YOUR GUIDE TO THIS WEEK IN CULTURE
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Comedy Festivals Film Spoken Word
Today in London: Thursday 29 August 2013
By TW Editorial | Published on Thursday 22 August 2013
Salutations, London. And today’s golden cultural bounty is thus…
TODAY’S COMEDY CHOICES
We Love Comedy presents… Sol Bernstein/John Hastings/James Mullinger/Rachel Parris, Balham Bowls Club, 29 Aug
After a slow start, London’s post-Fringe comic season raises its game with this loveable, Balham-based variety night featuring the savvy scene vet Sol Bernstein, Canadian card John Hastings, likeable insiders’ tip James Mullinger, and ‘Austentatious’ actress/comedienne Rachel Parris. Details and tickets here.
TODAY’S FESTIVAL CHOICES
The Congress For Curious People, various locations, 29 Aug – 8 Sep
Originating in the carnivals and fairs of Coney Island, this sinister seven-day side-show, ‘A Festival Of Spectacular Cultures’, this year infiltrates London’s ‘hidden’ locales (like The Horse Hospital, the Old Operating Theatre and the Wellcome Collection). Curiosities du jour include tours, an anatomical drawing workshop (gross), talks on magic, espionage and satanism, and even a trip to Blackpool! Details and tickets here.
TODAY’S FILM CHOICES
Midsummer Night Screen presents… Stand By Me, West Reservoir Centre, 29 Aug
Facing the watery vistas of Stoke Newington’s West Reservoir Centre, this Midsummer Night cinema dream tonight features a screening of River Phoenix et al’s woodland bildungsroman ‘Stand By Me’; tasty snacks and refreshments on the centre’s terrace, and readily available tissues. Details and tickets here.
Monster Weekend, British Museum, 29-31 Aug
BFI baptises its way creepy new season, ‘Gothic: The Dark Heart of Film’, with this Monster Weekend of one-a-day horror flicks, which are all broadcast in the open-air of the British Museum’s grandiose yard aka forecourt. The three all-time classic titles on show – ‘Night Of The Demon’, ‘Dracula’ and ‘The Mummy’ – are offered up for sacrifice (and critique) alongside a bloody nice banquet and appropriate soundtrack c/o the Death Waltz Recording Co. Details and tickets here.
