The circus comes to town!
Our favourite songstress Gabby Young is back in London, with her band of animals in tow - check out our interview with her and win yourself tickets to her homecoming gig at Koko. As our guest editor, she highlights her favourite cultural picks including her mother and sister's open house art and photography exhibition - what a talented family! As she runs her own craft company Gabberdashery, its not surprising that Gabby's picked the Renegade Craft Fair as one of her must-see events, as well as the Glamour Factory which will help you achieve that classic vintage look and style. We've got more treats for you in store with free tickets to be won for Champagne Breakfast, or get horny with The Horne section, special guests have included the likes of Peter Serafinowicz and Tim Minchin - who'll be there tonight? We have tickets to see more talented performers and their friends with the hilarious Eugene Mirmen, whose mates include our fav funny gal, Josie Long. Birthday celebrations are in order at The Book Club, who're laying on a week's worth of fantastic events at special rates - plus we have tickets to be won to see ALL the week's happenings (including a generous bar tab!). You can also win tickets to The London Storytelling Festival's Storytelling Club where comedy comes to life; or show how low you can go at Umbabungo at the BGWMC (tickets to be won to that too!). Finally, but far from least, our friends at You, Me, Bum Bum Train are producing another epic production this winter - and they're about to start recruiting cast and crew - if you want in, click here for the juice! There's plenty more in our Best of the rest. Right, Bottoms Up! RRxxx
Gabby Young's Top 5 Events!
Our Top 7 Competitions and Offers!
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1x Pair of Tickets: Eugene Mirman and pretty good friends at The Soho Theatre
19:45 Weds 05 - Sun 16/10
A cornerstone of the New York alternative comedy scene, you'll probably know Eugene from Flight of the Conchords, Aqua Teen Hunger Force and Home Movies. |
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1x Pair of Tickets: 'Umbabungo' at the BGWMC
21:00 Sat 08/10
9pm-2am. The Grand High Priest, King of Limbo is back! He is coming all this way to prove he's still the biggest bender on the planet. Are you vertebrave enough to take on the Limbo king? |
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1x Pair of Tickets: The London Storytelling Festival presents Storytelling Club at Leicester Square Theatre
21:30 Sat 08/10
Storytellers and comedians gather round the campfire to tell witching hour tales. You show. They tell. Expect enchanting, witty and rib tickling yarns from Sarah Kendell, Rachel Rose Reid, James Dowdeswell, Deborah Frances-White, and Sarah Bennetto! |
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1x Pair of Tickets: The Invisible Dot presents The Horne Section at the Criterion Theatre
22:30 Sat 08/10
The comedy-jazz juggernaut of The Horne Section returns to the West End for an initial run of eight late-night Saturday shows.Part improvised,part honed, part performance,part party. |
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1x Pair of Tickets: The Book Club Birthweek Celebrations
19:00 Mon 17 - Sun 23/10
To mark their second birthday, The Book Club are running a week of events for just two quid each! Expect a glorious combo of events from Science nights, perfumery soirees, and sinful Life Drawing, to cracking fine party nights! |
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1x Pair of Tickets: Death and the Maiden at The Harold Pinter Theatre
19:30 Thurs 13 - Sat 21/01/12
Olivier Award-winning and critically acclaimed Death and the Maiden returns to the West End in a new production, 20 years since it first premiered at the Royal Court with Thandie Newton, Tom Goodman-Hill and Anthony Calf. |
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1x Pair of Tickets: Parrot {in the} Tank in association with artsdepot presents Champagne Breakfast
19:30 Fri 14 - Sat 15/10
Inspired by The Wrestler and Faust, Champagne Breakfast is a visually stunning piece of devised theatre seasoned with surreal comedy - set against a hazy 1980s backdrop and inspired by the heyday of British darts. Yup, for real. It's funny, trust us. |
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Interview: Gabby Young
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We caught up with songstress extraordinaire Gabby Young ahead of her homecoming gig at Koko after her tour to Europe, Japan, Australia and America, and we chatted about her 2012 album and more!. |
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CASTING & CREW: You, Me, Bum, Bum Train 2011
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Yes! They're back and about to go into production for another epic show. As from Tuesday, 11 October they will be recruiting the huge volunteer team of cast and crew. Want in? You know what to do - click here for the juice. |
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Design Portfolio Preview #13 / Julien Antonescu
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Run Riot's designers in residence, Cure Studio interviewed Julien Antonescu - the chap who's a print orientated graphic designer with a background in web design. |
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London Fields Radio Goes South: Last Tango in Peckham
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After revolutionising Hackney's airwaves from their cafe on Wilton Way, London Fields Radio crossed the river for a special evening at The Montpelier in Peckham. |
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Run Riot's Best of the Rest!
18:00 Thurs 06/10
Holly Falconer presents Technicolour Hymns at XOYO
6-31 Oct. Technicolour Hymns is Holly Falconer's first solo exhibition, presenting a preview of projects completed over the last two years.
19:00 Thurs 06/10
The Forgiveness Project annual lecture: No forgiveness without Justice? at the Union Chapel
The Forgiveness Project works at a local, national and international level to help build a future free of conflict and violence by healing the wounds of the past.
18:30 Fri 07/10
The Great London Drawing Lock In at The Tower of London
The Tower Of London has teamed up with London Drawing for The Big Draw this year in an exclusive drawing event. Find yourself locked in the Tower and its grounds in an afterhours journey.
15:00 Sat 08/10
Fox and Squirrel Art Walk in Peckham
Join Fox & Squirrel for an art walk through Peckham guided by Natasha Hoare. The London art scene can be exhilarating and bewildering in equal measure. Here are a series of walks, each focusing on a different artistic locale. Terribly charming.
18:00 Sun 09/10
The Underground Picture House: 'The Lost Innocence double bill' at The Water Poet
One of the best double bills we've listed; Pan's Labyrinth and Let the Right one In, two of the most beautiful yet terrifying films around.
16:00 Tues 18/10
Cinema as Primatology Symposium at The Crypt
A symposium with talks by artist Rachel Mayeri and comparative psychologist Sarah-Jane Vick about the collaborative research which informed the development of Primate Cinema: Apes as Family.
19:30 Tues 25/10
Theatre of the Damned: 'Revenge of the Grand Guignol' at the Courtyard Theatre
Theatre of the Damned, the creators of 'London's scariest show' (Evening Standard, 2010) return with an all new evening of unspeakable horror.
21:00 Thurs 17/11
Eat Your Heart Out: 'Violence' at Riverside Studios
Since March 2010 the Eat Your Heart Out company have been robbed of four mobile phones, two wallets, one laptop and successfully convicted one knife attacker...
20:00 Mon 21/11
Hugh Hughes at the Roundhouse
Hugh Hughes brings two homespun tales of nationhood, identity and the meaning of life to the Roundhouse.
21:00 Mon 21/11
Polar Bear: 'Old Me' at the Roundhouse
On paper things are great. You're on your way to what you want. You look at what you are now next to what you used to be and you feel grateful. So why can't you stop thinking about before?
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