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When Today 159 This weekend 178 Next 7 days 258 Free 107
Where Soho 258 Covent Garden 102 Camden 78 Bloomsbury 73 Dalston 38 Shoreditch 38 Crouch End 29 Mayfair 26 Islington 24 Alexandra Palace 21 Woolwich 16 Fitzrovia 15

Thursday

14 January

  1. Comedy £6 advance, £8 on the door

    Downstairs at the King’s Head: Comedy Try Out Night

    20:30 Downstairs at the King's Head, Crouch End

    Kathryn Mather hosts up to 16 acts trying new material in five-minute slots, with the acts still to be announced.

Friday

15 January

  1. Theatre £12 to £39

    Arcola Theatre, Studio 1: Incident at Vichy, by Arthur Miller

    Times vary Arcola Theatre, Studio 1, Dalston

    Until 20 Feb

    Incident at Vichy, by Arthur Miller at the Arcola Theatre, Studio 1. The run is published; the performance times and the prices are on the booking page.

  2. Gigs £29.50

    Electric Ballroom: Catch Your Breath

    19:00 Electric Ballroom, Camden

    Catch Your Breath headline, with Ocean Sleeper and Elijah as special guests.

Saturday

16 January

  1. Comedy £16 advance, £19 on the door

    Downstairs at the King’s Head: Comedy Cabaret

    20:30 Downstairs at the King's Head, Crouch End

    Dom Latour is the first act named for this mixed circuit bill, with the compere still to be announced.

Tuesday

19 January

  1. Seasonal Free

    Winter Lights at Canary Wharf

    17:00 Canary Wharf, Canary Wharf

    Until 30 Jan

    Two weeks of commissioned light installations across the estate, free and outdoors, in the part of January when there is otherwise nothing at all. Quietest on a weeknight.

Thursday

21 January

  1. Theatre £15 to £25

    Bush Theatre: Ripples, by Tafadzwa Muchenje and Rosie MacPherson

    20:00 Bush Theatre, Shepherd's Bush

    Until 27 Feb

    Ripples, by Tafadzwa Muchenje and Rosie MacPherson at the Bush Theatre. The theatre publishes the run and puts the times and prices on the booking page.

Friday

22 January

  1. Theatre

    Young Vic: La Distance

    19:30 Young Vic, Main House, Waterloo

    Until 13 Feb

    La Distance at Young Vic, Main House.

Saturday

23 January

  1. Gigs £25

    Electric Ballroom: London Calling play The Clash

    18:30 Electric Ballroom, Camden

    Clash tribute London Calling on their Should I Stay or Should I Go tour, playing the hits and fan favourites.

Monday

25 January

  1. Comedy From £12

    King Gong at the Comedy Store: the brutal open mic

    20:00 The Comedy Store, Soho

    Thirty comics try to last five minutes while the audience decides when they are done. Last Monday of the month, from £12. It is as brutal as it sounds. Over 18s.

Tuesday

26 January

  1. Gigs £22 in advance plus booking fee

    The 100 Club: Tuesday Blues: Aynsley Lister

    19:30 to 23:00 The 100 Club, Soho

    Aynsley Lister plays the 100 Club's blues series.

Thursday

28 January

  1. Gigs £21

    Electric Ballroom: unpeople (we are unpeople tour)

    19:00 Electric Ballroom, Camden

    The we are unpeople tour, headlined by unpeople, with special guests in support.

Friday

29 January

  1. Gigs £30

    Electric Ballroom: Sylosis & Whitechapel

    18:00 Electric Ballroom, Camden

    Sylosis and Whitechapel co-headline, with 200 Stab Wounds and Tribal Gaze as special guests.