Britain's What's On Event Guide
What's on around Whitechapel
Today to Mon 22 Nov, closest first.
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Tunnel Skills VR Experience
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October half-term at the Brunel Museum
Descend into the darkness and discover the dangers of the tunnel, from explosions to floods this half-term.
Brunel Museum
Railway Avenue
London SE16 4LF
Fri 29 Oct
LSO Discovery Family Concert: Fantastic Folk
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Experience the spectacle of a live symphony orchestra as the LSO and presenter Lucy Hollins explores the roots and origins of folk music.
Barbican Centre Silk Street London EC2Y 8DS
Sun 7 Nov
WHEN THIS IS OVER
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A HOPEFUL, ENERGETIC AND URGENT STORY
Created by Ned Glasier, Sadeysa Greenaway-Bailey and the company.
“Does anyone really know where their story starts?
Do you?
Unicorn Theatre 147 Tooley Street London SE1 2HZ
Wed 27 Oct to Sat 30 Oct
THE BOLDS
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THE BOLDS
A CHRISTMAS CRACKER OF A FAMILY SHOW!
With live music, songs and adventures?, this brand new show for everyone age 6+ revels in the joy of being anything but ordinary.
Unicorn Theatre 147 Tooley Street London SE1 2HZ
Sun 14 Nov
How Ananse the spider got his tiny waist - storytelling at the Museum of London
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Join IROKO Theatre to hear the enchanting African folktale of ‘How Ananse the spider got his tiny waist’.
Museum Of London 150 London Wall London EC2Y 5HN
Today
Mary Seacole - storytelling at the Museum of London
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Meet Mary Seacole, nineteenth century nurse, traveller, businesswoman and writer from Jamaica. Hear about her ’amazing adventures in different lands’ and her experiences as a nurse during the Crimean...
Museum Of London 150 London Wall London EC2Y 5HN
Thu 28 Oct
Joe Clough, London’s first Black bus driver - storytelling at the Museum of London
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Hear the fascinating story of Joe Clough, London's first Black bus driver. Learn about his early life in Jamaica, his arrival in grey England, and his remarkable time serving on the Western...
Museum Of London 150 London Wall London EC2Y 5HN
Fri 29 Oct
History heroes - craft at the Museum of London
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Which heroes of history have inspired you? Do you admire the Windrush Generation's optimism, the determination of the abolitionists or the bravery of soldiers sent off to war?
Museum Of London 150 London Wall London EC2Y 5HN
Sun 31 Oct
Silverbacks
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Silverbacks. Artists performing: Silverbacks. Tickets avaiable.
The Victoria Dalston, London E8 3AS
Thu 28 Oct
Telling Tales - October Half-Term at Shakespeare's Globe
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Our family festival is back and packed full of events and activities this October half term for the whole family (ages 5 - 15+).
21 New Globe Walk SE1 9DT
Today to Sat 30 Oct
Telling Tales Half-Term Family Festival - Ages 5 - 15+
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Our family festival is back and packed full of events and activities this October half term for children aged 5-15+ and their families!
Shakespeare’s Globe 21 New Globe Walk Bankside London SE1 9DT
Today to Sat 30 Oct
Greta Isaac
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Greta Isaac Plus Special Guests. Artists performing: Greta Isaac.: Tickets avaiable.
Omeara, London SE1 1TE
Today
Vanara - The Legend. The Musical
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The world premiere of the highly-anticipated new musical Vanara will take place at Hackney Empire this October.
Hackney Empire, 291 Mare Street, Hackney, London E8 1EJ
Today to Sat 30 Oct
Rod Kitson's Blue Lotus Exhibition at Surrey Quays
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A docklands artist unveils an exhibition of ‘escapist’ paintings that began as a reaction to his life in lockdown.
The Art of Isolation, 47 Upper Floor
Surrey Quays Shopping Centre
Redriff Road SE16 7LL
Thu 28 Oct, Sun 7 Nov
Venus Grrrls
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Venus Grrrls plus special guests. Artists performing: Venus Grrrls. Tickets avaiable.
Paper Dress Vintage, London E8 1HR
Wed 3 Nov
Olaudah Equiano - Storytelling at the Museum of London Docklands
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Travel through time to London in the 1700s and meet Olaudah Equiano, a famous abolitionist. Learn about the injustices he faced as an enslaved man and campaign alongside him to end the horrors of...
Museum of London Docklands No.1 Warehouse West India Quay London E14 4AL
Today
Joe Clough, London’s first Black bus driver - storytelling at the Museum of London Docklands
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Hear the fascinating story of Joe Clough, London's first Black bus driver. Learn about his early life in Jamaica, his arrival in grey England, and his remarkable time serving on the Western...
Museum of London Docklands No.1 Warehouse West India Quay London E14 4AL
Tue 26 Oct
History heroes - craft at the Museum of London Docklands
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Which heroes of history have inspired you? Do you admire the Windrush Generations’ optimism, the determination of the abolitionists or the bravery of soldiers sent off to war?
Museum of London Docklands No.1 Warehouse West India Quay London E14 4AL
Thu 28 Oct
How Ananse the spider got his tiny waist - storytelling at the Museum of London Docklands
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Join IROKO Theatre to hear the enchanting African folktale of ‘How Ananse the spider got his tiny waist’.
Museum of London Docklands No.1 Warehouse West India Quay London E14 4AL
Fri 29 Oct