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Theatre & dance Tours & public spaces

Backstage Tours

Step behind the scenes and see the Barbican Theatre from a new perspective on our 60 minute Backstage Tour

Barbican architecture
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Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Discover the vast, bold and brutal Barbican estate on our 90 minute Architecture Tours.

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Cinema

Parent and Baby Screening: Sing Sing

Incarcerated for a crime that he didn't commit, Divine G (Colman Domingo) finds purpose by acting in a theatre group alongside other prisoners.

The Kiss Me, Kate ensemble perform, a group of dancers jump in the air, lit by a red light.
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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). 

Photo of country folk music artist Dawn Landes
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Contemporary music

Dawn Landes & Friends

Celebrate a landmark moment in feminist history with the folk singer-songwriter Dawn Landes and Friends, including the iconic Peggy Seeger.

Concrete and Clay: Archiving the Barbican
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Art & design Tours & public spaces

Concrete and Clay: Archiving the Barbican

Free

This free installation invites visitors to orient themselves in the buildings and their complex, fascinating histories in an exciting new display at the heart of the Barbican’s Foyers.

Barbican architecture
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Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Discover the vast, bold and brutal Barbican estate on our 90 minute Architecture Tours.

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Cinema

Members' Screening: Sing Sing

Members' event

Incarcerated for a crime that he didn't commit, Divine G (Colman Domingo) finds purpose by acting in a theatre group alongside other prisoners.

Photo of concrete flytower surrounded by trees and plants in the Barbican Conservatory
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Tours & public spaces

Visit the Conservatory

Free

Visit the second biggest Conservatory in London and explore our hidden tropical oasis.

A pale purple, oval shape, reflective of a mirror or window, sits in the centre of the image, surrounded by a dark orange colour with candle smoke and lens flares creating textural elements.
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Classical music

Rolf Hind: Sky in a Small Cage

Direct from the Copenhagen Opera Festival, Mahogany Opera opens our season with the UK premiere of Rolf Hind’s much-anticipated new work inspired by the influential Sufi mystic and poet, Rumi. 

Rolf Hind Sky in a Small Cage
Mahogany Opera
Riot Ensemble
Elaine Mitchener Narrator
James Hall I and You (becoming Rumi)
Yannis François Bird of the Sun – Shams e Parande
Loré Lixenberg Shaman of the Birds and Kerra, Rumi's wife
Siddhii Lagrutta ensemble singer
Karima El Demerdasch ensemble singer
Anika Venkatesh ensemble singer
Rylan Gleave ensemble singer
Ty Bouque ensemble singer
Harald Hieronymus Hein ensemble singer
Rolf Hind composer
Dante Micheaux and Jalal al-Din Rumi words
Frederic Wake-Walker director
Aaron Holloway-Nahum music director
Sasha Balmazi-Owen designer
Rosabel Huguet movement director
An example of work by the group Phoenix Contemporary Textiles showing a cityscape
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London Lives

Phoenix Contemporary Textiles is a group of twelve artists living in and around London, each with their own diverse textile- inspired art practices which encompass a variety of media. 

Concrete and Clay: Archiving the Barbican
Event
Art & design Tours & public spaces

Concrete and Clay: Archiving the Barbican

Free

This free installation invites visitors to orient themselves in the buildings and their complex, fascinating histories in an exciting new display at the heart of the Barbican’s Foyers.

Event
Cinema

Parent and Baby Screening: Mandoob

A penniless delivery driver starts illegally bootlegging alcohol to the rich and famous, in this Saudi crime thriller.

Barbican architecture
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Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Discover the vast, bold and brutal Barbican estate on our 90 minute Architecture Tours.

Image of Barbican Backstage Tours
Event
Theatre & dance Tours & public spaces

Backstage Tours

Step behind the scenes and see the Barbican Theatre from a new perspective on our 60 minute Backstage Tour

The Kiss Me, Kate ensemble perform, a group of dancers jump in the air, lit by a red light.
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). 

Ney Matogrosso onstage in a sequined catsuit
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Contemporary music

Ney Matogrosso

Ney Matogrosso, Brazil's most extravagant artist ever hits London with his fabulous  show featuring his old favourites, new hits and never sung before classics. 

An example of work by the group Phoenix Contemporary Textiles showing a cityscape
Event

London Lives

Phoenix Contemporary Textiles is a group of twelve artists living in and around London, each with their own diverse textile- inspired art practices which encompass a variety of media. 

Concrete and Clay: Archiving the Barbican
Event
Art & design Tours & public spaces

Concrete and Clay: Archiving the Barbican

Free

This free installation invites visitors to orient themselves in the buildings and their complex, fascinating histories in an exciting new display at the heart of the Barbican’s Foyers.

Image of Barbican Backstage Tours
Event
Theatre & dance Tours & public spaces

Backstage Tours

Step behind the scenes and see the Barbican Theatre from a new perspective on our 60 minute Backstage Tour

Barbican architecture
Event
Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Discover the vast, bold and brutal Barbican estate on our 90 minute Architecture Tours.

The Kiss Me, Kate ensemble perform, a group of dancers jump in the air, lit by a red light.
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). 

A group of men in white desert dress stand in a desert in front of a donkey.
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Cinema

Screening the Sahara: Al Mahatta + 143 Sahara + Introduction

A screening of Hassen Ferhani’s Algerian documentary showing vignettes in cafés and crossroads in the Sahara screens alongside an experimental short from Sudan.

Gabor Mate: Live at the Barbican
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Talks & events

Dr Gabor Maté: Live on Stage in London

Drawing on cutting-edge science and real-life stories, renowned physician Dr Gabor will share his compassionate and humane approach to wellbeing. 

An example of work by the group Phoenix Contemporary Textiles showing a cityscape
Event

London Lives

Phoenix Contemporary Textiles is a group of twelve artists living in and around London, each with their own diverse textile- inspired art practices which encompass a variety of media. 

Concrete and Clay: Archiving the Barbican
Event
Art & design Tours & public spaces

Concrete and Clay: Archiving the Barbican

Free

This free installation invites visitors to orient themselves in the buildings and their complex, fascinating histories in an exciting new display at the heart of the Barbican’s Foyers.

Barbican architecture
Event
Tours & public spaces

Architecture Tours

Discover the vast, bold and brutal Barbican estate on our 90 minute Architecture Tours.

Sir Antonio Pappano conducting
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Classical music

London Symphony Orchestra/Sir Antonio Pappano

Sir Antonio Pappano opens a new chapter as Chief Conductor of the LSO, conjuring stunning landscapes from Nielsen and Sibelius - and a world premiere from James MacMillan. 

Carl Nielsen Helios Overture
Sir James MacMillan Concerto for Orchestra (world premiere, LSO commission) *
Jean Sibelius Symphony No 1
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Antonio Pappano conductor
The Kiss Me, Kate ensemble perform, a group of dancers jump in the air, lit by a red light.
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). 

An example of work by the group Phoenix Contemporary Textiles showing a cityscape
Event

London Lives

Phoenix Contemporary Textiles is a group of twelve artists living in and around London, each with their own diverse textile- inspired art practices which encompass a variety of media.