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10 Jan 2013–27 Jun 2013

Book Break

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Book Break
10 Jan 2013–27 Jun 2013

Book Break

Looking for something to do at lunchtime? Southbank Centre, Coin Street and The Reader Organisation invite you to come along and take part in a re ...

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22 Mar 2013–27 May 2013

Aura Satz

Impulsive Synchronisation

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Aura Satz
22 Mar 2013–27 May 2013

Aura Satz

Impulsive Synchronisation

Aura Satz premieres a new film and sound installation which centres on the invention of 'frequency hopping', patented in 1941 by Hollywood star He ...

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13 Apr 2013–13 Jul 2013

Best of The Comedy Store

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Best of The Comedy Store
13 Apr 2013–13 Jul 2013

Best of The Comedy Store

Catch the leading stand-ups on the UK and international circuit at this residency from The Comedy Store, hailed as 'comedy's unofficial National T ...

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17 Apr 2013–4 Aug 2013

Olivier Castel: Imaginary Lives and Louise Weiss: Eight Hearts

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17 Apr 2013–4 Aug 2013

Olivier Castel: Imaginary Lives and Louise Weiss: Eight Hearts

An exhibition by London-based French artist Olivier Castel, for which he assumes the identity of 'Louise Weiss'.

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18 Apr 2013–21 Jun 2013

Time Out Introduces

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Time Out Introduces
18 Apr 2013–21 Jun 2013

Time Out Introduces

Arena-filling stand-ups, DVD bestsellers, telly regulars - it's taken years for household-name comics to get to where they are today

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19 Apr 2013–28 Jun 2013

Time Out Live’s Friday Night Freakshow

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Time Out Live’s Friday Night Freakshow
19 Apr 2013–28 Jun 2013

Time Out Live’s Friday Night Freakshow

Friday Night Freakshow presents London's most shocking variety, as the nation's naughtiest comics perform alongside burlesque beauties and freakis ...

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21 Apr 2013–14 Jul 2013

The Showstoppers

Improvised Musical

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The Showstoppers
21 Apr 2013–14 Jul 2013

The Showstoppers

Improvised Musical

Witness this brilliant comedy troupe create a brand new musical comedy from scratch at each and every performance of their award-winning production.

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22 Apr 2013–1 Jul 2013

Comedy in the Dark

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Comedy in the Dark
22 Apr 2013–1 Jul 2013

Comedy in the Dark

Your favourite stand-ups, one hour no lights! After sell-out shows in the UK and Europe, Comedy in the Dark returns to the Udderbelly -- a unique ...

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24 Apr 2013–10 Jul 2013

Festival of the Spoken Nerd

A comedy night for the insatiable sci-curious!

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Festival of the Spoken Nerd
24 Apr 2013–10 Jul 2013

Festival of the Spoken Nerd

A comedy night for the insatiable sci-curious!

Stand-up mathematician Matt Parker, geek songstress Helen Arney and experiments guy Steve Mould host a show for the fearlessly inquisitive.

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25 Apr 2013–11 Jul 2013

Andy Zaltzman: Political Animal

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Andy Zaltzman: Political Animal
25 Apr 2013–11 Jul 2013

Andy Zaltzman: Political Animal

Political Animal, the nation's only and probably best political stand-up gig, comes to Udderbelly to harangue and cajole a very naughty planet.

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27 Apr 2013–13 Jul 2013

Comedy Club 4 Kids

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Comedy Club 4 Kids
27 Apr 2013–13 Jul 2013

Comedy Club 4 Kids

Otter-ly fantastic! Now in its third year at Udderbelly Festival, the Comedy Club 4 Kids is back, bigger and better than ever.

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3 May 2013–5 Jul 2013

Spank!

You Love It!

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Spank!
3 May 2013–5 Jul 2013

Spank!

You Love It!

Fresh from sell-out, packed-to-the-rafters shows in Edinburgh and at Latitude, Spank! returns to the Udderbelly Festival with sketch, character, m ...

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7 May 2013–1 Jun 2013

Circus Maximus

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Circus Maximus
7 May 2013–1 Jun 2013

Circus Maximus

Twenty great acts dazzle and delight audiences with remarkable feats of skill, physical prowess and unexpected hilarity in Circus Maximus, the UK' ...

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10 May 2013–29 Sep 2013

LIMBO

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LIMBO
10 May 2013–29 Sep 2013

LIMBO

A summer celebration of otherworldly proportions, welcome to the greatest party ever between heaven and hell.

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11 May 2013–1 Jun 2013

Miss Behave’s Social Club and Pleasure Aid

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Miss Behave’s Social Club and Pleasure Aid
11 May 2013–1 Jun 2013

Miss Behave’s Social Club and Pleasure Aid

Tired of everything meaning something? Just want to have fun? Then look no further.

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17 May 2013–7 Jun 2013

Abandoman

The Life and Rhymes of Abandoman

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Abandoman
17 May 2013–7 Jun 2013

Abandoman

The Life and Rhymes of Abandoman

Ireland's top comedy hip-hop improv team return to Udderbelly Festival for more mind-blowing, word-bending lyrical genius.

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18 May 2013–10 Nov 2013

The Rest is Noise – Gamelan Taster Workshops

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18 May 2013–10 Nov 2013

The Rest is Noise – Gamelan Taster Workshops

Composers as varied as Debussy, Messiaen, Reich and Bjork have taken inspiration from gamelan music, and now you can learn to play this beautiful ...

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18 May 2013–28 Aug 2013

Silencio

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Silencio
18 May 2013–28 Aug 2013

Silencio

Welcome to the world of Silencio.

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21 May 2013–14 Jul 2013

Florilegium

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Florilegium
21 May 2013–14 Jul 2013

Florilegium

See two works by artist Amy Shelton at the Saison Poetry Library throughout the festival.

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23 May 2013

Turangalila

Opulence & Sensuality

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Turangalila
23 May 2013

Turangalila

Opulence & Sensuality

Messiaen's great symphonic work, first presented after the Second World War, shocked audiences with its ecstatic music and opulent orchestrations

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23 May 2013

Piotr Anderszewski, piano

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Piotr Anderszewski, piano
23 May 2013

Piotr Anderszewski, piano

The acclaimed Polish-Hungarian pianist, noted for his exceptional musical intensity and originality, plays Bach, Janacek and Schumann.

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23 May 2013

Otto Tolonen, Guitar Music by Finnish, German, English, Cuban and ...

LACCS Pearl Jubilee Concert (1983-2013)

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Otto Tolonen, Guitar Music by Finnish, German, English, Cuban and Brazilian Composers
23 May 2013

Otto Tolonen, Guitar Music by Finnish, German, English, Cuban and ...

LACCS Pearl Jubilee Concert (1983-2013)

This special anniversary concert is a mixture of baroque, modern and Latin guitar music of all times, with music by Villa-Lobos, Benjamin Britten ...

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23 May 2013

Art and illustration evening with Kai and Sunny

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Art and illustration evening with Kai and Sunny
23 May 2013

Art and illustration evening with Kai and Sunny

A rare opportunity to learn about illustration from artists Kai and Sunny, who have worked with everyone from Alexander McQueen to author David Mi ...

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23 May 2013

The Master and Margarita

Southbank Centre Book Club

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The Master and Margarita
23 May 2013

The Master and Margarita

Southbank Centre Book Club

Mikhail Bulgakov's fiercely satirical fantasy 'The Master and Margarita' is widely considered to be one of the best novels of the 20th century.

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23 May 2013–25 May 2013

Gina Yashere: Laughing To America

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Gina Yashere: Laughing To America
23 May 2013–25 May 2013

Gina Yashere: Laughing To America

Gina Yashere has had a momentous year

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23 May 2013–12 Sep 2013

Horne Section

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Horne Section
23 May 2013–12 Sep 2013

Horne Section

Alex Horne gathers together the UK's finest musicians and throws them onstage with the world's most exciting comics to create a heady mix of spont ...

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24 May 2013

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Jarvi and Berezovsky in Grieg and Tchaikovsky

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Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
24 May 2013

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Jarvi and Berezovsky in Grieg and Tchaikovsky

The Orchestre de la Suisse Romande makes a rare London appearance under the baton of its new music director, renowned conductor Neeme JÃ&cu ...

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24 May 2013

Juan Martin & Ensemble - Musica Alhambra

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Juan Martin & Ensemble - Musica Alhambra
24 May 2013

Juan Martin & Ensemble - Musica Alhambra

Equator Festival presents the master of the flamenco guitar Juan Martin.

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24 May 2013–27 May 2013

Real Food Market

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Real Food Market
24 May 2013–27 May 2013

Real Food Market

Our famous Real Food Market offers a range of fresh produce, including bread, cheese and cakes, as well as delicious street food from all around t ...

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24 May 2013–27 May 2013

World Street Food Festival

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World Street Food Festival
24 May 2013–27 May 2013

World Street Food Festival

In addition to our normal Real Food Market, you can find some of the most creative, quality-driven vendors offering great street food on the river ...

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24 May 2013

Anthar Kharana

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24 May 2013

Anthar Kharana

Anthar Kharana is a composer and multi-instrumentalist born in a small town called Ocaña in the north of Colombia.

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24 May 2013–25 May 2013

Spill - A Playground of Dance

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24 May 2013

Moss Project

What Do You See When You Close Your Eyes?

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Moss Project
24 May 2013

Moss Project

What Do You See When You Close Your Eyes?

The Moss Project presents a selection of tracks from its album, with guest appearances by authors Lawrence Norfolk, Hanan Al-Shaykh, James Miller ...

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24 May 2013

Gavin Turk and Jarvis Cocker

Art and Fame: What Celebrity Does to Identity

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Gavin Turk and Jarvis Cocker
24 May 2013

Gavin Turk and Jarvis Cocker

Art and Fame: What Celebrity Does to Identity

How do you keep hold of who you really are when you are famous and continue to make fresh and original music and art? Miranda Sawyer asks some har ...

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24 May 2013–28 Jun 2013

Boris and Sergey's Vaudevillian Adventure

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Boris and Sergey's Vaudevillian Adventure
24 May 2013–28 Jun 2013

Boris and Sergey's Vaudevillian Adventure

Following their sell-out smash at the Edinburgh Fringe (garnering no fewer than seven five-star reviews), puppetry's Balkan bad boys Boris & S ...

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25 May 2013

SPIN

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SPIN
25 May 2013

SPIN

Join Apples & Snakes' word-wizards as they cook up wonderful ways to play with words.

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25 May 2013

Hook, Line and Singer: A Family Sing-along with Cerys Matthews

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Hook, Line and Singer: A Family Sing-along with Cerys Matthews
25 May 2013

Hook, Line and Singer: A Family Sing-along with Cerys Matthews

Everyone can sing and Cerys Matthews wants to stop us feeling so shy about it.

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25 May 2013

Aleksandar Hemon

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Aleksandar Hemon
25 May 2013

Aleksandar Hemon

Bosnian-born writer Aleksandar Hemon tells the story of 'The Book of My Lives', is a love song to his birthplace, Sarajevo, and his adopted city, ...

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25 May 2013

James Salter

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James Salter
25 May 2013

James Salter

At 87-years-old, James Salter has written what is likely to be his final novel, 'All That Is', a sweeping, seductive love story set in post-Second ...

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25 May 2013

On Work

Roman Krznaric

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On Work
25 May 2013

On Work

Roman Krznaric

Finding work that satisfies us is one of the major desires of our times.

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25 May 2013–2 Jun 2013

The Poetry Takeaway

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25 May 2013–2 Jun 2013

The Poetry Takeaway

Led by head chef Tim Clare, with a roster of top UK poets and local writers, The Poetry Takeaway serves up free, made-to-order poems on any subjec ...

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25 May 2013–1 Jun 2013

The Spectacular Translation Machine

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The Spectacular Translation Machine
25 May 2013–1 Jun 2013

The Spectacular Translation Machine

Over two weekends we are attempting to translate an entire book from French into English - and we need your help.

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25 May 2013–1 Jun 2013

Roof Garden Renga

Free Workshops with James Wilkes

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Roof Garden Renga
25 May 2013–1 Jun 2013

Roof Garden Renga

Free Workshops with James Wilkes

Become part of a poetry-writing collective in this eight-day celebration of the art of Renga.

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25 May 2013–26 May 2013

Southbank Centre's Fairy Tale Walk

With Rachel Rose Reid

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Southbank Centre's Fairy Tale Walk
25 May 2013–26 May 2013

Southbank Centre's Fairy Tale Walk

With Rachel Rose Reid

Join Rachel Rose Reid on a magical mystery tour of Southbank Centre, allowing you to experience the building in a way you've never seen it before.

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25 May 2013

On Money

Mark Boyle and Richard Glover

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On Money
25 May 2013

On Money

Mark Boyle and Richard Glover

Mark Boyle has lived completely without money in England for over two and a half years.

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25 May 2013–26 May 2013

Wordkeys: A Translation Game

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Wordkeys: A Translation Game
25 May 2013–26 May 2013

Wordkeys: A Translation Game

Literary translator Rosalind Harvey presents an interactive journey in and around Southbank Centre for the curious and the adventurous.

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25 May 2013

On Technology

Tom Chatfield

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On Technology
25 May 2013

On Technology

Tom Chatfield

Over half the planet now spends more of their waking hours 'plugged in' than not.

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25 May 2013–26 May 2013

Take Your Memory for a Walk

with Ed Cooke

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Take Your Memory for a Walk
25 May 2013–26 May 2013

Take Your Memory for a Walk

with Ed Cooke

Do you know your Hard Timesfrom your Great Expectations?

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25 May 2013

Rupert Everett

Vanished Years

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Rupert Everett
25 May 2013

Rupert Everett

Vanished Years

Rupert Everett, one of the leading actors of his generation, discusses his career and his best-selling memoirs.

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25 May 2013

Tadeusz Różewicz

Mum, Dad, I'm a Poet

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Tadeusz Różewicz
25 May 2013

Tadeusz Różewicz

Mum, Dad, I'm a Poet

Tadeusz Rósewicz is the most celebrated living Polish author, the great 'anti-poet' who has succeeded in writing poetry after Auschwitz

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