Unmissable Things To Do in London in 2019

01/01/2019 · by Rupert & Stuart · in ...To Do List, cabaret, comedy, events, exhibitions, festivals, film, performance & live art, preview, theatre

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2018 Is Dead, Long Live 2019!

Regardless of all the politics and shit – or maybe as a two-fingers up to it all – 2019 is looking set to be a great year for cabaret, circus, theatre, comedy, festivals, exhibitions, food, fun and frolics galore! So get stuck in, and remember – it’s going to be alright in the end!

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Festivals

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Curios

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Cabaret & Circus

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Christine Bovill’s PARIS | Wilton’s Music Hall | 29 January – 2 February | 7:30pm | £12.50 – £25

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Sex Sex Men Men | The Yard | 26 February – 9 March | 8pm | From £12

The drag princes of Pecs Drag Kings are back at the Yard with a cabaret exploring sex and masculinity.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”More Info” color=”primary” size=”sm” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Ftheyardtheatre.co.uk%2Ftheatre%2Fevents%2Fsex-sex-men-men%2F||target:%20_blank|” el_class=”MoreInfo”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]

Peaches Christ’s Drag Becomes Her | Soho Theatre & Leicester Square Theatre | 13 May – 1 June | Times Vary | From £26

A drag race all-star line up presents a drag parody of campfest ‘Death Becomes Her’.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”More Info” color=”primary” size=”sm” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fsohotheatre.com%2Fevents%2Fpeaches-christs-drag-becomes-her-tour%2F||target:%20_blank|” el_class=”MoreInfo”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]

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Comedy

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Tina Turner Tea Lady & New Friends | Museum of Comedy | 18 January | 7pm | £10

Wonderfully weird characters collide for this outing of our fave neo-variety queen’s newest work.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”More Info” color=”primary” size=”sm” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fleicestersquaretheatre.ticketsolve.com%2Fshows%2F873595066||target:%20_blank|” el_class=”MoreInfo”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]

Sandi Toksvig Live! National Trevor | Royal Festival Hall | 20 January | 7:30pm | £25 – £29

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The Delightful Sausage: Regeneration Game | Soho Theatre | 7-9 February | 9pm | From £13

Our Edinburgh Fringe 2018 festival favourites are back with their rib-tickling tale of ‘cultural regeneration’.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”More Info” color=”primary” size=”sm” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fsohotheatre.com%2Fshows%2Fthe-delightful-sausage-regeneration-game%2F||target:%20_blank|” el_class=”MoreInfo”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]

Kieran Hodgson: ’75 | Purcell Room | 28 May | 8pm | £18

Newcomer Hodgson looks back to the 1970s to understand how Britain joined the EU in the first place.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”More Info” color=”primary” size=”sm” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.southbankcentre.co.uk%2Fwhats-on%2F132204-kieran-hodgson-75-2019||target:%20_blank|” el_class=”MoreInfo”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]

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Exhibitions

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The Anatomy of Melancholy | Bethlem Museum of the Mind | 16 January – 27 April | Times | FREE

An exhibition exploring melancholy’s causes and cures, in a fantastic hidden gem of a museum in Beckenham.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”More Info” color=”primary” size=”sm” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fmuseumofthemind.org.uk%2Fwhats-on%2Fexhibition-info%2Fthe-anatomy-of-melancholy||target:%20_blank|” el_class=”MoreInfo”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]

Olafur Eliasson | Tate Modern | 11 July 2019 – 5 January 2020 | £18

Delve deeper into the playful immersive world of Eliasson from indoor rainbow to a pop up vegetarian art canteen.

Image: Olafur Eliasson Your spiral view 2002 Installation view at Foundation Beyeler, Basel, Switzerland, 2002 © Olafur Eliason Photo: Jens Ziehe Boros Collection, Berlin, Germany

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Into the Night: Cabarets and Clubs in Modern Art | Barbican | From 4 October | £TBC

This groundbreaking visual art exhibition charts the electrifying history of cabarets, cafés and clubs in modern art across the world, from turn of the century Vienna to Nigeria’s Mbari clubs of the 1960s.

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Festivals

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Welcome to the Forest | Waltham Forest Town Hall, Forest Road & Lloyd Park | 11-13 January | 6-9:30pm | FREE

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Winter Lights | Canary Wharf | 15-26 January | 5-10pm | FREE

Sadly no Lumiere London this year, but this annual free light art festival is no disappointment – it’s the perfect remedy for the dark misery of January.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”More Info” color=”primary” size=”sm” align=”left” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fsohotheatre.com%2Fwhats-on%2Flady-bunny-in-trans-jester%2F||target:%20_blank|” el_class=”MoreInfo”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]

MT Fest | The Other Palace | 11-23 February | Times Vary | From £12.50

A scratch musical theatre festival with such eclectic and intriguing themes as Murder She Wrote, porn and coming out in high school (But I’m a Cheerleader!).[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”More Info” color=”primary” size=”sm” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fmtfestuk.co.uk||target:%20_blank|” el_class=”MoreInfo”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]

WOW – Women of the World | Southbank Centre | 8 & 9 March

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Chronic Youth Film Festival 2019 | Barbican | 23-24 March

Barbican Young Programmers are a group of film critics, filmmakers and budding programmers aged 16–25, and this is their festival.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”More Info” color=”primary” size=”sm” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.barbican.org.uk%2Fwhats-on%2F2019%2Fseries%2Fchronic-youth-film-festival-2019||target:%20_blank|” el_class=”MoreInfo”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]

Catfest | Beckenham Place Mansion | 29 June | 10:30am – 10:30pm | From £15

A must visit for cat-lovers, featuring cat-related products, books, cat films, an art show, live music, cat-themed cocktails and vegan street food.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”More Info” color=”primary” size=”sm” align=”left” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fwww.catfestlondon.com||target:%20_blank|” el_class=”MoreInfo”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]

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Film

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London Short Film Festival | ICA | 11-20 January

Feature length is dead, long live SHORT FILMS. This festival has a consistently brilliant programme including NEW SHORTS: Sketch Night – a night of live comedy and short films.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”See the full programme” color=”primary” size=”sm” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fshortfilms.org.uk||target:%20_blank|” el_class=”MoreInfo”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]

The Kid Who would Be King | From 15 February

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Chaos Walking | From 1 March

Patrick Ness’s superior YA trilogy gets the big-screen treatment, in what is intended as the first in a three-film series. Tom Holland plays Todd Hewitt, brought up on a world where women have been killed off and where everyone can hear each other’s thoughts. Daisy Ridley is the mysterious girl whose arrival suggests Todd’s world view is about to change a great deal…[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]

Us | From 15 March

Jordan Peele’s follow-up to Get Out is another horror, this time starring Lupita Nyong’o and Winston Duke as parents whose family are confronted by evil doppelgängers…[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”More Info” color=”primary” size=”sm” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usmovie.com||target:%20_blank|” el_class=”MoreInfo”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]

Back To The Future in Concert | Royal Festival Hall | 13 April | 2pm & 7:30pm | From £35

Back To The Future gets the live orchestra treatment at the Royal Festival Hall – all the more rewarding as there’s little to no chance you’ll be seeing a reboot or prequel in cinemas any time soon..[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”More Info” color=”primary” size=”sm” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.southbankcentre.co.uk%2Fwhats-on%2F131488-back-future-concert-2019||target:%20_blank|” el_class=”MoreInfo”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]

Under The Silver Lake | From 19 April

David Robert Mitchell, director of the It Follows, turns his directorial eye towards Neo-noir. Early reviews are mixed, but none of those who saw the film vin the festival circuit appear to have been bored![/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”More Info” color=”primary” size=”sm” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FUnderTheSilverLake%2F||target:%20_blank|” el_class=”MoreInfo”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]

Knives Out | From 29 November

There’s not a lot of information about this mystery crime film from The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson, but a return to Earth with a cast including Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Michael Shannon, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Collette, and Christopher Plummer should deserve a prime-award season release date.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]

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Launches & Openings

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Overtures Piano Bar | 12 Old Quebec Street | From January

No new venues opening in London? Well you’re wrong, here’s a quirky piano bar with top singing talent. Support it in 2019![/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”More Info” color=”primary” size=”sm” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FOverturesLDN%2F||target:%20_blank|” el_class=”MoreInfo”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]

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Theatre & Performance Art

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Time Is Love/Tiempo es Amor | Finborough Theatre | 1-26 January | 7.30pm (3pm Matinees) | £18 – £20

‘Love and Betrayal. Tenderness and Rage. Crime and Home. Adventure and Ageing. Los Angeles behind the mask.'[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”More Info” color=”primary” size=”sm” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.finboroughtheatre.co.uk%2Fproductions%2F2018%2Ftime-is-love-tiempo-es-amor.php||target:%20_blank|” el_class=”MoreInfo”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]

Intronauts | Jacksons Lane | 11-13 January | Times Vary | £18

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Re-Visions | Camden People’s Theatre | 17-19 January | 9pm | £12

Fast-paced dialogues, exaggerated characters and banter colide in this exploration of the roles we play.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”More Info” color=”primary” size=”sm” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cptheatre.co.uk%2Fproduction%2Fre-visions%2F||target:%20_blank|” el_class=”MoreInfo”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]

The Austerity Playbook | Hoxton Hall | 18 January | 8pm | £10.00 – £16.50

A jazz recital combined with community theatre, taking a wry-eyed look at the consequences of austerity.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”More Info” color=”primary” size=”sm” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hoxtonhall.co.uk%2Fevent%2Fthe-austerity-playbook%2F%23||target:%20_blank|” el_class=”MoreInfo”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]

White Pearl | Royal Court | 10 May – 15 June | 7:30pm (2:30pm Matinees) | £12 – £49

A Singaporean start-up is firefighting a PR nightmare, delving into the thorny issues of public opinion and race online.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”More Info” color=”primary” size=”sm” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Froyalcourttheatre.com%2Fwhats-on%2Fwhitepearl%2F||target:%20_blank|” el_class=”MoreInfo”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]

And The Rest Of Me Floats | Bush Theatre | 20 February – 16 March | 7:30pm (2:30pm Matinees) | From £10

‘Performers from across the trans, non-binary, and queer communities weave together autobiographical performance, movement, pop songs, stand-up and dress-up in this anarchic celebration of gender expression and identity.'[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”More Info” color=”primary” size=”sm” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bushtheatre.co.uk%2Fevent%2Fand-the-rest-of-me-floats%2F||target:%20_blank|” el_class=”MoreInfo”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]

Inside Bitch | Royal Court | 27 February – 23 March | 7:45pm (3pm Matinees) | £18

Prison ain’t all Orange is the New Black, as this show – featuring actors who’ve been in prison – can attest.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”More Info” color=”primary” size=”sm” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Froyalcourttheatre.com%2Fwhats-on%2Finsidebitch%2F||target:%20_blank|” el_class=”MoreInfo”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]

The Twilight Zone | Ambassadors Theatre | 4 March – 1 June | 7:45pm (3pm Matinees) | From £19.50

Almeida Theatre’s acclaimed production of the weird stories of The Twilight Zone transfers to the West End.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”More Info” color=”primary” size=”sm” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Falmeida.co.uk%2Fwhats-on%2Fthe-twilight-zone%2F4-mar-2019-1-jun-2019||target:%20_blank|” el_class=”MoreInfo”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]

Little Miss Sunshine | Arcola Theatre | 21 March – 11 May | 7:30pm (3pm Matinees) | From £10

The indie feelgood road trip movie gets the musical treatment at the Arcola.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”More Info” color=”primary” size=”sm” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.arcolatheatre.com%2Fevent%2Flittle-miss-sunshine%2F||target:%20_blank|” el_class=”MoreInfo”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]

Noughts & Crosses | Stratford East | 24 April – 4 May | 7:30pm (2pm Matinees) | From £10

Malorie Blackman’s classic dystopian tale of a divided world is adapted by Sabrina Mahfouz for its theatre debut.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”More Info” color=”primary” size=”sm” align=”left” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fstratfordeast.com%2Fwhats-on%2Fall-shows%2Fnoughts-and-crosses||target:%20_blank|” el_class=”MoreInfo”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]

The Last Temptation Of Boris Johnson | Park Theatre | 9 May – 8 June | 7:30pm (3pm Matinees) | £18.50 – £32.50

An insight into the mind of one of the most Marmite politicians of our time.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”More Info” color=”primary” size=”sm” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.parktheatre.co.uk%2Fwhats-on%2Fthe-last-temptation-of-boris-johnson||target:%20_blank|” el_class=”MoreInfo”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]

Blues in the Night | Kiln Theatre | 18 July – 7 September | £TBC

A superstar cast including Sharon D. Clarke (Caroline or Change, Ghost, Amen Corner) and Clive Rowe (Guys and Dolls, Carousel) lead this stomping concert of the blues.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”More Info” color=”primary” size=”sm” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fkilntheatre.com%2Fwhats-on%2Fblues-in-the-night%2F||target:%20_blank|” el_class=”MoreInfo”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]

A Friendly Society | Kiln Theatre | 26-29 September | £TBC

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Curios

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Woman SRSLY | The Yard | 8 February | 9pm | £10

Grace Nicol’s game-changing performance platform gets back to the Yard.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”More Info” color=”primary” size=”sm” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Ftheyardtheatre.co.uk%2Fmusic%2Fevents%2Fwoman-srsly%2F||target:%20_blank|” el_class=”MoreInfo”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]

Binaural Dinner Date | Rich Mix | 13 February – 2 March | 6pm & 7:30pm | From £10

‘Part interactive performance, part dating agency, Binaural Dinner Date invites genuine applications from individuals looking for love, or existing couples who simply want a very different dating experience.’.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”More Info” color=”primary” size=”sm” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Frichmix.org.uk%2Fevents%2Fbinaural-dinner-date%2F||target:%20_blank|” el_class=”MoreInfo”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]

The Crystal Maze – Live Experience | Trocadero | From March

Picadilly Circus’s former hotspot. The Trocadero, looks to return as the kooky fun palace that once was with the arrival of the Crystal Maze live experience.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”More Info” color=”primary” size=”sm” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fthe-crystal-maze.com%2Flondon-westend%2F||target:%20_blank|” el_class=”MoreInfo”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]

Queer Ghost Tour of Shadwell | From the Prospect of Whitby | 18 March | 6:30pm | £10

Discover the ghosts of gay London, including poet Wilfred Owen.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”More Info” color=”primary” size=”sm” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.outsavvy.com%2Fevent%2F2084%2Fqueer-ghost-tour-of-shadwell-happy-birthday-wilfred-owen-tickets||target:%20_blank|” el_class=”MoreInfo”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]

Margaret Thatcher Queen of Club Nights | Wilton’s Music Hall | 29 March | 9:30pm | £15

A late night chance to experiece Matt Tedford’s divine comedy creation inspired by the Iron Lady. Expect 80s classics, lipsync battles and cabaret interludes. Perfect for Brexit Day misery-busting.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”More Info” color=”primary” size=”sm” align=”left” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fwiltons.org.uk%2Fwhatson%2F510-margaret-thatcher-queen-of-club-nights||target:%20_blank|” el_class=”MoreInfo”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]

Duckie Loves Fanny | Secret Location | Summer | £TBC

‘Bent London troublemakers Duckie celebrate the legacy of Leytonstone’s feisty home gal Fanny Cradock as post-war pop culture, style, food, gender politics and aspiration combine in this very queer celebration of a real British icon.'[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”More Info” color=”primary” size=”sm” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwfculture19.co.uk%2Fduckielovesfanny||target:%20_blank|” el_class=”MoreInfo”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]

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Rupert & Stuart

Occasionally the To Do List team are forced to work together.

Rupert likes: free, cheap & offbeat London, especially: cabaret, art, theatre, pop-ups, eating out, quirky films, museums, day trips, social enterprise & much more.

Stuart likes: nice pubs, film marathons, not doing real marathons, bad comedy, plays/musicals with shorter second halves, and the Oxford comma.