The Mighty Boosh UK Tour
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The Mighty Boosh UK Tour
Written by Zoe Griffiths
When: 11 Sept – 12 Dec
Where: Edinburgh, Dublin, York, Sheffield, Blackpool, Cardiff, London, Bristol, Birmingham, Oxford, Wolverhampton, Nottingham, Portsmouth, Brighton, Plymouth, Newcastle, Glasgow, Manchester
Tickets: £25
Love the Mighty Boosh on BBC Three? Then catch Vince, Howard, Naboo and the rest of your favourite Boosh characters live at a venue near you this winter. Expect the usual silly, surreal entertainment from the gorgeous Noel Fielding and the fantastic Julian Barratt, plus a few surprise comedy capers.
Visit The Mighty Boosh Official Website
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Scottish Ballet Autumn Season
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Scottish Ballet Autumn Season
When: 18 Sep – 11 Oct
Where: Glasgow, Edinburgh, London, Inverness, Aberdeen
Tickets: From £10Where else can you see classical ballet to the sound of Radiohead? Yes, you heard us right:
Radiohead. As well as chasséing to Creep, these talented dancers are taking on the tricky For MG: The Movie, and bringing a touch of 1930s vintage glamour to the stage in Pennies From Heaven. We think it\'ll be one hell of a show.
Visit the official websiteBook tickets online here
The Picture House
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Edinburgh Picture House
When: From 25 Sept
Where: The Picture House, 31 Lothian Road, Edinburgh, EH1Edinburgh\'s long-awaited new gig venue is finally opening. After a preview from
Idlewild,
Travis will rock the new 1,500 capacity Picture House on 25 September. The revamped venue (remember when it was The Caley Palais?) has an upcoming programme featuring indie-rockers
Dirty Pretty Things, renowned Blues artist Walter Trout, electronic music pioneers Tangerine Dream and much, much more.
http://www.edinburgh-picturehouse.com
Rothko
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Rothko at Tate Modern
When: 26 Sept – 1 Feb
Where: Tate Modern, Bankside, London, SE1
Tickets: £12.50 (concessions, £11.50, £10.50)You can forget Babylon at the British Museum; the Liverpool Biennial; Renaissance Faces at the National Gallery. You can even forget Andy Warhol\'s videos at the Hayward. The daddy of the winter art shows this year has got to be Rothko at the
Tate Modern: mysterious, haunting, glowing, stunning and totally worth every penny. Book now – we\'ve waited 20 years for this.
Book tickets here
Manchester in fashion
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Manchester in fashion
When: 2-5 Oct
Where: Urbis, Cathedral Gardens, Manchester, M4
Tickets: From £5We\'ve long been fans of the funky Urbis, but this October there\'s even more reason to love it – fashion! Manchester\'s city centre exhibition space is being transformed into a fabulous fashion emporium, with boutiques, catwalk shows, and style and beauty demos. Local icons Me & Yu and Rags To Bitches, plus international brands like Bracher Emden and Melissa Odabash will be selling pieces from their delectable collections at bargainous prices. Very exciting.
Magner\'s Paramount Comedy Festival Brighton
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Brighton Comedy Festival
When: 4-25 Oct
Where: The Dome, Brighton
Tickets: From £11
Alan Carr,
Reginald D Hunter,
Clive James,
Lucy Porter and everyone in between feature in this year\'s
Brighton Comedy Festival in October. England\'s answer to the Edinburgh Fringe Comedy Festival also features Roy Walker and The Ukulele Orchestra Of Great Britain. Want a belly laugh? Get it in Brighton.
Last Shadow Puppets\' Tour
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The Last Shadow Puppets\' Tour
When: 11-27 Oct
Where: Wolverhampton, Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle, Glasgow, Sheffield, London
Tickets: from £25For most of us, having a "side project" means learning basic Spanish or doing up the second bedroom. When you\'re pop wunderkinds
Alex Turner of
Arctic Monkeys and Miles Kane of
The Rascals, a side project turns into
The Last Shadow Puppets; a Mercury-nominated, Mojo-winning pop band. Catch the cheeky scamps rocking out on tour this October. It\'ll be the perfect antidote if you\'re gutted that the festival season\'s over.
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BBC Electric Proms
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BBC Electric Proms
When: 22-26 Oct
Where: London and LiverpoolThis year, the BBC\'s cool Electric Proms festival includes gigs in Liverpool as well as London. Don\'t miss your chance to see the eclectic line-up (The Streets, Nitin Sawhney, The Last Shadow Puppets, Tony Christie and more) stepping outside their comfort zones, and jamming along with unusual bedfellows such the BBC Concert Orchestra. Then, when you hear it on the radio, you can say. "I was there!"
Visit the Electric Proms websiteTickets on sale from 17 Sept:
Book them here
London Games Festival
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London Games Festival
When: 24-29 Oct
Where: Various London Venues
Tickets: Varies, many events are freeThe festival for all chic gaming geeks is back for a third thrilling year. As well as previews of new games, funky fringe events, and career advice for those of you interested in getting into the industry, there\'s also the magnificent Video Games Live. This multi-media event celebrates the world\'s best-loved video games in a stunning concert with cutting-edge visuals and gaming\'s greatest music – from Pong and Mario to Halo and Final Fantasy – plus an interactive Guitar Hero duel!
Visit the London Games Festival websiteBook for Video Games Live:
http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/music/productions/video-games-live-2008-42528
Body Worlds and the Mirrors Of Time
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Body Worlds
When: 24 Oct – 31 Mar 09
Where: The O2, Peninsular Square, London, SE10
Tickets: From £8Creepy German anatomist Gunther von Hagens is back in the UK with his hugely popular Body Worlds exhibition. This time, the show that displays real plastinated humans and animals examines the effects of time on the body. Weird or wonderful, eerie or educational - you decide. If you\'re into this sort of thing, book now for your chance to see the first-ever preserved giraffe.
Visit the official websiteBook tickets here
Les Ballets Trocadero de Monte Carlo
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Les Ballets Trocadero de Monte Carlo
When: 28 Oct – 14 Mar
Where: Brighton, Bradford, Birmingham, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Nottingham, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Milton Keynes, Salford, Woking, High Wycombe
Tickets: From £13.50
If, like most of us, you didn\'t get far past "nice toes, naughty toes" in your ballet classes, these boys will put you to shame. Les Ballets Trocadero de Monte Carlo (affectionately known as The Trocks) are an all-male ballet troupe who parody, en pointe, the classics of traditional ballet with affection, humour and a whole heap of skill. If only Billy Elliot had known.
Visit the official website
Westfield\'s London Opens
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Westfields London Opens
When: 30 Oct
Where: Westfield London, London, W12
Ordinarily, we wouldn\'t get our knickers in a twist about a new shopping centre. But Westfield is no ordinary shopping mall. Bigger than Buckingham Palace, this £1.6bn project is going to be the largest shopping centre in any European city. With 265 luxury, premium and high street retailers (from Debenhams to Louis Vuitton), 50 places to eat, a gym and a spa, it\'s got everything a girl could want. Credit cards at the ready...
Vist the Westfield\'s website
Between The Covers: Women\'s Magazines And Their Readers
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Between The Covers
When: 1 Nov – 25 Apr
Where: The Women\'s Library, The Women\'s Library, London Metropolitan University, Old Castle Street, London, E1
Tickets: FreeWhether you\'re a magaholic with a three-a-week addiction, or you just love flicking through dog-eared copies in the hairdresser, this exhibition on women\'s magazines is sure to have something to tickle your fancy. Between The Covers is a bright, fun, free collection charting the history of women\'s mags from the 17th century to the present day. We\'re looking forward to a bit of 1970s Cosmo problem page nostalgia.
Visit the exhibition\'s website
MTV Europe Awards
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MTV Europe Awards Amy Winehouse
When: 6 Nov
Where: Echo Arena, Liverpool
Tickets: £60
The European capital of culture hosts Europe\'s biggest music awards show. Tune in to see this year\'s runners and riders fight it out for a gong.
Adele,
Duffy and
Leona Lewis are all up for best new UK act; we\'re pretty sure at least one of them will be performing on the night. Whether or not the
Winehouse makes it on stage remains to be seen...
http://ema.mtv.co.uk/Book: Enter the ballot before 4 October for your chance to get a ticket
The Hurly Burly Show
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The Hurly Burly Show
When: 6-8 Nov
Where: Leicester Square Theatre, Leicester Place, London, WC2H
Tickets: £15
Burlesque hits the big time. The award-winning Miss Polly Rae and her Hurly Burly Girlys are bringing their raunchy cabaret to London\'s West End. This fabulous show troupe is sure to warm you up on a cold November night with their bumpin\' blend of cabaret, variety, traditional and "neo" burlesque. Dig out your nipple tassels, practise your best naughty wink, and shimmy on down to the box office.
Visit the official website
Book tickets here
Treasure Island
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Treasure Island
When: 7 Nov – 28 Feb
Where: Theatre Royal Haymarket, Haymarket, London, SW1Y
Tickets: £20-£45, discounts for children
Arrgh, me hearties! Pirates have never been more popular. Here to prove it is Lilly\'s dad, Keith Allen, taking the role of Long John Silver in Treasure Island at the Haymarket. Book now for a night of hunting for hidden treasure, swashbuckling swordplay, pieces of eight, and, we\'re hoping, a cheeky, chatty parrot.
Visit the Treasure Island website
Book tickets here
Duffy On Tour
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Duffy on tour
When: 25 Nov – 9 Dec
Where: Belfast, Leeds, Manchester, Glasgow, Newcastle, Wolverhampton, Newport, London
Tickets: From £25She\'s been supporting
Coldplay in the US; now our favourite Welsh songstress is back in the UK and heading out on a tour of her very own. And as the biggest-selling artist of the year in the UK, she\'s got plenty to celebrate. Catch her crooning tunes from the brilliant Rockferry at a town near you.
Visit Duffy\'s official website
Curve
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Curve Theatre, Rutland Street, Leicester, LE1
When: From 4 Dec
Where: Curve Theatre, Rutland Street, Leicester, LE1If you think of cutting-edge cultural destinations, Leicester doesn\'t always spring to mind. The arrival of Curve might just change that. Curve is Leicester\'s shiny new state-of-the-art theatre, based in the heart of the city\'s new cultural quarter. Their season opens with a crowd-pleasing Adam Cooper-directed Cinderella; we\'re more excited about seeing the sexy Marc Warren in The Pillowman, and the gorgeous Juliette Binoche in February.
Visit The Curve website
Oliver!
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Oliver!
When: 12 Dec – 26 Sep 09
Where: Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Catherine Street, London, WC2B
Tickets: From £17.50
If you spent much of last autumn debating exactly who should win the BBC\'s I\'d Do Anything, now\'s your chance to see the TV stars hit the stage. Jodie, Gwion, Harry and Laurence are joined by Blackadder and Mr Bean actor Rowan Atkinson as Fagin in what\'s sure to be the must-see West End show of the season.
Visit the musical\'s website
Simply Madonna: Materials Of The Girl
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Simply Madonna
When: 21 Feb – 22 Mar
Where: Old Truman Brewery, 91 Brick Lane, London, E1
Tickets: From £7.50First
Kylie did it; now
Madonna\'s showing off selected items from her presumably colossal wardrobe. Pop into the Old Truman Brewery on London\'s Brick Lane to peruse more than 300 personal items from the Queen Of Pop\'s inimitable collection. As well as dresses from the film Evita, check out that shocking pink Material Girl outfit, the wedding gown Madge wore on the Like A Virgin tour, and of course, those bespoke bustiers...
Visit the website
Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones
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Hats V&A
When: 24 Feb – 10 May
Where: Victoria And Albert Museum, South Kensington, Cromwell Road, London, SW7We all know if you want to get ahead, get a hat. The V&A in London are further proving this with their Anthology Of Hats exhibition. Radical Cheshire-born hat designer Stephen Jones brings a cornucopia of headgear to the capital, from a 17th-century Puritan\'s hat to the latest creations by young milliners such as Noel Stewart. Check out hats worn by stars like Audrey Hepburn, Anna Piaggi and Dita von Teese, and get inspired far ahead of the wedding season.
Visit the Victoria and Albert museum websiteBook tickets here
A Doll\'s House
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A Doll\'s House
When: Spring 09
Where: Donmar Warehouse, Earlham Street, London, WC2H
We loved Gillian Anderson in The X-Files, now this talented actress is proving she can do more than chase after Fox Mulder in heels looking skeptical. Next spring, she\'ll be playing Nora in a new version of Henrik Ibsen\'s feminist masterpiece A Doll\'s House. Tickets, as with everything at the Donmar, are going to be rarer than a UFO sighting. Good luck getting your hands on a pair.
Visit the play\'s official website
Book tickets here
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