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 Treat yourself to an unforgettable experience at the London Marriott Hotel, County Hall. There are amazing packages available whether you want a romantic weekend, a special treat or just somewhere to rest after a busy weekend sight-seeing, there is something for everyone. Book Online Close  or call 0800 221 222  |  In your exclusive capsule, your host will serve you Pimms and lemonade with strawberries dipped in white and dark chocolate. Book Online Close or call 0870 220 2223 |
 Feel free to hum along, tap your toes or just sit back and listen to a lively mix of music from around the world... from cool jazz to upbeat ethnic and much, much more. Mondays to Fridays at 5.45pm and Saturdays at 1pm & 5.45pm, unless otherwise indicated. |  Enjoy live music every Friday during Friday Tonic in The Front Room. Situated in Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall Foyer, The Front Room provides a relaxed, informal and intimate setting where audiences can enjoy many great performances. FREE For details |
 At the London Aquarium you can see fish being fed during diving displays on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays between 12 and 12.30pm in the main Atlantic Tank. Phone in advance to confirm in order to avoid disappointment. Click here to see the daily schedule of free visitor drop-in talks and feeds. Book Online Close or call 020 7967 8000 |  Head down to BFI Southbank and enjoy a range of activities for free. The gallery showcases stunning exhibits from leading UK and International artists' working in film. The Mediatheque boasts free unlimited access to view over 300 films and television programmes from the world famous BFI National Archive. Book Online Close or call 020 7928 3232 |
 Enjoy the benefits of checking in just 15 minutes before your flight and bypassing the majority of the queue. Adults receive a souvenir guidebook whilst kids receive an in-flight kids pack. Book Online Close or call 0870 5000 600 |  Combine your flight with a 40 minute sightseeing cruise along the River Thames taking in the sights of the riverside landmarks. Departs daily every hour from 10.45am to 6.45pm Book Online Close or call 0870 5000 600 |
 Dinosaurs are brought back to life, putting you face to face with the largest ever carnivore and herbivore to have walked the earth. Narrated by Donald Sutherland. Book Online Close or call 0870 787 2525 | Philharmonia Orchestra 2007/08
25 Sep 07-23 Oct 08SBC Royal Festival Hall A fond farewell to a musical maestro...  Christoph von Dohnányi opens his final season as the Philharmonia Orchestra’s Principal Conductor with performances of Beethoven’s Choral Symphony and Strauss’ Ein Heldenleben. Autumn highlights include a Gala Concert celebrating the 35th Anniversary of Riccardo Muti’s first ever performance with the Philharmonia. |
London Sinfonietta 2007/08
25 Sep 07-14 Oct 08SBC QEH & Purcell Room Explore the London Sinfonietta's new season!  The London Sinfonietta's new season mixes classics by great composers of the 20th century with brand new works written specially for the ensemble. The ensemble takes a leading role in Southbank Centre's festivals Luigi Nono: Fragments of Venice and From the Canyons to the Stars:The Music of Olivier Messiaen. | London Philharmonic Orchestra 2007/08
26 Sep 07-13 Jun 08SBC Royal Festival Hall 75th anniversary season of the celebrated orchestra.  This season the London Philharmonic Orchestra celebrate their 75th anniversary season with their new Principal Conductor, Vladimir Jurowski. The Orchestra open the season with a performance of Mahler’s Das klagende Lied and the season also includes Mahler’s first five symphonies... |
Shell Classic International 2007/08
5 Oct 07-6 Jun 08SBC Royal Festival Hall The Shell Classic International features the world’s finest orchestras.  Featuring the world’s finest orchestras, including Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Book Online Close or call 0871 663 2500 | Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment 2007/08
13 Oct 07-11 Jun 08SBC Royal Festival Hall New season from the dynamic orchestra.  This season features a dynamic new version of Dido and Aeneas, a rarity from Schumann and a finished unfinished symphony, together with a whole raft of thought-provoking, imaginative and entertaining concerts. |
Treat yourself to an unforgettable experience at the London Marriott Hotel, County Hall. There are amazing packages available whether you want a romantic weekend, a special treat or just somewhere to rest after a busy weekend sight-seeing, there is something for everyone. Book Online Close or call 0800 221 222 |  The hotel offers six impressive and contemporary meeting rooms with breakout facilities plus seven penthouse apartments. All meeting rooms offer natural daylight, Wi-Fi and the latest technical equipment. These rooms are ideal for conferences, meetings and private dining. Book Online Close or call 0207 769 2477 |
Pampering Spa Treatments
London Marriott Hotel
County HallIndulge yourself with a relaxing spa treatment...  The Spa at County Hall offers treatments which are designed to offer the ultimate in holistic beauty care and relaxation. The Day Experiences offer a menu of luxurious treatments, full use of the leisure facilities plus a light lunch and refreshments. Book Online Close or call 020 79284900 |  To celebrate the opening of Park Plaza County Hall, make the most of these special opening rates. Weekends £99 excluding VAT & breakfast and midweek £149 excluding VAT & breakfast. Book Online Close or call 0207 769 2477 |
 Package includes one night accommodation in superior room, continental breakfast, bottle of wine on arrival and late checkout at 2pm (subject to availability). From £79, exclusive of VAT and subject to availability. Rate available: Saturday- Sunday. Book Online Close or call 020 7034 4820 |  Enjoy the breathtaking sights from the peak of the London Eye, and then top off your visit with a trip to the London Dungeon in our all-inclusive package deal, for a truly unforgettable night! Book Online Close or call 0870 990 8886 |
 Looking for somewhere to stay on South Bank? Park Plaza County Hall is perfectly located overlooking the River Thames and within walking distance of South Bank's most famous attractions. The hotel is just minutes away from Waterloo train and underground station – providing connections to the Jubilee, Northern and Bakerloo tube lines as well as mainline rail to the South of England. Book Online Close or call 0207 769 2477 | Enjoy the ultimate dining experience
London Marriott Hotel
County HallAward winning culinary skills on South Bank  The London Marriott Hotel, County Hall has a brand new Executive Head Chef - Christopher Basten. Christopher has created an exquisite Modern British seasonal menu in the elegant County Hall Restaurant. To enjoy the new a la carte menu, book now for your river view dining experience. Book Online Close or call 020 7902 8000 |
Kids at BFI Southbank!
BFI SouthbankDon't miss the monthly screenings for parents with with babies or toddlers in tow.  These exciting and thought-provoking titles have been chosen to bring out the child in you - or just bring your child along! Click here for films in the season Book Online Close or call 0207 928 3232 |  A fascinating insight into the work behind bringing NT productions to the stage. Knowledgeable, enthusiastic guides explore the National Theatre’s three auditoriums, before taking you behind the scenes. Tours run up to six times daily. Book Online Close or call 020 7452 3400 |
 Pop into Park Plaza County Hall and Spectrum Restaurant to enjoy a fantastic new dining concept offering a variety of tapas, pizza, pasta and grill options. The bar and café is a relaxing environment to unwind with friends or colleagues over a choice of specialty beers, wines and blended cocktails. Book Online Close or call 0207 769 2477 |  The exhibition draws on the personal stories of nurses and patients from Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals, and the Evelina Children's Hospital to reflect the changing face of hospital life across the decades. Among the contributors are Tony Benn; Gill Hicks, survivor of the 7/7 London bombings, and one of the nurses who cared for her, Louise Danks. Book Online Close or call 020 7620 0374 |
 An eclectic programme of pre-performance events that celebrate all aspects of the arts, offering the chance to learn about the National's work and discover more about theatre. This month features: Mark Ravenhill, Free the Word! and Nicholas Hytner. Book Online Close or call 020 7452 3000 |  For a minimal price you can experience magical views of London from breathtaking heights. As well as the chance to meet, and even take photographs with all of your favourite celebrities at Madame Tussauds. Book Online Close or call 0870 990 8886 |
In your exclusive capsule, your host will serve you Pimms and lemonade with strawberries dipped in white and dark chocolate. Book Online Close or call 0870 220 2223 |  Moviegoers are brought face-to-face with underwater inhabitants to witness their peculiar and amazing behaviour, as they rely on one another for survival. Narrated by Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet, with an original score by Danny Elfman. Book Online Close or call 0870 787 2525 |
 Southbank Centre is celebrating Chinese life and culture with a programme of events in collaboration with CHINA NOW. This thread of music, film, sound and words will pervade our site from February to June. Book Online Close or call 0871 663 2500 |  Prehistoric sea monsters are the stars of this thrilling IMAX 3D film from National Geographic - long-necked plesiosaurs, giant turtles, fierce sharks and more! Book Online Close or call 0870 787 2525 |
 A powerful story of a young lion king who must wage the battle of his life against a young nomadic lion determined to oust him from his throne. Book Online Close or call 0870 787 2525 | Major Barbara
26 Feb-15 May 08National Theatre George Bernard Shaw's radical play comes to The National.  Simon Russell-Beale plays Undershaft in Bernard Shaw’s radical state-of-the-nation play which confronts big questions with brutal panache. Book Online Close or call 020 7452 3000 |
Never So Good
17 Mar-24 May 08National Theatre Jeremy Irons takes the lead in a world premiere for South Bank  Set against a back-drop of fading Empire, war, the Suez crisis, vintage champagne, adultery and vicious Tory politics at the Ritz, Howard Brenton’s Never So Good paints the portrait of a brilliant, witty but complex man, at times comically and, in the end, tragically out of kilter with his times. Book Online Close or call 020 7452 3000 | Explore London's South Bank
Park Plaza RiverbankSpend time with family and friends at the Park Plaza Riverbank London  Package includes one night accommodation for two in Superior bedroom, continental breakfast, 2 tickets to the London Eye, and a late 2pm checkout (subject to availability). Book Online Close or call 020 7034 4807 |
I Prefer Sex & the City
1 Apr-31 Dec 08Plaza on the River Grab your manolo’s and follow in the footsteps of Carrie and Co’ with this fabulous package!  Package includes accommodation in a two bedroom suite for 4 guests. Enjoy a cosmopolitan and 3 course dinner and wine in Chino Latino Bar & Lounge and Brasserie. Wake up to a continental breakfast and be chauffeur driven to Malina Aveda Spa for 4 hours of pampering. Rate from £2499 per suite per night. Book Online Close or call 020 7769 2525 |  U2 are recognised for their musical invention and their incomparable gift for reaching millions of fans through new technologies. U2 3D takes viewers on an extraordinary cinematic journey, a quantum leap beyond traditional concert films, in the first ever all-live, all-digital 3D experience. Book Online Close or call 0870 787 2525 |
 This epic sweep of a play takes us from a contemporary Westminster Abbey to the Arctic ship Fram in a major new work by Britain’s foremost theatre poet, Tony Harrison, whose many plays for the NT include The Oresteia and The Trackers of Oxyrhynchus. Book Online Close or call 020 7452 3000 |  On a startlingly bright Autumn night in 2006 Harper Regan walked away from her home and her husband and her daughter and she kept walking. From Uxbridge to Stockport to Manchester and back again, Simon Stephens’ new play navigates the UK, exploring family, love and delusion; and how to live in a godless universe. Book Online Close or call 020 7452 3000 |
The Year of Magical Thinking
25 Apr-20 May 08National Theatre Vanessa Redgrave's award winning performance hits South Bank  The Year of Magical Thinking chronicles the aftermath of her husband’s sudden death. Following a sell-out run on Broadway in 2007, Vanessa Redgrave repeats her award-winning solo performance in David Hare’s celebrated production which now receives its UK premiere. Book Online Close or call 020 7452 3000 |  Following his highly successful 2005 show, Paul Catherall, a London-based printmaker and illustrator returns with a selection of the capitals urban landmarks. A limited number of prints will be for sale allowing people to have the rare chance of purchasing original London Transport poster designs. FREE For details |
 Francis Albert Sinatra was the greatest popular singer of the 20th century. Sinatra also made movies and was a fine actor. Season to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Chairman of the Board's passing. Book Online Close or call 0207 928 3232 |  The family can be a source of support, comfort and love, but it's also frequently a breeding ground for disappointment, frustration, jealousy, resentment, hatred, and all kinds of violently manipulative emotional and physical abuse. Book Online Close or call 020 7928 3232 |
Andrzej Wadja: An Introduction
2-31 May 08BFI Southbank Despite its reputation, Andrzej Wajda's work has been hard to see in Britain.  Despite its towering reputation, Andrzej Wajda's work has been surprisingly hard to see in Britain in the last two decades, with only the great 1950s war trilogy easily available. Book Online Close or call 020 7928 3232 | Wild Safari 3D: A South African Adventure
3 May-4 Jun 08BFI IMAX Come face-to-face with charging elephants...  Wild Safari 3D takes you on a real life safari for a close-up of Africa's wildest animals. Journey in search of the continent's most dangerous animals. Book Online Close or call 0870 787 2525 |
 Bernard Shaw’s enduring classic Pygmalion comes to The Old Vic after its successful run at the Theatre Royal Bath. Tim Pigott-Smith returns to The Old Vic stage for the first time since his memorable performance in The Iceman Cometh in 1998. Book Online Close or call 0870 060 6628 |  A muscular new translation of Brecht's lyrical masterpiece by David Harrowe, directed by international opera and theatre maestro Richard Jones. Cast includes Jane Horrocks. Book Online Close or call 020 7922 2839 |
Speed Racer: The IMAX Experience
9 May-5 Jun 08BFI IMAX High-octane blockbuster from the makers of The Matrix.  When Speed Racer turns down a lucrative offer from Royalton Industries, he not only infuriates the company’s maniacal owner, but uncovers a terrible secret. Book Online Close or call 0870 787 2525 | The 2nd Fashion in Film Festival: If Looks Could Kill
13-31 May 08BFI Southbank Style is the substance  Far from frivolous, the Fashion in Film Festival crosses time and space to critically examine how the moving image has represented fashion as a concept, industry and cultural form. Marketa Uhlirova introduces a programme where the style is the substance. Book Online Close or call 020 7928 3232 |
Twilight at Flo’s
16-18 May 08Florence Nightingale Museum Allow Florence Nightingale to light your path for free!  Allow the Lady with the Lamp to light your way as you experience the Florence Nightingale Museum at special late hours. Visit the museum for FREE during these special late night times! Book Online Close or call 020 7620 0374 | Ashington Group: The Pitmen Painters
19 May-25 Jun 08National Theatre A display of paintings, drawings and sculpture.  The Ashington Group of painters, pitmen most of them, flourished in Northumberland between the early thirties and the mid seventies. This is a display of paintings, drawings and sculpture by members of this unique body of artists. Book Online Close or call 020 7452 3000 |
The Pitmen Painters
19 May-25 Jun 08National Theatre Starring Christopher Connel, Michael Hodgson, and Ian Kelly.  A humorous and moving look at art, class and politics in a 1930s mining community. Book Online Close or call 020 7452 3000 |  See striking images from three continents exploring the truth about gold mining and find out how to take action to turn gold harm a curse to a blessing for the countries where it is vivid. Presented by CAFOD. FREE For details |
Film Funday – Bugsy Malone
24-25 May 08BFI Southbank Celebrate the 'splurge gun' with this classic family picture.  Leap into Alan Parker's classic family picture. Bugsy Malone returns with a great score, plenty of slapstick and a celebration of the 'splurge gun'! Book Online Close or call 020 7928 3232 |  Jazz brunches, a sizzling evening of fabulous vintage costumes, interactive gaming, cocktails and music in celebration of the 2nd Fashion in Film Festival. Book Online Close or call 020 7928 3232 |
 Get to know the Lady with the Lamp during your visit to the museum, then make your own lamp to take home. Book Online Close or call 020 7620 0374 | The Revenger’s Tragedy
27 May-7 Aug 08National Theatre With Olivier award-winner Rory Kinnear as Vindice  A ferociously dark play by Thomas Middleton, set in an avaricious world that seethes with vice and retribution. Following his Olivier award-winning performance in The Man of Mode, Rory Kinnear returns to the National to play Vindice. Book Online Close or call 020 7452 3000 |
Psycho Buildings: Artists and Architecture
28 May-25 Aug 08SBC The Hayward Appreciate London's architectural wonders  Exhibition to mark The Hayward’s 40th anniversary as one of the world’s most architecturally unique exhibition venues with major installations across Southbank Centre. Book Online Close or call 0870 380 0400 |  The story of impresario Max Reinhardt’s ambition to dissolve boundaries of theatre and the world it portrays. Book Online Close or call 020 7452 3000 |
Shifting Perspectives 2008
4-8 Jun 08the.gallery@oxo Photography celebrating the diversity of people with Down's syndrome.  The Shifting Perspectives team of photographers return to the.gallery@oxo for the fourth year running to continue through their work challenging the misconceptions about people with Down’s syndrome. FREE For details |  Brings together an amazing array of artists from the worlds of literature, dance, music, film and opera. Featuring Juliet Stevenson and Miranda Richardson. Book Online Close or call 0870 380 0400 |
Budapest Festival Orchestra
6 Jun-1 Oct 08SBC Royal Festival Hall Enjoy the delights of live orchestra, for one day only  An enticing programme including Dvořák's beloved Cello Concerto. Part of Shell Classic International series. Book Online Close or call 0870 380 0400 |  This exhibition showcases beautiful and moving images of the species around the world that are endangered and need our support for survival. FREE For details
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 New Connections is the world's most ambitious new writing programme for young actors creating theatre. Book Online Close or call 020 7452 3000 |  One of the most popular Superheroes of all time arrives at BFI IMAX in this all-new, explosive and action-packed epic. Bruce Banner finds heroism in the creature he holds inside - The Incredible Hulk. Book Online Close or call 0870 787 2525 |
Meltdown
14-22 Jun 08SBC Royal Festival Hall Massive Attack are set to shake up the Southbank Centre.  Massive Attack take over all 21 acres of Southbank Centre for nine days of concerts, DJ sets, talks, films and visual art. Book Online Close or call 0870 380 0400 |
