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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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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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Olivier Castel: Imaginary Lives and Louise Weiss: Eight Hearts
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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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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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 2013–12 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 2013–28 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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26 May 2013–15 Sep 2013

Monski Mouse's Baby Disco Dance Hall

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Monski Mouse's Baby Disco Dance Hall
26 May 2013–15 Sep 2013

Monski Mouse's Baby Disco Dance Hall

DJ Monski Mouse, brings high energy smiling to the spielgeltent with her hit parents' and children's dance event for under 5s.

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27 May 2013–30 Aug 2013

Shlomo's Beatbox Adventure for Kids

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Shlomo's Beatbox Adventure for Kids
27 May 2013–30 Aug 2013

Shlomo's Beatbox Adventure for Kids

Shlomo is a world record-breaking human beatboxer, which means he can make all kinds of music using just his mouth and a microphone.

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27 May 2013–23 Sep 2013

London Swing Dance Society

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London Swing Dance Society
27 May 2013–23 Sep 2013

London Swing Dance Society

London Swing Dance Society presents a night of scintillating jazz, hot jive and cool swing featuring a live band, lindy hop class and vintage danc ...

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29 May 2013–18 Sep 2013

Tongue Fu

Spoken Word, Music, Film, Improvisation

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Tongue Fu
29 May 2013–18 Sep 2013

Tongue Fu

Spoken Word, Music, Film, Improvisation

The UK's sharpest poets, storytellers and comedians perform with jaw-dropping improvised soundtracks and films from the genre-hopping Tongue Fu Ba ...

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30 May 2013–11 Sep 2013

House of Burlesque

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House of Burlesque
30 May 2013–11 Sep 2013

House of Burlesque

Time Out's pick of the best musical comedians, from hilarious hip-hop artists to quick-witted guitarists, come together for a one-off mega-bash wh ...

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31 May 2013–8 Sep 2013

London Lines

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London Lines
31 May 2013–8 Sep 2013

London Lines

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31 May 2013–28 Sep 2013

Cirque du Cabaret

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Cirque du Cabaret
31 May 2013–28 Sep 2013

Cirque du Cabaret

The late-night cabaret show returns to London.

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1 Jun 2013–22 Sep 2013

Southbank Centre Tour

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Southbank Centre Tour
1 Jun 2013–22 Sep 2013

Southbank Centre Tour

Explore more about our roots, architecture and some memorable moments in our 60 year history on this guided tour.

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2 Jun 2013–22 Jun 2013

Flown

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Flown
2 Jun 2013–22 Jun 2013

Flown

With a stunning clique of masterful acrobats, aerialists, dancers, musicians and daredevil stuntmen, the cutting-edge Pirates of the Carabina invi ...

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3 Jun 2013–23 Jun 2013

Circa: Beyond

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Circa: Beyond
3 Jun 2013–23 Jun 2013

Circa: Beyond

Circa are quite simply one of the world's great contemporary circus companies.

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8 Jun 2013–29 Jun 2013

Eyes Down! Bingo with Ida Barr

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Eyes Down! Bingo with Ida Barr
8 Jun 2013–29 Jun 2013

Eyes Down! Bingo with Ida Barr

Ex-music hall star Ida Barr sings her own brand of artificial hip-hop R'n'B these days.

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11 Jun 2013–26 Aug 2013

Alternative Guide to the Universe Exhibition

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Alternative Guide to the Universe Exhibition
11 Jun 2013–26 Aug 2013

Alternative Guide to the Universe Exhibition

<i>Alternative Guide to the Universe</i> explores the work of self-taught artists and architects, fringe physicists and visionary inve ...

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11 Jun 2013–26 Aug 2013

The Museum of Everything

presents Nek Chand Saini

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The Museum of Everything
14 Jun 2013–23 Jun 2013

The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus

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The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus
15 Jun 2013–22 Jun 2013

Silent Disco featuring Jonathan Ross, Neneh Cherry & Oscar Scheller, ...

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Silent Disco featuring Jonathan Ross, Neneh Cherry & Oscar Scheller, Peaches & Micachu
15 Jun 2013–22 Jun 2013

Silent Disco featuring Jonathan Ross, Neneh Cherry & Oscar Scheller, ...

The ever-popular headphone party that is Silent Disco provides the after-show entertainment each Saturday night at Meltdown

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20 Jun 2013

Iggy & the Stooges + Savages - Returns Only

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Iggy & the Stooges + Savages - Returns Only
20 Jun 2013

Iggy & the Stooges + Savages - Returns Only

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20 Jun 2013

Bo Ningen

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Bo Ningen
20 Jun 2013

Bo Ningen

London-based Japanese punk band perform a free gig on The Clore Ballroom at Royal Festival Hall following the sold out Iggy & The Stooges show.

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20 Jun 2013

Earl Slick: Diary of a Sideman

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Earl Slick: Diary of a Sideman
20 Jun 2013

Earl Slick: Diary of a Sideman

The omnipresent guitarist Earl Slick, whose most recent project was David Bowie's The Next Day, discusses his new book.

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20 Jun 2013

The Remains of the Day

Southbank Centre Book Club

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The Remains of the Day
20 Jun 2013

The Remains of the Day

Southbank Centre Book Club

Our June read explores elegy and regret in post-war Britain.

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20 Jun 2013

Body/Head (Kim Gordon & Bill Nace)

ft. Ikue Mori + Mystical Weapons

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Body/Head (Kim Gordon & Bill Nace)
20 Jun 2013

Body/Head (Kim Gordon & Bill Nace)

ft. Ikue Mori + Mystical Weapons

Body/Head, the experimental duo of Kim Gordon and Bill Nace, are joined by legendary No Wave musician, Ikue Mori.

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20 Jun 2013

Phil Kay

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Phil Kay
20 Jun 2013

Phil Kay

Wild, inventive, euphoric, Phil Kay tells a great story _ and these are his best ones.

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21 Jun 2013

Meltdown Future Sounds: FutureAges

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Meltdown Future Sounds: FutureAges
21 Jun 2013

Meltdown Future Sounds: FutureAges

Catch the Southbank Centre debut of FutureAges, specially selected by Yoko Ono from an open call on Soundcloud to musicians wanting to play at the ...

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21 Jun 2013

An Evening of Words and Music with Patti Smith - Returns only

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An Evening of Words and Music with Patti Smith - Returns only
21 Jun 2013

An Evening of Words and Music with Patti Smith - Returns only

2005 Meltdown curator Patti Smith returns to Southbank Centre for a very intimate evening of poetry and music.

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21 Jun 2013–23 Jun 2013

Real Food Market

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21 Jun 2013–23 Jun 2013

Real Food Market

Our famous Real Food Market offers a range of fresh produce and a friendly atmosphere. Enjoy bread, cheese, coffee and cakes, as well as delicious ...

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21 Jun 2013

Mashasha & Sam

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Mashasha & Sam
21 Jun 2013

Mashasha & Sam

Mashasha and Sam are two world-class musicians from Zimbabwe.

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21 Jun 2013

Deerhoof

+ Verity Susman

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Deerhoof
21 Jun 2013

Deerhoof

+ Verity Susman

Meltdown 2013 welcomes San Francisco noise band Deerhoof to Southbank Centre.

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21 Jun 2013

Stephen K Amos

Is The Spokesman

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Stephen K Amos
21 Jun 2013

Stephen K Amos

Is The Spokesman

Stephen K Amos is back in the UK following a sell-out tour of Australia and New Zealand, with his first solo London date for two years.

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22 Jun 2013–23 Jun 2013

Future Now Weekend

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Future Now Weekend
22 Jun 2013–23 Jun 2013

Future Now Weekend

Saturday 22 & Sunday 23 June<br> The second weekend features further events tackling politics and the environment with guests from aroun ...

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22 Jun 2013–23 Jun 2013

Instructions with Stacy Makishi

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Instructions with Stacy Makishi
22 Jun 2013–23 Jun 2013

Instructions with Stacy Makishi

Taking direct inspiration from the instructions in Yoko Ono's books - Grapefruit and Acorn - be part of an instant public artwork.

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22 Jun 2013

Tiernan Douieb Explains Absolutely Everything

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Tiernan Douieb Explains Absolutely Everything
22 Jun 2013

Tiernan Douieb Explains Absolutely Everything

An hour of comedy for kids, adults, robots and things that go 'yargle', all inside an upside down giant purple cow.

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22 Jun 2013

Marianne Faithfull and Bill Frisell

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Marianne Faithfull and Bill Frisell
22 Jun 2013

Marianne Faithfull and Bill Frisell

Marianne Faithfull celebrates a remarkable 50-year career in the music business.

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22 Jun 2013

Colin Hoult: CHARACTHORSE

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Colin Hoult: CHARACTHORSE
22 Jun 2013

Colin Hoult: CHARACTHORSE

A brand new show from Colin Hoult, master character comedian and star of BBC Three's 'Being Human'.

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23 Jun 2013

Double Fantasy Live

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Double Fantasy Live
23 Jun 2013

Double Fantasy Live

To close the festival, Meltdown presents a unique performance of Double Fantasy - the last album to be written by John Lennon and Yoko Ono before ...

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