What’s On this Week: 18th February – 25th
The Cunning Little Vixen
The Cunning Little Vixen tells the tale of a clever vixen named Sharp Ears.
Captured by a local Forester when she is young, she later manages to escape his clutches, but he is forever haunted by her memory.
Exploring man’s relationship with nature, the opera moves through the contrasting worlds of the Vixen and the Forester, showing how one chance meeting can forever change the lives of both.
February 18 to March 1
English National Opera, London Coliseum
Adam Kay: A Hilarious & Gross History of the Human Body
Follow writer, comedian and former doctor Adam Kay on a hilarious and deliciously disgusting tour of the history of medicine and the human body.
Kay answers questions like ‘why did hairdressers cut off their customers’ legs?’ and ‘why did people get paid for farting?’
The olden days were pretty fun if you liked wearing chainmail or chopping people’s heads off, but there was one tiny little problem back then, as Kay’s Marvellous Medicine confirms: doctors didn’t have the slightest clue about how our bodies worked.
You can draw along with comedian, writer and illustrator Henry Paker and challenge your parents to the ultimate True or Poo quiz. A Q&A with Adam Kay will follow the event.
February 19
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Escape with Jacqueline Wilson
Join us for an afternoon with Dame Jacqueline Wilson and discover how she started her writing career, as well as hearing about her new books, The Runaway Girls and The Primrose Railway Children.
Former children’s laureate and author of more than 100 books, Wilson is one of Britain’s bestselling children’s authors.
Known for characters like Tracy Beaker and Hetty Feather, she has legions of loyal fans both in the UK and throughout the world.
February 20
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Waitress
Meet Jenna, a waitress and expert pie-maker who dreams of some happiness in her life. When a hot new doctor arrives in town, life gets complicated. With the support of her workmates Becky and Dawn, Jenna overcomes the challenges she faces and finds that laughter, love and friendship can provide the perfect recipe for happiness.
February 21 to 26
Churchill Theatre
Small Island
The acclaimed, five-star production of Andrea Levy’s prize-winning novel returns.
Hortense yearns for a new life away from rural Jamaica, Gilbert dreams of becoming a lawyer and Queenie longs to escape her Lincolnshire roots.
Following their lives through the Second World War until the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush at Tilbury, hopes for the future soon meet the stubborn reality of post-war Britain.
National Theatre
February 24 to April 30