The London Philharmonic Orchestra has been celebrated as one of the world’s great orchestras since being founded by Sir Thomas Beecham in 1932. The LPO aims to bring wonder to the modern world with ...

The Hayward Gallery will present the first UK solo exhibition at a public art gallery by leading Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara. The major retrospective invites viewers to immerse themselves in the ...

We’re delighted to announce an exciting partnership between the South East London Integrated Care Board (SEL ICB) and the Southbank Centre. Together, we’re using the power of the creative arts to ...

Over the dark winter nights, our site is illuminated by outdoor artworks that play with light and colour – explore to discover them all. Each artist uses light and colour in playful ways, at the same ...

Since the age of six Olié has been passionate about puppetry and what began as a childhood hobby has now blossomed into a much-heralded career. War Horse is where Olié’s professional puppetry began, ...

Wes Peden is an energetic trend-setting juggler, constantly looking for new ways to thrill an audience. And not just once. Not twice, even. But no fewer than ten times in all. Peden has been ...

But how are the compelling characters within those books created? How do they grow from an author’s imagination to become loved by thousands, sometimes millions, of readers? So, where do you begin? ‘I ...

The Southbank Centre today announces the first names for South Asian Sounds 2025. Following the success of its inaugural edition in 2024, South Asian Sounds returns as a celebration of the rich, ...

Carcanet launches Jeremy Over’s new book Fourth and Walnut. Equal parts commonplace book, instruction manual and cheerful vandalism, Fourth and Walnut is absurdly joyful, gathering together words from ...

Mozart’s choral masterpiece crowns a sublime concert of his greatest works, including his timeless Symphony No.40.

The Young Poets Network is now open for submissions for a poetry challenge imagining spaces where human and non-human earthlings coexist. Participants are welcome to submit poems written in response ...

We’re making more and more of our events accessible to a wider audience. We offer a range of assisted formats including British Sign Language interpretation, Speech-to-Text transcription, Audio ...