Things To Do Today In London: Tuesday 2 July 2019

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Things to do

SUPERCREEPS: Intergalactic music weirdos Bourgeois & Maurice (their words, not ours) bring their latest show Supercreeps to east London, featuring social satire, catchy tunes and special guests. Comedian Jayde Adams, performance artist Lucy McCormick and Diane Chorley join them on stage. Wilton's Music Hall (Shadwell), £8/£18.50, book ahead, 2-6 July

LONDON'S GRAND DESIGNS: Free outdoor exhibition London's Grand Designs begins today, showcasing London's most striking architecture and innovative engineering between 1675 and 1986. See blueprints, drawings and photographs of various buildings from London Metropolitan Archives. Guildhall Yard, free, just turn up, 2-13 July

RIVERS AND CLIMATE CHANGE: Find out about the world's great rivers — including the Thames and the Ganges — the lives they sustain, and the threats they face from climate change. This seminar also looks at the Jordan and Indus rivers, and issues of history, faith and science around them, and there's a screening of new documentary, The Living Thames, featuring Sir David Attenborough. Southwark Cathedral, £15, book ahead, 12.30pm-5.30pm

SURGICAL SPEED-MEET: Chat to surgeons about the place of emotions in their work, in a speed dating-style event which aims to demystify and humanise surgery. Spend a few minutes talking to each of 15 surgeons, before taking part in a larger group conversation over refreshments. Royal College of Surgeons, free, book ahead, 6pm-9pm

See Carmen broadcast live to Trafalgar Square

CARMEN: A staple of summer in London, the Royal Opera House livestreams tonight's performance of Carmen live from the stage to a huge screen in Trafalgar Square. It's free but it does get busy, so get there in plenty of time for a good spot. Trafalgar Square, free, just turn up, 6.30pm

EYES WIDE SHUT: Take a closer look at Eyes Wide Shut, focusing specifically on the ambitious set design and creative process behind it. The event ties in with the current Stanley Kubrick exhibition — Eyes Wide Shut was the director's final film. Design Museum (Kensington), £12/£8, book ahead, 6.30pm-8pm

HIDDEN CITY: There's a double whammy of subterranean cinema at Barbican. The Hidden City looks at what's going on underneath the streets of Madrid, lit only by headlamps and night vision surveillance, and Under Night Streets depicts a night on the tube in the 1950s. Barbican Cinema, £12, book ahead, 6.45pm

ART OF CONVERSATION: Master the tricky art of conversation and banish awkward silences forever at this workshop. Dating coach Hayley Quinn offers tips on reading body language to get an insight into what the people you're talking to are thinking, and shows you how to never run out of things to say. O'Neill's (Wardour Street), £12, book ahead, 7pm-9pm (sponsor)

STARKERS ACADEMY: Starkers Academy, a platform for anyone interested in life modelling, hosts a Pride special. Two new models strut their stuff for the first time, under the guidance of an experienced coach, while you take part in a life-drawing session, capturing their likeness on paper. The Glory (Haggerston), £12, book ahead, 7pm-9pm

CALL ME BY YOUR NAME: A week of free outdoor cinema screenings begins with Call Me By Your Name, the 2017 Italian-set film about a romance. between a 17 year old student and the older man hired as his father's research assistant. Age 18+. Republic London (Poplar), free, book ahead, 7pm-10pm

WOMEN'S WORLD CUP: Looking for somewhere to watch the Lionesses take on USA in the semi-final of the Women's World Cup? We've rounded up the London pubs and bars screening the match. Kick off is at 8pm.

Tube ponderings with Barry Heck

Our resident tube fancier dishes out daily thoughts on the London Underground.

I'm back from a short holiday in North Norfolk, where I stumbled across this cheeky roundel. It may not have its own tube station, but the village of Sheringham is notorious for its subterranean spaces. In May, a large sinkhole opened on the high street, just yards from this sign. (As far as I can tell, nobody has yet connected the sunken highway with Sheringham's other claim to fame — the world's largest assembly of Morris dancers a few months before the sinkhole opened.)

It's my roundel of the week... just don't tell TfL. Barry Heck can be found on twitter at @HeckTube.

Good cause of the day

Sign up now to take part in the Broadgate Tower Run on 20 July. Run up 877 steps (35 floors) of the skyscraper raising money for the charity of your choice. Find out more and sign up.