ABSOLUTELY | A RTS & CULTURE
BAREFACED THEATRE 4 TO 31 OCTOBER
PORTOBELLO POP UP
Three new plays performed under the Westway. Mad Women explores the perceived madness of writers Mary Shelley, Emily Dickinson, Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Virginia Woolf; Whore is a bold, innovative insight into four of history’s most interesting prostitutes and All Hidden charts the stories of two female spies from the present and past. The season focuses on women who have helped themselves and have strived to succeed in what they were good at in immersive, innovative and provocative pieces of theatre. Acklam Road, W10; barefacedtheatre.com
JOAN RIVERS: THE NOW OR NEVER TOUR 22 OCTOBER
ROYAL ALBERT HALL
Join an entertainment legend for an evening of no holds barred, eccentric comedy; for one night only, Joan Rivers will swing into town during her UK nationwide tour. Side-splittingly funny and mind-shatteringly blunt, we love her unique blend of comedy. Kensington Gore, SW7. For tickets, call 0844 338 0000 or visit bookingsdirect.com. For further information, call 0845 401 5045 or visit royalalberthall.com
BRANDING JAMES BOND 24 OCTOBER
MUSEUM OF BRANDS
Book your seat at the exclusive Branding James Bond lecture, an Inside Out Festival event. James Bond, Batman and Harry Potter aren’t just film characters, they’re brands too. With branding and movies so intertwined, what does this mean for our film industry? Dr Finola Kerrigan of King’s College London and Daragh O’Reilly from University of Sheffield reveal their findings to this very question. Pick their brains in the Q&A session that follows. £10 tickets include entry to the Museum and a drink. 6pm. 2 Colville Mews, W11, 020 7908 0880; museumofbrands.com
THE BEGINNINGS OF LIFE
CASA DE CAO
DEBUT CONTEMPORARY ART
SPORTING CLUB OF LISBON
13 OCTOBER
18 OCTOBER
Artist and social commentator Thomas William Dowdeswell will be showcasing a live art installation The Beginnings Of Life in the window of Debut Contemporary. Watch the artist cracking eggs and pouring milk into a fi sh tank as he raises questions about how we consume our basic foodstuffs and contemporary art. 82 Westbourne Grove, W2, 020 7221 1651 debutcontemporary.com
Medium Rare returns with everybody’s favourite variety show, featuring cabaret acts, short films, table top roller skaters, trapeze artists, opera, magic, live music and comedy, with past acts including the incomparable ventriliquist Nina Conti (pictured). Casa de Cao is set to be a new regular fixture. 27 Elkstone Road W10 mediumrare.tv 15
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