Saturday Sessions with Shelf
Start your weekend with a chuckle with a performance and sketch workshop from the fantastically funny Shelf comedy duo.
Saturday Sessions are the perfect place to start the weekend. On a monthly basis you can watch a performance, make something with the artists and play with other children and their families – all for free!
This month, Shelf leads us in a side-splitting comedy workshop, complete with silly characters and the chance to be a part of the joke, followed by our monthly Ballroom Boogie with Lyvonne the Don.
Schedule
1pm: performance and comedy workshop with Shelf
2.30pm: ballroom boogie with Lyvonne the Don
Throughout: crafty makes with Kirsty Reynolds on Level 2
Shelf is an award-winning comedy double act who use physical comedy and silly characters to make sketch comedy fun for the whole family. They’ve led sketch comedy workshops for kids and their families at Great Ormond Street Hospital and festivals around the UK.
Lyvonne the Don is a multi-genre DJ, host and entertainer. Her speciality? Curating a unique and welcoming environment, where people can be their most confident and carefree selves. She mixes deep cuts and chart toppers from various genres (Afrobeats, hip-hop and more) to create an unforgettable musical experience.
Need to know
Saturday Sessions are free, drop-in events with no booking required. The sessions are part of our Open Doors programme to welcome everyone into our creative spaces.
We also offer Relaxed Sessions, an adapted version for families who may benefit from a more chilled out space.
There is a ‘What to expect’ guide available for audience members who may benefit from preparing for the event.
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Reviews
‘Sketch comedy for kids … Shelf pull it off with brio.’
The Guardian
‘hilarious routines’
The List
Access
Saturday Sessions take a relaxed approach to noise or movement coming from the audience. They give everyone permission to relax and respond naturally and people are free to come and go as they please. There is also a nearby rest space available to use for the duration of the session whenever needed.
This event is British Sign Language interpreted (BSL). Interpretation is by Pettra St.Hilaire (subject to change).
You can join our free Access Scheme through your online Southbank Centre account or via email.
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For your visit
This event is held at the The Clore Ballroom Southbank Centre
The Clore Ballroom is open six days a week.
Tuesday, 10am – 6pm*
Wednesday – Sunday, 10am – 11pm
Monday, closed.
*If we’re hosting a performance, the building will stay open until the event ends.
Plan your visit
The Clore Ballroom is located inside our Royal Festival Hall on Level 2.
Getting here
Our address is Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX.
The nearest tube stations to us are Waterloo and Embankment; Waterloo is also the nearest train station. And more than 20 different London bus routes pass within 500 metres of our venues. More information on getting here by rail, road or river is available on our Getting here page.
We’re cash-free
Please note that we’re unable to accept cash payments across our venues.
Access
We’re working hard to remove barriers, so that our facilities and events can be accessible to as many people as possible.
All help points, toilets, performance and exhibition spaces at the Southbank Centre are accessible to all, as are the cafes, bars and restaurants. We also have excellent public transport links with step-free access.
There is step-free access to The Clore Ballroom, Level 2, Royal Festival Hall, via a ramp.
All information about booking wheelchair spaces, step-free access, blue badge parking, access maps and guides and other help available whilst you’re here, including details about our Access Scheme, can be found on our Access page.
Food & drink
Next to The Clore Ballroom is our Ballroom Cafe where you can grab a coffee and a piece of freshly made cake. Also on Level 2 of our Royal Festival Hall you can grab a slice of life by the Thames with drinks and freshly made pizza at our Festival Bar & Kitchen which opens out onto our Riverside Terrace.
From coffee to cocktails, filling favourites to fine dining, plus some of London’s best street food – it’s all here at the Southbank Centre.