What's On

Southbank Centre’s regular free gig series provides an accessible platform for up-and-coming musicians.

Be immersed in the hallucinatory, existential landscapes of Óliver Laxe's 2025 Cannes winner

Watch Christopher Noaln's futuristic time-traveling magnum opus in spectacular 70mm IMAX.

The best UK comedians deliver their newest jokes for the first time at this monthly stand-up night.

The Gods are behaving badly in this epic new queer parody musical at The Vaults

Robert Hastie directs a fresh adaptation of Maxim Gorky’s razor-sharp portrait of class, privilege and denial.

Explore the influence, impact and sound of jazz today with the artists reshaping the genre.

The UK’s largest queer film event, the BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival, returns to South Bank.

A striking new staging of Christopher Hampton’s celebrated adaptation of Choderlos de Laclos’ classic novel

An atmospheric artist-led underground jazz concert series

A gripping new gothic psychological thriller created by writer Winsome Pinnock.

Clint Dyer directs a bold new staging of the play based on Ken Kesey’s countercultural masterpiece.

Admire this year’s winners of the annual Derwent Art Prize showcasing the very best artworks made in pencil

Orchestral music reimagined for all the senses by world-class orchestras, dancers, visual artists and filmmakers.

A unique exhibition telling the story of London’s original skate space over the past half-century.

Southbank Centre marks its 75th birthday with this spectacular two-day takeover.

The global phenomenon gallops home to the National Theatre

A brand-new musical based on the award-winning film about the 1984 Miners' Strike

Sandra Oh takes the title role in a razor-sharp reimagining of Molière’s classic

Watch Christopher Nolan's epic take on Homer's Odyssey on Britain's biggest screen.

Letitia Wright stars in Tracey Scott Wilson’s seminal newsroom thriller