Love, death and pomegranates: Sakari Oramo rediscovers Stravinsky’s epic retelling of the myth of Persephone. “Goddess of a thousand names, let us celebrate your mysteries…” The story of Persephone is ...

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Rachmaninov’s Second Piano Concerto, Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony, and a UK premiere from Julia Adolphe. Big emotions and natural wonders from Kristiina Poska and the BBC Symphony Orchestra. A horn ...

A magical bird, a dream of England, and the sheer magic of pianist Yeol Eum Son, as Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony Orchestra bring a blaze of colour to the Barbican. A monsoon downpour and a ...

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Browse concerts from the Barbican Contemporary Music programme, including artists from all forms of music, experimental collaborations and new talent.

Every Monday, you can enjoy a £7 ticket for all of the latest films showing in our cinemas. Why not beat those Monday blues away with a evening in the cinema? Brendan Fraser is an American actor ...

Our new concert season tunes in to planet earth, an inexhaustible source of inspiration to artists, and the burning challenge of our time. A magical bird, a dream of England, and the sheer magic of ...

The first-ever UK exhibition by Nigerian-American artist Toyin Ojih Odutola, this epic cycle of new work will explore an imagined ancient myth, with an immersive soundscape by artist Peter Adjaye.

Fly away to Neverland as you’ve never experienced it before – Ella Hickson’s darkly witty retelling of JM Barrie’s Peter Pan is directed by Jonathan Munby, featuring Lolita Chakrabarti, Daniel Krikler ...

This spellbinding production of Shakespeare's masterpiece comes to our stage following a five star, sold-out run in Stratford-upon-Avon. A woman survives a shipwreck and washes up on an unknown shore.