What's on this weekend ~~ Events in London

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Donizetti’s opera, “Lucia di Lammermoor”

London Coliseum, 8 St. Martin’s Lane, Trafalgar Square, London 51.509911 51.509911

4th, 8th, 11th, 14th, 18th, 20th, 23rd and 26th February 2010Music Classical Opera“Lucia di Lammermoor” is the most dramatic of all Donizetti’s operas, and tells the story of a childlike bride tricked into a politically advantageous marriage by her abusive older brother. But then she falls for a Byronic outcast and her personality turns madly, and murderously, to love.

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PickTim Key’s “The Slutcracker”

Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, Soho, London 51.514502 51.514502

9th – 13th February 2010ComedyEdinburgh Comedy Award Winner 2009 Tim Key returns to the Soho Theatre with a brand new show — “The Slutcracker”. His new show is a confused procession of idiosyncratic poetry and prose arranged into a brittle, theatrical and precarious performance.

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Arshile Gorky: A Retrospective — at Tate Modern

Tate Modern, Bankside, London 51.507467 51.507467

10th February – 3rd May 2010ArtTate Modern will be celebrating one of the most powerful American artists of his generation, in “Arshile Gorky: A Retrospective”. With an emphasis on his uniquely lyrical paintings of the 1940s, the exhibition will examine his extraordinary contribution to the world of Abstract Expressionism.

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“Serenading Louie”, at the Donmar Warehouse

Donmar Warehouse, 41 Earlham Street, Seven Dials, Covent Garden, London 51.513959 51.513959

11th February – 27th March 2010Theatre“Serenading Louie” is Lanford Wilson’s timeless portrait of two suburban American couples struggling to deal with the harsh realities of adulthood as they enter their thirties. Disillusioned by work and struggling to keep their marriages alive, they desperately try to make sense of it all.

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Ibsen’s “Ghosts”, at the Duchess Theatre

Duchess Theatre, Catherine Street, Covent Garden, London 51.512108 51.512108

11th February – 18th May 2010TheatreLesley Sharp, Ian Glen, Malcolm Storry and Harry Treadaway will be starring in a new production of Ibsen’s “Ghosts”, at the Duchess Theatre.

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PickFreeDeutsche Borse Photography Prize 2010

Photographer’s Gallery, 16–18 Ramillies Street, Soho, London 51.514925 51.514925

12th February – 18th April 2010PhotographyThe annual Deutsche Borse Photography Prize awards £30,000 to the photographer who has made the most significant contribution to the medium of photography over the previous year. The four shortlisted artists this year are: Anna Fox, Zoe Leonard, Sophie Ristelhueber and Donovan Wylie.

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PickEric Clapton and Jeff Beck, at the O2 Arena

O2 Arena (Millennium Dome), Drawdock Road, North Greenwich, London 51.502852 51.502852

13th – 14th February 2010Music ConcertsFollowing on from their stunning concert in Tokyo last February, Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton have announced a new collaboration at the O2 Arena in February. In what will be one of the must see shows of this decade Beck and Clapton will perform both together and apart.

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Violinist Julia Fischer, playing Bach’s Sonatas

Wigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore Street, Marylebone, London 51.516654 51.516654

13th February 2010Music ClassicalHere is your chance to see the former Gramophone Artist of the Year, Julia Fischer, playing a selection of works by Bach at Wigmore Hall — including Sonata No. 1 in G minor, Sonata No. 2 in A minor, and Sonata No. 3 in G minor.

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PickBoy band JLS, at the Hammersmith Apollo

Hammersmith Apollo, 45 Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith, London 51.490569 51.490569

13th and 25th February 2010Music ConcertsBoy band JLS shot to fame in last year’s round of X-Factor, and despite coming second to Alexander Burke they’re still going strong! (Unlike a few of the actual winners.) You can catch them playing a couple of dates at the Hammersmith Apollo.

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CheapGuided walk: “Saturday Morning Soho”

Soho, Soho, London 51.513459 51.513459

13th February 2010WalkSpend a pleasant Saturday morning strolling around Soho at its least crowded. Explore the heart of the West End, taking in everything from Chinatown to Old Compton Street, discovering its historic attractions and learning about its scandals.

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London Philharmonic playing Ravel, Debussy and Faure

Royal Festival Hall, Belvedere Road, Southbank, London 51.505733 51.505733

13th February 2010Music ClassicalJoin conductor Yannick Nezet-Seguin, soprano Lisa Milne and the London Philharmonic Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall, as they perform a selection of classical works by Ravel, Debussy, Faure and Poulenc.

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Chris Addison, from TV’s “The Thick of It”

Bloomsbury Theatre, 15 Gordon Street, Bloomsbury, London 51.525323 51.525323

13th February 2010ComedyMost people will know Chris Addison from the Bafta Award-winning comedy “The Thick of It”, but he’s also an acclaimed stand-up — back with a brand new show at the Bloomsbury Theatre. You want daftness? Whimsy? Jokes? Lies? Flapping about and smart-arsery? All present and correct, sir.

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