Southbank Centre – Your March highlights
Don’t miss out on upcoming March events.
What’s on Festivals & series Art & exhibitions
Top of the tree
It’s WOW – Women of the World‘s tenth anniversary, so put on your party hat and join us for three days of world-class speakers, activist and performers.
You can also see an electronic music duo, a transformative dance piece or enter a forest of art at our latest Hayward Gallery exhibition.
explore this month →Super nature
Among the Trees
WED 4 MAR – SUN 17 MAY
More than 38 artists explore our relationship with trees and forests in our latest Hayward Gallery exhibition – opening this week.
Jennifer Steinkamp, Blind Eye, 1, 2018 (detail). © the artist 2020. Courtesy greengrassi, London, Lehmann Maupin, New York and Hong Kong.
Hilary Mantel: The Mirror and the Light
FRI 6 MAR
Hilary Mantel reveals the eagerly awaited third novel in her thrilling Thomas Cromwell trilogy. Chaired by journalist Alex Clark.
Goldfrapp
SUN 29 & MON 30 MAR
Ooh la la: the multi-platinum selling electronic provocateurs mark the anniversary of their intoxicating debut, Felt Mountain.
book now →WOW – Women of the World festival
The Guilty Feminist at WOW
SAT 7 MAR
Deborah Frances-White records her frank, groundbreaking comedy podcast live.
How the Hell Did I Get Here? With Sandi Toksvig
SUN 8 MAR
Sandi Toksvig meets her personal and professional heroes.
Drawing on a (Grand) Mother’s Experience
SUN 8 MAR
Legendary artist Bobby Barker returns with her sell-out piece exploring the reality of trying to ‘have it all’.
book now →Earthly delights
Black Marrow by Iceland Dance Company
SAT 21 MAR
Transformative choreographers Erna Ómarsdóttir and Damien Jalet explore our relationship with the planet in a contemporary ritual.
book now →Sonic adventures
Ben Watt
SAT 14 MAR
Best known as half of Everything But The Girl, Ben Watt adds to his acclaimed solo work with Storm Damage. Support comes from Keeley Forsyth.
book now →Also this month
Philip Venables / Ted Huffman: Denis & Katya
FRI 13 & SAT 14 MAR
Philip Venables and Ted Huffman’s powerful modern-day opera tells the ripped-from-the-headlines story of two ill-fated Russian teenagers.
Pierre-Laurent Aimard: Beethoven & Ives
TUE 10 MAR
Pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard pairs Beethoven’s mighty Hammerklavier Sonata with Charles Ives’ Concord Sonata.
Philharmonia Orchestra: Beethoven: 1808 Reconstructed
SUN 15 MAR
Enjoy this recreation of Beethoven’s 1808 concert in which the composer premiered his Fifth and Sixth Symphonies.
Michael Tilson Thomas & the San Francisco Symphony
SAT 21 & SUN 22 MAR
Two concerts feature Mahler’s Sixth Symphony, Stravinsky’s The Firebird and Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No.4, performed by Daniil Trifonov.
London Sinfonietta: Sound Across a Century / 2
TUE 24 MAR
Hear a new musical language through works by Schoenberg, Boulez and Ligeti in a ‘modernist’ movement.
Conversations with Roddy Doyle
WED 11 MAR
One of Ireland’s best-loved writers joins us for an intimate and entertaining evening, with various special guest interviewers.
book now →From the blog
10 things you might not have known about Roddy Doyle
From The Commitments to The Guts, there is no mistaking the rich humour, authentic dialogue and contemporary crossover of Roddy Doyle’s writing. Discover ten things you might not have known about the author and the man behind his remarkable observational works.
read now →This is your upbeat
Now on sale: our Classical Season 2020/21
A whole year of over 200 mind-blowing music events is here. Highlights include Daniel Barenboim, music by Steve Reich, a crystalline concert with Mitsuko Uchida, plus so much more.
Members priority booking is open until Tuesday. Join now to get the first chance to book for every one of our events – and you won’t have to pay booking fees.
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