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Small Axe
The latest project from Oscar-winning writer and director Steve McQueen, Small Axe tells the story of the West Indian community’s struggle for equality in post war Britain. Made up of five stand...
A Christmas Carol
Ebenezer Scrooge would have loved 2020. With cinemas, theatres, restaurants, and the rest of the hospitality industry closed for most of the year, there have been precious few things left to do other ...
Winter Heights Rooftop Bar
A brand new rooftop bar is coming to London with Winter Heights promising panoramic views of the capital’s skyline, live DJs, and wicked cocktails. Guests will also be able to indulge in a gorgeous se...
Carols for the City
The City of London Corporation is hosting its first (online) carol service of the season on the 8th of December with a distinguished line up of readers led by HRH Prince Edward. Carols for the City wi...
Queer Christmas Cabaret at the Pleasance Theatre
If you’re not afraid of sequins & glitter, then the Pleasance Theatre is the place to be this Christmas as the venue hosts a special Queer Christmas Cabaret featuring four incredible shows. Ginger...
Industry
Described as an “exhilarating dive into the world of international finance”, BBC2’s Industry looks set to lift the lid on the dog eat dog world of the financial sector when it debuts later this year. ...
Fantastic Beasts: The Wonders of Nature
Here’s one for all you J K Rowling fans out there. The Natural History Museum’s new exhibition, Fantastic Beasts: Wonders of Nature will give visitors to the museum a chance to compare a variety of cr...
Designers Against Inequality Virtual Auction
city:countdown are big fans of the Rites website and as such we were incredibly interested to learn about the resale platform’s forthcoming Designers Against Inequality Virtual Auction. The event will...
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie set to reopen
There is something so fresh and delightful about this story of the 16-year-old student who rises above the taunts of the classroom bullies to realise his dream of becoming a teenage drag queen and tha...
Andrew Lincoln to star in A Christmas Carol at the Old Vic
The Walking Dead’s Andrew Lincoln is stepping into the shoes of Ebenezer Scrooge this Christmas in Jack Thorne’s adaptation of A Christmas Carol at the Old Vic. The actor is best known for...
Gorillaz – Song Machine Live
The Gorillaz are bringing their eclectic mix of left field pop and quirky visuals to our computer screens this December in a one off live streamed gig direct from London. Song Machine Live will s...
Kojey Radical at the Roundhouse
2019 was a very good year for Kojey Radical. In May, the London born Nigerian rapper released the critically acclaimed Can’t Go Back. Then, in August, Radical followed it up with the equally successfu...
Stream a one man version of A Christmas Carol filmed at Charles Dickens’ last surviving London home this Xmas
There are certainly enough versions of A Christmas Carol knocking about this festive season, what with the Brian Conley led Dominion Theatre version joining the English National Opera’s semi sta...
Love Actually Live
Could we ask for a better treat at the end of this strangest of all years than Love Actually Live In Concert? The event, which combines a screening of Richard Curtis’s much loved movie with a li...
Cold Lasagne, Hate Myself – James Acaster
James Acaster apparently settled on the name for his new show when he was drunk. Whether this fact proves pertinent or not should become clear once the show begins. One thing that we can be certain of...
Death On The Nile
Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot is gracing the screen once again in what now looks to be a new film series from Kenneth Branagh. He is following up his adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express with...
We Need A Little Christmas
With a starry line up of performers and a fabulous festive setting (the Actor’s Church in Covent Garden), We Need A Little Christmas will not only cheer up your festive season but also raise much need...
London Gay Men’s Chorus – Homo Alone
The London Gay Men’s Chorus are back this Christmas with Homo Alone. The boys will be ringing in the festive season in style on the 20th of December at the Clapham Grand. A night of heartwarming Chris...
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