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Cinema
With the world-famous Leicester Square, central London is renowned for its cinemas. For couples, cheap tickets or impressive legacies, here are the best cinemas in Central London
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Visual Arts
The relationship between art and intimacy is lovingly explored in the major autumn Barbican exhibition, Modern Couples
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Dance
That exhilarating collection of all that's weird and wonderful, the London International Mime Festival, LIMF2019 kicks off in early January. Here are some of the highlights
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Cinema
Barbican cinema discounts, 2 for 1 tickets and cheap day Tuesday: we round up where to buy and how to get cheap cinema tickets in London
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Classical Music
The Glory of Christmas is back to spread the classical Christmas cheer at the Barbican Hall – featuring the likes of Handel, Schubert, and David Willcocks
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Dance
Expect a buzz when Ballet Black returns to the Barbican for the fourth consecutive year
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Dance
Choreographic duo Rashaun Mitchell and Silas Riener join forces with video artist Charles Atlas for the ambitious work Tesseract, part of the Barbican Centre’s Life Rewired season
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Theatre
The Royal Shakespeare Company brings the Bard’s most famous love story to the Barbican Theatre
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Best of
The Christmas story is at the heart of Handel's Messiah, written in London and always a must-hear event. Here are the best 10 interpretations
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Classical Music
A timely warning in music about the impact of climate change and proof that civilisations can vanish
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Classical Music
The world's top orchestras and solo artists unveil their programmes for London, and there is something for every musical taste
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Theatre
Christopher Eccleston and Niamh Cusack star in the RSC's production of Macbeth, which transfers to London
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Classical Music
An hour's music is the perfect antidote to a demanding day, and starts the evening out in style
Last Chance
Classical Music
When a traveller from another world arrives on Earth, its classical music helps her find her way – and guides her home
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Cinema
To celebrate the release of Sara Driver's new Jean-Michel Basquiat documentary, we investigate how Basquiat, a self-taught outsider, became the darling of the art world establishment.
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Dance
The hit hip hop company Boy Blue showed off its impressively gifted students in A Night With Boy Blue, a short run of high-energy performances at the Barbican
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Dance
Bach’s sublime Goldberg Variations undergoes a fascinating reinterpretation through the joint work of a string orchestra and a small group of contemporary dancers
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Dance
The latest instalment in Julie Cunningham’s explorations into choreography and identity is her take on playwright Sarah Kane’s Crave
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Dance
A commemorative programme at the Barbican provides a rare insight into the early work of the choreographer who was to leave an indelible mark on British ballet: Kenneth MacMillan
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Immersive
After superlative reviews and a sellout run, Complicite's extraordinary exploration of sounds and storytelling returns to the Barbican for 2018
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Theatre
Theatre-maker Zoë Svendsen leads a multi-media exploration of people's power to lead change
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Theatre
Katie Mitchell and Alice Birch collaborate in a theatrical exploration of the sex industry, voyeurism, and the male gaze
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Classical Music
A world-class conductor, three top soloists and an important French composer. (And they're all women, of course)
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Visual Arts
From prostitutes to street-peddlers and cross-dressers to circus performers: the Barbican celebrates the outsider in its compelling exhibition of photography spanning the last 50 years
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Best of
In this phenomenal retrospective, the late New York artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat, finally got the recognition he deserves
Last Chance
Classical Music
A rare chance to catch a piece with not just one but seven composers, with the chance to see Sir Simon Rattle in action
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Classical Music
The world's best players, singers and conductors either work in London or head here at every opportunity. Take advantage of the best in classical music with our 2018 guide
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Theatre
The Outback gets its own back: eerie play Picnic at Hanging Rock transfers to London after taking Edinburgh, Perth and Melbourne by storm
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Dance
As the world premiere of The Nutcracker and I, by Alexandra Dariescu looms tantalisingly close, we talk to some of the artists bringing us a Nutcracker like no other
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Classical Music
A much-loved piano concerto is performed with a Tchaikovsky symphony
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Dance
The enthralling ballerina Zenaida Yanowsky returns to the stage in Elizabeth, choreographer Will Tuckett’s reading of the life of Queen Elizabeth I
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Gigs
Herbie Hancock, Paolo Conte, The Average White Band plus a tribute to Basquiat: EFG London Jazz festival celebrates its 25th birthday across the city for a November to remember