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Need some inspiration for 23rd March? The Smiths played their first London gig on this day in 1983. It was at a long-gone club called the Rock Garden, which now houses the Covent Garden Apple Store. If you fancy going to gig yourself then you can check out which music concerts are playing below.
Theatre shows on 23rd March Here’s a guide to all the theatre shows playing in London on Saturday 23rd March
23 Mar to 1 Jun 2019 Betrayal is the culmination of Jamie Lloyds Harold Pinter season and stars the Hollywood actor Tom Hiddleston
23 Mar 2019 The Globe Theatre will be putting on a fast-paced performance of William Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet
23 to 30 Mar 2019 The Donmar Warehouse is putting on a production of Berberian Sound Studio - based on Peter Stricklands horror movie
23 Mar to 25 May 2019 Waitress tells the story of pie-making Jenna who longs to escape her dreary marriage in small-town America
23 Mar to 2 Jun 2019 Harry Judd Aston Merrygold Jay McGuiness and Louis Smith will be dancing their way through a 1960s soundtrack in Rip It Up
23 to 30 Mar 2019 The American Clock is Arthur Millers play about the nations unwavering faith in capitalism after the 1929 stock market crash
23 Mar to 25 May 2019 Come From Away tells the story of how a small Canadian town took in 7000 stranded air passengers after 9/11
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23 Mar to 31 Aug 2019 9 To 5 uses the music of Dolly Parton to tell the story of three put-upon workers who oust their egotistical office boss
23 Mar to 13 Apr 2019 On the outside Judy seems to be the perfect 1950s housewife but if you peek behind the curtains her marriage is starting to unravel
23 Mar to 21 Dec 2019 TINA tells the story of Tina Turner from her humble start in Nutbush to her transformation into a global superstar
23 to 30 Mar 2019 Alexander Hamilton was George Washingtons right hand man and one of Americas Founding Fathers
23 Mar to 28 Sep 2019 Everybodys Talking About Jamie is all about overcoming prejudice with songs by The Feelings Dan Gillespie Sells
23 Mar to 20 Oct 2019 The Jack Black movie School of Rock has been turned into a West End mind-blowing musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Julian Fellowes
23 Mar to 28 Jul 2019 Palace Theatre will be showing Harry Potter and the Cursed Child -- a brand-new Harry Potter story by JK Rowling
23 to 30 Mar 2019 Disneys Aladdin has been turned into a West End musical and will be showing at the Prince Edward Theatre
23 Mar to 3 Nov 2019 The writers behind The Play That Goes Wrong are back with The Comedy About A Bank Robbery at the Criterion
23 Mar to 20 Apr 2019 Relive Berry Gordys journey as he launches Motown and the careers of superstars like Michael Jackson
23 Mar to 27 Oct 2019 The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society put on a West End show but will they crack under the pressure?
23 Mar to 14 Sep 2019 Mamma Mia is based on the hit movie starring Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan and uses the songs of ABBA
23 Mar 2019 to 24 May 2020 Roald Dahls Matilda tells the story of a child who rebels against the grown-ups when she discovers her amazing powers
23 Mar to 7 Apr 2019 Thriller celebrates Michaels career in a spectacular show filled with songs and dazzling dance moves
23 Mar to 30 Nov 2019 If you like The Wizard of Oz then you will love Wicked -- it tells the story of what happened to the good and evil witches
23 to 30 Mar 2019 Agatha Christies murder mystery crime thriller has been running in the West End for nearly 60 years
23 Mar to 1 Jun 2019 Based on the Oscar-winning Disney movie The Lion King tells the story of Simba and his adventures in the jungle
23 Mar to 27 Jul 2019 A man is obsessed with a family curse and hires a sceptical young actor to help him exorcise the fear that grips his soul
Music, comedy & film on 23rd March Have a night out at one of these rock and pop concerts , comedy gigs , or film shows
23 Mar 2019 Grime star AJ Tracey will be playing one night at the Brixton Academy as part of his biggest headline tour to date
Family & Kid’s events on 23rd March Here are some good events for kids if you’re taking them to London on the 23rd March
23 to 24 Mar 2019 The London Festival of Railway Modelling will have over 40 working layouts and 120 exhibitors selling paint and trains
23 Mar 2019 Enjoy a medieval banquet and be entertained by English knights and singing minstrels and King Henry VIII
23 Mar 2019 Heres your chance to enter the animal enclosures and get close to some of the friendliest animals at London Zoo
23 Mar 2019 The Royal Observatory in Greenwich puts on a daily show at their planetarium to show you what will be visible in the sky tonight
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23 Mar to 22 Apr 2019 A child-friendly exhibition about pirates that will take your kids on a swashbuckling adventure and show them some real pirate coins
23 Mar 2019 NAMCO Funscape is like an indoor funfair with arcade games pool tables 10-pin bowling bumper cars and a sports bar
23 Mar 2019 This cable car offers fantastic views as it carries you across the Thames from the O2 Arena to the ExCel Centre in five minutes
23 Mar to 6 May 2019 The Science Museum will be telling the extraordinary story of the life-giving star that sits at the centre of our Solar System
23 Mar to 28 Jul 2019 Palace Theatre will be showing Harry Potter and the Cursed Child -- a brand-new Harry Potter story by JK Rowling
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23 to 30 Mar 2019 Disneys Aladdin has been turned into a West End musical and will be showing at the Prince Edward Theatre
23 Mar 2019 to 24 May 2020 Roald Dahls Matilda tells the story of a child who rebels against the grown-ups when she discovers her amazing powers
23 Mar to 30 Nov 2019 If you like The Wizard of Oz then you will love Wicked -- it tells the story of what happened to the good and evil witches
23 Mar to 1 Jun 2019 Based on the Oscar-winning Disney movie The Lion King tells the story of Simba and his adventures in the jungle
Art & Museum exhibitions on 23rd March How about spending a few hours on Saturday in one of London’s art galleries or museums ?
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23 Mar to 7 Jul 2019 An exhibition of photographs by Chris Steele-Perkins who has captured families living in their London homes
23 Mar to 7 Jul 2019 The National Gallery will be putting on a rare exhibition of sixty works by the Spanish Impressionist painter Joaquin Sorolla
23 Mar to 27 May 2019 An exhibition by one of Britains best-known photographers - Martin Parr - revealing what Britons are like following the EU referendum
23 Mar to 2 Jun 2019 Explore the evolution of nude painting in the 15th and 16th-century through Renaissance painters like Titian Raphael Michelangelo and Leonardo
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23 Mar to 19 May 2019 French artist Louis-Leopold Boilly worked in revolutionary Paris and witnessed the rise and fall of Napoleon
23 Mar to 9 Jun 2019 The Tate Modern will be putting on an exhibition that looks back over the long career of surrealist artist Dorothea Tanning
23 Mar to 23 Jun 2019 The RA will be showing one of Phyllida Barlows large-scale installations in the new Gabrielle Jungels-Winkler Gallery
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23 Mar to 19 May 2019 The Elizabethan Treasures exhibition brings together many of the best miniature paintings from the 16th and 17th-century
23 Mar to 2 Jun 2019 This retrospective will showcase some large-scale works and sculptures by Franz West - one of the leading figures in European art
23 Mar to 6 May 2019 The Hayward Gallery is putting on an exhibition of artworks by Kader Attia called The Museum of Emotion
23 Mar to 6 May 2019 In The Beginning collects together more than 100 works by the American photographer Diane Arbus from her early career
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23 Mar to 4 Aug 2019 An exhibition of 65 rarely seen Rembrandt prints and drawings to mark the 350th anniversary of the Dutch Masters death
23 Mar to 14 Jul 2019 Some of the finest designs and dresses by Christian Dior tracing the impact that his fashion house has made over the last seventy years
23 Mar to 14 Apr 2019 An exhibition of work by Scottish artist Morag Keil using found materials and everyday objects in a series of installations
23 to 31 Mar 2019 This exhibition compares the work of two very different artists: the peerless Michelangelo and the video artist Bill Viola
23 Mar to 6 May 2019 Tate Modern will be putting on a major new exhibition of work by the master of colour and composition Pierre Bonnard
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23 Mar to 4 Aug 2019 The British Museum will be marking the anniversary of Cooks Pacific voyage by looking at it from the Islanders perspective
23 Mar to 1 May 2019 The Guildhall Art Gallerys new exhibition will explore the changing way that childhood was portrayed in Victorian art
23 Mar 2019 Experience the Night At The Museum movie for real with this adult sleep-over at the Natural History Museum
Saturday & Sunday A demonstration about Victorian surgery inside the original 19th-century Operating Theatre at St Thomass Hospital
23 Mar to 30 Jun 2019 Wildlife Photographer of the Year returns to the Natural History Museum with this exhibition of the top 100 photos
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23 Mar to 7 Apr 2019 A free exhibition that showcases some of the finest examples in the British Museums collection of 70000 medals
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23 Mar to 15 Sep 2019 This exhibition explores the connection between some of Britains oldest cultural organisations and transatlantic slavery
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23 Mar to 14 Jul 2019 Magic Realism is an exhibition of paintings created during the Weimar Republic years between World Wars I and II
Royal & Religious events on 23rd March See inside some beautiful buildings with one of these Royal or religious events
23 Mar to 28 Apr 2019 The Royalty & The Romanovs exhibition will explore some of the events and works of art that passed between British and Russian Royal families
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23 of every month On the 23rd of every month people gather at Crossbones Graveyard to pay their respects to societys outcasts
23 Mar 2019 Visit the State Apartments at the worlds oldest inhabited castle which has been home to the Royal Family for a thousand years
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Every Sunday (except during the summer) Attend a Sunday service in one of the countrys most beautiful chapels -- Henry VIIIs Chapel Royal at Hampton Court Palace
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23 Mar 2019 You can attend a Sunday service at the Chapel Royal in the Tower of London -- one of the most historic churches in the City
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23 Mar 2019 You can enjoy a choral Evensong service at Westminster Abbey which combines a traditional mass with a choir
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23 Mar 2019 If you attend a choral Evensong service at St Pauls Cathedral then you can see a small part of the Cathedral for free
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23 to 24 Mar 2019 The Science Museum will be exploring the life and death of the Romanovs — the last imperial monarchs of Russia
Political & Military events on 23rd March Parades are always popular with tourists, so here are some military events and political debates
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23 Mar to 4 Aug 2019 An exhibition of artists postcards that have been used to highlight political and social issues from the 1960s onwards
23 Mar to 6 May 2019 An exhibition of 250 photographs by Don McCullin showing scenes of poverty and war in Vietnam and Northern Ireland
23 Mar 2019 Enjoy a Saturday tour of Parliament and then enjoy an afternoon tea on the Terrace Pavilion overlooking the Thames
23 Mar 2019 The Houses of Parliament offers guided tours on most Saturdays when the MPs have returned to their constituencies
23 Mar to 28 Apr 2019 The Shadows of War exhibition at the Queens Gallery reveals the futility of war through Roger Fentons photographs of the Crimean War
23 Mar 2019 Enjoy a private tour of the Churchill War Rooms and experience Winston Churchills wartime bunker from behind the glass
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23 Mar 2019 Visit Speakers Corner on a Sunday lunchtime and hear orators discussing whatever they like in the name of free speech
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23 Mar 2019 The Dismounting Ceremony (or 4 OClock Parade) is a short ceremony that takes place every day at Horse Guards
23 Mar 2019 One of the best ways of seeing the Tower of London is alongside a Yeoman Warder (better known as the Beefeaters)
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23 Mar 2019 Changing the Guard at Horse Guards is similar to Buckingham Palace but its less crowded and takes place every day
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23 Mar 2019 The Ceremony of the Keys is the traditional locking up of the Tower of London and has been taking place every night for 700 years
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23 to 31 Mar 2019 An exhibition to commemorate the often unheralded role that African and colonial soldiers played during the First World War
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23 to 31 Mar 2019 Hear the personal stories of the soldiers civilians and children who lived through the Armistice at the end of World War I
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23 to 31 Mar 2019 An exhibition of black and white photos showing the rebuilding and changes that took place after World War I
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23 to 31 Mar 2019 Moments of Silence uses recordings of the silences captured at Remembrance Services at 11 AM on 11th November
Classical music on 23rd March Saturday sounds like a good day to go and watch an opera, ballet or listen to some classical music
23 Mar 2019 This guided tour of the Royal Albert Hall will take you inside one of the balcony boxes for a fantastic view of the famous auditorium
Sightseeing tours on 23rd March When was the last time you sat on the top-deck of a sightseeing bus , or enjoyed a boat trip up the Thames ?
Every day (except Jan) Forget the sightseeing buses and jump on your bike and see the sights and landmarks of London from your saddle
23 Mar 2019 The See London By Night bus tour will show you Londons most famous landmarks beautifully lit up in the night sky
23 Mar 2019 The Ghost Bus Tour will take you on a journey through Londons gruesome past and into the dark heart of the capital
23 Mar 2019 A trip on a Thames Rocket is something youll never forget speeding down the river underneath the Londons bridges
23 Mar 2019 City Cruises offer one-way return or all-day boat trips between Westminster and Greenwich stopping off at Tower Bridge
23 Mar 2019 Spend a leisurely afternoon on a TRS river cruise from Big Ben to Greenwich and see some of the sights along the river
23 Mar 2019 This traditional open-top bus tour will take in all the best landmarks and attractions with a free river cruise and guided walk
23 Mar 2019 The Original Tour is one of Londons most popular sightseeing buses and its also a great way to travel around the capital
23 Mar 2019 Walk the streets of Whitechapel and try and discover the identity of the Victorian murderer Jack the Ripper - if you dare!
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23 Mar 2019 Have a tour of William Shakespeares Globe and learn what Elizabethan life was like for the worlds most famous playwright
23 Mar 2019 This guided tour of the Royal Albert Hall will take you inside one of the balcony boxes for a fantastic view of the famous auditorium
23 Mar 2019 One of the best ways of seeing the Tower of London is alongside a Yeoman Warder (better known as the Beefeaters)
23 Mar 2019 This guided walk will take you along a small stretch of the Thames to learn some history and see some of the rivers most famous landmarks
Every Wednesday & Saturday Walk through the streets of Roman Londinium and see what remains of the old city walls military fort and amphitheatre
23 Mar 2019 If you dont fancy spending money on an open-top sightseeing bus then theres a cheaper alternative — the No 11 bus
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23 Mar 2019 This tour has tales about Tudor intrigues and the extravagant entertainments laid on during Georgian times
Sports events on 23rd March Here are some football tours, cricket games and rugby matches being played on Saturday 23rd March
23 Mar 2019 Cricket fans will love having a look around the home of cricket with this tour of Lords Cricket Ground and the MCC Museum
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23 Mar 2019 Hackney Marshes is the home of Sunday league football with over 70 matches played between dozens of amateur teams
23 Mar 2019 Walk in the footsteps of your football heroes with a guided tour of Stamford Bridge and the Chelsea Museum
23 Mar 2019 Walk in the footsteps of your Arsenal heroes on a tour of the stadium and pitch and visit the Arsenal Museum
23 Mar 2019 Join a Wembley Stadium Tour and see the changing rooms and pitch and walk up the stairs to the Royal Box and pretend to lift the FA Cup
Other London events on 23rd March Here are some other London events that will be taking place on Saturday
23 Mar to 31 Oct 2019 Hire out a deck-chair in one of Londons Royal parks and have a nice relaxing sit-down and do a bit of people-watching
23 Mar 2019 Bateaux London offers you great cuisine and live entertainment onboard the boat as it sails serenely down the Thames
23 Mar 2019 Thames Clippers offer one-way return or all-day trips along a 15-mile stretch of the river between Putney and Greenwich
23 Mar 2019 Put on your best clothes and enjoy an elegant Afternoon Tea in the famous Diamond Jubilee Tea Salon at Fortnum & Mason
23 Mar 2019 Dress up in your Sunday best and enjoy an afternoon tea at the Ritz Hotel in the luxurious surroundings of the Palm Court
23 Mar 2019 Climb to the top of The O2s tented roof and enjoy a spectacular 360-degree view of the London skyline from the viewing platform
23 Mar 2019 Portobello Road is home to the UKs most famous antiques market where 100000 people browse hundreds of stalls every Saturday
23 Mar 2019 Ride around on one of Londons old 1960s double-decker buses (the one with a conductor and an open platform at the back)
23 Mar 2019 The driverless Docklands Light Railway train allows you to sit right at the front giving you a fantastic view of the track ahead
23 Mar 2019 If weaving your way in and out of the busy London traffic on a hire bike sounds like fun then how about hiring a Boris Bike for the day?