The Bloomsbury Theatre, 15 Gordon Street, WC1H OAH
Robin Ince’s Friday 13th Horrifying Book Club
13 April 7.30pm
A group of award-winning comedians, singers and performers gather to tell tales of horror around a fireside, oh and tap dance and play accordions! Hosted by Robin Ince with guests including Stewart Lee, Neil Edmond, Martin White, Danielle Ward, Jo Neary and many more Tickets: £15, concessions (£12.50) for NUS holders and the over-60s
Generation Txt
22 May 8:00pm
In a world of blogs, iPods and txt-speak, six of the most talented young writers give poetry an ultra-modern make-over. Based on the acclaimed anthology of new poetry, Generation Txt presents live performances by Joe Dunthorne, Inua Ellams, Laura Forman, Emma McGordon, Abigail Oborne and James Wilkes. Tickets £8.50, concessions (£6.50) for NUS holders and the over-60s
The Cross and the Switchblade
1-2 June 7.45pm
1950's New York is a city of gangs, drugs and violence - certainly no place for a friendless Puerto Rican kid. But Nicky Cruz is no ordinary boy and when he’s initiated into the ranks of a vicious gang, he makes his own mark in the underworld. What will happen when he meets the preacher who is determined to help him? This pulsating play toured to huge acclaim in 2000 and is now revived with a brand new cast.
Tickets £15, concessions (£12.50) for NUS holders and the over-60s
British Museum, Great Russell Street, WC1B 3DG
A New World: England’s first view of America
15 March – 17 June 2007(Room 5)
The extraordinary watercolours of John White gave the Elizabethan world its first glimpse of America, ultimately shaping its view of the New World. The exhibition includes more than 70 watercolours made on the voyages to Virginia in the 1580s. These images are the earliest visual record by an Englishman of the flora, fauna and people of America. The exhibition also features a remarkable selection of scientific instruments, maps, portraits and prints. Tickets £7, concessions (£6) for 14-18 yr olds, NUS holders, over-60s (Free admission for under 14’s)
La Bouche du Roi
22 March – 13 May 2007 (Room 35)
La Bouche du Roi was completed in 2005 by Romuald Hazoumé, an artist from Bénin, West Africa. The work comprises over 300 masks (made from petrol cans) and other objects arranged to recall the 18th-century print of the British slave ship, the Brookes. A recitation of West African names, the terrible sounds of a slave ship, and a video of black market petrol-runners in modern Bénin combine to make this a highly thought-provoking work of art. Admission free
Creative Space: Hogarth and Handel Lost and Found
Saturday 21 April, 1pm-4pm, reading 4 pm-5pm
A practical creative writing workshop with Shaun Levin, inspired by the oratorios of Handel and the sketches and etchings of Hogarth. Learn about stories of abandonment from around the world, from Moses and Ishmael to the Inuit story of the Stone Child. Tickets £15 (including a glass of wine). Advance booking recommended.
Rokeby Gallery, 37 Store Street, WC1E 7BS
The Work of Gideon Rubin
4 April 8 May
The gallery presents the first solo exhibition in London of Israeli born artist Gideon Rubin.Gideon is fascinated by the course of time and his paintings revive forgotten lives, inviting transient figures to hover in and out of view.
Drill Hall, 16 Chenies Street, London, WC1E 7EX
Blow the fuse jazz club 07
3 April - 10 Jul 07
Taking the zzz….out of Jazz, Blow the Fuse brings together jazz artists who share a spirit of collaboration and spontaneity. Hosted by Deirdre Cartwright & Alison Rayner
Tickets £12, concessions (£10) for NUS holders, over-60s, Camden residents
