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More info for Thick & Tight: Camp as Christmas
A collage of one performer in white makeup, green hair, and a floral dress and another performer in all black with one leg in the air
Performance & dance

Thick & Tight: Camp as Christmas

A sizzling revue-style cabaret for the bleak midwinter that’s all camp and a little bit Christmassy
Purcell Room
More info for There's a Bear on My Chair
Illustration of a white polar bear sitting on a small yellow chair waving it's paw. A tiny grey mouse points at the bear.

There's a Bear on My Chair

Pull up a seat for an enchanting adaptation of Ross Collins’ beloved books about a mischievous pair
Queen Elizabeth Hall
More info for Fascinating Aïda
A group of three women wearing beige/black blazers and black trousers.
Performance & dance

Fascinating Aïda

Devilishly funny and gloriously glamorous, the sensational cabaret troupe have an uproarious new show
Queen Elizabeth Hall
More info for Cirque Alice
A performer in a ruffled light blue gown stands amidst dancers costumed as giant playing cards on a purple-lit stage.

Cirque Alice

Enter a magical ‘Wonderland’ in a breathtaking acrobatic reimagining of Lewis Carroll’s adventures
Royal Festival Hall
More info for MimeLondon: FOOD
Two performers dressed in black entangled together, with a performer watching on with a microwave balanced on his head.
Performance & dance

MimeLondon: FOOD

Enter an amusing and bizarre world of consumption in this spectacle from circus artist Michael Zandl
More info for Lyon Opera Ballet: Mycelium
A group of dancers in a triangle formation, wearing all black
Performance & dance

Lyon Opera Ballet: Mycelium

A double bill pulsating with energy from choreographers Christos Papadopoulos and Jan Martens
Queen Elizabeth Hall
More info for Disney Princess – The Concert
An illustration of Disney princesses surrounding three dark singing silhouettes on a deep purple gradient background.

Disney Princess – The Concert

Dreams do come true – Broadway and West End stars bring the songs of Disney princesses to life
Royal Festival Hall

While you're with us

Jeppe Hein: Appearing Rooms
People enjoying the Jeppe Hein Fountain at the Southbank Centre

Jeppe Hein: Appearing Rooms

A summer favourite returns to our site with water fountains to splash around and cool down in.

Shopping
Wooden displays in the Southbank centre shop, featuring books, plushies, and colourful merchandise

Shopping

A vibrant range of inspiring books, homeware, prints, accessories and more.

Klaus Weber: Thinking Fountains
Two statues; a green human body with water spouting from its neck and another of human legs with water pouring down from above displayed outdoors

Thinking
Fountains

Water cascades and spouts over Klaus Weber’s bronze figures.

Modified Social Benches
Two children eating ice cream on a red cirrcular bench

Modified Social Benches

Benches that challenge the space and distance we place between one another.

William Pye's Zemran
A photograph showing Riverside Terrace at Southbank Centre, with the metal sculpture Zemran in the foreground, next to Queen Elizabeth Hall

William Pye's Zemran

Pye’s beautiful stainless steel sculpture sits overlooking the Thames.

Natura Nostra Forest
Bright sunlight bursts through green leaves with a lens flare, set against a blue sky and a textured concrete building.

Natura Nostra Forest

Our growing pocket forest creating a natural oasis.