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Lessons on Revolution
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Talks & events Theatre & dance Take part

Lessons on Revolution

One of The Scotsman's 'Best Shows of the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe', this 'unique and intellectually potent' (★★★★★, Morning Star)  show explores how voices of the past can give us hope today.

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

Installation shot of Creative Voice Exhibition
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Talks & events Take part Art & design

Voiced: The Creative Voice Exhibition

Free

Discover how leading poets, artists and writers express what matters most through endangered texts, new poems and striking visual scripts in this foyer exhibition.

Headshot of an Asian man against a dim colourful background
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Talks & events Take part

Voiced: Endangered Voices Listening Trail

Explore a sound trail of endangered languages in hidden spaces across the Barbican, created by sonic artist Jamie Perera.

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. 

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.

Man in smart clothing in glasses and with gold ring looks worried, covering his mouth with his arm
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Theatre & dance

Guildhall School: Enron

Mixing classical tragedy with savage comedy, Enron explores one of the most infamous scandals in financial history.

Lucy Prebble playwright
Paul Foster director
Cory Shipp designer
Debbie Wiseman composer
Toby Ison lighting designer*
Alissa Crew sound designer*
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Cinema

Frankenstein

Guillermo del Toro pieces together Mary Shelley's classic tale, with Oscar Isaac as Frankenstein, Jacob Elordi as his monster, and Mia Goth as Elizabeth.

Two women sit on a bench looking at each other
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Cinema

NT Live: Mrs Warren's Profession

Bernard Shaw's incendiary moral classic explores the clash between morality and independence, traditions and progress, all through the lens of a mother and daughter. 

young man on stage with guitar
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Cinema

Doc n' Roll Film Festival: I Was a Teenage Sex Pistol +...

Experience the Pistols' rise to global infamy with this account based on the novel by Glen Matlock, one of the founding members of the Sex Pistols. 

Akkarai sisters playing the violin on stage
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Classical music Contemporary music

Darbar: Akkarai Sisters + Ruchira Kedar

One extraordinary evening. Two classical traditions.

Akkarai Sisters carnatic violin
Patri Satish Kumar mridangam
Giridhar Udupa ghatam
Ruchira Kedar khayal Vocal – Gwalior Jaipur Ghrana
Yashwant Vaishnav tabla
Tanmay Deochake harmonium
Johan Dalene playing the violin
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/Thomas Adès

Thomas Adès leads us through Sibelius’ Finland and conjures magical images in his own evocation of a Celtic legend.

Jean Sibelius Symphony No 4
Einojuhani Rautavaara Deux Sérénades
Thomas Adès The Origin of the Harp (for chamber orchestra)
Jean Sibelius Symphony No 6
London Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Adès conductor
Johan Dalene violin
Close up of the back of head of a girl or woman with dark hair, tied with a blue bow
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Theatre & dance

Guildhall School: The Welkin

Rural Suffolk, 1759. A woman’s life hangs in the balance – and twelve others must decide her fate.

Lucy Kirkwood playwright
Mumba Dodwell director
Stella-Jane Odoemelam designer
Rohan Green lighting designer*
Finn Irving  sound designer* 
Poppy Inglis video designer*
Rebecca Piersanti associate video designer* 
Two men in high vis jackets, standing in front of a high rise in construction.
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Art & design Talks & events

Architecture on Stage: Baukunst

Join us for a lecture by architect Adrien Verschuere, in which he discusses recent projects by his office, the Brussels-based Baukunst.

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

RSC: Wendy & Peter Pan

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

Lessons on Revolution
Event
Talks & events Theatre & dance Take part

Lessons on Revolution

One of The Scotsman's 'Best Shows of the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe', this 'unique and intellectually potent' (★★★★★, Morning Star)  show explores how voices of the past can give us hope today.

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

Installation shot of Creative Voice Exhibition
Event
Talks & events Take part Art & design

Voiced: The Creative Voice Exhibition

Free

Discover how leading poets, artists and writers express what matters most through endangered texts, new poems and striking visual scripts in this foyer exhibition.

Headshot of an Asian man against a dim colourful background
Event
Talks & events Take part

Voiced: Endangered Voices Listening Trail

Explore a sound trail of endangered languages in hidden spaces across the Barbican, created by sonic artist Jamie Perera.

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.

Image of Yashwant Vaishna and Vivek Pandya performing on stage
Event
Classical music Contemporary music

Tabla duet by Yashwant Vaishnav + Vivek Pandya

When percussion transcends rhythm to become pure conversation . 

Yashvant Vaishnav tabla
Vivek Pandya tabla
Tanmay Deochake harmonium
Close up of the back of head of a girl or woman with dark hair, tied with a blue bow
Event
Theatre & dance

Guildhall School: The Welkin

Rural Suffolk, 1759. A woman’s life hangs in the balance – and twelve others must decide her fate.

Lucy Kirkwood playwright
Mumba Dodwell director
Stella-Jane Odoemelam designer
Rohan Green lighting designer*
Finn Irving  sound designer* 
Poppy Inglis video designer*
Rebecca Piersanti associate video designer* 
Image of Sriranjani Tapasya on stage
Event
Classical music Contemporary music

Darbar: Amaan Hussain + Sriranjani Tapasya

Experience the majestic breadth of Indian classical music in one extraordinary evening

Amaan Hussain sarangi
Vivek Pandya tabla
Sriranjani Tapasya carnatic vocal
Patri Satish Kumar mridangam
Jyotsna Srikanth carnatic violin
Giridhar Udupa ghatam
Doc'n Roll Big Mama Thornton
Event
Cinema

Doc'n Roll Film Festival: Big Mama Thornton: I Can't be...

Robert Clem’s latest film dives into the culture and history of Alabama and the Deep South, spotlighting Willie Mae 'Big Mama' Thornton as a true blues icon and one of the genre’s greatest voices.

Man in smart clothing in glasses and with gold ring looks worried, covering his mouth with his arm
Event
Theatre & dance

Guildhall School: Enron

Mixing classical tragedy with savage comedy, Enron explores one of the most infamous scandals in financial history.

Lucy Prebble playwright
Paul Foster director
Cory Shipp designer
Debbie Wiseman composer
Toby Ison lighting designer*
Alissa Crew sound designer*