for the opening of this exhibition (free, 4pm – 7pm).

The Poetry Library at Royal Festival Hall, 11am-8pm (closed Mondays) FREE

We’re inviting you to nominate Change Makers: people or projects committed to uplifting the lives of those around them and in their wider communities.

Level 2 Foyer (Green Side) at RoyalFestival Hall, 10am – 11pm FREE

LOVE BITES

Join us for four short, digestible ponderings on love. What does it mean to love ourselves? And how can love really change the world?

Featuring Asifa Lahore (pictured), the UK’s first out and proud Muslim drag queen, discussing family love.

The Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall, 1pm – 2.15pm FREE

GAMELAN FESTIVAL OF LOVE SHOWCASE

Come along to an afternoon of gamelan music and dance at the opening of our Festival of Love.

With Lila Bhawa Indonesian Dance UK and Southbank Centre’s community of gamelan players.

Riverside Terrace, 3pm – 7pm FREE

YOUNG ADULT BOOK CLUB

A book chosen by you is discussed at this Young Adult Book Club. Keep an eye on our Twitter feed to cast your vote. Ages 15 – 25.

Level 3 Function Room at Royal Festival Hall, 3pm – 4pm FREE (TICKET REQUIRED)

IAIN SINCLAIR AND CHRIS MCCABE

Poets and writers explore the reality of London’s South Bank.

Hosted by poet Peter Finch with Chris McCabe, author of the recently published Real South Bank, and Iain Sinclair. Ages 15+.

Level 5 Function Room at Royal Festival Hall, 6pm £10*

PURGE: BRIAN LOBEL

Bring the family and join potter Freya Bramble-Carter to work with others and shape hunks of clay into large structures. Ages 6 – 12.

Also on Saturday 16 & 30.

Queen Elizabeth Hall Roof Garden, 10.30am & 12 noon £5* (per child, accompanying adult goes free)

WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT LOVE: POETRY WORKSHOP WITH RICHARD SCOTT Do you struggle to write about love? Come to our workshop with Richard Scott, whose work has appeared in Poetry Review and Poetry London. Ages 18+.

Level 3 Function Room at Royal Festival Hall, 12 noon – 2pm £10*

Brian Lobel spent five days letting strangers to decide which of his 1,300 Facebook friends he should delete. Find out what happened and what Brian discovered about how we interact through digital media.

Ages 14+. Also on Sunday 10.

Spirit Level at Royal Festival Hall, 6pm & 8pm £12*

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For a full calendar of events see page 28.

SATURDAY 9 REGGAEOKE

SUNDAY 10 FESTIVAL OF LOVE OPENING PARTY

MODERN FAMILY LOVE

Share modern fairytales at this afternoon honouring the diversity of today’s families. Enjoy dance, music and storytelling for all.

The Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall, 12 noon –6pm FREE

DATED: A HISTORICAL EXPLORATION OF DATING Has technology taken the magic out of dating? Host Susie Sykes invites you to share in the stories of romances past, open the archives of internet dating and share advice in an intergenerational exchange.

Unleash your reggae rhythms with backing from a live band. Hosted

by Jay9, the event is a bonanza of crowd participation, non-stop niceness and laughter. Ages 18+.

St Paul’s Roof Pavilion at Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £12*

SUNDAY 10 LOVE PHOTOGRAPHY, LOVE NATURE: PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS IN THE ROOF GARDEN

Level 2 Foyer (Green Side) at Royal Festival Hall, 2pm – 7pm FREE

Join secret special guests for an afternoon party celebrating the start of our Festival of Love. Dance away the Sunday beside the Thames, to music from guest DJs. Riverside Terrace, 2pm – 9pm FREE

SUNDAY 10 PURGE: BRIAN LOBEL See Saturday 9.

SATURDAY 16 PRAM JAM: EARLY YEARS DANCE WORKSHOP

Spirit Level at Royal Festival Hall, 6pm £12*

AN EVENING WITH MARC ALMOND

Come along to our Roof Garden for a two-hour photography workshop with Ollie Smallwood. All participants must bring some form of camera, whether a smartphone, an SLR or anything else. Also on Sunday 17 & 31 July. Ages 18+.

Queen Elizabeth Hall Roof Garden, 11am – 1pm £10*

LOVE SONGS TO WELCOME: A BIG SING FOR ALL AGES

Marc Almond appears for a one-off birthday concert. Accompanied by The Leeds College of Music Orchestra and Choir, he takes the audience on a journey through nostalgic and atmospheric songs of lost and unrequited loves.

Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £75* £55* £44* £35* £24.50* VIP £175* (includes Premium seat and a meet and greet with Marc Almond)

THURSDAY 14 ROOF GARDEN MORNING YOGA

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MODERN LOVE SATURDATE

Fed up of forlornly swiping a screen in the search for love? Join Ms Timberlina for an evening of in-real-life social networking, with dancing and games. Gay, straight, bi, available, attached: all are welcome. Ages 18+.

Dance, move and play with your toddler in The Clore Ballroom. Led by an early-years dance teacher, this creative session is designed for parents and their children aged five and under to enjoy together.

The Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall, 10.30am £5* (admits one adult and up to two children ages 5 and under)

Queen Elizabeth Hall Roof Garden, 10.30am & 12 noon £5* (per child, accomanying adult goes free)

Riverside Terrace, 12 noon

Spirit Level at Royal Festival Hall, 6pm £10*

REGGIE WATTS

See Saturday 9.

Start your day with sunshine and stretches by attending summer yoga classes in our Roof Garden.

Please note, changing facilities and mats are not provided, so bring your own mat and come dressed for yoga. Also on Thursday 21 & 28 July, and 4, 11 & 18 August.

Rosie Wilby uses comedy, memoir, love letters, breakup emails and Richard Hawley music to investigate the aftermath of a separation. Ages 16+.

The Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £5*

COME AND CLAY: CLAY WORKSHOPS IN THE ROOF GARDEN

Learn the songs that inspired this year’s Festival of Love by joining a Big Sing. Everyone is welcome – no singing experience is necessary.

ROSIE WILBY: THE CONSCIOUS UNCOUPLING

Vocalist, a musician, a beatboxer, a comedian and an improvisor, Reggie Watts creates unpredictable performances right in front of your eyes using only his formidable voice, his surreal lyrical style and a set of looping pedals.

Royal Festival Hall, 8pm £22.50* £20*

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Image credits: Festival of Love Opening Party, Love Songs to Welcome, Pram Jams, Songs for my Family © Belinda Lawley

SUNDAY 17 LOVE PHOTOGRAPHY, LOVE NATURE: PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS IN THE ROOF GARDEN See Sunday 10.

Queen Elizabeth Hall Roof Garden, 11am – 1pm £10*

SONGS FOR MY FAMILY

THURSDAY 21 ROOF GARDEN MORNING YOGA See Thursday 14.

Queen Elizabeth Hall Roof Garden, 7.30am £60* for all six sessions or £12* each

FRIDAY 22 BAFULA

Friday Lunch Combining traditional Gambian music blended with funk, rock and jazz, Bafula live up to their namesake: a confluence of two rivers in West Africa. With Seneke Sillah (djembe), Jali Bakary Konteh (griot), Danny Michaux (bass), Patrick Oddi (drums) and Dotan Cohen (guitar).

Central Bar Foyer at Royal Festival Hall, 1pm

Bring your family along to a creative singing workshop and explore your voices together. We bring in ideas about family units such as LGBT and foster families through our lyric writing and song selection.

Level 5 Function Room at Royal Festival Hall, 11am – 2pm (with a lunch break) £3* for ages 7 – 12* £6 for ages 13+

FESTIVAL OF LOVE SOCIAL DANCE

Join Studio LaDanza for an afternoon of ballroom and Latin social dancing inspired by our Festival of Love. All levels welcome.

The Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall, 1pm – 4pm FREE

I’LL BE THERE, WITH THE AVANTI SCHOOLS TRUST

Watch a magical performance based on the legendary epic poem Mahabharata. Actors, dancers and a massed choir of 150 primary and secondary pupils retell the tale of love and battle. .

Royal Festival Hall, 5.30pm £10*

HOW TO DIE OF A BROKEN HEART

Heartbreak changed Femi Martin’s body and life forever. In this honest and funny show she uses a little neuroscience and her own experiences to reveal the beauty and danger of love. Ages 16+.

Spirit Level at Royal Festival Hall, 6pm £10*

FRIDAY 29 THE EAST POINTERS

Friday Lunch The East Pointers are three guys from Canada with a profound understanding of traditional Celtic music. With Koady Chaisson (vocals, banjo and step-dance), Tim Chaisson (vocals and fiddle) and Jake Charron (vocals and guitar).

Central Bar Foyer at Royal Festival Hall, 1pm FREE

FRIDAY 29 – SUNDAY 31 THE TEMPEST: FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WITH AUTISM See page 17 for details.

Spirit Level at Royal Festival Hall, 11.30am – 1.30pm £5*

Friday Tonic Enjoy a dizzying array of traditional music, reimagined. Don Kipper was formed by a group of SOAS students who explore forms such as Turkish fasil, Greek rebetiko, gypsy jazz and Jewish klezmer.

See Saturday 9.

Queen Elizabeth Hall Roof Garden, 10.30am & 12 noon £5* (per child, accomanying adult goes free)

CHANGING THE WORLD: CHANGE MAKER WORKSHOPS, PERFORMANCES & TALKS

Meet some of our 2016 Change Makers in a series of workshops where you can try out some of the activities they have led to make positive changes in peoples’ lives.

Also features talks and performances.

The Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall, 1pm – 7pm FREE

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DON KIPPER

SATURDAY 30 COME AND CLAY: CLAY WORKSHOPS IN THE ROOF GARDEN

SATURDAY 30 JULY – SUNDAY 7 AUGUST ENCAMPMENT BY GOOD CHANCE THEATRE

Central Bar Foyer at Royal Festival Hall, 5.30pm FREE

SUN KIL MOON

Singer-songwriter Sun Kil Moon returns to London. He plays tracks from his recent, critically acclaimed albums Universal Themes and Benji, alongside music from his extensive back catalogue.

Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £32.50* £29.50* £25*

FRIDAY 22 & FRIDAY 29 VOICELAB: LOUDER VOICES

If you’re aged 60+ and love singing, join Louder Voices, a four-session singing course with vocal director Osnat Schmool. It culminates with a public performance. Sessions take place on Friday 22 & 29 July and Friday 5 & 12 August.

Level 5 Function Room at Royal Festival Hall, 11am – 12.30pm £10* for all four sessions

THURSDAY 28 ROOF GARDEN MORNING YOGA See Thursday 14.

Queen Elizabeth Hall Roof Garden, 7.30am £60* for all six sessions or £12* each

Straight from the Calais ‘Jungle’ camp where they run a temporary theatre of hope, Good Chance presents Encampment, a unique space of welcome and expression, offering a daily programme of events including theatre, art, music, discussion and workshops, with special guests and performances. Out of one of the biggest human migrations in history, Encampment encourages us to hear from the refugees themselves, consider our actions, and to celebrate our diversity and humanity.

Good Chance Dome, Festival Terrace, 9.30am – 10.30pm FREE

SUNDAY 31 LOVE PHOTOGRAPHY, LOVE NATURE: PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS IN THE ROOF GARDEN See Sunday 10.

Queen Elizabeth Hall Roof Garden, 11am – 1pm £10* * No transaction fees for in-person bookings or Southbank Centre Members and Supporters Circles. For other bookings transaction fees apply: £1.75 online; £2.75 over the phone.

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Image credit Modified Social Benches NY © James Ewing Love Flags © Belinda Lawley

FESTIVAL OF LOVE INSTALLATIONS FRIDAY 8 JULY - MONDAY 29 AUGUST LOVE STORIES FROM SOUTHBANK CENTRE

LOVE FLAGS BY MARK TITCHNER

See a work by 17-year-old Jonathan Kennedy Enyim-Otebil, the winner of Southbank Centre’s nationwide Design Challenge working alongside Nick Wood from How About Studio. It was inspired by an image of two polar bears and evokes ideas of love and sustainability.

Visit the Archive Studio to discover some of the real life love stories collected over time and even add your own tale to the archive.

Archive Studio at Royal Festival Hall, 10am – 11pm FREE

SATURDAY 9 JULY – SUNDAY 18 SEPTEMBER APPEARING ROOMS

BY JEPPE HEIN

Try your luck at guessing the next move of Jeppe Hein’s fickle fountain. Shooting jets of water into the air, the fountain creates rooms that disappear as quickly as they emerge.

Riverside Terrace, outside Queen Elizabeth Hall, 10am – 8pm. Closed Mondays and during high winds.

FREE

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JUST YOU AND ME BY JONATHAN KENNEDY ENYIN OTEBIL WITH HOW ABOUT STUDIO

Turner Prize-nominee Mark Titchner’s flags incorporate the true lovers’ knot and the rainbow colours of the peace and pride movements. They were commissioned for the first Festival of Love, in 2014.

Across the Southbank Centre site, 10am – 11pm FREE

Southbank Centre Square, 10am– 11pm FREE

A SERIES OF MODIFIED SOCIAL BENCHES

See (and sit on) internationally renowned artist Jeppe Hein’s, bright red, witty reinventions of the park bench: each one different from the next.

Festival Terrace & Queen’s Walk, 10am – 11pm FREE

SATURDAY 9 JULY – FRIDAY 30 SEPTEMBER VENTRICLE BY SOFTLABNYC

A complex woven aluminium structure combines with luminous petals to form gradients of shimmering colour. Created by SOFTlab, a design studio based in New York and founded by architect Michael Szivos.

Level 2 Foyer (Blue Side) at Royal Festival Hall, 10am – 11pm FREE

THE BLUE HOUSE

BY ALPHA DIAGNE

The Blue House was artist Alpha Diagne’s home in the Jungle, the Calais refugee camp. It also operated as an art school and gallery and is exhibited here with some of Alpha’s works.

Level 4 Lift Lobby (Green Side) at Royal Festival Hall, 10am - 11pm FREE

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Image credit: Slavoj Žižek© Borut Peterlin

POWER OF POWER Slavoj Žižek (pictured) is part of the brilliant and challenging line up at the Dynasty weekend of the Power of Power festival, running from Friday 1 – Sunday 3 July.

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WAGNER’S RING CYCLE TUESDAY 28 JUNE – SUNDAY 3 JULY OPERA NORTH – WAGNER’S RING CYCLE

In four epic operas, Wagner creates a seductive world populated by gods, giants, dwarves and heroes caught between the conflicting claims of love and power. Opera North’s acclaimed production, ideal for anyone new to The Ring, uses film projections to enhance the telling of Wagner’s dramatic tale in the concert hall.

Tuesday 28 June: Das Rheingold at 7pm; Wednesday 29 June: Die Walküre at 5pm; Friday 1 July: Siegfried at 5pm; Sunday 3 July: Götterdämmerung at 3pm.

RETURNS ONLY

OPERA NORTH – WAGNER’S RING CYCLE: LIVE STREAMING

Wondering whether opera is for you but never actually seen one?

Missed out on tickets for Opera North’s Ring Cycle? Experience the magic at our free, live relay. Grab a blanket to sit on and imagine you’re in an English country park in our relaxed festival environment.

Feel free to wander in and out, and buy or bring your picnic to enjoy.

Tuesday 28 June: Das Rheingold at 7pm; Wednesday 29 June: Die Walküre at 5pm; Friday 1 July: Siegfried at 5pm; Sunday 3 July: Götterdämmerung at 3pm.

The Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall FREE

The Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall, Friday 1 at 4.15pm & Sunday 3 Jat 2.15pm: pre-concert workshops. Enhance your experience of Siegfried and Götterdämmerung with our pre-concert Top Five things you need to know talks. There are also debriefings during the long break of each performance, held in The Clore Ballroom.

FREE

SATURDAY 25 JUNE – SUNDAY 3 JULY ALAN WARBURTON: SOFT CRASH

Explore themes of money, dynasty and desire in Alan Warburton’s computer-generated artwork. It looks at how wealth and influence circulate within closed systems.

FRIDAY 1 THE CURSE OF THE TSARS: SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE ON THE ROMANOV DYNASTY

Level 2 Foyer (Green Side) at Royal Festival Hall, 10am – 6pm FREE

FRIDAY 1 – SUNDAY 3 GABRIEL PROKOFIEV: NONCLASSICAL CLUB NIGHT

Brace yourself for a club night like no other with composer and DJ Gabriel Prokofiev. The sets takes inspiration from the Ring Cycle. Friday and Sunday are DJ sets. Saturday’s set includes live performance.

Historian Simon Sebag Montefiore presents a keynote lecture illuminating the twists and turns of the Romanovs’ ascent to supreme authority and descent into scandal and ruin.

Weston Roof Pavilion at Royal Festival Hall, 7pm £8*

Riverside Terrace at Royal Festival Hall, Friday from 8pm – 8.45pm, Saturday from 5.30pm – 7.30pm & Sunday from 6.45pm – 7.45pm FREE

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SATURDAY 2 GOLD, GODS AND GIANTS: STORYTELLING TENT WITH OPERA NORTH

SLAVOJ ŽIŽEK: POWER AND BETRAYAL

What can Wagner’s epic Ring Cycle teach us about power in today’s world? In this keynote address, philosopher Slavoj Žižek considers the price of acquiring forbidden knowledge.

Royal Festival Hall, 12 noon £20* £15*

RING MAKING WITH LONDON JEWELLERY SCHOOL

Join an interactive music and storytelling workshop for families.

Come inside our tent and sit around the imaginary campfire as we explore the stories and music of Wagner’s Ring Cycle. Ages 4 – 7.

Exhibition Space at Royal Festival Hall (Level 4 Blue Side), 11am & 2pm £5*

MINDFULNESS AND MUSIC, WITH MIND SPRINGS What can we learn from Buddhist meditative practice as music listeners in the 21st century?

Join this one -hour introductory sessions with meditation teacher, psychotherapist and presenter, Alistair Appleton to find out.

The Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall, 11am FREE

LEARN TO PLAY THE ANVIL: PERCUSSION WORKSHOP

Make your own ring inspired by the all-powerful one in Wagner’s Ring Cycle in a drop-in session with the London School of Jewellery. When you’re done, you can take it away with you. Also on Sunday 3 July.

FREE (TICKET REQUIRED)

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FREE

ESCAPE FROM NORTH KOREA

CHAIN OF COMMAND: AN ALTERNATIVE FAMILY TREE

Level 2 Foyer (Green Side) at Royal Festival Hall, 12 noon – 3pm FREE

100,000 SIGNATURES: PROTEST IN THE DIGITAL AGE

A discussion about the changing nature of protest. With David Wilson, co-founder of War Child; Amir Amirani, director of We Are Many; and Gillian Slovo, whose novel Ten Days is set against the backdrop of riots in London. Iraqi novelist Haifa Zangana chairs.

OPERA BLOCKS WITH ENGLISH POCKET OPERA COMPANY

Sunley Pavilion at Royal Festival Hall, 11.30am & 1.30pm

Level 2 Foyer (Green Side) at Royal Festival Hall, 1pm – 4pm, parade at 4.30pm

FREE

With the help of artist Laura X Carlé make a family paper chain and see how the different pieces in your family link up to make a whole. Add your own chain to our installation and watch it grow over the weekend. Also on Sudany 3 July.

English Pocket Opera Company’s interactive performance Opera Blocks unpacks the structural components of this artform and puts them back together again.

The Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall, 12.30pm & 3.30pm FREE

NO WAY BACK: THE REFUGEE CRISIS

Inspired by the dragon Fafner in Wagner’s Ring Cycle, Festive Road invites you to come along and create your own version of that mighty serpent. Afterwards, you can join a parade led by Festive Road’s giant dragon.

Level 2 Foyer (Green Side) at Royal Festival Hall, 12 noon – 3pm

Level 5 Function Room at Royal Festival Hall, 12.30pm £8*

Wagner’s Ring Cycle includes percussion parts for 18 anvil players in two of its four operas. In this workshop you can learn how to play percussion on the anvil, aiming to recreate the sound of those parts in your group. Ages 8+.

MAKE YOUR OWN FAFNER THE DRAGON WITH FESTIVE ROAD

Hear from a panel including political refugee Gulwali Passarlay and journalist Charlotte McDonald-Gibson about the plight of those seeking refuge in Europe.

This performance is British Sign Language-interpreted.

Level 5 Function Room at Royal Festival Hall, 4pm £8*

DRAGON PARADE WITH FESTIVE ROAD

Yeonmi Park grew up under famine and dictatorship in North Korea, escaping with her family at the age of 13. She offers a glimpse into life under the brutal and paranoid Kim regimes and surviving in abject and perilous circumstances.

Royal Festival Hall, 2pm £15* £12.50*

MYTHS AND LEGENDS: OPERA NORTHS CHILDREN’S CHORUS

Opera North Children’s Chorus sings folksongs from Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Estonia, presenting the creation story as described in the Nordic tales that inspired the Ring Cycle.

Justin Doyle conducts, with Jenny Martins playing piano.

The Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall, 2pm FREE

Join a dragon parade after making your own dragon in Festive Road’s drop-in workshop.

Riverside Terrace, 4.30pm FREE

IS PRIVILEGE PASSED DOWN?

Scientists and experts discuss a study of five generations of children and consider what it tells us about society and class divides.

With Helen Pearson, editor at Nature, and Nessa Carey, author of The Epigenetics Revolution.

Weston Roof Pavilion at Royal Festival Hall, 5.30pm £8*

RUNNING IN THE FAMILY: DYNASTY IN AMERICAN POLITICS

What role do dynasties play in the politics of the United States? With Ben Markovits, author of You Don’t Have To Live Like This – a dark but funny take on America in the wake of the global financial crisis. This performance is British Sign Language-interpreted.

Level 5 Function Room at Royal Festival Hall, 7pm £8*

Image credit: Architect’s impression of Hayward Gallery upper galleries © FCB Studios

GENOCIDE AND POWER: THE ORIGINS AND HUMAN COST OF MASS VIOLENCE

SUNDAY 3 GOLD, GODS AND GIANTS: STORYTELLING TENT WITH OPERA NORTH See Saturday 2.

Exhibition Space at Royal Festival Hall (Level 4 Blue Side), 11am & 2pm £5*

COME AND PLAY! WAGNER

Bring your instrument to try out some mixed-ability arrangements (suitable for Grades 2 and above) of Wagner’s orchestral works, including The Ride of the Valkyries.

See website for how to apply.

Join writer AL Kennedy, whose latest book is Serious Sweet, and barrister Philippe Sands QC, author of East West Street: On the Origins of Crimes Against Humanity, as they discuss war crimes.

Weston Roof Pavilion at Royal Festival Hall, 3.30pm £8*

EXTREMISM INVADING THE MAINSTREAM

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LET THE LIGHT IN

The Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall, 11.30am – 1pm FREE

RING MAKING WITH LONDON JEWELLERY SCHOOL

INTERVIEW WITH EDDY SMITH, TECHNICAL DIRECTOR After 26 remarkable years, Eddy Smith, Technical Director at Southbank Centre, retires this month. Eddy has played a huge part in Southbank Centre’s history, delivering tens of thousands of shows across all artforms. He looks back at favourite moments from his career, and considers what the transformation of Southbank Centre’s 1960s arts venues means for the future.

See Saturday 2.

Level 2 Foyer (Green Side) at Royal Festival Hall, 12 noon – 3pm FREE

CHAIN OF COMMAND: AN ALTERNATIVE FAMILY TREE See Saturday 2.

Level 2 Foyer (Green Side) at Royal Festival Hall, 12 noon – 3pm FREE

ANTHONY ANAXAGOROU – HOW POETRY SHAPES POWER: FROM NERUDA TO TAHRIR SQUARE

Explore the role poetry has played in world history with poet Anthony Anaxagorou. He shows how poetry is often an unseen force guiding the hands of power.

An exploration of how the political mainstream is being reshaped by debates on the fringes. With Maajid Nawaz, a British activist and former Islamist who founded Quilliam, and Hsiao-Hung Pai, author of Angry White People.

Weston Roof Pavilion at Royal Festival Hall, 6pm £8*

Weston Roof Pavilion at Royal Festival Hall, 1pm £8*

What’s been your favourite performance in the last 26 years?

This is a difficult one I have witnessed thousands of fantastic performances over the last 26 years, so I am going to cheat and nominate a few.

The last night of Elvis Costello’s Meltdown. This was the night Meltdown became Meltdown. I let it run till 12.20am! And nobody left!

And the world premiere of Brian Wilson’s Smile. Incredible to see him perform the record that nearly destroyed him – and I got to meet Clint Eastwood!

‘I will miss the people – staff and artists – most of all’

What does refurbishing our 1960s buildings mean for Southbank Centre’s future?

The latest refurbishment is an extremely important intervention at a crucial time for Southbank Centre. Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell Room and Hayward Gallery were technically teetering on the edge and the refurbishment will enable them to deliver world class events for the next 60 years.

And what are your favourite things about the buildings?

Queen Elizabeth Hall and Purcell Room have so many hidden nooks and crannies, they’re a real joy to explore. Some of their rooms are quite spooky too! And I am really looking forward to the replacement of the pyramids on the Hayward Gallery roof. To finally get daylight into the upper galleries will be fantastic.

What does Southbank Centre mean to you and what will you miss the most?

Southbank Centre means a lot of different things to me. It has been my home, my prison and my playground at various points of my career, but most importantly, it has been returned to the people which was always its original intent.

I will miss many things about the centre but most of all the people, both staff and artists. Their sense of achievement can be a great thing to behold.

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We have just £1.9 million left to raise to Let The Light In to our 1960s arts venues and transform them for future generations.

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LITERATURE & SPOKEN WORD Booker Prize-winner Ben Okri (pictured) appears in conversation with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to discuss compassion and change, on Friday 15 July.

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TUESDAY 24 MAY – SUNDAY 3 JULY CONCEPTUAL POETICS

This exhibition explores a poetic form inspired by Marcel Duchamp’s approach to visual art.

Often described as a kind of ‘uncreative writing’, conceptual poetics has become perhaps the most contested but also one of the most popular movements in contemporary poetry. Focusing on poets and artists on the current UK scene, this exhibition features work published by presses such as if p then q, Information as Material and ZimZalla.

The Poetry Library at Royal Festival Hall, 11am – 8pm (closed Mondays) FREE

FRIDAY 1 RUG RHYMES: WHAT RHYMES WITH RUG?

Under-fives and their carers are invited to join The Poetry Library puppets, Federico and Firebird, for a short session of nursery rhymes, poems and rhyming stories.

The Poetry Library at Royal Festival Hall, 10.30am – 11am FREE

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MONDAY 4 THE POETRY LIBRARY BOOK CLUB – CITIZEN: AN AMERICAN LYRIC

On Independence Day, explore and discuss Claudia Rankine’s Citizen: An American Lyric, winner of the Forward Prize. To book, email specialedition@poetrylibrary.org.uk The Poetry Library at Royal Festival Hall, 6.30pm FREE (BOOKING ESSENTIAL)

TUESDAY 5 SOUTHWARK SPLASH: SHAKESPERIA!

Southwark Splash returns with a celebration of Shakespeare.

Royal Festival Hall, 7pm £4* (£2* in advance for participating schools)

WEDNESDAY 6 QUEER POETS ON TEACHING

A panel of queer UK poets discuss how identity and politics shapes their work. With Betsy Warland, Andra Simons, Olumide Popoola and Maria Jastrzebska. Email specialedition@poetrylibrary.org.uk to reserve your place.

The Poetry Library at Royal Festival Hall, 8pm FREE (BOOKING ESSENTIAL)

FRIDAY 8 RUG RHYMES: WHAT RHYMES WITH RUG?

JEREMY CORBYN AND BEN OKRI IN CONVERSATION

See Friday 1.

The Poetry Library at Royal Festival Hall, 10.30am – 11am FREE

SATURDAY 9 CREATIVE WRITING STORIES OF WARTIME

Creative writing teacher Greg Mosse leads you through story development techniques for wartime tales, whether told from the point of view of combatants, refugees, politicians or strategists.

Sunley Pavilion at Royal Festival Hall, 2.30pm £15*

FRIDAY 15 RUG RHYMES: WHAT RHYMES WITH RUG? See Friday 1.

The Poetry Library at Royal Festival Hall, 10.30am – 11am FREE

Poetry and politics meet in a conversation between Booker Prize-winning novelist Ben Okri and Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn. They discuss their shared belief that we can transform ourselves for the better.

Presented by 5x5 in assocation with Southbank Centre.

Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £25* £20* £15*

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Image credit: Literary Death Match – Michael Key © Jason Gutierrez

MONDAY 25 LITERARY DEATH MATCH

THURSDAY 28 NOVEL WRITING: YOUR TIMELINE

What’s the chronology of your story? Creative writing teacher Greg Mosse explains how to map out a timeline for your novel.

ARCHIVE STUDIO Prominently located in the foyer of Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre Archive Studio makes our extensive archive accessible for the first time.

Sunley Pavilion at Royal Festival Hall, 6.30pm £15*

POLARI: JOHN MCCULLOUGH

Part literary event, part comedy show, part game show, Literary Death Match brings together four of today’s finest writers to compete in an edge-of-your-seat read-off.

Level 5 Function Room at Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £12*

Polari First Book Prize-winner John McCullough reads from his new collection of poems Spacecraft at the acclaimed LGBT literary salon Polari. Also featuring Sarah HiIary, James Maker, Stevan Alcock and Juliet Jacques.

Contains adult themes. Ages 18+.

Level 5 Function Room at Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £5*

FRIDAY 29 – SUNDAY 31 THE TEMPEST: FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WITH AUTISM Children with autism and special needs can enjoy this special interactive production of Shakespeare’s The Tempest with their families. Ages 10+.

Spirit Level at Royal Festival Hall, 11.30am – 1.30pm £5*

UNTIL SUNDAY 3 JULY THE WONDERCRUMP WORLD OF ROALD DAHL THROUGHOUT THE MONTH ARCHIVE STUDIO OPEN DAYS Meet archive staff and volunteers, find out what they’re working on and browse key reference resources.

Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 10.30am – 1pm & 2pm – 4.30pm FREE

TUESDAY 5 COME AND MEET THE ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL ORGAN

Did you know that Roald Dahl was a spy, a fighter pilot, an inventor and historian of chocolate? Don’t miss your final chance to learn about his life and the surprising inspirations for his most famous stories. The tour features items from the Roald Dahl Museum & Story Centre as well as interactive installations.

Spirit Level at Royal Festival Hall daily, £11* Adult (supporter ticket) £10* Adult (standard ticket) £9* Child (supporter ticket) £8* Child (standard ticket)

Discussion of the impact of the Royal Festival Hall’s acoustic refurbishment on its organ, ending with a short recital which includes two organ duets. Part of the International Society of Organ Builders’ conference.

Royal Festival Hall, 9am £5*

FRIDAY 8 JULY – MONDAY 29 AUGUST LOVE STORIES FROM SOUTHBANK CENTRE

Since 1951 Southbank Centre has been a special place for people to meet, fall in love, develop and celebrate their relationships.

Visit the Archive Studio to discover some of the real life love stories collected over time and even add your own tale to the archive.

Archive Studio, Level 2 Foyers at Royal Festival Hall, 10am – 11pm FREE

FRIDAY 29 HANDS-ON TASTER SESSIONS

Drop in and lend a hand with the organisation of the collections.

All welcome, to book email archive@southbankcentre.co.uk or just turn up. Ages 16+.

Archive Studio, Level 2 Foyers at Royal Festival Hall, 11am – 12.30pm and 2.30 – 4pm FREE

School tours available, check online for details Supporter tickets include a small voluntary donation, to go towards our Let The Light In campaign. If you are a UK taxpayer and are able to Gift Aid your donation, we can reclaim the tax you have paid on the whole ticket price, not just the donation.

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GIGS & CONTEMPORARY MUSIC The incomparable Burt Bacharach’s back, performing on Monday 4 July.

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FRIDAY 1 – SUNDAY 3 GABRIEL PROKOFIEV: NONCLASSICAL CLUB NIGHT

See page 13 for details and times.

Riverside Terrace at Royal Festival Hall FREE

MONDAY 4, MONDAY 11 & MONDAY 18 DRAGON BABIES: GAMELAN FOR 3- TO 5-YEAR-OLDS

MONDAY 4 BURT BACHARACH TOGETHER WITH VERY SPECIAL GUEST ARTIST JOSS STONE

Burt Bacharach takes to the stage of Royal Festival Hall, one of his favourite venues in the world. He performs with his band and a full orchestra, and is joined on stage by Joss Stone for part of the show.

Royal Festival Hall, 8pm £100* £80* £70* £60* £50* £40*

SATURDAY 16 REGGIE WATTS

Bring your little ones to shake, rattle and gong at this fun session.

Experience the beautiful gamelan and introduce your Dragon Babies to musical play. Ages 3 – 5.

Spirit Level at Royal Festival Hall, 11am £5* (for one child and one adult)

MONDAY 4 LAMBETH MUSITRAX FESTIVAL 2016

Lambeth Music Service returns with over 500 young musicians creating two massed orchestras of wind, brass and string instruments.

They perform blues, folk and classical pieces.

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Vocalist, a musician, a beatboxer, a comedian and an improvisor, Reggie Watts creates unpredictable performances right in front of your eyes using only his formidable voice, his surreal lyrical style and a set of looping pedals.

SUN KIL MOON

Singer-songwriter Sun Kil Moon returns to London. He plays tracks from his recent, critically acclaimed albums Universal Themes and Benji, alongside music from his extensive back catalogue.

Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm £32.50* £29.50* £25*

THURSDAY 28 – SUNDAY 31 ELEMENTS: LUDOVICO EINAUDI

Friday Lunch See page 11.

Central Bar Foyer at Royal Festival Hall, 1pm FREE

Central Bar Foyer at Royal Festival Hall, 5.30pm FREE

Central Bar Foyer at Royal Festival Hall, 1pm

SUNDAY 31 JAZZ RE:FEST

FRIDAY 22 BAFULA

Friday Tonic See page 11.

Friday Lunch The East Pointers are three guys from Canada with a profound understanding of traditional Celtic music. With Koady Chaisson (vocals, banjo and step-dance), Tim Chaisson (vocals and fiddle) and Jake Charron (vocals and guitar).

FREE

Royal Festival Hall, 8pm £22.50* £20*

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FRIDAY 29 THE EAST POINTERS

Ludovico Einaudi returns to London after his March tour sold out in record time. His hauntingly beautiful and evocative music tops the charts in the UK and Europe, and he was BAFTA-nominated for his score of This is England.

Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm and 2.30pm matinee on Saturday 30 £69.50* £49.50* £39.50* £10*

This annual one-day festival from Jazz re:freshed returns. It features eight bands and over 45 musicians, artists and DJs, showcasing the diversity, colour and creativity of contemporary jazz. You can also join us right after the show for an afterparty at Topolski.

The Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall, 12 noon – 7pm FREE

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Image credits: Garth Evans, Blue No. 30, 1964 and Untitled (Lucy) by Kerry Stewart, 1996. Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre, London © the artists 2016. Photo: Anna Arca Amar Kanwar, A Season Outside, 1997. Image courtesy of the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery, New York. © the artist 2014

VISUAL ARTS The Arts Council Collection’s new show Night in the Museum opens this month at Longside Gallery, Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

TUESDAY 24 MAY – SUNDAY 3 JULY CONCEPTUAL POETICS

This exhibition explores a poetic form inspired by Marcel Duchamp’s approach to visual art.

See page 16 for details.

FRIDAY 22 APRIL – SUNDAY 17 JULY ART FROM ELSEWHERE

FREE

Alchemy See work created by Nikhil Chopra during Alchemy, painted on the windows of Royal Festival Hall.

Chopra is a performance artist whose work centres on the intersections of personal and collective history, informed by India’s colonial past and Chopra’s Kashmiri roots.

Level 5 Foyers at Royal Festival Hall, 10am – 11pm daily FREE

HAYWARD PUBLISHING RYAN GANDER: NIGHT IN THE MUSEUM

The British Art Show provides a vital overview of the most exciting contemporary art produced in the UK. Organised by Hayward Touring, this multi-venue exhibition is presented every five years in four different cities across the country.

Curated by Anna Colin and Lydia Yee with works by 42 artists.

The Poetry Library at Royal Festival Hall, 11am – 8pm (closed Mondays)

THURSDAY 26 MAY – THURSDAY 1 SEPTEMBER NIKHIL CHOPRA: THE BLACK PEARL – THE CITY TO THE RIVER

FRIDAY 24 JUNE – SUNDAY 4 SEPTEMBER BRITISH ART SHOW 8 IN NORWICH

Catch the last few weeks of the Hayward Touring exhibition Art from Elsewhere: International Contemporary Art from UK Galleries. Curated by David Elliott with support from the Art Fund, the exhibition displays major international works collected by six museums across the UK. Bristol Museum & Art Gallery and Arnolfini, Bristol

FRIDAY 10 JUNE – SUNDAY 30 OCTOBER IN A DREAM YOU SAW A WAY TO SURVIVE AND YOU WERE FULL OF JOY

Curated by Turner Prize-winning artist Elizabeth Price, this Hayward Touring exhibition presents a vast repertoire of seminal artworks and historical objects exploring the psychological and affective power of the horizontal.

Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester

Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery and Norwich University of the Arts britishartshow8.com

SATURDAY 16 JULY – SUNDAY 16 OCTOBER NIGHT IN THE MUSEUM: RYAN GANDER CURATES THE ARTS COUNCIL COLLECTION.

Curated by British artist Ryan Gander, this major new touring exhibition offers a unique view of the Arts Council Collection in its 70th anniversary year. It features work by over 30 artists including Gander’s new commission for the Arts Council Collection, As old as time itself, slept alone, 2016.

Longside Gallery, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield

Pick up your copy of Night in the Museum, and explore the Arts Council Collection with artist Ryan Gander. Featuring over 30 works including sculptures, paintings and prints, as well as essays by Gander and writer Ossian Ward, this new publication provides an invigorating view of exhibitionmaking. Exhibition price £15. southbankcentre.co.uk/shop

NOW OPEN HAYWARD ART LIBRARY

Originally set up to support curatorial research, Hayward Art Library is now open to the public. It holds exhibition catalogues, journals and monographs on contemporary art and artists, architecture and more.

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UDDERBELLY FESTIVAL It’s the final weeks of Udderbelly.

Don’t miss the incredible beatboxing show Gobsmacked! (pictured), along with great comedians, fantastic improv and shows especially for kids.

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THURSDAY 16 JUNE – SUNDAY 17 JULY GOBSMACKED!: THE AMAZING A CAPPELLA AND BEATBOXING SHOW

From the producers of The Magnets and Soweto Gospel Choir comes Gobsmacked!, the nextgeneration a cappella show.

Featuring world-class voices, jawdropping beatboxing and heartstopping harmonies, this allsinging, all-amazing theatrical experience pushes the limits of the human voice. All ages.

‘Better than Glee . . . mesmerizing’ (EdFest Magazine) Udderbelly, Tuesday – Friday, 7.30pm Saturday & Sunday, 6pm Saturday & Sunday matinees, 3.30pm Tuesday – Thursday £17.50* Sirloin seats, £22.50* concessions £16* child £13*; Friday – Sunday £19.50* Sirloin seats £24.50* concessions £18* child £15*

Please note, family tickets admit four and must include at least one child.

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FRIDAY 1 JASON BYRNE IS PROPPED UP

SATURDAY 2 THE SHOWSTOPPERS’ FANTASTICAL STORY FACTORY: THE IMPROVISED MUSICAL FOR KIDS!

BEST OF THE COMEDY STORE

Hailed as ‘Comedy’s Unofficial National Theatre’, the Store remains the place to see the stars of tomorrow. With Steve Gribbin, Paul Thorne, Prince Abdi and Justin Moorhouse. Ages 16+.

Udderbelly, 9.15pm £19.50* Sirloin seats £24.50* concessions £18*

SUNDAY 3 COMEDY CLUB 4 KIDS See the latest show by Jason Byrne, the very experienced, very funny, very highly acclaimed, very absolutely trouser-wetting, very can’t watch much more as I think I’m going to die comedian. Ages 14+.

Also on Saturday 2.

Udderbelly, 9.15pm £19.50* Sirloin seats £24.50* concessions £18*

WIFI WARS

Play along with this live comedy game show where the audience compete on smartphones and tablets to win prizes. Make sure your batteries are charged! Hosted

by Steve McNeil. Ages 12+.

Udderbelly, 10.45pm £12.50* Sirloin seats £17.50* concessions £11*

See your ideas turned into marvellous, musical adventures as a team of award-winning West End improvisers explore magical kingdoms as you decide what happens next. Ages 6+.

Udderbelly, 1.30pm £10* Sirloin Seats £15* Family ticket (four people) £32*

JASON BYRNE IS PROPPED UP See Sunday 1.

Udderbelly, 7.45pm £19.50* Sirloin seats £24.50* concessions £18*

Comedy Club 4 Kids has stand-up from grown-up, high-quality acts like John Robins, Stu Goldsmith and Nish Kumar, who perform their usual sets, just without the swearing or rude bits. Check website for line-ups. Ages 6+.

Udderbelly, 1.30pm £10 Sirloin seats £15* Family ticket (four people) £32*

KNIGHTMARE LIVE

Knightmare Live is back with a brand new concept. The game has changed. Every show is different; every room holds a new challenge.

How long will you last? Ages 12+.

Udderbelly, 7.45pm £15.50* Sirloin seats £20.50* concessions £14*

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SUNDAY 10 SH*T-FACED SHAKESPEARE: THE MERCHANT OF VENICE

MONDAY 4 ENGLISH COMEDIAN OF THE YEAR GRAND FINAL

Over 300 comedians entered the competition and now the final ten do their utmost to impress the celebrity judging panel with their jokes, good looks and ability to deal with hecklers. Ages 16+.

Udderbelly, 7.30pm £17.50* Sirloin seats £22.50* concessions £16*

WEDNESDAY 6 FRISKY AND MANNISH: CABARIOT

There’s fire in the disco, blood on the dancefloor, and superhot sparkly rage in our hearts. It’s time for a revolution. CabaRIOT is the show that’s going to fix all the wrongs in the world. Ages 14+.

Udderbelly, 9.15pm £15.50* Sirloin seats £20.50* concessions £14*

THURSDAY 7 AUSTENTATIOUS: AN IMPROVISED JANE AUSTEN NOVEL

FRIDAY 8 FOIL, ARMS AND HOG: SKIDDLYWUP

Foil, Arms & Hog perform their critically acclaimed show. Four million hits on YouTube and five exclusives on FunnyorDie.com: they’re one of Ireland’s finest comedy prospects. Ages 16+.

Udderbelly, 9.15pm £15.50* Sirloin seats £20.50* concessions £14*

Enjoy an entirely serious Shakespeare play with an entirely inebriated cast member. It’s a sidesplitting, raucous and completely interactive show. Ages 16+.

SPANK: YOU LOVE IT!

Udderbelly, 7.45pm £15.50* Sirloin seats £20.50* concessions £14*

Spank! returns to Udderbelly with its brilliant mix of sketch, character, musical and stand-up comedy and, of course, occasional gratuitous nudity. Ages 18+.

Udderbelly, 10.45pm £15.50* Sirloin seats £20.50* concessions £14*

SATURDAY 9 COMEDY CLUB 4 KIDS See Sunday 3.

Udderbelly, 1.30pm £10 Sirloin seats £15* Family ticket (four people) £32*

BANG SAID THE GUN

A poetry night for people who don’t like poetry. It’s loud, raucous, political, trivial, serious and very funny. Featuring a rich mix of the best and freshest talent. Ages 12+.

Udderbelly, 7.45pm £15.50* Sirloin seats £20.50* concessions £14*

BEST OF THE COMEDY STORE

Hailed as ‘Comedy’s Unofficial National Theatre’, the Store remains the place to see the stars of tomorrow. With Sean Meo, Josh Howie, Nathan Caton and Jimmy McGhie. Ages 16+.

Prepare to get your bonnet in a twist at this Regency-era adventure. In each show, the cast improvises a brand new Jane Austen work before your eyes, based only on audience suggestions. Ages 12+.

Udderbelly, 9.15pm £15.50* Sirloin seats £20.50* concessions £14*

Udderbelly, 9.15pm £19.50* Sirloin seats £24.50* concessions £18*

MONDAY 11 COMEDY IN THE DARK

At this unique comedy experience, comedians perform in total darkness. The audience’s senses are heightened, and things look and sound different in the dark.

With Joey Page, Tim Renkow and Nish Kumar. Ages 16+.

Udderbelly, 7.30pm £12.50* Sirloin seats £17.50* concessions £11*

FRIDAY 15 MARGARET THATCHER QUEEN OF SOHO

This drag comedy musical extravaganza is set on the eve of the vote on Section 28. Maggie gets lost in Soho and accidentally becomes a cabaret superstar, but will she change her mind about the homophobic bill before it’s too late? Ages 16+.

Udderbelly, 9.15pm £15.50* Sirloin seats £20.50* concessions £14*

FRIDAY NIGHT FREAKS

Join this late-night feast not for the faint of heart, as the nation’s naughtiest comics and burlesquers bring an amusing assault to the eyes and ears.

Ages 18+.

Udderbelly, 10.45pm £15.50* Sirloin seats £20.50* concessions £14*

SATURDAY 16 COMEDY CLUB 4 KIDS See Sunday 3.

Udderbelly, 1.30pm £10 Sirloin seats £15* Family ticket (four people) £32*

REGINALD D HUNTER

WEDNESDAY 13 FESTIVAL OF THE SPOKEN NERD: JUST FOR GRAPHS 2 Experience ‘The Joy of X’ with graph-a-minute experiments, spectacular songs, mind-blowing mathematics and fire-fuelled fun.

It’s off the chart! Ages 15+.

Udderbelly, 9.15pm £15.50* Sirloin seats £20.50* concessions £14*

THURSDAY 14 AUSTENTATIOUS: AN IMPROVISED JANE AUSTEN NOVEL See Thursday 12.

Udderbelly, 9.15pm £15.50* Sirloin seats £20.50* concessions £14*

Stand-up Reginald D Hunter comes to Udderbelly after a UK tour and a year performing and filming around the world. Ages 18+.

Udderbelly, 7.45pm £19.50* Sirloin seats £24.50 concessions £18*

BEST OF THE COMEDY STORE

Hailed as ‘Comedy’s Unofficial National Theatre’, the Store remains the place to see the stars of tomorrow. Line-up to be announced. Ages 16+.

Udderbelly, 9.15pm £19.50* Sirloin seats £24.50* concessions £18*

SUNDAY 17 KNIGHTMARE LIVE See Sunday 3.

Udderbelly, 7.45pm £15.50* Sirloin seats £20.50* concessions £14* 21

For a full calendar of events see page 28.

LONDON WONDERGROUND Family friendly-circus arrives in the form of Trash Test Dummies (pictured), who guarantee you’ll never look at a wheelie bin in the same way.

* No transaction fees for in-person bookings or Southbank Centre Members and Supporters Circles.

For other bookings transaction fees apply: £1.75 online; £2.75 over the phone.

WEDNESDAY 15 JUNE – SUNDAY 25 SEPTEMBER BARBU

Daring, daft, and sexy as hell: this is circus, but not as you know it. Packed with astonishing acrobatics and perfectly-groomed beards, Barbu is ‘the most fun you’ll have in a tent this year’ (The Scotsman). Performed by one of the world’s greatest circus companies – Canada’s Cirque Alfonse – it takes edge-of-your-seat, off-the-wall entertainment to a whole other level. Ages 16+.

FRIDAY 1 HOTEL BLACK CAT

Tempest Rose and the ladies from House of Burlesque are ready with a new show, inspired by the nation’s favourite pastime: the demon drink. Ages 18+.

London Wonderground, Tuesday – Friday, 7.45pm, Saturday, 6.30pm & 9.30pm, Sunday, 6.30pm; from Tuesday 19 July – Sunday 25 September: Tuesday – Friday, 7.30pm, Saturday, 6pm & 8.30pm and Sunday at 7.30pm Tuesday – Thursday: Private booth £190* Ringside £40* Posh £35* Stalls £30* Friday – Sunday: Private booth £235* Ringside £45* Posh £40* Stalls £35* Cheap seats Tuesdays – Thursdays £15* Fridays – Sundays £20* No performances Mondays, no shows Tuesday 26 or Wednesday 27 July

London Wonderground, 9.45pm £17.50* Wonder seats £22.50* concessions £16*

London’s cabaret trailblazers are back with a brand new production for 2016. It’s a riotous explosion of cabaret, circus and live music, set in a less-than-completelyreputable Parisian hotel. Ages 18+.

London Wonderground, 9.45pm £22.50* Wonder seats £27.50*concessions £21*

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THURSDAY 7 HOUSE OF BURLESQUE: STRAIGHT UP… THE NEXT ROUND

FRIDAY 8 HOTEL BLACK CAT See Friday 1.

London Wonderground, 9.45pm £22.50* Wonder seats £27.50*concessions £21*

southbankcentre.co.uk 020 7960 4200

SUNDAY 10 MONSKI MOUSE’S BABY DISCO DANCE HALL

SATURDAY 16 HOW TO BE A ROCKSTAR

Join Monski Mouse and her dancers in this retro-fabulous vintage disco for under-5s. Get dancing to a selection of retro hits and funky nursery rhymes.

London Wonderground, 3pm £8* Family ticket (four people) £25.60* Free for babies under 6 months

MARCEL LUCONT’S CABARET FANTASTIQUE

Flâneur, raconteur and bon-viveur Marcel Lucont (BBC One’s The John Bishop Show) presents a feast of international cabaret. Ages 16+.

London Wonderground, 8.30pm £15.50* Wonder seats £20.50* concessions £14*

MONDAY 11 DR SKETCHY’S ANTI-ART SCHOOL

Spandex, sequins and killer dance moves collide in Tessa Waters’ comedy for kids. Learn the essential skills required to explode the dance floor. Ages 3+.

London Wonderground, 3pm £10* Wonder seats £15* Family ticket £32* (four people)

SUNDAY 17 MONSKI MOUSE’S BABY DISCO DANCE HALL See Sunday 10.

London Wonderground, 3pm £8* Family ticket (four people) £25.60* Free for babies under 6 months

MONDAY 18 SHAKESPEARE’S TWELFTH NIGHT WITH COMEDIANS

Grab your sketch book and come to Dr Sketchy’s anti-art school, where life drawing meets cabaret.

No previous artistic ability required. Ages 18+.

London Wonderground, 7.45pm £15.50* concessions £14*

THURSDAY 14 JOE STILGOE: SONGS ON FILM

Joe Stilgoe finally takes his smashhit Edinburgh show on tour. It pays tribute to much-loved movies, as film buff Joe adds his own original orchestrations to some of the most memorable moments in cinematic history. All ages.

London Wonderground, 9.45pm £15.50* Wonder seats £20.50* concessions £14*

FRIDAY 15 HOTEL BLACK CAT See Friday 1.

London Wonderground, 9.45pm £22.50* Wonder seats £27.50*concessions £21*

Fight in the Dog presents Twelfth Night – abridged for a very 2016 take on this classic story of love, drink, mistaken identity and a prank taken way too far. All ages.

London Wonderground, 7.45pm £15.50* Wonder seats £20.50* concessions £14*

TUESDAY 19 MYRA DUBOIS: SELF ADMYRA

THURSDAY 21 – SUNDAY 31 TRASH TEST DUMMIES Don’t miss this award-winning family-friendly circus comedy show, which was a smash hit in Edinburgh. The Trash Test Dummies’ slapstick comedy routine takes the household wheelie bin to new heights, and delivers a dump-truck full of hilarity. Ages 5+.

‘Delightfully intelligent, highly entertaining’ (Herald Sun)

WEDNESDAY 20 ABANDOMAN: LIFE & RHYMES

Ireland’s top comedy hip-hop improv team, Abandoman, return for their biggest show to date. They share their trademark blend of audience interaction and razorsharp improvisation. Ages 15+.

London Wonderground, 9.30pm £15.50* concessions £14*

Meet the soprano who ran away with the circus.Expect mash-ups and genre-defying versions of Madonna, Salt ’n Pepa and Kiss... like they were sung by a 1940s siren in Vegas. Ages 8+.

London Wonderground, 7.30pm £12.50* Wonder seats £17.50* concessions £11*

SH*T-FACED SHOWTIME: THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE

London Wonderground, 3pm £10* Wonder seats £15* Family ticket £32* (four people) (No performance Monday 25 July)

THURSDAY 21 BETWEEN THE SHEETS

Miss Polly Rae presents a risqué contemporary burlesque cabaret, designed to titillate. Ages 16+.

London Wonderground, 9.30pm £19.50* Wonder seats £24.50* concessions £18*

See Friday 1.

Enjoy an entirely serious adaptation of The Pirates of Penzance – except one cast member is chosen at random and given four hours to drink before the show. Ages 16+.

London Wonderground, 9.45pm £22.50* Wonder seats £27.50*concessions £21*

London Wonderground, 9.30pm £12.50* Wonder seats £17.50* concessions £11*

SATURDAY 23 HOUSE OF BURLESQUE: STRAIGHT UP… THE NEXT ROUND

WEDNESDAY 27 JESS ROBINSON: IMPRESSIVE

FRIDAY 22 HOTEL BLACK CAT

See Thursday 7.

London Wonderground, 10.30pm £17.50* Wonder seats £22.50* concessions £16*

MONDAY 25 MISS BEHAVE’S GAMESHOW: #MBGS THE SOCIAL EXPERIMENT Vocal gymnast and impressionist Jess Robinson is an Edinburgh 2015 double award winner. Join her for showstopping singing and irreverent celebrity impressions, backed by her live band. Ages 12+.

Rotherham’s least celebrated daughter makes her London Wonderground debut. Expect razor-sharp observation, songs and maybe even dance (if her hip’s up to it). Ages 16+.

London Wonderground, 9.30pm £12.50* Wonder seats £17.50* concessions £11*

TUESDAY 26 ALI MCGREGOR: ALCHEMY

London Wonderground, 9.30pm £15.50* Wonder seats £20.50* concessions £14*

Award-winning Miss Behave returns direct from the USA with her global smash-hit show.

Mondays will never be the same again! Ages 16+.

London Wonderground, 7.30pm £12.50* concessions £11*

Please note, family tickets admit four and must include at least one child.

THURSDAY 28 HOUSE OF BURLESQUE: STRAIGHT UP… THE NEXT ROUND See Thursday 7.

London Wonderground, 9.30pm £17.50* Wonder seats £22.50* concessions £16*

FRIDAY 29 HOTEL BLACK CAT

See Friday 1.

London Wonderground, 9.45pm £22.50* Wonder seats £27.50*concessions £21* 23

Food

For a full calendar of events see page 28.

EAT, DRINK, SHOP & PLAY

© Belinda Lawley

THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER JEPPE HEIN: QUEEN ELIZABETH HALL ROOF GARDEN APPEARING ROOMS One of London’s favourite pieces of public art is back at Southbank Centre for the summer. Created

by Danish artist Jeppe Hein, Appearing Rooms is outdoor aquatic sculpture that invites viewers to playfully participate.

THROUGHOUT JULY SOUTHBANK CENTRE SHOPS

Riverside Terrace at Royal Festival Hall, open Tuesday – Sunday.

Please note, Appearing Rooms is turned off during very windy weather.

Take in one of the most beautiful views of London and the Thames while getting back to nature. A green oasis amongst the concrete brutalist architecture, it is maintained by Grounded EcoTherapy, a group of volunteers who have experienced homelessness, mental health and addiction problems.

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Queen Elizabeth Hall Roof Garden, open daily from 10am

July sees lots of new products celebrating the summer arrive into our shops. You can also find the best of our ranges online. southbankcentre.co.uk/shop

Image credits: Girls in fountain © Belinda Lawley Roof Garden © Belinda Lawley Food Market © Gaztronome Southbank Centre’s Urban Beach © Belinda Lawley Look Mum No Hands! © Belinda Lawley

southbankcentre.co.uk 020 7960 4200

POP-UPS: THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER copaCABANA BEACH

Can’t make it to Rio this Summer? Cabana Brasilian Barbecue brings Rio to you, transforming part of the South Bank into Brazil’s iconic Copacabana beach. Look out for cocktails, coconuts, spicy chicken, beach games and more.

Queen’s Walk, from Festival Pier to near Waterloo Bridge, 11am – 11pm

BLEECKER STREET BURGER

SNOG

One summer under the Hungerford Bridge just wasn’t enough, so we’re back! Expect American burgers, fries, shakes & beer served on the South Bank at one of the most iconic settings in the world.

Snog’s restored 1960s Routemaster Bus is back, serving delicious frozen yogurt that lacks fat, shuns sugar and has hardly any calories. You never forget your first snog.

BLOODY OYSTER

LOOK MUM NO HANDS!

Queen’s Walk, under Hungerford Bridge, 11am – 11pm

Queen’s Walk, near Hungerford Bridge, 11am – 11pm

WEEKENDS IN JULY SOUTHBANK CENTRE FOOD MARKET

Find some of London’s most interesting, most delicious food and drink at Southbank Centre’s celebrated food market. Pick up the ingredients to make a great meal at home or enjoy something to eat while you’re here. As well as a huge choice of street food, our stalls sell fantastic tea, coffee and cakes, locally brewed beers and cocktails.

Southbank Centre Square, Fridays 12 noon – 8pm, Saturdays 11am – 8pm, Sundays 12 noon – 6pm

SPOTLIGHT ON PING PONG

This month we turn the spotlight on Ping Pong

Ping Pong serves delicious dim sum, cocktails and Chinese teas, and invites you to reclaim your lunch break with a fantastic pick-and-mix lunch deal. For only £8.50 treat yourself to a steamed basket of dumplings and a filling rice dish. Upgrade with your favourite fried dim sum or a delicious dessert.

Available Monday to Friday 11am – 5pm at Ping Pong Southbank until 7 November 2016.

YOUR WEEKEND STARTS EARLY AT SOUTHBANK CENTRE With 2-4-1 drinks from 4pm every Friday

MasterCard cardholders can now enjoy 2-4-1 drinks for even longer – the perfect end to a busy week.

Unwind from 4pm–6pm in the Central Bar, and 6pm–9pm in the Level 5 Bar

The Bloody Oyster and their big red double-decker bus return for their third Festival Of Love serving up pick ups, oysters, bloody marys and cocktails.

Don’t miss happy hour, with £1 oysters and £5 cocktails.

Between Royal Festival Hall and Festival Village, Mondays closed, Tuesdays 3pm – 11pm, Wednesdays 3pm – 11pm, Thursdays to Sundays 11am – 11pm

The world’s favourite bike cafe, bar and workshop, returns for their fourth year at Southbank Centre. They serve up their winning combination of the craft beer, premium hot dogs, Squaremile coffee, local cake and, during July, live coverage of the Tour de France.

Queen’s Walk, under Hungerford Bridge, 11am – 11pm

18+. OFFER ONLY VALID IF PURCHASED USING A MASTERCARD®. SUBJECT TO NORMAL AVAILABILITY. OFFER AVAILABLE FRIDAYS AT CENTRAL BAR BETWEEN 16:00–18:00 AND LEVEL 5 BAR BETWEEN 18:00–21:00 AT ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL. OFFER ENDS 30/09/2016. ASK BAR STAFF FOR FULL T&Cs.

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For a full calendar of events see page 24.

BOOKING & ACCESS HOW TO BOOK

A K O BO R OF TOU THBA NK SOU TRE CEN * Transaction fees applicable, £1.75 online, £2.75 over the phone, no transaction fee for in-person bookings at Southbank Centre Ticket Offices or for Southbank Centre Members and Supporters Circles.

THROUGHOUT THE MONTH BEHIND THE SCENES TOUR This tour offer a unique insight into the history of Southbank Centre and the people who have shaped it. Join us to follow in the footsteps of world-famous orchestras and artists. Hear behind-the-scenes stories and gain exclusive access to areas usually reserved for performers and Southbank Centre staff.

Tickets are £8.50* and tours start at Royal Festival Hall Ticket Office.

Saturday 2, 9 & 16 at 5.30pm; Tuesday 12, 19 & 26 at 6pm

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ARCHITECTURE TOUR

Love it or hate it, the concrete landscape of Europe’s largest art centre has been dividing opinion for generations.Join us on a tour exploring decades of architectural innovation and see Southbank Centre from a whole new perspective.

Tickets are £8.50* and tours start at Royal Festival Hall Ticket Office.

Saturday 2, 3pm Saturday 9, 16 & 23, 2pm; Saturday 30 and Thursday 7, 14, 21 & 28 at 6pm Both tours suitable for ages 8+.

Do ask us about any access needs when you book.

southbankcentre.co.uk* Tickets 020 7960 4200* 9am – 8pm (daily). * Transaction fees applicable.

No transaction fees for Members and Supporters Circles.

Southbank Centre always welcomes MasterCard, and exclusive cardholder offers are available around the site. Visit southbankcentre.co.uk/priceless for more information.

We also accept Maestro, Visa, Visa Delta, Visa Electron, Solo, Amex.

IN PERSON

VISITING WITH CHILDREN

Children of all ages are welcome at the Southbank Centre and baby changing facilities are available at the Royal Festival Hall. Please note that some Southbank Centre events may not be suitable for young children. Babes in arms cannot be admitted to any concert except child-friendly events and we do not allow children under five into classical concerts with the exception of concerts specifically for families.

For our ticketed events a ticket is required for each child. southbankcentre.co.uk/visitor-info

Royal Festival Hall Ticket Office 10am – 8pm daily.

GETTING HERE

CONCESSIONS

Southbank Centre is located on the Thames Riverside between the Golden Jubilee and Waterloo Bridges.

A limited allocation of half-price tickets is available for recipients of Universal or Pension Credit, full-time students and ages 16 and under. Tickets are sold on first-come-first-served basis, and once sold, no further tickets are available by any method of booking. Appropriate cards to be shown. Please note discounts cannot be combined. A separate policy applies to London Wonderground and Udderbelly.

GROUPS

Groups of 10 or more may be eligible for discounted tickets, although the saving varies according to the performance booked and the size of the group.

Groups are also eligible for up to 20% off coach hire with 1st 4 Coaches Ltd. Phone the group booking line on 0207 960 4225 for details.

ACCESS

Join our access list to book companion tickets, arrange seating requirements and receive info on accessible performances.

Also request accessible publications and ask any questions you may have about your access needs. Relaxed performances are designed to give people on the autistic spectrum or with learning difficulties a calmer environment to enjoy a show. accesslist@southbankcentre.co.uk Phone: 020 7960 4200 Fax: 020 7921 0607 Visit: southbankcentre.co.uk

PUBLIC TRANSPORT

Underground: Waterloo & Embankment Buses: Waterloo Bridge, York Road, Belvedere Road & Stamford Street Mainline rail: Waterloo, Waterloo East & Charing Cross

PARKING

Hayward Gallery Car Park is closed until further notice. The Hungerford Bridge Car Park will also close at certain times.

Every effort is being made to keep the provision of Blue Badge spaces near the entrance of the Hayward Car Park but there could be interruptions. A drop-off point at Royal Festival Hall has been created for visitors who are unable to walk from alternative car parks. southbankcentre.co.uk/ visitor-info/parking

TELL US WHAT YOU THINK

Email customer@ southbankcentre.co.uk, Tweet us using #SCFeedback or ask at a Southbank Centre Ticket Office for a feedback form.

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Image credits: Unlimited © Manuel Vason@DARC.Media Urban © Victor Frankowski Big Wedding Weekend © Briony Campbell Mandela Trilogy © John Snelling

FUTURE HIGHLIGHTS

TUESDAY 6 – SUNDAY 11 SEPTEMBER UNLIMITED FESTIVAL

September sees the much­-anticipated return of Unlimited – Southbank Centre’s festival that celebrates the artistic vision and originality of disabled artists. Join us again for a festival of theatre, dance, music, literature, comedy and visual arts that celebrates difference with a spirit of artistic adventure, honesty and humour.

SATURDAY 13 – SUNDAY 14 AUGUST URBAN

SATURDAY 27 AUGUST – MONDAY 29 AUGUST BIG WEDDING WEEKEND

WEDNESDAY 31 AUGUST – SATURDAY 3 SEPTEMBER MANDELA TRILOGY WITH CAPE TOWN OPERA & CHORUS

TUESDAY 9 – SUNDAY 14 AUGUST AIR PLAY

Celebrate street culture and explore our concrete playground with the return of Urban, bringing skateboarding, dance workshops and parties for all ages.

Take part in free wedding-themed activities at our Big Wedding Weekend, the finale of Festival of Love. Expect dancing, music and the biggest wedding party.

Don’t miss this epic operatic tribute to Nelson Mandela. It starts with his tribal initiation rites and heady and rebellious jazz-fuelled days in Sophiatown, to incarceration and finally liberation.

Bring the family to this visual spectacular. Watch flying umbrellas, giant balloons, kites that float over the audience and the biggest snow globe you’ve ever seen at the UK premiere of Air Play this summer.

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JULY 2016 AT A GLANCE

THROUGHOUT THE MONTH FESTIVAL OF LOVE

7 – 29 Jul KlangHaus: On Air 9 Jul – 18 Sep Homeless Library Free Ventricle Free 9 Jul – 30 Sep Appearing Rooms Free Modified Social Benches Free Just You and Me Free Love Flags Free

p.9 p.9 p.12 p.12 p.12 p.12 p.12

POWER OF POWER

25 Jun – 3 Jul

Soft Crash

Free p.13

LITERATURE & SPOKEN WORD

Until 3 Jul

Conceptual Politics Free p.16 The Wondercrump World of Roald Dahl p.17

VISUAL ARTS

Until 1 Sep

Nikhil Chopra

Free p.19

UDDERBELLY FESTIVAL

16 Jun – 17 Jul Gobsmacked!

p.20

LONDON WONDERGROUND

p.22

10am What the World Needs Now Free p.9 10.30am, 12 noon Come and Clay p.9 12 noon It Must Be Love Workshops Free p.9 12 noon Simple Acts of Welcome Free p.9 SOUTHBANK CENTRE TOURS 12 noon What We Talk About When 3pm Architecture Tour p.26 We Talk About Love p.9 5.30pm Behind the Scenes Tour p.26 12 noon I Heart Henna p.9 1pm Love Bites Free p.9 SUNDAY 3 3pm Gamelan Showcase Free p.9 POWER OF POWER 3pm Young Adult Book Club Free p.9 6pm Iain Sinclair & Chris McCabe p.9 11am & 2pm 6pm & 8pm

Gold, Gods and Giants p.15

Purge p.9 11.30am Come and Play! Wagner Free p.15 7.30pm Reggaeoke p.10 12 noon Ring Making Free p.15 12 noon Chain of Command Free p.15 LITERATURE & SPOKEN WORD 1pm How Poetry Shapes Power p.15 2.30pm Creative Writing – Stories of Wartime p.16 3pm The Ring Cycle: Götterdämmerung p.13 3pm Live Streaming: Götterdämmerung 3.30pm Genocide and Power 6pm Extremism Invading the Mainstream 1.30pm Comedy Club 4 Kids 7.45pm Knightmare Live

p.13 p.15 p.15

p.20 p.20

Free p.16

POWER OF POWER

5pm Wagner’s Ring Cycle: Siegfried p.13 5pm Live Streaming: Siegfried Free p.13 7pm The Curse of the Tsars p.13 8pm Nonclassical Club Night Free p.13 UDDERBELLY FESTIVAL

9.15pm Jason Byrne is Propped Up 10.45pm Wifi Wars

p.20 p.20

LONDON WONDERGROUND

9.45pm Hotel Black Cat

p.22

1.30pm Comedy Club 4 Kids 7.45pm Bang Said the Gun 9.15pm Best of the Comedy Store

GIGS & CONTEMPORARY MUSIC

SUNDAY 10

11am Dragon Babies p.18 8pm Burt Bacharach Together with Very Special Guest Artist Joss Stone p.18

FESTIVAL OF LOVE

Free p.16

UDDERBELLY FESTIVAL

7.30pm English Comedian of the Year

p.21

TUESDAY 5

p.26 p.26

10am What the World Needs Now Free p.9 11am Love Photography, Love Nature p.10 12 noon It Must Be Love Workshops Free p.9 12 noon Simple Acts of Welcome Free p.9 12 noon Love Songs to Welcome Free p.10 12 noon I Heart Henna p.9 6pm Purge p.10 7.30pm An Evening with Marc Almond p.10 UDDERBELLY FESTIVAL

LITERATURE & SPOKEN WORD

7pm Southwark Splash

p.16

7.45pm Sh*t-faced Shakespeare

WEDNESDAY 6

LONDON WONDERGROUND

LITERATURE & SPOKEN WORD

3pm Monski Mouse 8.30pm Marcel Lucont

8pm Queer Poets on Teaching

p.21 p.21 p.21

SOUTHBANK CENTRE TOURS

2pm Architecture Tour 5.30pm Behind the Scenes Tour

Free p.16

UDDERBELLY FESTIVAL

9.15pm Frisky and Mannish: CabaRIOT

p.21

THURSDAY 7 UDDERBELLY FESTIVAL

9.15pm Austentatious p.21 11am & 2pm SOUTHBANK CENTRE TOURS

Gold, Gods and Giants p.14 11.30am & 1.30pm 6pm Architecture Tour p.26

Learn to play the Anvil Free p.14 LONDON WONDERGROUND 12 noon Slavoj Žižek p.14 9.45pm House of Burlesque p.22 12 noon Ring Making Free p.14 12 noon Chain of Command Free p.14 FRIDAY 8 12.30pm Protest in the Digital Age p.14 LITERATURE & SPOKEN WORD 12.30pm & 3.30pm Opera Blocks Free p.14 10.30am Rug Rhymes Free p.16 1pm Make your own Fafner the Dragon p.14 UDDERBELLY FESTIVAL 2pm Escape from North Korea p.14 9.15pm Foil, Arms and Hog p.21 2pm Myths and Legends p.14 10.45pm Spank p.21 4.30pm Dragon Parade Free p.14 4pm No Way Back: The Refugee Crisis p.14 LONDON WONDERGROUND 5.30pm Is Privilege Passed Down? p.14 9.45pm Hotel Black Cat p.22 5.30pm Nonclassical Club Night Free p.13 7pm Running in the Family p.14

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UDDERBELLY FESTIVAL

MONDAY 4

6.30pm The Poetry Library Book Club

LITERATURE & SPOKEN WORD

POWER OF POWER

FESTIVAL OF LOVE

1.30pm The Showstoppers’ Fantastical Story Factory p.20 7.45pm Jason Byrne is Propped Up p.20 9.15pm Best of the Comedy Store p.20

LITERATURE & SPOKEN WORD

FRIDAY 1

SATURDAY 2

SATURDAY 9

UDDERBELLY FESTIVAL

UDDERBELLY FESTIVAL

15 Jun – 25 Sep Barbu

10.30am Rug Rhymes

SATURDAY 2

p.21 p.23 p.23

MONDAY 11 GIGS & CONTEMPORARY MUSIC

11am Dragon Babies

p.18

UDDERBELLY FESTIVAL

7.30pm Comedy in the Dark

p.21

LONDON WONDERGROUND

7.45pm Dr Sketchy’s Anti-Art School

p.23

TUESDAY 12 UDDERBELLY FESTIVAL

7.30pm Gobsmacked!

p.21

SOUTHBANK CENTRE TOURS

6pm Behind the Scenes Tour

p.26

WEDNESDAY 13 UDDERBELLY FESTIVAL

9.15pm Festival of the Spoken Nerd

p.21

THURSDAY 14

MONDAY 18

FESTIVAL OF LOVE

GIGS & CONTEMPORARY MUSIC

7.30am Roof Garden Morning Yoga

p.10

UDDERBELLY FESTIVAL

9.15pm Austentatious

p.21

7.45pm Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night

p.26

6pm Behind the Scenes Tour p.23

9.30pm Myra Dubois: Self Ad Myra WEDNESDAY 20

10.30am Rug Rhymes Free p.16 7.30pm Jeremy Corbyn and Ben Okri p.16

LONDON WONDERGROUND

UDDERBELLY FESTIVAL

THURSDAY 21

p.21 p.21

LONDON WONDERGROUND

9.45pm Hotel Black Cat

p.23

SATURDAY 16

9.30pm

Abandoman: Life & Rhymes

p.23

LITERATURE & SPOKEN WORD

p.23

p.11

3pm Trash Test Dummies p.23 10.30am Pram Jam p.10 9.30pm Between The Sheets p.23 10.30am & 12 noon FRIDAY 22

Come and Clay p.10 12 noon Modern Family Love Free p.10 FESTIVAL OF LOVE 2pm Dated Free p.10 1pm Bafula Free p.11 2pm Dated Free p.10 5.30pm Don Kipper Free p.11 6pm Rosie Wilby p.10 7.30pm Sun Kil Moon p.11 7.30pm Modern Love SaturDATE p.10 SOUTHBANK CENTRE TOURS 8pm Reggie Watts p.10 5.30pm Behind the Scenes Tour

UDDERBELLY FESTIVAL

1.30pm Comedy Club 4 Kids 7.45pm Reginald D Hunter 9.15pm Best of the Comedy Store

p.21 p.21 p.21

SOUTHBANK CENTRE TOURS

2pm Architecture Tour 5.30pm Behind the Scenes Tour

p.23 p.23

SATURDAY 23

p.26 p.26

LONDON WONDERGROUND

3pm How To Be A Rockstar

p.26

LONDON WONDERGROUND

3pm Trash Test Dummies 9.45pm Hotel Black Cat

p.23

SOUTHBANK CENTRE TOURS

2pm Architecture Tour

6.30pm Novel Writing – Your Timeline 7.30pm Polari

p.26

LONDON WONDERGROUND

6pm Architecture Tour 3pm Trash Test Dummies 9.30pm House of Burlesque

LITERATURE & SPOKEN WORD

11.30am The Tempest 3pm Trash Test Dummies 7.30pm Barbu 9.45pm Hotel Black Cat GIGS & CONTEMPORARY MUSIC

2.30pm & 7.30pm

Ludovico Einaudi: Elements p.18 FESTIVAL OF LOVE

10.30am & 12 noon Come and Clay p.11 1pm Changing the World Free p.11 LITERATURE & SPOKEN WORD

11.30am The Tempest 6pm Architecture Tour

LONDON WONDERGROUND

LONDON WONDERGROUND

UDDERBELLY FESTIVAL

7.30pm Literary Death Match

3pm Monski Mouse

p.23

p.23

MONDAY 25

SOUTHBANK CENTRE TOURS

3pm Trash Test Dummies

p.23

GIGS & CONTEMPORARY MUSIC

12 noon Jazz Re:Fest Free p.18 7.30pm Ludovico Einaudi: Elements p.18

p.23

FESTIVAL OF LOVE

TUESDAY 26

11am Love Photography, Love Nature

SOUTHBANK CENTRE TOURS

LITERATURE & SPOKEN WORD

p.26

11.30am The Tempest

p.11 p.17

LONDON WONDERGROUND

LONDON WONDERGROUND

3pm Trash Test Dummies 7.30pm Ali McGregor: Alchemy 9.30pm Sh*t-faced Showtime

p.26

p.17

LONDON WONDERGROUND

6pm Behind the Scenes Tour

p.17

SUNDAY 31

LITERATURE & SPOKEN WORD

7.30pm Miss Behave’s Gameshow

p.23 p.23 p.23

SATURDAY 30

11am Love Photography, Love Nature p.11 11am Songs for My Family p.11 1pm Social Dance Free p.11 5.30pm I’ll be there p.11 6pm How to Die of a Broken Heart p.11

p.23 p.23

p.17

LONDON WONDERGROUND

SUNDAY 24

LONDON WONDERGROUND

p.23 p.23

1pm The East Pointers Free p.18 7.30pm Ludovico Einaudi: Elements p.18

FESTIVAL OF LOVE

p.21

p.26

GIGS & CONTEMPORARY MUSIC

3pm Trash Test Dummies 10.30pm House of Burlesque

7.45pm Knightmare Live

p.17 p.17

SOUTHBANK CENTRE TOURS

SUNDAY 17

3pm Trash Test Dummies

p.11

FRIDAY 29

p.26

LONDON WONDERGROUND

FESTIVAL OF LOVE

7.30am Roof Garden Morning Yoga

LONDON WONDERGROUND

SOUTHBANK CENTRE TOURS

6pm Architecture Tour

GIGS & CONTEMPORARY MUSIC FESTIVAL OF LOVE

FESTIVAL OF LOVE

7.30am Roof Garden Morning Yoga

p.23 p.23

THURSDAY 28

p.26

LONDON WONDERGROUND

LITERATURE & SPOKEN WORD

3pm Trash Test Dummies 9.30pm Jess Robinson: Impressive

7.30pm Ludovico Einaudi: Elements p.18

SOUTHBANK CENTRE TOURS

FRIDAY 15

9.15pm Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho 10.45pm Friday Night Freaks

p.23

TUESDAY 19

LONDON WONDERGROUND

9.45pm Joe Stilgoe: Songs On Film

LONDON WONDERGROUND

p.18

LONDON WONDERGROUND

SOUTHBANK CENTRE TOURS

6pm Architecture Tour

11am Dragon Babies

WEDNESDAY 27

p.23 p.23 p.23

3pm Trash Test Dummies

p.23

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