Top ten at the Southbank this week – 24th August to 30th August

Each week Annie from www.southbanklondon.com picks her top ten things to do on the Southbank.

1. Pop Video Dance Workshop. Southbank Centre. Sat 29th. 2pm

A free dance workshop with a top pop choreographer for ages 14+ giving you the chance to be a music video dancing star.

2. Top Girls. BFI Southbank. Tues 25th. 6.20pm

With Churchill’s Three More Sleepless Nights showing at the National, what better way to celebrate playwriting genius than with the film adaptation of the acclaimed production Top Girls.

3. The Wisechildren Present. Royal festival Hall. Sat 29th. .8pm

The star-studded musician collective come to Southbank Centre, featuring live performances and DJ sets. Expect a groove-based blend of genres from jazz to hip-hop, soul to funk, reggae to afro-beat, and more.

4. Dance Mob. Southbank Centre. Sun 30th. 11am-3pm

Southbank Centre transforms its indoor and outdoor spaces into a stage for Dance Mob. Learn a free, fun, easy routine at public workshops at 11am in time for performances at 3pm. Watch a demo on Southbank Centre’s youtube channel.

5. Rojo. National Theatre. 26-28th Aug. 9pm.

An outdoor performance in the National’s atmospheric Square2 space. Leading Catalan artists Jaume Navarro and Mamen Olías present a delightful blending of theatre and circus.

6. Under the Sea. BFI IMAX. Everyday. 12.30pm.

Under the Sea 3D, a new IMAX 3D adventure, transports you to some of the most exotic and isolated undersea locations on Earth, including Southern Australia, New Guinea and others in the Indo-Pacific region. Explore the beauty and natural wonder of the oceans, come face-to-face with some of the most mysterious and stunning creatures of the sea

7. Champagne Charlie. BFI Southbank. Thurs 26th. 6.10pm

A rousing comedy musical with a loving period recreation of London’s Victorian music halls, with a story centred on the professional rivalry between the two foremost music hall personalities of the day, George Leybourne (Trinder) and The Great Vance (Stanley Holloway

8. Creatures Lost in Time. Hayward Gallery. 24th-25th Aug. 10am-6pm

Creatures Lost in Time reveals the thoughts of two groups of visitors as they venture through the Walking in My Mind exhibition at the Hayward Gallery. Sound artist Duncan Chapman and artist Victoria Turnbull collaborated with members of CoolTan Arts and YoungMinds to record sound pieces inspired by their responses to different artworks in the exhibition.

9. Bloco Fascination. Southbank Centre. Fri 28th . 6pm.

Get ready for the Notting Hill carnival with Bloco Fascination, a truly original and diverse British carnival sound.

10. Annie Shurburne. Oxo Tower. All week.

A fantastic boutique in the oxo tower selling a range of yarn, eco-haberdashery, and gifts including socks, sheepskin mittens, scarves and a range of jewellery made from vintage stones and components.

For more details on any of the above visit www.southbanklondon.com