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The Qing Dynasty at the Royal Academy.
12 Nov 2005-17 April 2006. This exhibition entitled China: the Three Emperors, 1662-1795 covers the reigns of the most powerful rulers of the Qing dynasty: Kangxi (1662-1722), Yongzheng (1723-35) and...
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12-21 Dec 2005. The newly restored 18th-century Christ Church in Spitalfields hosts the first week of this Christmas music and carol singing festival in Londons East End. Opening night sees a celebrat...
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13-23 Dec 2005. The Royal Festival Hall presents a mixed bag of Christmas goodies with its annual Cool Yule series. Combining music of every genre with comedy and storytelling, this line-up of one-off...
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Rare Ibsen at the National Theatre.
21 Nov 2005-4 Feb 2006. Pillars of the Community, a rarely performed psychological thriller by Henrik Ibsen, is being presented at the Nationals Lyttelton theatre to mark the centenary of the great Sw...
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Beautiful Minds at the British Library.
7 Dec 2005-15 March 2006. Capturing the spirit of Nobel prize winners achievements, this exhibition in the Pearson Gallery of the British Library focuses on 30 winners in all six of the fields designa...
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Until 22 Jan 2006. The Turner Prize is one of Europes most prestigious awards for contemporary visual art. To be eligible you must be British and under 50 and have presented an outstanding exhibition...
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St Ceciliatide Festival of Music
22-27 Nov 2005. The feast day of St Cecilia, the patron saint of music, which falls on 22 Nov, is celebrated in grand style in this six-day festival in Stationers Hall, one of Londons finest old City...
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Until Feb 2006. Running at Londons Science Museum Inside the Spitfire celebrates Britains most famous fighter plane of the Second World War on the 65th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. From its g...
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12 Nov 2005. The tradition of The Lord Mayor's Show stretched back some 800 years through the history of London embracing the much from the black death to the blitz and everything in between. Attended...
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20 Nov 2005. This years Jerwood Arts prize, the eleventh in collaboration with the Crafts Council, highlights the category of metalwork for the first time having included ceramics, furniture, glass, j...
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Degas, Sickert and Toulouse-Lautrec: London and Paris 18701910
5 Oct 200515 Jan 2006. This exhibition takes a fascinating look at the exchange of ideas and imagery that took place between painters on both siedds of the Channel at the turn of the eighteenth centur...
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1-31 Oct 2005. A wide-ranging celebration of the contribution of Blacks to world history and culture, Black History Month originates in the United States and has been celebrated there since 1926. The...
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Pearly Kings and Queens Harvest Festival
2 Oct 2005. Not to be confused with Chelsea Pensioners, Londons Pearly tradition trace its origins back to Victorian times when it emerged as a fund-raising vehicle for the poor, at first in Somers To...
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Until 8 Oct 2005. This new production of the 1960s counter-culture musical, running at the Gate Theatre until 8 October, has been updated radically for todays audiences. Rather than focusing on the Vi...
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Until 15 Oct 2005. This celebration of the great in Great Britain is a special festival being held at the luxury London department store Harrods and runs until 15 October, Londons famous department st...
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11 September 2005 . This curry and culture festival in Londons East End hosts a melting pot of market stalls, rickshaw rides and Bollywood bands. Over 40,000 people now flock to Brick Lane (also known...
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17 September 2005. With Chinese dragon boats, Hawaiian war canoes, Viking longboats, and Irish curraghs, this floating parade is a race to find Britains Traditional Boat Champion. Up to 300 craft are...
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From 14 September 2005. Directed by David Grindley, this Olivier-nominated production returns to the New Ambassadors Theatre after an exceptional run in the West End throughout last year. Set in the B...
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20 May-2 October 2005. As the British Library puts it, this is a free exhibition for people of all ages marking Hans Christian Andersens bicentenary with a celebration of the Danish writers work and l...
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4 September 2005. Better known as one of Londons most elegant shopping streets, Regent Street closes annually for a musical and theatre festival at the beginning of September. With two stages of live...
