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A person starts to fly in the air, levitating above their bed
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Theatre & dance

Royal Shakespeare Company: Wendy & Peter Pan

An exhilarating new take on a beloved classic myth of love, loss, redemption – and pirates.

A painting of a woman's foot and a loose shoe
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Classical music

Academy of Ancient Music: Haydn in Paris

Paris in the 1780s was the musical centre of Europe. Academy of Ancient Music plays showpieces by Mozart, Haydn and the Chevalier de Saint-Georges: three geniuses on the edge of a volcano.

aja monet singing in front of a jazz band
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Contemporary music

aja monet with guests

The GRAMMY-nominated surrealist blues poet and this year’s Artist in Residence brings her debut album, When The Poems Do What They Do, to our Hall.

The creative team of Transpose pose alongside each other against an iconic Barbican backdrop with a red swirling light around them.
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Theatre & dance

Transpose Pit Party: Subverse

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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Cinema

LPFF 2025 Opening Night: The Voice of Hind Rajab

January 29, 2024. Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A 6-year-old girl is trapped in a car under fire in Gaza, pleading for rescue. They do everything they can to get help to her.  

Blondie in Camera 1978
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Library Tours & public spaces Art & design

Blondie in Camera 1978

Free

An exhibition celebrating Martyn Goddard’s most famous images of Blondie taken during their breakthrough year

A woman looks at a collection of outfits by a range of designers.
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Art & design

Dirty Looks

Rebel against conventional beauty and take a look at the dirty side of fashion. 

Totoro and children sitting on a branch above a river
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Cinema

Family Film Club: My Neighbour Totoro

Following a sell-out screening earlier this year, we’re bringing back everyone’s favourite tree spirit for another outing at Family Film Club. 

Architecture Tour
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Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.

In a dark gallery, metal bleacher-style seating is positioned in front of a large, vertical, curved screen showing a river coursing through a lush, forested valley.
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Art & design

Lucy Raven: Rounds

Free

Journey through landscapes reshaped by extreme force in a new exhibition that brings together film and sculpture by North American artist Lucy Raven.

A woman looks at a sculpture of a globe, the outlines of the countries lit in neon orange strip lights.
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Art & design

Encounters: Giacometti x Mona Hatoum

Works by contemporary artist Mona Hatoum and 20th century sculptor Alberto Giacometti are seen together for the first time in this ground-breaking exhibition, part of Encounters: Giacometti.

A person starts to fly in the air, levitating above their bed
Event
Theatre & dance

Royal Shakespeare Company: Wendy & Peter Pan

An exhilarating new take on a beloved classic myth of love, loss, redemption – and pirates.

So Watt Derek Bailey
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Cinema Contemporary music

Jazz on Screen: So Watt: Derek Bailey's On the Edge – The...

A rare chance to see Derek Bailey and Jeremy Marre's landmark series about improvisation and invention in music – screening in full, in stereo and across a single afternoon.

Black and white portrait of Cory Doctorow sitting in an armchair
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Talks & events

Cory Doctorow with Sarah Wynn-Williams

Is life online getting worse and worse? Leading tech critic and science fiction author, Cory Doctorow shares strategies for how we might reclaim the internet.

Dee Dee Bridgewater
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Contemporary music

We Exist! The Dee Dee Bridgewater Quartet

Grammy and Tony-winning jazz icon Dee Dee Bridgewater showcases her fearless artistry and genre-defying vocal mastery with WE EXIST! The Dee Dee Bridgewater Quartet.

The creative team of Transpose pose alongside each other against an iconic Barbican backdrop with a red swirling light around them.
Event
Theatre & dance

Transpose Pit Party: Subverse

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. 

A woman looks at a collection of outfits by a range of designers.
Event
Art & design

Dirty Looks

Rebel against conventional beauty and take a look at the dirty side of fashion. 

Architecture Tour
Event
Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.

In a dark gallery, metal bleacher-style seating is positioned in front of a large, vertical, curved screen showing a river coursing through a lush, forested valley.
Event
Art & design

Lucy Raven: Rounds

Free

Journey through landscapes reshaped by extreme force in a new exhibition that brings together film and sculpture by North American artist Lucy Raven.

A woman looks at a sculpture of a globe, the outlines of the countries lit in neon orange strip lights.
Event
Art & design

Encounters: Giacometti x Mona Hatoum

Works by contemporary artist Mona Hatoum and 20th century sculptor Alberto Giacometti are seen together for the first time in this ground-breaking exhibition, part of Encounters: Giacometti.

A person's hand holding a small notepad as they write in it
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Talks & events Take part

Writing Ecologies: 16 Nov

Step into our lush Conservatory and explore how writing can deepen our connection to the natural world in this workshop led by an established author. 

Ben Webster in Europe & Cecil Taylor à Paris
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Cinema Contemporary music

Jazz on Screen: Big Ben: Ben Webster in Europe & Cecil Ta...

This double bill offers two distinct portraits of ground-breaking American jazz musicians living and working in Europe, each navigating cultural displacement in their own unique way.

Shri Sriram playing a string instrument in front of a classical brass band
Event
Contemporary music

Dhamaal

A dynamic collaboration like no other, fusing classical brass bands, jazz improvisations and south Asian music in a thrilling performance designed to explore new possibilities in music. 

Blondie in Camera 1978
Event
Library Tours & public spaces Art & design

Blondie in Camera 1978

Free

An exhibition celebrating Martyn Goddard’s most famous images of Blondie taken during their breakthrough year

Architecture Tour
Event
Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.

In a dark gallery, metal bleacher-style seating is positioned in front of a large, vertical, curved screen showing a river coursing through a lush, forested valley.
Event
Art & design

Lucy Raven: Rounds

Free

Journey through landscapes reshaped by extreme force in a new exhibition that brings together film and sculpture by North American artist Lucy Raven.

A person starts to fly in the air, levitating above their bed
Event
Theatre & dance

Royal Shakespeare Company: Wendy & Peter Pan

An exhilarating new take on a beloved classic myth of love, loss, redemption – and pirates.

Image of Anthony Joseph in a hat against a red background
Event
Contemporary music

Anthony Joseph: Rowing Up River to Get Our Names Back

Poet and musician Anthony Joseph joins visionary producer Dave Okumu for an electrifying Afrofuturist journey blending funk, jazz and soul to reclaim lost names and celebrate Black musical heritage.

Event
Cinema

LPFF 2025: Thank You for Banking with Us!

When their father dies, two sisters must get their hands on the inheritance before their brother finds out and claims half of the money. 

Blondie in Camera 1978
Event
Library Tours & public spaces Art & design

Blondie in Camera 1978

Free

An exhibition celebrating Martyn Goddard’s most famous images of Blondie taken during their breakthrough year