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Francis Alÿs: Ricochets, installation view, Barbican Art Gallery, 27 June – 1 September 2024. © Jemima Yong / Barbican Art Gallery.
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Art & design Tours & public spaces

Francis Alÿs Curator Tour with Inês Geraldes Cardoso

Join Inês Geraldes Cardoso, Assistant Curator of Francis Alÿs: Ricochets, as she leads a curatorial guided tour highlighting key works and introducing the themes of the exhibition.

A man and a woman sit on a divan on stage laughing with each other.
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Cinema

NT Live: Present Laughter

Andrew Scott stars in Noël Coward's provocative comedy about an actor's whirlwind of fame, sex, love and panic.

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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.

Two woman in the 1980s walk Hollywood Boulevard
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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.

A photograph of contributors to the exhibition with some of their creations
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Library

Shifting Narratives

Free

Shifting Narratives responds to the diverse needs and aspirations of refugee communities, whilst valuing and sustaining their cultural heritages. 

children playing jump rope
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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.

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

Janet Planet

Annie Baker's tender coming-of-age debut follows 11-year-old Lacie and her unconventional mother during the summer of 1991.

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Cinema

Crossing

A retired Georgian woman travels to Istanbul in search of her long-lost niece, where she meets a trans activist lawyer, in Levan Akin's identity drama.

An old lady drives a scooter down a hospital corridor.
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Cinema

Thelma

At the tender age of 93, Thelma has accepted her role as a grandma and a widow. But after she is scammed out of $10,000, she kicks back into action, one mobility scooter stunt at a time... 

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Cinema

Shayda

Shayda and her six year old daughter find refuge in an Australians women's centre, until her ex-husband arrives, in Noora Niasari's powerful debut.

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). 

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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.

Two men stand on the stairs of a beach chatting, over a stormy sea.
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Cinema

blur: To the End

Depicting the extraordinary and emotional return of blur, captured during the year in which they made a surprise return with their first record in 8 years, the #1 album ‘The Ballad of Darren’.

A photograph of contributors to the exhibition with some of their creations
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Library

Shifting Narratives

Free

Shifting Narratives responds to the diverse needs and aspirations of refugee communities, whilst valuing and sustaining their cultural heritages. 

children playing jump rope
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.

 Image of Barbican Backstage Tours
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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.

Two women look at a wall that has photographs and notes pinned on to it.
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Cinema

Parent and Baby Screening: 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.

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Cinema

Inside Out 2

Ayo Edebiri, Maya Hawke and Adèle Exarchopoulos star in this heart-warming animation about anxiety and emotional maturity.

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Cinema

Crossing

A retired Georgian woman travels to Istanbul in search of her long-lost niece, where she meets a trans activist lawyer, in Levan Akin's identity drama.

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). 

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Cinema

La Chimera

Josh O'Connor digs himself in to a mess in this arthouse 80s drama about a troupe of Italian grave robbers.

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Cinema

Janet Planet

Annie Baker's tender coming-of-age debut follows 11-year-old Lacie and her unconventional mother during the summer of 1991.

An old lady drives a scooter down a hospital corridor.
Event
Cinema

Thelma

At the tender age of 93, Thelma has accepted her role as a grandma and a widow. But after she is scammed out of $10,000, she kicks back into action, one mobility scooter stunt at a time... 

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Cinema

Shayda

Shayda and her six year old daughter find refuge in an Australians women's centre, until her ex-husband arrives, in Noora Niasari's powerful debut.

Rendering of OrchestRAVE
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Contemporary music

OrchestRAVE presents 15 years of UKF

OrchestRAVE celebrates UKF’s 15th anniversary with a special orchestral rendition of bass music, performed by over 40 artists and alumni from Guildhall School of Music & Drama. 

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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.

children playing jump rope
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.

picture of children playing
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Art & design Tours & public spaces

Relaxed View - Francis Alÿs: Ricochets

Our Relaxed Viewings are dedicated to visitors who'd benefit from a more informal approach to noise and movement in the space, or who feel more comfortable knowing that they can enter and exit freely.