Senior Community Screening: One to One: John & Yoko
A captivating documentary about John Lennon and Yoko Ono's time in 1970s New York, and the Beatles star's final full-length performance.
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Classical music
London Schools Symphony Orchestra
The LSSO returns to the Barbican following its summer tour of Yorkshire and Birmingham, with a programme including Sibelius' Finlandia and Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony.
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Classical music
London Symphony Orchestra: Half Six Fix – Copland
Kick-start your evening with a 60-minute Half Six Fix concert. Introduced by the performers, with screens in the hall to bring you closer to the action.
Aaron CoplandSymphony No 3
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Antonio Pappanoconductor
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Theatre & dance
Good Night, Oscar
Emmy and Tony Award-winner Sean Hayes (Will & Grace) brings his acclaimed, Tony Award-winning performance to our stage this summer – direct from a critically acclaimed Broadway season.
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Theatre & dance
Good Night, Oscar
Emmy and Tony Award-winner Sean Hayes (Will & Grace) brings his acclaimed, Tony Award-winning performance to our stage this summer – direct from a critically acclaimed Broadway season.
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Classical music
London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Antonio Pappano
Beethoven’s defiant Symphony No 5 meets the sneering mockery of Shostakovich and Prokofiev in exhilarating mood.
Dmitri ShostakovichSymphony No 9
Sergei ProkofievPiano Concerto No 2
Ludwig van BeethovenSymphony No 5
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Antonio Pappanoconductor
Seong-Jin Chopiano
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Theatre & dance
Good Night, Oscar
Emmy and Tony Award-winner Sean Hayes (Will & Grace) brings his acclaimed, Tony Award-winning performance to our stage this summer – direct from a critically acclaimed Broadway season.
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Talks & events
An Evening with Fran Lebowitz
In a cultural landscape filled with endless pundits and talking heads, Fran Lebowitz stands out as one of our most insightful social commentators.
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Theatre & dance
Good Night, Oscar
Emmy and Tony Award-winner Sean Hayes (Will & Grace) brings his acclaimed, Tony Award-winning performance to our stage this summer – direct from a critically acclaimed Broadway season.
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Cinema
Godzilla vs Biollante + introduction by Steven Sloss
Genetic experiments spiral out of control in one of the very best kaiju films, as a mutant plant threatens humanity and emerges as a mighty foe for Godzilla.
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Cinema
Godzilla vs Megalon + introduction by Steven Sloss
This cult favourite has everything – Godzilla. A buzzsaw-chested space monster. A beetle-like behemoth. A friendly robot. And a world in peril once again…
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Theatre & dance
Good Night, Oscar
Emmy and Tony Award-winner Sean Hayes (Will & Grace) brings his acclaimed, Tony Award-winning performance to our stage this summer – direct from a critically acclaimed Broadway season.
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Classical music
London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Antonio Pappano
Violinist Janine Jansen showcases Britten’s soulful concerto before the LSO launches into Shostakovich’s scathing criticism of Stalin.
Benjamin BrittenViolin Concerto
Dmitri ShostakovichSymphony No 10
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Antonio Pappanoconductor
Janine Jansenviolin
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Cinema
Animation at War: Unicorn Wars + ScreenTalk
Director Alberto Vazquez’s heady and provocative Unicorn Wars is a multi-coloured mix of ultra-cute characters and ultra-violent scenes of senseless, totalitarian conflict.
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Theatre & dance
Caroline Guiela Nguyen: LACRIMA
Exploring the dramatic and dazzling world of couture fashion, this ambitious, large-scale production spans continents and reveals the hidden world behind beauty and luxury.
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Classical music
ANNO: Four Seasons by Anna Meredith & Antonio Vivaldi
Experience the passage of time through a surprising and utterly fresh interpretation of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons.
This programme features Antonio Vivaldi's Four Seasons interspersed with electronic compositions by Anna Meredith, with projections of visual art by Eleanor Meredith.
Scottish Ensemble
Anna Meredith electronics and composer
Eleanor Meredith visual art
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Cinema
Dystopia is Not the Future: 2073 + ScreenTalk
Blending visionary science fiction and nonfiction, this cinematic warning from a dystopian future urges us to tackle the biggest challenges endangering our present day.
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Theatre & dance
Caroline Guiela Nguyen: LACRIMA
Exploring the dramatic and dazzling world of couture fashion, this ambitious, large-scale production spans continents and reveals the hidden world behind beauty and luxury.
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Theatre & dance
Caroline Guiela Nguyen: LACRIMA
Exploring the dramatic and dazzling world of couture fashion, this ambitious, large-scale production spans continents and reveals the hidden world behind beauty and luxury.
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Contemporary music
Balimaya Project x Discos Pacífico All Stars
Balimaya Project meets the Discos Pacífico Allstars in a musical exchange blending West African and African-descendant cultures with Afro-Colombian marimba music and jazz.
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Contemporary music
Zbigniew Preisner
In celebration of his 70th birthday, Zbigniew Preisner, one of the most outstanding film composers of his generation, performs works from his vast collaborations.
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Cinema
Senior Community Screening: The Phoenician Scheme
One of the most anticipated films of the year, Wes Anderson returns with an all-star ensemble in this tale of comedic espionage and intrigue.
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Cinema
RBO Live: Tosca
A romance, a tragedy and a thriller – travel to 19th century Rome with Puccini’s passionate, political opera.
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Classical music
Britten Sinfonia and Jeneba Kanneh-Mason
Rising star Jeneba Kanneh-Mason is the soloist in Mozart’s exquisite and lyrical concerto, while Britten Sinfonia performs Schubert’s most Mozart-like symphony, filled with grace and invention.
Trailblazing director Łukasz Twarkowski fuses theatre, tech and live cinema to create a monumentally spectacular production that explores art and authenticity in a fast-changing world.
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Classical music
Oum – A Son’s Quest for His Mother
We are proud to present the UK premiere of Bushra El-Turk’s latest music theatre work, featuring star singers Ghalia Benali, Dima Orsho and Bernadeta Astari.
Bushra El-Turk and Kenza KoutchoukaliOum – A Son’s Quest for His Mother
Nadia Amin actor
Ghalia Benali contralto
Dima Orsho mezzo-soprano
Bernadeta Astari soprano
Bushra El-Turkcomposition
Wout Van Tongerentext adaptation
Kanako Abe musical direction
Kenza Koutchoukalistage director
Yannick Verweijset designer
Hannah Sibaicostume designer
Yuri Schreuderslighting designer
Wout Van Tongerendramaturgy
Roshanak Morrowatianchoreography
Amsterdam Andalusian Orchestra
Elias El HoussainiMusical project leader & director for Amsterdam Andalusian Orchestra
Trailblazing director Łukasz Twarkowski fuses theatre, tech and live cinema to create a monumentally spectacular production that explores art and authenticity in a fast-changing world.
Trailblazing director Łukasz Twarkowski fuses theatre, tech and live cinema to create a monumentally spectacular production that explores art and authenticity in a fast-changing world.
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Classical music
Oramo conducts Mahler's Ninth Symphony
Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra open their new season with Mahler’s heartrending Ninth Symphony.
Trailblazing director Łukasz Twarkowski fuses theatre, tech and live cinema to create a monumentally spectacular production that explores art and authenticity in a fast-changing world.
