Situated in the heart of London, on the banks of the River Thames is the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall, a beacon for arts and culture for over 70 years. The 2,700 capacity Royal Festival Hall ...

The Hayward Gallery will present the first UK solo exhibition at a public art gallery by leading Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara. The major retrospective invites viewers to immerse themselves in the ...

Head to the Keats Library, London, for their first event of 2025. Join in on this evening of poetry (including Ode to a Nightingale, Ode to Autumn, & Ode to a Grecian Urn) with music by Gluck, ...

It’s fair to say that Nabihah’s Iqbal route into life as a professional musician is somewhat atypical. After studying an M.Phil in History at Cambridge she pursued a career in law and passed the bar, ...

An opportunity to experience the music of an orchestra, completely reimagined. That’s the premise of Multitudes, which comes to the Southbank Centre in April and May 2025. Bringing together ...

We’re delighted to announce an exciting partnership between the South East London Integrated Care Board (SEL ICB) and the Southbank Centre. Together, we’re using the power of the creative arts to ...

Enter an endless world of play and invention in a limitless recycled playground for children and their grown-ups to tap into their imaginations. Part installation, part adventure playground, REPLAY is ...

The performer’s note on the programme contains references to topics that some may find disturbing. Content warning: attempted suicide, substance abuse.

The London Philharmonic Orchestra brings Sibelius’ En Saga poem to life, and Benjamin Grosvenor joins for Mozart’s 21st Piano Concerto. Conductor Andrey Boreyko opens with Sibelius’ gripping tone poem ...

Discover new poets through this free online collection of brilliant, moving, funny and groundbreaking poems curated by our specialist poetry librarians. Search the poems by type or by topic, or use ...

Uchida’s artistic partnership with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra is now in its ninth year, and they have appeared multiple times here at the Southbank Centre. This is the latest in their acclaimed ...

The Keats-Shelley Memorial Association’s Young Romantics Poetry Prize is open to anyone aged 16-18yrs. The theme of 2024’s Young Romantics Poetry Prize is “Exile”. This has been chosen to mark the ...