Unusual Things To Do In London This Weekend | 4-6 September 2015
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Your one-stop culture shop – everything you really need to know if you’re looking for quirky, kooky or unusual things to do in London this weekend!
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Friday 4th September – Sunday 6th September 2015
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CABARET
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Songs of Suburbia | The Bedford, Balham | 6 September | 6:30pm | £8
An early-evening cabaret in celebration of all things suburban, featuring an amazing line-up including: Polly Morris, Celia Delaney, Claire Benjamin, Luke Courtier, Lord Hicks, Katie McHardy, Emily Davis & Teri West.
You’re encouraged to dress down for the occasion, so don your dressing gowns, housecoats, onesies, pyjamas, pop socks, slippers, woolly jumpers, ankle warmers or whatever really makes you comfortable…
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FILM
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POUT Fest 2015: Dressed As A Girl | Picturehouse Central | 6 September | 3pm | £13
A special preview screening of Dressed As A Girl, whose star, Holestar, will also perform live. The film is a behind-the-scenes account of six years in the lives of Jonny Woo, John Sizzle, Holestar, Scottee, Amber, Pia and Ma Butcher, leaders in the East End drag performance movement.
They Say: “A record of a fascinating style of hyper-costumed performance and an insight into the fragile personal lives of these heroic public idols.”
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MUSIC
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Deloitte Ignite: NONCLASSICAL Club Night | Royal Opera House | 5 September | 8pm | £10
The Royal Opera House will remain open after hours for this Nonclassical club nights, part of Deloitte Ignite (see below). Featuring music by Anna Meredith, Mica Levi, Philip Glass, Liszt, FKA twigs, Klavikon, Henry Cowell, John Cage, Sciarrino and Saariaho alongside re-workings of classic love songs by Dawn Penn and Rihanna.
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FESTIVALS
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Faversham Hop Festival | Faversham, Kent | 5 & 6 September | FREE
Think beer festival, morris dancing, folk music, street markets and a fun fair, and you’ll be some of the way towards imaging this amazing weekend festival just a short train ride from central London. Celebrate the hop harvest with a few drinks, a few jigs and plenty of morris dancing!
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EVENTS
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Deloitte Ignite | Royal Opera House | Until September 27th | Mostly Free
This year’s open access festival features plenty of free daytime & evening events, showcasing “a vibrant cocktail of the finest singers, musicians, dancers, costume and prop makers, street performers and everyone in between!”
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Friday Late Spectacular: Hubbub | Wellcome Collection | 4 September | 7pm – 11pm | FREE
Part of the Wellcome’s Friday Late Spectaculars series – drop-in evenings featuring workshops, creative activities, performances & discussions – Hubbub asks: what does ‘rest’ mean to you?
Highlights include talks on Fantasy and Fiction (Felicity Callard and James Wilkes), Free Time and Mindwandering (Claudia Hammond and Charles Fernyhough) and Mapping Rest (Daniel Margulies and Josh Berson), the chance to hear contemporary lullabies, a brand new audio piece from radio collective In The Dark, and more!
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Soundscapes Late | National Gallery | 4 September | 6pm – 9pm | FREE
An evening of special events inspired by the immersive and site-specific ‘Soundscapes’ exhibition (which ends on Sunday).
Expect a pop-up bar with live music from Kit Grill, the chance to improve you drawing skills at a Talk and Draw sessions, performances by sound artists from CRISAP, and an opportunity to immerse yourself in a sensory experience with Gastrophonic and AVM Curiosities.
If you want to wander around the exhibition itself, you should book tickets here.
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ART
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TRIBE15 | 47-49 Tanner Street | 4-6 September | FREE
An alternative art festival from ChromArt, intended to be an interactive, participative and collaborative experience for the artists as well as for the public. There will be art sales, DJs, immersive theatre from MICROMACRO, a synaesthetic show from David Moraton, dance courtesy of Live Butoh, live street art, food, and more!
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