Top ten at the Southbank this week
Each week Annie from www.southbanklondon.com picks her top ten things to do on the Southbank.
1. Annie Get Your Gun. Young Vic. Starts Sat.
Jane Horrocks, Julian Ovenden and multi-prize winning director Richard Jones unite to present a London revival of Irving Berlin’s great hit song-fest, including favourites There’s No Business Like Show Business, Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better and The Girl That I Marry.
2. The Writing on the Wall. BFI Southbank. Fri-sun
BFI Southbank presents a three-part season that explores European identity, looking at how Europe arrived at its present state and stimulating reflection on its future.
3. Terezin . Theresienstadt. Southbank Centre. Wed.
Mezzo soprano Anne Sofie von Otter performs music from the acclaimed recording of works by composers linked to the Theresienstadt concentration camp.
4. Blown Away: photography of Skandia Team. Wed-Sun.
Portraits and action photography of the Skandia Team GBR sailing squad by Rob Wilson. Free event
5. Captain Kidd’s Thames Barrier Tour. RIB Voyages. All Week
The only way to get up and close to the world’s largest moveable flood barriers. The ultimate London sightseeing excursion for Londoners and visitors.
6. Art Trolley. Topolski Century. Sat- Sun.
Art Trolley with art materials available free for those willing to go creative every weekend. Just help yourself!
7. Champagne Flight. London Eye. All week.
With views across the city at night and a chilled glass of Laurent-Perrier in hand, a champagne flight makes the perfect start to an evening, whatever the occasion.
8. Blue Scar. BFI Southbank, wed 30th. 6.20pm
Olwen Williams leaves her Welsh village and sweetheart Tom to take up a singing scholarship. Tom’s ambitions remain closer to home. Jill Craigie’s first feature film has a keen eye for the details of life of the villagers of South Wales, playing football and struggling against poverty.
9. La Haine. BFI Southbank. Wed 30th, 8.40pm
In the housing projects outside Paris, a young man has been beaten by police and hospitalised in the aftermath of a riot. His three friends kill time and wait for news on his condition, vowing revenge on the cops should he die.
10. Shopping at OXO Tower. All week
Visit OXO Tower for a one of a kind shopping experience with boutiques selling interiors, jewellery, gadgets and clothes, spend an afternoon browsing in style.
For more details on any of the above visit www.southbanklondon.com
