What’s On in London Sunday 20th December events

20th December 2009Photography WalkThis is a sightseeing walk with a difference: Your aim is to explore the Southbank and capture as many sights as possible with your digital camera. The tour will take everything from the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben and London Eye, to Tate Modern and St Paul’s Cathedral.

20th – 31st December 2009Music ConcertsBoy George shot to fame as the front man for Culture Club, and now seems to spend most of his time in the criminal court (according to the tabloids, at least). In advance of his upcoming European Tour, George will be performing a set of intimate shows at the Leicester Square Theatre… stripped down, acoustic, and unplugged.

20th December 2009ComedyTV’s Paul Merton will be joining the Comedy Store Players for a night of comedy improvisation on the 20th December. Other comedians will include Richard Vranch, Neil Mullarkey, Lee Simpson, Andy Smart and Niall Ashdown.

20th December 2009Christmas Music ClassicalNatasha Kaplinsky will be introducing a “Christmas Gala” of festive favourites and seasonal merry making at Barbican Hall, with some enchanting soloists and the angelic voice of a boy soprano.

19th – 22nd December 2009Christmas Shops/Markets Food/DrinkThe Christmas Slow Food Market is the perfect place to buy all your festive foodie fare with the knowledge that it is has been carefully produced from known and sustainable sources. Specially selected traders will be selling their wares on the Southbank Centre Square.

19th, 20th, 23rd and 24th December 2009Christmas Music Classical“Carols by Candlelight” presents an array of seasonal song and well-worn classics in full 18th-century dress — all in an exquisite candle-lit style setting at the Royal Albert Hall. There will be music by Bach, Corelli, Handel and Mozart, alongside festive readings of Dickens’ “Christmas Carol” and passages from the Bible.

19th December 2009 – 27th February 2010TheatreThe Royal Shakespeare Company is putting on a production of ‘Twelfth Night’ at the Duke of York’s Theatre. The play stars Richard Wilson as Malvolio, and tells the tale of shipwrecked Viola disguising herself as a man, only for Olivia to fall in love with his/her charms.

19th December – 11th January 2010Music Classical OperaPuccini’s “La Boheme” is one of the most popular operas of all time. Its exploration of the joy, anguish and heartbreak of young love, and its succession of passionate arias and duets, makes this the ultimate romantic opera. The Royal Opera House’s production returns to the stage again with an outstanding cast.

19th – 20th December 2009Kid’s Parks/GardensNestle into our warm yurt for a weekend of storytelling by ‘Spoken Ink’. This Christmas in Hyde Park, they will present an ‘Agony in Eight Fits’, ‘A Hungry Walrus’ and a ‘Cheshire Cat’ dancing to the tune of a lute.

18th December – 3rd January 2010SportAlexandra Palace will be hosting the world’s largest darts event — the Ladbrokes World Darts Championship — featuring 70 of the world’s best players competing for a £1 million prize.

16th and 20th December 2009Christmas MusicThe Royal Albert Hall will be hosting a wonderful evening of favourite Christmas songs, including modern-day classics like ‘Let It Snow! Let It Snow!’, ‘Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas’, ‘Jingle Bell Rock’, ‘White Christmas’, ‘The Christmas Song’ and ‘Santa Claus Is Coming To Town’.