An exhilarating new take on a beloved classic myth of love, loss, redemption – and pirates.
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Tours & public spacesTheatre & dance
Backstage Tours
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Step behind the scenes and see the Barbican Theatre from a new perspective on our 60-minute Backstage Tour.
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Classical musicTheatre & dance
Opera Double Bill: Smyth's Der Wald & Respighi's Lucrezia
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Two powerful stories. Two rarely heard operas. One unforgettable evening.
Stephen Barlowdirector
Dominic Wheelerconductor
Jon Morrelldesigner
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Theatre & dance
Transpose Pit Party: Subverse
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The latest edition of Transpose, a powerful evening of music and performance from some of the UK's most exciting trans artists, is directed by Jamie Hale and curated by ILĀ.
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Take partTheatre & dance
Act Up! Acting Skills Workshop: How to Smash a Monologue
Theatre makers, Dior Clarke and Rikki Beadle-Blair MBE, lead a dynamic two-part workshop on how to smash a monologue performance.
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Take partTheatre & dance
Write Now! How to Write a Brilliant Monologue
Theatre makers, Dior Clarke and Rikki Beadle-Blair MBE, lead a dynamic two-part workshop on how to write a brilliant monologue.
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Classical musicTheatre & dance
Guildhall School: Autumn Opera Scenes
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Outstanding first-year singers from Guildhall School’s Opera department perform a captivating selection of classical and contemporary operatic excerpts.
Martin Lloyd-Evansdirector
Ceci Calfdesigner
Ashok Guptamusic director
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Theatre & dance
Engruna Teatre: Univers
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Live music, movement and poetic storytelling combine in this fun, sensory show that gives 0–2-year-olds the space to explore in magical and unexpected ways.
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Theatre & dance
Royal Shakespeare Company: Twelfth Night
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Welcome in the festive season with this spellbinding adaptation of Shakespeare's masterpiece, following a five star, sold-out run in Stratford-upon-Avon.
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Art & designTheatre & dance
Wedding Dresses Always End Up Single
Blurring the lines between fashion and literature, this intimate performance reinvents wedding dresses in poetic cycles, reflecting on memory, love and loss.
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Theatre & dance
RSC: Twelfth Night Unwrapped
Join members of the company and creative team to unwrap the play and hear more about some of the skills that go into making a Royal Shakespeare Company production.
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Classical musicTheatre & dance
Sithunyiwe/ We have been sent
A new dance work by Mthuthuzeli November channels the deep spirituality of South Africa with music by Abel Selaocoe, Nduduzo Makhathini and Mbuso Khosa.