Theatre & Arts
By Tabish Khan

Art Expressed Through Body Language At Saatchi Gallery

Representative art is making a comeback.
By Rachel Holdsworth

London Book And Poetry Events: 28 November-4 December

Amy Tan, Kamila Shamsie, Joe Dunthorne, Simon Garfield and more.
By Tiffany Pritchard

Once Upon A Christmas: Wild And Wacky Panto On The Streets Of Covent Garden

Site-specific fun, and good for your elf.
By Stuart Black

Sadness Sliced Up In The Anatomy of Melancholy

Robert Burton's "book to end all books" is brought to life in Oval.
By Tabish Khan

Turner And Paintings Of The Sea At The National Maritime Museum

Nautical masterpieces by Britain's greatest painter.
By Chris Lockie

Records And Beer At Old Spitalfields Market

Music and drinking: a match made in heaven.
By Tiffany Pritchard

Michael Clark Company's Ultra Hip Triple Bill

Groovy dance at the Barbican.
By Tabish Khan

Stanley Spencer: Heaven In A Hell Of War At Somerset House

A war memorial chapel recreated in London.
By Rachel Holdsworth

Why Should Kids Have All The Fairytales?

Five storeys of fairytales for grown ups this Christmas.
By M@

London Non-Fiction Book Roundup: November 2013

Four new books of animals, the tube, fire and philanthropy.
By Rachel Holdsworth

New South Bank Mural In Waterloo Station

Pop up painting.
By Rachel Holdsworth

London Comedy: Daniel Rigby, Henning Wehn, Knock2Bag

Where to get your laughs this week.
By Londonist

London Short Fiction: A Free Man

A recently single guy at a bachelor party: the last place he ought to be.
By Stuart Black

Carry On Don Juan

Lust, lies and leather trousers at the Cockpit Theatre.
By Rachel Holdsworth

If You Wrong Us, Shall We Not Revenge?

Short and powerful Merchant of Venice in Brockley.
By Ben_Fowler

Nordic Film Festival 2013

London hosts its second annual Nordic Film Festival.
By Tabish Khan

Modern And Ancient Afghan Art And Design In Ferozkoh

Breathtaking ancient artefacts next to their modern counterparts
By Londonist

The Best Gigs To See In London This Week

Our pick of the best live music this week.
By Laura Dodge

A Shakespearean Ballet Farce

The Taming of the Shrew is all slapstick humour in John Cranko's ballet.
By Lindsey

The Friday Photos: Autumn Leaves

Glorious November.

By Sam Smith

The Truth About English National Opera’s Satyagraha At The Coliseum

Philip Glass's opera about Mahatma Gandhi.
By Lindsey

Sampling New Music With BBC Symphony Orchestra

Mixed responses to brand new work at Maida Vale Studios.

By Tabish Khan

Teal: Intimate And Immersive Photographs Of Water

Spy on a waterfall and dive into a swimming pool.
By Gillian

You're Invited To Tate Britain's Housewarming Party

Explore the refurbished building and walk through 500 years of art.