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John Lennon and Yoko Ono sit at a piano, reading music in their New York apartment
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Cinema

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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Cinema

Ocean with David Attenborough

Join David Attenborough in this breath-taking documentary, showing there is nowhere more vital for our survival, more full of life, wonder, or surprise, than the ocean.

BBC Singers and Sofi Jeannin
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Classical music

BBC Singers: Songs from the Shows

Following the success of the BBC Singers previous visit to the West End and Broadway, Owain Park conducts BBC Singers and BBC Concert Orchestra in more music from some of our best-loved musicals.

oyoyo
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Cinema

Oyoyo

Filmed entirely within a student hall of residence in East Berlin, Chetna Vora captures the conviviality of a community of international students through conversation, studying, and dancing. 

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Cinema

The Wedding Banquet (15) (AD)

Andrew Ahn's heartfelt and hilarious reimagining of Ang Lee’s classic 1993 film delves into new queer family dynamics, and the challenges posed by cultural traditions.

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Cinema

Parthenope

A sweeping romantic tale from Academy Award-winning filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino, starring Celeste Dalla Porta and Gary Oldman.

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Cinema

Motel Destino

Karim Aïnouz's latest film of crime, lust, desire, danger and betrayal, set in a seedy motel in Brazil.

Cinema_2025_Queer East_Artists' Moving Image
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Cinema

Queer East: Floating Between Frontiers + ScreenTalk

A programme of short experimental films from directors Futoshi Miyagi, Chikako Yamashiro, Dan Taulapapa McMullin, Daphne Xu and Pom Bunsermvicha.

A group of hip hop dancers caught in motion. They lift one arm in the air and open their mouths.
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Theatre & dance

Generation Blue: A Night With Boy Blue

Mixing exuberant hip hop dance displays, a joyful sense of community and the heart-thumping rhythms of an eclectic score, Boy Blue’s company showcase always culminates in uproarious applause.

Louise Alder standing by a large concrete pillar, smiling and looking upwards
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Classical music

The English Concert/Bicket: Giulio Cesare

A runaway hit at its 1724 premiere, Louise Alder stars in Giulio Cesare - arguably Handel’s most popular operatic creation – a drama teeming with passion and political skulduggery.

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Cinema

Sinners

Michael B. Jordan and Ryan Coogler reunite in a heart-pounding thriller where brothers return home for a fresh start - only to confront a chilling secret that refuses to stay buried.

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Cinema

Seeking Mavis Beacon

Hey Siri, have you heard of Mavis Beacon? Jazmin Jones’ debut feature follows two chronically online investigators as they search for the Black woman behind the iconic 80s typing software.

Black Sound moving image display
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Library

Black Sound: The Story of British Black Music

Free

This spring, the Barbican Music Library hosts Black Sound London, a groundbreaking exhibition that demonstrates the outsized impact British Black music has had on the world stage.

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Cinema

Senior Community Screening: Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

A riveting historical rollercoaster from Johan Grimonprez detailing the key events that led up to the 1961 assassination of Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba.

Architecture Tour
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Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.

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Cinema

Parent & Baby Screening: Parthenope

A sweeping romantic tale from Academy Award-winning filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino, starring Celeste Dalla Porta and Gary Oldman.

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Cinema

Parthenope

A sweeping romantic tale from Academy Award-winning filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino, starring Celeste Dalla Porta and Gary Oldman.

Event
Cinema

Sinners

Michael B. Jordan and Ryan Coogler reunite in a heart-pounding thriller where brothers return home for a fresh start - only to confront a chilling secret that refuses to stay buried.

Event
Cinema

Seeking Mavis Beacon

Hey Siri, have you heard of Mavis Beacon? Jazmin Jones’ debut feature follows two chronically online investigators as they search for the Black woman behind the iconic 80s typing software.

Cinema_2025_Queer East Festival 2025_Batch 81'
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Cinema

​Batch '81

​Mike de Leon’s groundbreaking psychological drama is an unflinching study of sadomasochistic college fraternity traditions. 

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Cinema

Motel Destino

Karim Aïnouz's latest film of crime, lust, desire, danger and betrayal, set in a seedy motel in Brazil.

Three teenagers ride on top of a red tractor, grinning
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Cinema

Holy Cow

In rural France, 18-year-old Totone must face reality and take responsibility for his younger sister. His solution, to make the best Comté cheese in the region and bag the prize money. 

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Cinema

The Wedding Banquet (15) (AD)

Andrew Ahn's heartfelt and hilarious reimagining of Ang Lee’s classic 1993 film delves into new queer family dynamics, and the challenges posed by cultural traditions.

Black Sound moving image display
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Library

Black Sound: The Story of British Black Music

Free

This spring, the Barbican Music Library hosts Black Sound London, a groundbreaking exhibition that demonstrates the outsized impact British Black music has had on the world stage.

Architecture Tour
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Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Step into the heart of London’s Brutalist legacy.

A shot of the gallery, showing sculptures by Giacometti and Huma Bhabha.
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Encounters: Giacometti x Huma Bhabha

Within a new, intimate gallery in the Barbican, contemporary artist Huma Bhabha's monumental sculptures forge new dialogues with works by 20th century sculptor Alberto Giacometti.

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Cinema

Parthenope

A sweeping romantic tale from Academy Award-winning filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino, starring Celeste Dalla Porta and Gary Oldman.

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Cinema

Motel Destino

Karim Aïnouz's latest film of crime, lust, desire, danger and betrayal, set in a seedy motel in Brazil.

A woman is lit in the foreground is reflected by a mirror, as someone else in shadow walks through a curtain.
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Cinema

Unsettled Reality, Tomorrow's Imagination + ScreenTalk

This selection of five films by young Iranian women filmmakers delves into the fragile and shifting nature of contemporary existence, as seen through their unique perspectives.

An Evening with Niall Harbison
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Talks & events

An Evening with Niall Harbison

Niall Harbison takes to the stage to discuss how rescuing street dogs saved him and inspired the creation of his charity Happy Doggo and Tina’s Hospital – a sanctuary for Thailand’s vulnerable dogs.