Limbo, Al Murray, Frisky & Mannish + more for the return of LONDON WONDERGROUND at Southbank Centre from May
Underbelly and Southbank Centre announce
the return of the award-winning
London Wonderground
at Southbank Centre festival
Roll up! Roll up! for the return of the festival that took London by
storm last year, London Wonderground at Southbank Centre – a summer long
celebration of the best cabaret, circus and sideshows that the world has to
offer. Built around a magnificent 1920's Spiegeltent, London Wonderground last
year captured the heart and the imagination of London, attracted 1 million
visitors to the site and recently scooped the Best Newcomer Award at the London
Cabaret Awards. A little bit of Coney Island is returning to 21st
century London once again. Prepare for the unexpected.
London Wonderground is part of Southbank
Centre’s Festival of Neighbourhood with MasterCard this summer from 4 May to 8
September. Following on from the recent announcement of LIMBO,
the brand new show of scintillating circus and wondrous illusion from the
creators of last year's smash hit Cantina,
Underbelly and Southbank Centre are delighted today to announce a selection of
treats that await you in this years programme. Tickets for these shows are on
sale now, with further shows to be announced soon.
London
Wonderground at Southbank Centre will run
from 6 May - 29
September 2013
Highlights this year include:
·
LIMBO - The
latest thrilling production from the creators of Cantina, and the
headline show of the 2013 season.
Exotic encounters unfold between a mystical coterie of highly skilled international performers. Featuring circus, magic, spectacle and dance, this is an unforgettable celebration of otherworldly proportions.
Exotic encounters unfold between a mystical coterie of highly skilled international performers. Featuring circus, magic, spectacle and dance, this is an unforgettable celebration of otherworldly proportions.
·
Al Murray: The Pub
Landlord's Southbank Saloon - The nation’s favourite pub
philosopher turns pop-up publican, bringing his unique satirical genius to
London Wonderground. With a host of special guests each night, comedy, variety
and music are all on tap in this headline show. The ringmaster of
rabble-rousing invites you to his jumped-up tent saloon for three nights only!
·
The Horne Section - The
UK’s finest musicians thrown together with the world’s most exciting comics.
This is a truly unique and heady mix of spontaneous stand-up, spectacular
performance and outlandish musical talent, hot on the rhythmic heels of their
very own BBC Radio 4 series and three years of sell-out shows at the Edinburgh
Festival Fringe.
·
Frisky &
Mannish - To
celebrate an amazing five years together, F&M are bringing back exclusive,
one-off performances of each of their hit, sell-out Edinburgh
shows: School of Pop, The College Years and Pop Centre
Plus. It's your last chance to get a thorough pop education. Do not miss out or
you may never understand Rihanna.
· Tongue Fu - The UK’s sharpest poets, storytellers and comedians perform with
jaw-dropping improvised soundtracks and films from the genre hopping Tongue Fu
Band and East London design studio CR&D. One of London’s liveliest
and largest
spoken word shows, it is a riotous experiment in live literature, music, film and improvisation.
spoken word shows, it is a riotous experiment in live literature, music, film and improvisation.
Further shows in
the season will be announced in March
·
London Wonderground is part of Southbank Centre’s
Festival of Neighbourhood with MasterCard this summer from 4 May to 8
September. The festival will celebrate neighbourhood in all its meanings and
explore what it is to have and be a neighbour. Communities who live close by
and partners from across the UK and abroad will participate in creating the
festival – from nearby Elephant and Castle in South London to young people from
Pelhourino in Salvador, Brazil – with a diverse programme of events including
poetry, discussion, visual arts, performance and art installations across
Southbank Centre’s 21-acre site.
Booking Information
By Phone: 0844 545 8282 (Lines are open from 9am-8pm, 7
days a week)
In Person: Southbank Centre Box Office.
DATES:
Udderbelly Festival at Southbank Centre
12 April to 14 July
Southbank Centre’s Festival of Neighbourhood with
MasterCard
4 May to 8 September
2013
London Wonderground
6 May to 29 September
Booking Information
Tel: 0844 545 8282
LISTINGS:
London Wonderground
6 May - 29 September
LIMBO
10 May - 29 September
7.15pm Tues – Sun / 3pm
Matinee Sats
PLEASE NOTE 4, 5, 6 Sept 9.15pm (instead of 7.15pm)
Prices vary, please visit website for ticket details.
From the creators of hit shows Cantina
and Tom Tom Crew come their latest
thrilling production. Witness heart-stopping illusions, gravity-defying
manoeuvres and explosions of hybrid dance, all infused by delirious melodies
and hedonistic beats from LIMBO's love band of musical chameleons.
0844 545 8282
SPECTACULAR at the SPIEGELTENT
Friday 10 May at 9.15pm
£15.50 /£14.00 concessions / £20.50 Sirloin Seats
Expect an exhilarating cocktail of cabaret, skills and otherworldly
delights, peppered with some of the London circuits best comedy. A true night
of variety.
0844 545 8282
THE HORNE SECTION
Thursday 23 May, 6 & 20 June. 4 & 18 July and 12 Sept at
9.15pm
£19.50 / £18.00 concessions / £24.50 Sirloin Seats
Gathering together the UK's finest musicians and throwing them on
stage with the world's most exciting comics, Alex Horne has created something
truly unique.
0844 545 8282
HOUSE OF BURLESQUE
Thursday 30 May, Wednesday 26 June, Thursday 25 July, Thursday 15
August at 9.15pm
£15.50 / £14.00 concessions / £20.50 Sirlion Seats
The award winning, critically-acclaimed House of Burlesque returns
to the glorious Spiegeltent with a jaw-dropping show celebrating decadence,
glamour and empowerment, all wrapped in the quick wit and sex appeal of host Miss Tempest Rose.
0844 545 8282
TONGUE FU
Wednesday 29 May, 10 July and 14 August at 9.15pm
£12.50 / £11.00 concessions / £17.50 Sirlion Seats
One of London's liveliest and largest spoken word shows, it is a
riotous experiment in live literature, music, film and improvisation.
0844 545 8282
AL MURRAY: THE PUB LANDLORD’S SOUTHBANK SALOON
Saturdays 6, 13 and 20 July at 9.15pm
£25.50 / £24.50 concessions / £30.50 Sirloin Seats
The Nation's favourite pub philosopher turns pop-up publican,
bringing his satirical genius to London's Wonderground, where he will be joined
by a host of special guests each night – comedy, variety and music are all on
tap in this show. The ringmaster of rabble-rousing invites you to his jumped-up
tent saloon bar for 3 nights only – don’t miss.
0844 545 8282
TIME OUT LIVE’S FRIDAY NIGHT
FREAKSHOW
Friday 5 July at 9.15pm
Friday 26 July at 10.45pm
Friday 9 & 23 August at 10.45pm
Friday 13 & 27 September at 10.45pm
£15.50 / £14.00 concessions / £20.50 Sirloin Seats
Back for its fourth year, Friday Night
Freakshow brings shocking and salacious variety to the glorious
Spiegeltent! The nation’s
naughtiest comics perform alongside burlesque beauties and freakish variety
acts. Hosted by EastEnd Cabaret (Winners, ‘Best Cabaret’ Adelaide Fringe 2012),
the dark and delicious Bernadette Byrne and her own personal freak Victor
Victoria present this late-night showcase that will leave you devilishly amused,
titillated, and maybe even pleasantly offended. Strap yourselves in.
0844 545 8282
FRISKY & MANNISH - THE COLLEGE YEARS
Thursday 27 June at 9.15pm
£17.50 / £16.00 concessions / £22.50 Sirloin Seats
To celebrate an amazing five years together. F & M are bringing
back exclusive one-off performances of their sell-out Edinburgh shows. It's
your last chance to get a thorough pop education. Do not miss out, or you may
never understand Rihanna.
0844 545 8282
FRISKY & MANNISH'S POP CENTRE PLUS
Thursday 11 July at 9.15pm
£17.50 / £16.00 concessions / £22.50 Sirloin Seats
To celebrate an amazing five years together. F & M are bringing
back exclusive one-off performances of their sell-out Edinburgh shows. It's
your last chance to get a thorough pop education. Do not miss out, or you may
never understand Rihanna.
0844 545 8282
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