London To Do List – 26–31 August
Our fab weekly London To Do List continues, with plenty of free, cheap and offbeat treats to get you through the week!
F**K! I Didn’t Get Kate Bush Tickets! | Hackney Attic | Tuesday 26th | 7pm | £10
Whether you managed to get tickets or not, don’t miss this trawl through the Kate Bush musical & video highlights.
Ready, Steady, Ceilidh! | London Wonderground | Tuesday 26th & Wednesday 27th | 2:30pm | £11
Don your best Bay City Rollers Tartan and get on down for this live interactive Scottish ho down. Get a taste of Hogmanay in the capital!
Science Museum Lates | Hackney Attic | Wednesday 27th | 6:45pm | FREE
Discover the science behind hedonism including sex, drugs & rock n roll – best of all it’s free entry at the Science Museum.
Carnesky’s Finishing School… Cabaret | Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club | Thursday 28th | 8pm | £5-£10
Support rising cabaret stars in the kitsch home of alternative performance the Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club.
The Not Television Festival | Chelsea Theatre | Friday 29th – Sunday 31st
Amazing lineup of offbeat performers fresh from the fringe including the daring Red Bastard, Miss Behave’s Gameshow & Tricity Vogue. Plus get a ticket to all the events in the festival for just £35/ 25* if you book on the phone on 0207 352 1967.
Myra’s | The Black Cap | Friday 29th | 10pm | £5-£7
Our favourite offbeat performer Tina T’urner joins Aunty Myra the misery-drag superstar in a new club extravaganza not to be missed!
Deep Trash Italia | Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club | Saturday 30th | 6pm | £6-£8
Italy proves its trash credentials with live bizarre performances & Italian camp/trash classics plus video and installation artworks.
D.I.Y. Art Market | Hackney Flea | Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st | FREE
Are you an ART STAR? Come and shop then at this eclectic new market from the makers of Hackney Flea. A massive collection of 50 hand-picked independent DIY makers are selling their affordable art, so get on down and grab an ARTY bargain.
About Stuart Wilson
I am Joint Editor at To Do List. I like: nice pubs, film marathons, not doing real marathons, bad comedy, plays/musicals with shorter second halves, and the Oxford comma.