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    Foy Vance - World Tour

    6:00 PM · O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, Shepherd's Bush West

    Doors 18:00 Start 19:00 1 pound per ticket goes to International Justice Mission: https://www.ijm.org/ Security - Bag Policy: Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities to leave large bags or luggage. If you really have to bring a bag - and it's preferable you don't, please make sure it's small. Only one small bag per person is permitted and it must not be bigger than A4 size. Height: 28.7cm Width: 21cm Depth 15cm

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    The Bausa

    7:00 PM · 26 Leake Street, Lambeth North, Waterloo & South Bank

    Over 16s only. A max of 6 tickets per person and per household applies. Tickets in excess of 6 will be cancelled.

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    Yll Limani - International Live Tour 2026

    7:00 PM · Troxy, Stepney Green

    Thirrëm Sot ose Nesër tour is named after Yll Limani's latest album and represents a new chapter in his artistic evolution. The live show will feature a carefully curated setlist performed by a full band, bringing together some of his most iconic songs alongside tracks from the album, creating a powerful and immersive concert experience. This tour is more than a series of concerts, it is a milestone moment, setting a new standard for Albanian artists on the international stage.

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    Melanie C

    7:00 PM · O2 Academy Brixton, Brixton North

    Security - Bag Policy: Large bags including rucksacks are not allowed. There are no facilities to leave large bags or luggage. If you really have to bring a bag - and it's preferable you don't, please make sure it's small. Only one small bag per person is permitted and it must not be bigger than A4 size. Height: 28.7cm Width: 21cm Depth: 15cm

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    Cast

    7:00 PM · Electric Ballroom, Camden Town & Mornington Crescent

    Over 14s only. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult over 18. A max of 6 tickets per person and per household applies. Tickets in excess of 6 will be cancelled.

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    RAYE

    7:15 PM · Royal Albert Hall, Knightsbridge, Belgravia & Hyde Park

    Over 5's only. Under 14's must be accompanied by an adult aged 18 or over. A max of 1 ticket per person applies. Tickets in excess of 1 will be cancelled. This event is being filmed. Please be aware that filming equipment may occasionally affect your view during the show. By attending, you consent to being filmed as part of the audience.

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    Zoe Francis/Jim Mullen/Ross Stanley

    7:45 PM – 10:30 PM · Vortex Jazz Club, Dalston Kingsland

    Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 set(s) of music Line-up: Jim Mullen - Guitar Zoe Francis - Vocals Ross Stanley - Organ About: Zoe Francis (vocals), met multi award-winning guitarist Jim Mullen in 2013, they have…

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    WUNN MORE STRIKE

    8:00 PM · Bloomsbury Lanes, Fitzrovia East & Bloomsbury West

    8:00 PM – 12:00 AM ONE NIGHT. ONE STRIKE. DJ: DjTyTy Location: Bloomsbury Lanes Dress Code: Tracksuit Only 21+ Doors Close: 10PM

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    Arts & Play

    Professor Brian Cox: Emergence World Tour

    6:00 PM · The O2, Greenwich Peninsula West

    Under 15s must be accompanied by an adult over 18. A max of 6 tickets per person and per household applies. Tickets in excess of 6 will be cancelled. Seats located on Level 4 (Upper Tier, Upper Bowl) are not recommended for those who have a fear of heights. **Floor Seating is not raked and other customers might stand during the performance** **Letters of authorisation will not be accepted at the venue when collecting tickets for events at the O2. If collecting from the box office, the card holder must be present**

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    RB Dance Company, Stories

    7:30 PM · Peacock Theatre London, Strand, St James & Mayfair · ↻ Also on other days

    (1) Strictly no under 5s. This performance includes haze and smoke effects, loud music and strobe lighting, and contains themes of death, physical assault and murder.

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    Theater

    Avenue Q

    2:30 PM · Shaftesbury Theatre, Holborn, St Giles & Bloomsbury South · ↻ Also on other days

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    RENT

    2:30 PM · Tom Stoppard Theatre, Strand, St James & Mayfair · ↻ Also on other days

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    Inala

    7:30 PM · House of Sisters Grimm, Fitzrovia West & Soho · ↻ Also on other days

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    Hadestown

    7:30 PM · Lyric Theatre, Fitzrovia West & Soho · ↻ Also on other days

    (1) BSL -- Saturday 16th May -- 2:30pm, Thursday 23rd July -- 7:30pm, Thursday 8th October 2026 - 7.30pm, Saturday 14th November 2026 - 2.30pm Captioned \- Saturday 6th June -- 2:30pm, Thursday 30th July -- 7:30pm, Wednesday 21st October 2026 - 7.30pm, Saturday 5th December 2026 - 2.30pm Audio Described -- Saturday 2nd May -- 2:30pm, Thursday 16th July -- 7:30pm, Thursday 29th October 2026 - 7.30pm, Saturday 28th November 2026 - 2.30pm

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    Fences

    7:30 PM · Lyric Theatre Hammersmith, Hammersmith Broadway · ↻ Also on other days

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    Hay Fever

    7:30 PM · Wyndham's Theatre, Strand, St James & Mayfair · ↻ Also on other days

    (1) 27 October: Please note that trailer filming will take place at this performance. Latecomers will not be admitted. 16 November and 19 November: Please note this performance will be filmed. Latecomers will not be admitted.

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    HAM

    6:45 PM · Soho Theatre, Fitzrovia West & Soho · ↻ Also on other days

    A kinky eco-hijacking of Shakespeare’s Hamlet about meat, madness, and the power of shame. 18+.

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    ROLEPLAY

    7:00 PM · Soho Theatre, Fitzrovia West & Soho

    Attention is the new oil. Hey slut! With its Edinburgh Fringe run already selling out, ROLEPLAY is bringing the heat to London this Autumn. A struggling feminist podcaster reinvents herself in….

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    Comedy

    Seann Walsh: This Is Torture

    8:00 PM · Hackney Empire, Hackney Central

    Over 14s only, under 16s must be accompanied by an adult over 18. A max of 9 tickets per person and per household applies. Tickets in excess of 9 will be cancelled.

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    Jacob Hawley - Fighting Age Man

    8:00 PM · Bush Hall, Shepherd's Bush West

    Over 16s only. Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult over 18. A max of 6 tickets per person and per household applies. Tickets in excess of 6 will be cancelled.

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    Kevin Sullivan

    9:30 PM · Leicester Square Theatre, Strand, St James & Mayfair

    Over 16s only. A max of 6 tickets per person and per household applies. Tickets in excess of 6 will be cancelled. Open: 21:00 Show Starts: 21:30

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    Dina Martina: Halloweena!

    7:15 PM · Soho Theatre, Fitzrovia West & Soho

    Soho Theatre's favourite “funny ghoul” herself, Dina Martina will descend upon the dungeon of Dean Street with a hilarious new show this October. 16+.

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    Tim Key: Loganberry

    8:00 PM · Soho Theatre Walthamstow, Walthamstow Market & South Grove

    TIM KEY (Alan Partridge, The Ballad of Wallis Island, Tim Key’s Late Night Poetry Programme) again pops his suit on, plods about, in a brand new show. Bit gutted he’s old. Guzzling continental lager.….

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    Tom Towelling Teaches You to Knit

    8:30 PM · Soho Theatre, Fitzrovia West & Soho

    Following a sold-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe and a nomination for Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards, Tom Towelling brings his highly acclaimed hour of alternative comedy to Soho….

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    Lady Bolognese: Class War

    10:15 PM · Soho Theatre, Fitzrovia West & Soho

    After a Sell-Out run at Edinburgh Fringe 2026, Lady Bolognese are bringing their Leicester Comedy Award-winning debut hour: CLASS WAR to Soho Theatre. “Unhinged” (British Comedy Guide), and “Twisted”….

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    Iconic

    7:30 PM – 8:30 PM · The Bell, Spitalfields

    One woman, one seaside town, one dream. A warm, funny hour about wanting to be an actor when nobody around you thinks that's possible.

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    Meetups & Mixers

    Fitness & Outdoors

    Tech

    Encode London Hackathon

    12:00 PM · Encode Hub, Hoxton South & East · £36.00

    Learn, build and advance your career in Emerging Tech with our community of 500,000 talented professionals worldwide.

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    China and the Middle East

    10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · King's College London, Strand, St James & Mayfair

    In this panel, experts examine how China & the Middle East are navigating a changing international order and what these developments revea

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    Classes & Workshops

    Late: Art in St Margaret's

    6:00 PM – 8:00 PM · St Margaret's Church, Central Westminster

    Enjoy a rare chance to sketch in St Margaret's Church after hours and soak up the beauty of this historic Tudor church.

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    Talks

    The London Model Talk

    12:30 PM – 1:00 PM · NLA - The London Centre, City of London · ↻ Every Friday

    Join us for a free lunchtime talk at The London Centre to learn about London’s historical and physical development.

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    Tech Talk: Getting Started with Mac

    11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · John Lewis Oxford Street, Fitzrovia West & Soho · ↻ Every Friday

    Join us every Friday morning for a 60-minute session designed to help you unlock the full potential of your Mac.

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    Food & Drink

    Fondue Night

    7:00 PM – 11:00 PM · Jumi Cheese, Newington Green

    Raclettes & Fondue Nights are back! Book yours and enjoy yourself with the best that Switzerland has to offer

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    Film

    Fatherland

    6:30 PM · Rio Cinema, Dalston Kingsland

    At the height of the Cold War, the writer Thomas Mann and his daughter—actress, writer, and rally driver—Erika embark on a road trip in a black Buick cruiser across a divided…. Dir. Paweł Pawlikowski, 82 min. Showtimes today: 6:30 PM, 8:50 PM.

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    Doc'n Roll: Nofx: 40 Years Of F*n’ Up!

    8:30 PM · Rio Cinema, Dalston Kingsland

    40 Years of Fuckin' Up is Spinal Tap, but real. It's a film about the infamous, fairly un-famous, and beloved punk rock band NOFX. This is the unbelievable story about how a group…. Dir. James Buddy Day, 124 min.

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    Category H: THE LURE + PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE

    11:30 PM · Rio Cinema, Dalston Kingsland

    Warm up your vocal chord for the October edition of Category H’s Rio Forever/Rio Never Ever season screening, we are bringing you Musical Madness with a late night of horror…. Dir. Agnieszka Smoczynska / Brian De Palma, 210 min.

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    Naza

    5:45 PM · Phoenix Cinema, East Finchley

    Filmed at night from Tel Aviv rooftops, this investigative documentary examines the civilian casualties of Israel's military operations in Gaza and the systems behind targeted…. Dir. Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor, 77 min.

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    Coffy

    8:15 PM · Phoenix Cinema, East Finchley

    Emerging in the early 1970s, Blaxploitation was a groundbreaking movement in independent cinema. For decades, Hollywood sidelined Black actors or confined them to minor…. Dir. Jack Hill, 90 min.

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    Naza

    8:30 PM · The Lexi Cinema, Brondesbury Park · ↻ Also on other days

    For the screening on Saturday 17th October, there will be a Q&A with the film's producer, James Wilson. Shot at night on the rooftops of Tel Aviv, the film reveals in detail the…. Dir. Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor, 80 min.

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    Ghosts: The Possession of Button House

    6:15 PM · The Lexi Cinema, Brondesbury Park

    The beloved and award-winning BBC comedy GHOSTS arrives on the big screen this Halloween. Starring writers and creators Mathew Baynton, Simon Farnaby, Martha Howe-Douglas, Jim…. Dir. Simon Hynd, 97 min. Showtimes today: 3:15 PM, 6:15 PM.

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    Forgotten Island

    5:30 PM · The Lexi Cinema, Brondesbury Park

    DreamWorks Animation, the studio that brought you unforgettable bonds between a boy and a dragon in How to Train Your Dragon, an ogre and a donkey in Shrek, and a robot and a…. Dir. Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado, 109 min. Showtimes today: 3:45 PM, 5:30 PM.

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    London Breeze: Home is Where the Heart Is

    2:00 PM · The Garden Cinema, Holborn, St Giles & Bloomsbury South

    A curated programme of seven short films that examine the idea of home in its many forms, our relationship to it,. Various Directors, Various Countries, Various Years, 100m.

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    Fatherland

    5:15 PM · The Garden Cinema, Holborn, St Giles & Bloomsbury South

    Fatherland centres on the relationship between the Nobel Prize-winning writer Thomas Mann (Hanns Zischler) and his daughter Erika (Sandra Hüller) - actress,. Paweł Pawlikowski, Poland, Germany, Italy, France, 2026, 82m. Showtimes today: 2:15 PM, 5:15 PM, 9:00 PM.

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    Possible Love

    7:30 PM · The Garden Cinema, Holborn, St Giles & Bloomsbury South

    Possible Love follows the intertwined relationship of two married couples facing different paths and hidden desires. Mi-ok (Jeon Do-yeon) lives quietly with. Lee Chang-dong, South Korea, USA, 2026, 164m.

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    The Doings: Movie Night

    8:00 PM – 11:59 PM · COLDHARBOUR BLUE, Herne Hill East

    Movie Night, done differently. The Doings invites you to an intimate evening of film, music and connection at Whirled Cinema, London.

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    Tours

    Masonic Walking Tour

    2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Freemasons Hall, Holborn, St Giles & Bloomsbury South

    A fun and informative tour around the streets of London near Freemasons’ Hall.

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    Hex and the City theatrical walking tour

    7:30 PM – 9:30 PM · Farringdon Underground, Clerkenwell · ↻ Every Friday

    Discover the dark, devilish and downright unjust history of witchcraft in London. Meet London's forgotten witches and hear their stories!

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    The Life and Times of Shakespeare Tour

    11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Blackfriars, City of London · ↻ Every Friday

    If you want to find out more about Shakespeare's real life, while visiting many interesting hidden gems, then this is the tour for you!

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    👪 Kids & family

    Events for children and families.

    Into The Woods

    7:30 PM · Noel Coward Theatre, Holborn, St Giles & Bloomsbury South · ↻ Also on other days

    (1) Suitable for ages 12 years and older This production contains haze, loud noises, flashing lights, as well as strobe effects that may affect audience members who are sensitive to light. There will be periods of absolute darkness in the auditorium as part of the show, we ask you to remain in your seats during this time.

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    The Standard of Living

    7:30 PM · Theatre Royal Haymarket, Strand, St James & Mayfair · ↻ Also on other days

    (1) Natalia Osipova will not be appearing at these performances Evening - Friday 16th October, Wednesday 21st October & Wednesday 4th November Matinee & Evening - Thursday 22nd October & Thursday 5th November (2) Suggested for Ages 12+

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