Tagged in ARTS AND EVENTS

Announcing Londonist's 'Lost London' Pub Quiz

How much do you know about vanished London? Come along to our quiz among the bones and body parts of the Hunterian Museum.

Preview: Folk Rising @ Cecil Sharp House, Thursday

Folk music fun in Camden Town this Thursday, with the English Folk Dance and Song Society.

Stunning Photos Of London Docklands

So London's Docklands are dull and sterile, eh? Not in these photos.

Review: The Irrepressibles @ The Barbican

Barbican’s Disruption: A Fashion Performance on Saturday night provided a mesmeric concoction of fashion, music and dance.

See Cirque Du Soleil’s Totem Free @ Liverpool Street

A free taster of Totem for your Tuesday lunch break on Broadgate.

Dance Preview: The Forsythe Company @ Sadler’s Wells

William Forsythe's new work looks at the nature of our existence and simulates ping pong.

Ticket Alert: See Kevin Spacey Play Richard III at the Old Vic

Today's the day you can break away from this winter of discontent and book tickets to see Richard III at the Old Vic; it's sure to be the theatrical event of our glorious summer 2011.

Music Choice: 31 January–6 February

Our pick of the week's gigs. Whether you miss specific bands, decades, or genres, it's a good week to have your nostalgic whims fulfilled.

Advance Preview: Sci-Fi London Film Festival

Waaaaay-in-advance news for sci-fi fans. And friends of sci-fi fans. And film fans.

London Hackspace Open Day

Enjoy tinkering, making and crafting? Pop along to an open day at the London Hackspace on 6 February to meet like-fingered people.

Mime Fest Review: Le Jardin @ Royal Opera House

Dance Review: Daniel Somerville's The Moment I Heard

It's not often that a miscarriage forms the basis for a work of art, and even less often that the artist is a man.

Preview: HMV's Next Big Thing

Catch new bands for 2011, with three bands for £10 at venues across London from next week.

Preview: The Horne Section With Alex Horne

Mixing jazz and comedy on a Monday night, Alex Horne hosts "unique and hilarious noises" at the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue for 5 weeks.

Tour The Science Museum In A Cockroach Costume

Strange ways to spend a Saturday afternoon #72: dress up as a cockroach and inspect a space capsule.

What's On In London At The Weekend? 28-30 January

Walk London, cycle with Critical Mass, dress up and go dancing or singalonga Oliver! What are you up to this weekend?

London Transport Museum Events: Thames Tunnel and Wartime Travel

Two upcoming talks at London Transport Museum peer into the capital's past. Learn more about the Brunel Thames Tunnel and how transport kept going in WWII.

Ticket Alert: Gigs on Sale This Morning

If you've been too busy to pay attention to this week's London gig announcements, here's our guide to the top shows that go on sale this morning.

Preview: The Night Kitchen Cabaret presents Imbolc Blues

Holy crowdfunded Clerkenwell Cabaret, Batman!  We welcome back the Night Kitchen Cabaret for the fourth installment of their increasingly bizarre adventures.  

Ticket Alert: London International Ska Festival 21-24 April

News of a whole weekend of the ultimate in feelgood music. SKA!

Live Music Preview: Seefeel @ Kings Place, N1

London electronica outfit Seefeel celebrate their first album in 15 years with a party at Kings Place on January 31st.

Mime Fest Review: Upswing’s ‘Fallen’ @ Purcell Room, QEH

Upswing’s latest venture is an elegant, powerful portrait of loss, longing and a crisis of identity and a cross-discipline amalgamation of aerialism, animation and dance.

Tori Amos, Mike Leigh and Stalin: The National Theatre’s New Season

A new musical by singer-songwriter Tori Amos, a new play by Mike Leigh and Simon Russell Beale playing Stalin are all part of the National Theatre's plans for next year.

Dance Review: Laugh @ Lilian Baylis Theatre

Sitting and watching a stranger laughing for an hour and ten minutes may not sound like a groundbreaking evening at the theatre, but then everyone loves a good laugh, don’t they? Whether yours is a chortle, a cackle or a guffaw, Antonia Baehr’s latest work has something for everyone.