A new immersive exhibition celebrating the universality and ingenuity of play: Ricochets is the largest institutional show in the UK by internationally renowned artist Francis Alÿs in almost 15 years.
Event
Tours & public spaces
Architecture Tours
Discover the vast, bold and brutal Barbican estate on our 90 minute Architecture Tours.
Event
Cinema
Kinds of Kindness
Yorgos Lanthimos's latest project is an absurdist triptych set in contemporary America, starring Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons and Willem Dafoe.
Event
Cinema
Bye Bye Tiberias
Years after leaving her Palestinian village to pursue an acting career, Hiam Abbass returns home in this intimate documentary about four generations of women and their shared legacy of separation.
A rare screening of Jia Zhangke’s debut feature Xiao Wu (Pickpocket), his realist drama, focusing on the shifting politics and attitudes of China at the cusp of a new century.
Event
Theatre & dance
Kiss Me, Kate
‘Sexy & Sassy with great songs, hot dancing and smart gags.’ (Daily Mail) this five star new production is ‘a supremely lovely way to spend a Summer evening’ (The Independent).
Event
Cinema
Kinds of Kindness on 35mm
Yorgos Lanthimos's latest project is an absurdist triptych set in contemporary America, starring Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons and Willem Dafoe, screened on 35mm film.
Event
Cinema
Eternal You
If you had the chance to talk to a loved one who died, would you take it? A haunting documentary on technology's ability to resurrect the dead.
Event
Art & design
Francis Alys: Ricochets
A new immersive exhibition celebrating the universality and ingenuity of play: Ricochets is the largest institutional show in the UK by internationally renowned artist Francis Alÿs in almost 15 years.
Event
Tours & public spaces
Architecture Tours
Discover the vast, bold and brutal Barbican estate on our 90 minute Architecture Tours.
Event
Theatre & dance
Kiss Me, Kate
‘Sexy & Sassy with great songs, hot dancing and smart gags.’ (Daily Mail) this five star new production is ‘a supremely lovely way to spend a Summer evening’ (The Independent).
Event
Cinema
La Chimera
Josh O'Connor digs himself in to a mess in this arthouse 80s drama about a troupe of Italian grave robbers.
Event
Cinema
Kinds of Kindness
Yorgos Lanthimos's latest project is an absurdist triptych set in contemporary America, starring Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons and Willem Dafoe.
Event
Classical musicContemporary music
Music Education Islington: New Sounds Festival Concert
Led by a group of young event producers, this evening concert will round off Music Education Islington's second annual New Sounds Festival.
Event
Cinema
Eternal You
If you had the chance to talk to a loved one who died, would you take it? A haunting documentary on technology's ability to resurrect the dead.
Event
Cinema
Bye Bye Tiberias
Years after leaving her Palestinian village to pursue an acting career, Hiam Abbass returns home in this intimate documentary about four generations of women and their shared legacy of separation.
Event
Art & designTours & public spaces
Francis Alÿs Curator Tour with Florence Ostende
Join Florence Ostende, Curator of Francis Alÿs: Ricochets, as she leads a curatorial guided tour highlighting key works and introducing the themes of the exhibition.
Event
Contemporary music
Whiplash - In concert
Immerse yourself in the cut-throat world of a prestigious New York jazz school & rediscover Damien Chazelle’s masterpiece on a big screen with a live performance of Justin Hurwitz’s soundtrack.
Event
Cinema
Kinds of Kindness on 35mm
Yorgos Lanthimos's latest project is an absurdist triptych set in contemporary America, starring Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons and Willem Dafoe, screened on 35mm film.
Event
Cinema
Network
A news anchor threatens suicide live on air after his low-rated show is cancelled, prompting an ambitious programming exec to push for a final broadcast, in this 1976 black comedy.
Event
Cinema
The Bikeriders
Austin Butler and Jodie Comer bring to life the hard-edged motorcycle gang tearing up Illinois from Danny Lyon's 1967 photobook.
Event
Library
Shifting Narratives
Free
Shifting Narratives responds to the diverse needs and aspirations of refugee communities, whilst valuing and sustaining their cultural heritages.
Event
Art & design
Francis Alys: Ricochets
A new immersive exhibition celebrating the universality and ingenuity of play: Ricochets is the largest institutional show in the UK by internationally renowned artist Francis Alÿs in almost 15 years.
Event
Tours & public spaces
Architecture Tours
Discover the vast, bold and brutal Barbican estate on our 90 minute Architecture Tours.
Event
Art & designTours & public spaces
The Conservatory x Ranjani Shettar
Free
Our Conservatory hosts a spectacular new site-specific commission by Indian sculptor Ranjani Shettar.
Event
Cinema
MaXXXine
Mia Goth stars in this soon-to-be-classic slasher film set in the dark depths of 1980s Hollywood, as we follow Maxine's journey towards stardom, despite a spate of murders engulfing the city.
Event
Cinema
Orlando, My Political Biography
Director-activist Paul B. Preciado presents a documentary that is as bold as it is celebratory of trans identity, told through the lens of Virginia Woolf's iconic novel.
Event
Cinema
Kinds of Kindness
Yorgos Lanthimos's latest project is an absurdist triptych set in contemporary America, starring Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons and Willem Dafoe.
Event
Cinema
Unicorns
Cultures clash in this powerful story of forbidden love when a single father (Ben Hardy) meets a beautiful drag queen, Aysha (Jason Patel)
Event
Classical music
Classical Pride: My Beloved Man
My Beloved Man – a celebration by the Fourth Choir, London’s LGBTQ+ classical choir, of the love affair between Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears.
Henry Purcell Thou knowest Lord the secrets of our hearts
Samuel BarberThe Coolin
PérotinBeata Viscera III
Imogen Holst The Cobbler
Sweet Country
Benjamin BrittenThe Ballad of Green Broom
Aaron CoplandHelp Us O Lord
Michael Tippett 'Deep River' from A Child of Our Time
Benjamin Britten 'Time' (Choral Dance 1) from Gloriana
'Concord (Choral Dance 2) from Gloriana
Thomas MorleyHard by a Crystal Fountain
Claudio Monteverdi 'Che dar più vi poss’io' from Madrigals, Book 5
'Io mi son giovinetta' from Madrigals, Book 4
Imogen Holst A Hymne to Christ
Leonard Bernstein'Somewhere' from West Side Story
Benjamin Britten Hymn to the Virgin
Henry Purcell (arr Nicholas Chalmers)Dido’s Lament