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REGENT STREET MOTOR SHOW
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BONHAM'S LONDON TO BRIGHTON VETERAN CAR RUN.
2nd November 2019 and 3rd November 2019
Engines at the ready for a weekend of motoring spectacle sponsored by Bohnam's and the Royal Automobile Club. On Saturday 2nd November, Regent's Street will be pedestrianised for the country's biggest free-to-view car show. Early Victorian and Edwardian transportation will be wonderfully represented with over one hundred pre-1905 vintage cars present. Watch these classic vehicles parade in the annual 'Veteran Car Concours d'Elegance' on Regent Street - ahead of the Bonham's London to Brighton Veteran car run which takes place the following day. Joining these beautiful motors will be a collection of classic cars, and also highly desirable - and instagrammable - contemporary cars, bridging time within automotive history, as the Motor Show celebrates the past and showcases the future. The following day, more than 400 pre-1905 cars will leave Hyde Park, headed for Brighton, in what is the world's longest running motoring event, commemorating the Emancipation Run of 1896, which celebrated the new found freedom motorists were granted with the repeal of the Red Flag Act. (At the time, this act raised the speed limit to 14mph and abolished the need for a man carrying a red flag to walk ahead of the cars whenever they were being driven!) These two fantastic motoring events aren't just for car aficionado's, as alongside the events, there will be an array of on-street activity for all ages to enjoy.
www.regentstreetmotorshow.com
www.veterancarrun.com
Regent's Street, London
REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY
10th November 2019
At 11am on the second Sunday of November, senior members of the Royal Family will join current and former members of the Armed services as well as members of State, at the Cenotaph, for Remembrance Sunday. This annual event, pays tribute to all those from the UK and Commonwealth, who gave their lives in the two World Wars and later conflicts, fighting for their country. Once wreaths of poppies have been laid on the memorial, in a sobre ceremony of pomp and circumstance, a two minute silence will follow, both there and across the whole country. Thousands of people will line the streets along Whitehall and Parliament Street leading to the Cenotaph, to watch over 10,000 veterans participate in the march past and commemorate all the brave members of the Armed services who died in battle, but there are many other events also marking Armistice day, including a ceremony of Remembrance at the Imperial War Museum, a day of activities at the National Army Museum, and a weekend of events at the Royal Airforce Museum. This is a free event, but it is strongly advised to check transport on the day for delays or road closures.
 www.britishlegion.org
Cenotaph, Whitehall, Westminster, London SW1A 2ET
DORA MAAR AT TATE MODERN
20th November 2019 – 15th March 2020
In what is the largest retrospective ever held of her work in the UK, this November, the Tate Modern places a spotlight on the pioneering work of artist, photographer and reporter Dora Maar, and explores her long career in the context of work by her contemporaries. Best known as the lover of Pablo Picasso, and famously immortalised in his work "The Weeping Woman' Maar's provocative photomontages became celebrated in the 1930's as icons of Surrealism. Her eye for the unusual also translated to her commercial photography, including fashion and advertising, as well as her social documentary projects. Her relationship with Picasso had a profound affect on both their careers. She documented the creation of hid most political work, Guernica in 1937, and together they made a series of portraits combining experimental photographic and printmaking techniques. in her later life, Maar concentrated on painting, only returning to her original passion in her seventies. There is ticket availability but it is advised to book online in advance to avoid disappointment.
www.tate.org.uk
Tate Modern, 25 Sumner Street, London SE1 9TG
TROY: MYTH AND REALITY
21st November 2019 - 8th March 2020
This Autumn prepare to be inspired by the legend of Troy, the setting for Homer's Iliad, the epic story of passion, betrayal and war; a wooden horse full of soldiers, Achilles, Patroclus, Hector, Menelaos, Paris, Helen, Troilus and Cressida. All these characters feature, as the British Museum opens its doors to the Ancient city. Through priceless artefacts such as Classical Greek vases and a variety of Bronze Age discoveries, the exhibition explores the debate on the history of Troy. Was it real? Did it exist? Or was it just a myth, a figment of Homer's imagination. Looking at archaeological evidence from excavations from the 1870's, to the literary world with works from VIrgil, Chaucer and Shakespeare featuring, this new and exciting exhibition looks to answer some of these questions. There is ticket availability but it is advised to book in advance on line in order to avoid disappointment.
www.britishmuseum.org
British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG
CARS: ACCELERATING THE MODERN WORLD
23rd November 2019 – 19th April 2020
This new exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum, explores how the car as a driving force has accelerated the pace of change over the past century. The exhibition brings together diversely different cars from different eras, to tell extraordinary stories about design and the car's impact on the broader world. Some of the cars on show at the exhibition include the first production car in existence, an autonomous flying car, a converted low rider, and a 1950's concept car. Many of these cars have never been shown in the UK before and their display will be uniquely juxtaposed with a diverse collection of products, fashion, graphics, photography and film which will expand on connections to wider spheres of design and public life. There is ticket availability but it is advised to book in advance online to avoid disappointment.
www.vam.co.uk
Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL
TUTANKHAMUN: TREASURES OF THE GOLDEN PHARAOH
2nd November 2019 – 3rd May 2020
This November, come and discover the most famous of the Pharaohs, and the young sovereign's personal belongings as you follow his passage into everlasting life. When archaeologist Howard Carter broke into the tomb of a young Pharaoh called Tutankhamun in 1922, his sponsor Lord Carnarvon asked if he could see anything. "Yes, wonderful things!" Carter called. The Saatchi Gallery in collaboration with the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities and IMG, unveil more than 150 original objects from the tomb, 60 of which are travelling out of Egypt for the first and final time before they return for permanent display within the Grand Egyptian Museum which is currently under construction. The exhibition, which recently closed in Paris, was France's most visited of all time, and with tickets selling fas in London, it is strongly advised to book online in advance to avoid disappointment.
www.tutankhamun-london.com
Saatchi Gallery, Duke of York's Square, London SW3 4RY
BRIDGET RILEY
23rd October 2019 - 26th January 2020
Developed in close collaboration with the artist herself, the Hayward Gallery presents a major retrospective exhibition devoted to the work of celebrated British artist Bridget Riley. Tracing both the origins and the evolving nature of Riley's innovative practice, the exhibition brings together the artist's iconic black and white paintings of the 1960's, expansive canvases in colour, early figurative works and recent wall paintings. Alongside Riley's best known works, the exhibition will also include rarely seen drawings, studies and preparatory materials that offer an insight into the artist's working methods from 1947 to the present day, as well as Continuum, the only three dimensional work that the artist ever realised. There is ticket availability but it is advised to book online in advance in order to avoid disappointment.
www.southbankcentre.co.uk
Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre, London SE1 8XX
ONE TO WATCH, FOR ALL THE FAMILY -
THE LION THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
9th November 2019 – 2nd February 2020
Step through the wardrobe this winter into the magical kingdom of Narnia, for the most mystical of adventures in a faraway land. Join Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter as they wave goodbye to wartime Britain and say hello to an enchanted faraway land which is home to a talking Faun, an unforgettable Lion and the coldest cruellest white witch. This critically acclaimed production reunites director Sally Cookson with the rest of the team who originally brought the show to life in 2017 breaking box office records. There is limited ticket availability, so it is strongly advised to book in advance online as they are highly sought after. There are also returns daily on the door.
www.bridgetheatre.co.uk
Bridge Theatre
ONE TO WATCH -
CYRANO DE BERGERAC
27th November 2019 – 29th February 2020
James McAvoy, returns to the West End in an inventive new adaptation of Edmund Rostand's masterwork by Martin Crimp with direction by Jamie Lloyd. Fierce with a pen, and notorious in combat, Cyrano almost has it all - if only he could win the heart of his true love, Roxanne. There's just one big problem: he has a nose as huge as his heart. Will a society engulfed by narcissism get the better of De Bergerac - or can his mastery of language set Roxanne's world alight? There is limited ticket availability, so it is strongly advised to book in advance online as they are highly sought after. There are also returns daily on the door.
www.agttickets.com
Playhouse Theatre, Northumberland Avenue, London WC2N 5DE
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