We’re getting ready for a significant birthday, here at the Southbank Centre. In 2026 we’ll mark 75 years since our opening as part of 1951’s Festival of Britain, and at the heart of our celebrations ...

David Nicholls is one of the most beloved writers in the English language, a master storyteller who can be laugh-out-loud funny and devastatingly moving on the same page. Copies of You Are Here are ...

Hear Andrew Scott in conversation with the Southbank Centre’s organ curator, William McVicker, discussing the works carried out to the Royal Festival Hall organ. The Royal Festival Hall organ, ...

This Summer, the Hayward Gallery, in partnership with the RC Foundation, Taiwan (R.O.C.), will present Freudian Typo: an exciting new collaboration between Iranian-Canadian artists Ghazaleh Avarzamani ...

Get ready to feel the reggae rhythm at a family special of our free monthly meet-up and daytime dance ...

Mickalene Thomas’ vibrant, large-scale portraits of Black women at rest reclaim space and representation in art history, celebrating love and radical repose. Thomas’ celebratory and glamorous ...

Hear treasures from Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru’s unique song collection in Amharic, French and English, composed between 1940 ...

Well wonder no more, as we take a closer look at works by four photographers – Hiroshi Sugimoto, Andreas Gursky, Charlie Phillips and Diane Arbus – which have each been exhibited here at the Southbank ...

Michelle de Kretser is an Australian writer with a world view; her books – for which she has won multiple awards – have been set in Australia, Sri Lanka, France, Italy and India. It’s a global path ...

Join Arachne Press for the online launch of the audiobook of The Knotsman by Math Jones. The Knotsman was published in 2019, and Math recently presented Arachne Press with a completed audiobook ...

But how much do you know about one of the worlds greatest ever operatic composers? A remarkable talent who overcame immense personal tragedy to produce some of the most enduring operas. As we get set ...