Two to Tune
Two to tune is an adrenaline-charged game, focused on a confrontation between two competitor-collaborators, an homage to the feeling of magnetic synchronicity it’s possible to experience with another person. Commissioned by The Place, this sports-inspired duet sees two dancers playfully locked together in a dance densely packed with fiercely contrasting flashes of images: an animal spying on prey; pogo dancers sharing a groove; lovers breathing; wrestlers as they embrace; kids playing rock, paper, scissor; magnets as they attract and repulse. This quick-fire imagery stitches the work together to create an intense, sweaty and vigorous performance
Cockpit Theatre, Gateforth Street, NW8 8EH, Friday, November 11, 10pm. Details: thecockpit.org.uk
Mitch Benn: Don’t Believe A Word
“I’m a sceptic. But don’t take my word for it. Or indeed anybody’s. For anything....” and this is the basic premise of Mitch’s new critically acclaimed show. It’s a show that will make you laugh a lot and think a bit as Mitch debunks myths, exposes nonsense and grapples with the very nature of knowledge itself extolling the virtues of an evidence-based approach to life with amusing consequences and of course a few songs along the way.
Chelmsford City Theatres, Fairfield Road, Chelmsford, CM1 1JG, Friday, November 11, 8pm. Details: 01245 606505
Armistice Ceremonies
At IWM London a Ceremony of Remembrance will take place in the museum’s atrium commencing with The Last Post, played at 11am, followed by a two-minute silence. A violin recital will take place, played on a violin made from sycamore and pine trees that grew in the former battlefields on the Western Front. The silence will then be followed by a themed Big Picture Show film in the Main Exhibition Space focusing on the different elements of Remembrance, from the First World War to Iraq.
Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road, SE1 6HZ, Friday, November 11, and Sunday, November 13, 11am. Details: 020 7416 5000
Whitney – Queen of the Night
The award-winning celebration of the life and music of one of the greatest singers in living memory. This stunning production features a stellar line-up, with rising West-End star Rebecca Freckleton delivering a powerhouse and breath-taking performance as Whitney. Takes us on a magical rollercoaster ride through three decades of classic hits, beautifully remembering the most highly awarded female artiste ever!
Harlow Playhouse, Playhouse Square, Harlow, CM20 1LS, Friday, November 11, 7.30pm. Details: 01279 431945
The Bright Stream
Pre-recorded from the Bolshoi Ballet, Moscow. During harvest festival on a collective farm, a visiting dance troupe reunites a ballerina with her childhood friend, Zina. In order to teach her unfaithful husband a lesson, Zina, the ballerina and the ballerina’s husband decide to swap roles for the evening… Alexei Ratmansky invokes the genius of Shostakovich’s score, creating a laugh-out-loud masterpiece with slapstick comedy, hilarious deceptions, false identities and many colourful characters.
Chelmsford City Theatres, Fairfield Road, Chelmsford, CM1 1JG, Saturday, November 12, 3pm. Details: 01245 606505
E17 Designers
An extravaganza of fashion accessories, interior products, art, gifts and cake. Stop, shop, socialise.
Mirth, Marvel and Maud, 186 Hoe Street, E17 4QH, Saturday, November 12. Details: 020 8520 8636
Dillon
Singer-songwriter and pianist Dillon will be performing at LSO St Luke’s as part of her ‘This Silence Kills The Unknown’ European tour coinciding with the release of her third album. Dillon has a remarkable, soulful voice that is often compared to Björk and Lykke Li, and a versatile compositional style that incorporates techno, chamber pop and muted electronica. Her previous albums have been received to great acclaim.
LSO St Luke’s, 161 Old Street, EC1V 9NG, Saturday, November 12, 7.30pm. Details: lso.co.uk
The Football Ramble Live
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to The Football Ramble Live. Join podcast sensations Marcus, Luke, Pete and Jim as they celebrate the publication of their first book and bring all your favourite football chat to the stage for their biggest show to date. Expect the weird and the wonderful, the Alan Pardew and the Kevin Keegan, and much more from the four men who love the game they hate. With special guest appearance from comedian-rapper-actor-writer-all-round-superstar Doc Brown will.
Hackney Empire, 291 Mare Street, E8 1EJ, Saturday, November 12, 7.30pm. Details: 02089 852424
Poem-A-Thon for MSF
(Almost) 50 poets in an all-day poetry reading on behalf of Médicins Sans Frontières.
Ye Olde Rose and Crown, 53-55 High Street, Walthamstow, E17 4SA, Saturday, November 12, 2pm to 10pm. Details: 020 7420 9881 poetrysociety.org.uk
Remembrance Day Walk
Join the Museum of London to learn about the history uncovered by the destruction caused to the city in the Blitz of 1940-41 to mark Remembrance Day.
Museum of London, 150 London Wall, EC2Y 5HN, Sunday, November 13, 2pm. Details: 020 7001 9844
Taiko Meantime: Dojoji
Combining powerful drumming with hypnotic music and dance, Taiko Meantime rampages through mystical ancient Japan in a unique re-telling of a famous legend. Chieko Kojima (the Kodo drummers) and Shunjo Ono (head monk of Dojoji temple) headline a ravishing show.
Queen’s Theatre, Billet Lane, Hornchurch, RM11 1QT, Sunday, November 13, 7.30pm. Details: 01708 443333
Life on Mars
A replica landscape of the planet Mars has been unveiled in London’s Trafalgar Square. A team of artists worked overnight to lay a giant 400 square metre canvas over the surface of the capital’s iconic landmark, complete with matching geology and Mars Rover prototype. The out-of-this-world artwork was revealed to be a marketing campaign by National Geographic to launch thrilling new docu-drama – ‘MARS’. Set in the year 2033, ‘MARS’ tells the story of the Daedalus crew, following their epic journey as the first manned mission to the red planet and their attempts to colonise it
National Geographic at Trafalgar Square, Sunday, November 13. Details: nationalgeographic.com
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