Unmissable Things To Do in London – September 2018
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You thought Summer was hot?! Autumn is the HOTTEST time of the year for Things To Do In London!
This month’s top picks include an Australian cabaret sensation, local festivals, offbeat film screenings, tasty food, thinky stuff, ace live music, provocative theatre, a walking tour with a difference & much more…
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Cabaret & Circus
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Yana Alana: Between The Cracks | Soho Theatre | Until 8 Septmber | 9:30pm | From £13
‘A ravishing, ribald, in-yer-face cabaret triumph’ comes to London. Yana really is a stunning talent.
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Festivals
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A Bit Of A Do | Stanley Halls, South Norwood | 14-16 September | FREE
A 3 day mini-festival of theatre, dance and comedy, by artists and companies with and without disabilities.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”More Info” color=”primary” size=”sm” align=”left” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fwww.drunkenchorus.co.uk%2Fa-bit-of-a-do%2F||target:%20_blank|rel:nofollow” el_class=”MoreInfo”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]
Peckham Festival | 14-16 September | FREE
A weekend of workshops, performance and open studios celebrating the buzzing creative heart of Peckham.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”More Info” color=”primary” size=”sm” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.peckhamfestival.org%2F||target:%20_blank|rel:nofollow” el_class=”MoreInfo”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]
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Film
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Unladylike: UK Screening of ‘Signature Move’ | Resistance Gallery | 2 September | From 2pm | £10
Help raise money for the upcoming book ‘Unladylike: A Grrls guide to wrestling’ at this night out celebrating female wrestling including a screening of ‘Signature Move’.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”More Info” color=”primary” size=”sm” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fevents%2F218386368991823%2F||target:%20_blank|rel:nofollow” el_class=”MoreInfo”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]
A Cinematic Tribute to Mary Shelley: The Bride Of Frankenstein (1935) | Brompton Cemetery | 5 September | 8pm | £18
Reanimate Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein watching cult movie The Bride of Frankstein in the haunting surroundings of Brompton cemetery.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”More Info” color=”primary” size=”sm” align=”left” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fwww.whereisthenomad.com%2Fbride-frankenstein-1935%2F2018%2F09%2F05||target:%20_blank|rel:nofollow” el_class=”MoreInfo”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]
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Food & Drink
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Deptford Bites | Deptford Market Yard | Every Saturday | 10am-4pm
Deptford Market has gone foodie, we hope this won’t mean the regulars peddling bric-a-brac will move on but it’s worth checking out![/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”More Info” color=”primary” size=”sm” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Feat-me-drink-me.co.uk%2Fdeptford-bites%2F||target:%20_blank|” el_class=”MoreInfo”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]
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Talks
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Show & Tell | Arts One, Queen Mary University of London | Wednesdays in September | 6pm | FREE
A free talks series at radical socially minded university Queen Mary from leading movers and shakers in the arts and humanities.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”More Info” color=”primary” size=”sm” align=”left” link=”url:bit.ly%2Fshowandtell18||target:%20_blank|rel:nofollow” el_class=”MoreInfo”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]
Boring Talks | British Library | 19 September | 7pm | £12
Cult yawn-fest returns to the British Library with a whole new swath of boring talks.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”More Info” color=”primary” size=”sm” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bl.uk%2Fevents%2Fboring-talks-september-2018%3Futm_source%3Deflyer%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_term%3Devent_5_button%26utm_campaign%3D%255bEvents%255d%2BSummer%2Blaunch%2B-%2Bgeneral%2Bonsale%2B-%2Bnon-member||target:%20_blank|rel:nofollow” el_class=”MoreInfo”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]
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Music
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Shannon & The Clams | The Garage | 4 September | 7pm | £12.50
Squeal worthy Americana from the divine Shannon Shaw and her band.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”More Info” color=”primary” size=”sm” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fthegarage.london%2Flistings%2Fshannon-and-the-clams%2F||target:%20_blank|rel:nofollow” el_class=”MoreInfo”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]
Shingai Shoniwa | The Albany | 13 September | 7:30pm | £12
Former Noisettes frontwoman takes over Lewisham’s Albany to debut new solo work.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”More Info” color=”primary” size=”sm” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thealbany.org.uk%2Fshows%2Fshingai-shoniwa%2F||target:%20_blank|rel:nofollow” el_class=”MoreInfo”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]
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Theatre & Performance Art
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Six | Arts Theatre | Until 14 October | Various Times | From £6
The ‘showstopping hilarious feminist musical’ (read our ★★★★★★ review) hits the West End to take us back to school and rediscover the secret lives of Henry’s six wives.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”More Info” color=”primary” size=”sm” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oldvictheatre.com%2Fwhats-on%2F2018%2Fsylvia-2||target:%20_blank|rel:nofollow” el_class=”MoreInfo”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]
Sylvia | The Old Vic | 3-22 September | 7:30pm | From £12
Beverley Knight leads this foot-stomping #timesup tale of Sylvia Pankhurst and her Suffragette city.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”More Info” color=”primary” size=”sm” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oldvictheatre.com%2Fwhats-on%2F2018%2Fsylvia-2||target:%20_blank|rel:nofollow” el_class=”MoreInfo”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]
Underground Railroad Game | Soho Theatre | From 4 September | Times Vary | From £18
Jennifer Kidwell and Scott R Sheppard’s must-see provocation on American attitudes to race, sex and power comes to London.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”More Info” color=”primary” size=”sm” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fsohotheatre.com%2Fshows%2Funderground-railroad-game%2F||target:%20_blank|rel:nofollow” el_class=”MoreInfo”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]
An Execution (by invitation only) | Camden People’s Theatre | 11-29 September | 7:15pm | From £10
‘Performed in a cell shared by audience and performers.’ and inspired by Vladimir Nabokov – this sure to make you think.
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Medusa | Crypt Gallery, Euston | 26-29 September | 7pm | From £12
An immersive retelling of the Medusa myth in a crypt by impressive ensemble 27 Degrees.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”More Info” color=”primary” size=”sm” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.27degrees.org%2Fmedusa||target:%20_blank|rel:nofollow” el_class=”MoreInfo”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]
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Curios
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West Mincer | Starts at Halfway 2 Heaven | 9 September | 1-3pm
Discover London with drag queens.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”More Info” color=”primary” size=”sm” align=”left” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fdraggedaroundlondon.com%2Fwest-mincer%2F||target:%20_blank|rel:nofollow” el_class=”MoreInfo”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]
DEEP TRASH Escoria | Bethnal Green Working Mens Club | 22 September | 8pm | From £10
Exhibition-cum-performance-club-night featuring subversive flamenco, indigenous counteractions, radical analities, border-crossing resistance, Spanish anti-nationalisms and Latinx burlesque.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”More Info” color=”primary” size=”sm” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fcuntemporary.org%2Fdeep-trash-escoria%2F||target:%20_blank|rel:nofollow” el_class=”MoreInfo”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]
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Did we miss the perfect September event or opening? Let us know and we’ll do our best to add it in!
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