The Royal Opera House is proud to continue its #OurHouseToYourHouse programme with Tony and the Young Artists, a celebration of music and song on Friday 19 February at 7pm GMT and their next Friday Premiere, The Royal Ballet’s The Sleeping Beauty on Friday 26 February at 7pm GMT.

This Christmas, come together with your household or with friends and family online to take part in the music and merriment of this uplifting story, joyously adapted by Jack Thorne.

Les Misérables broke box office records and sold out its entire 16 week season when it ran last year at the Gielgud Theatre.

Mr Stink, and the whole cast, bring plenty of festive cheer - with some singing and dancing - guaranteed to lift our hearts this Christmas

The National Theatre Live broadcast of WAR HORSE, the unforgettable Olivier and Tony Award®-winning theatrical event based on Michael Morpurgo’s beloved novel, will return to cinemas around the UK and Ireland for the first time since its original live broadcast in 2014.

Have a great family day out and immerse yourself in displays showcasing more than 250,000 flowers.

The London Classic Car Show is the must-attend event for any discerning classic car owner, collector, expert or enthusiast.

A look forward to 2017

Make a day of it and immerse yourself in displays showcasing more than 250,000 flowers.

A contemporary musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic comedy by Tony Award winning Alex Timbers (Peter and the Starcatcher) and Michael Friedman (Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson) this is a madcap celebration of true love and coming of age.

The Ideal Home Show, sponsored by Zoopla, is returning to London's Olympia with a fresh face, new interactive features and four brand-new live theatres. As ever, the show is set to provide the ultimate shopping experience with everything you need to update your home for the year ahead as you step out of the dark mornings and move into the Summer months.

The London Classic Car Show is the must attend event for any discerning classic car owner, collector, expert or enthusiast.

http://www.thelondonclassiccarshow.co.uk/

Begin your own journey of discovery at the 2017 London Boat Show. 

Europe's first Boat Show, now in it's 63rd year will be taking place from 6 - 15 January 2016. This world-renowned event is where adventure starts, pioneers meet and innovation shines. Immerse yourself in the elements and explore a world of boating, the very latest in technology and show-stopping experiences that will really capture your imagination.

A dark, gothic antidote to the candlelit Yuletide backdrop

Experience an immersive new sound play from Palimpsest this winter at the National Trust’s Red House.

Encounter themes of loss and longing in the 1860s as the sensory drama is presented twice each night through audio and live actors. A range of tales will be explored as you roam freely throughout the arts and crafts enclave, complete with drink in hand.

Atmospheric, ghostly and unspeakably sad, ‘If I Can’ is a narrative poem, fusing the extant shards of poetry and prose of those Pre-Raphaelites that built and embellished Red House.

With Red House populated by Palimpsest actors in character costumes, you will choose whom to follow as their lives spool out; as if the very walls could speak and give up their secrets.
“This is a unique and exciting new way to experience the stories of one of the most influential groups of artists and the house they created together.” Robynn Finney, House & gardens Manager, Red House
‘If I Can’ is written by Katherine Tozer for Palimpsest, with music and sound by John Chambers.

The RHS Lindley Hall will host the very first RHS London Urban Garden Show.

On entering the show visitors will be immersed in a tropical paradise with an array of species suitable for indoor use such as ivies, palms and ferns. A second inspirational installation will feature popular dry plants such as cacti and succulents, which are easy to keep and need little maintenance.

You will get the chance to ask the experts about caring for your plants whatever your level of knowledge, and get cultivation tips on keeping them healthy all year round. In addition, you'll be able to check out plant accessories to create an impressive display from some of London’s hottest new horticultural brands.

The Show will feature seminars on topics ranging from social media for gardeners to growing various kinds of houseplants and how plants can be used in the urban settings, along with curated tours of our Lindley Library exhibit on the City Gardener, which covers the delights and challenges of urban gardening through the ages.

There will also be a tempting range of food on offer if you feel the need for something tasty - SpiceBox, Seedlip, Rupert's Street, The Inkspot Brewery, Vegan Sweet Tooth, The Gin Garden, and Young Vegans will all be on hand with thier range of fabulous fare.

Date: 12 – 13 November 2016 (Late event 11 November)
Time: 10am – 5pm (Late event 6pm – 10pm)

The Late Event

£5 entry including free drink

The Friday evening is an exclusive preview of this exciting new show, showcasing:

• delicious artisan food pop-ups
• fabulous botanical drinks
• a DJ Soundclash from 6pm - 10pm – Cityscapes vs Edible Bus Stop.

All of this while being immersed in an atmospheric plant world. A perfect way to enjoy an after-work drink and find some funky fauna and flora for your urban dwelling.
 
There are also drop-in workshops on floral crowns and jewellery.

After two sold out runs NIGHTWATCHERS will return to the Tower of London November 2016. 

After-hours this place is off limits to most people, but not to us Operative 341. This will be your patch. The people here, your business…

NIGHTWATCHERS is an after-hours immersive experience at the Tower of London, directed by award-winning digital theatre company ANAGRAM.

Step into a shadowy world of state surveillance, where messages and phone calls lead you around one of our most notorious prisons; this is your induction into the art of covert investigation. The story dips between contemporary London and the most dramatic years of the Elizabethan secret service.

While faith, violence and the invisible lines between truth and justice collide, you must find your way, guided by the stories of code-breakers, law enforcers and radical religious extremists.

In a climate of global insecurity, who watches the watchers?

http://www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london/whats-on/nightwatchers/#gs.WA0APOU

This live show, presented by a Royal Observatory Astronomer, takes visitors on a tour of what can be seen in the night sky on the day of their visit and the months ahead.

The journey takes in stars, constellations, planets and moons, and includes a fly-out to the edge of the visible.

http://www.rmg.co.uk/see-do/exhibitions-events/sky-tonight

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a rowdy young prodigy who arrives in Vienna determined to make a splash. Awestruck by his genius, Court Composer Antonio Salieri has the power to promote his talent or destroy it. Seized by obsessive jealousy he begins a war with Mozart, with music and, ultimately, with God.

Directed by Michael Longhurst (The World of Extreme Happiness at the NT and Constellations), this acclaimed play had its premiere at the NT in 1979, winning multiple Olivier and Tony Awards before being adapted into an Academy Award-winning film. In this new production, Lucian Msamati (Ma Rainey's Black Bottom) plays Salieri, Adam Gillen Mozart, and Karla Crome Constanze, with live orchestral accompaniment by Southbank Sinfonia. Designed by Chloe Lamford, with music direction and additional music by Simon Slater, choreography by Imogen Knight, lighting by Jon Clark and sound by Paul Arditti, the cast also includes Sarah Amankwah, Hammed Animashaun, Geoffrey Beevers, Fleur de Bray, Tom Edden, Matthew Hargreaves, Andrew Macbean, Alexandra Mathie, Eamonn Mulhall, Robyn Allegra Parton, Hugh Sachs, Eleanor Sutton, Wendy Dawn Thompson, Peter Willcock.

Amadeus runs from 19 October until 26 January with additional performances to be announced and is supported by Travelex with hundreds of seats at £15 for every show.  The production is supported by the Amadeus production syndicate in association with Southbank Sinfonia.

https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/shows/amadeus

The Chelsea Flower Show has been held in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, London every year since 1913, apart from gaps during the two World Wars. Once Britain's largest flower show (it has now been overtaken by RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show), it is still the most prestigious.

Key facts

• The RHS Chelsea Flower Show is organised by the Royal Horticultural Society which was founded in 1804.
• In 1927 there was a campaign to get the RHS to ban foreign exhibits from RHS Chelsea to reduce competition with British firms. The RHS refused saying, ‘horticulture knows nothing of nationality.’
• In 1932 the rain at the Show was so severe that a summer house display fell to pieces. One very wet year an exhibitor named it ‘The Chelsea Shower Flow’.
• The Great Pavilion is roughly 11,775 square metres or 2.90 acres, enough room to park 500 London buses.
• Of the firms that exhibited at the first Show in 1913, three can still be seen at the Show today: McBean’s Orchids, Blackmore & Langdon and Kelways Plants.
• A cap of 157,000 was placed on the number of visitors to the showground in 1988.

England’s greatest medieval fortress is under attack! Join costumed interpreters to relive the life and death struggles to overcome its mighty defences. Shelter within the walls or discover which enemies have the power to conquer the Tower, in this fun-filled family activity.