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Frank, Sammy & Dean - The Rat Pack Live from Las Vegas. Courtesy of Clout Communications

The Rat Pack Live from Las Vegas

23 Sep - 21 Nov 2009; not Sun

A decade on from their West End debut, the boys are back! The Rat Pack Live from Las Vegas returns and sets up shop at London's Adelphi Theatre. Join Frank, Sammy and Dean in a 50s and 60s…

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Viacheslav Samodurov (the Prince) & Sarah Lamb (Aurora) in the Royal Ballet's Sleeping Beauty. Courtesy of the Royal Ballet, © Bill Cooper

The Sleeping Beauty

21 Nov 2009 (various dates)

The Royal Ballet revives Ninette de Valois and Nicholas Sergeyev's classic production of Tchaikovsky's The Sleeping Beauty, first seen at Sadler's Wells in 1946. It was magnificently restaged…

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Kwame Kwei-Armah, Bola Agbaje & Roy Williams, playrights of the Tricycle's Not Black & White season. Photo Patrick Fetherstonhaugh

Not Black and White

22 Oct - 21 Nov 2009 (various dates)

The Tricycle Theatre's ambitious programme continues with Not Black and White: three plays in repertoire written by three of Britain's most accomplished black playwrights. Roy Williams, Kwame…

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Kirsten Blanck as Puccini's Turandot in Rupert Goold's new ENO production. Photo © Catherine Ashmore/ENO, courtesy ArenaPAL

Turandot at ENO

21 Nov 2009 (various dates)

English National Opera continues to refresh the Puccini repertoire by welcoming a new director to the operatic stage. Rupert Goold, fresh from success in Shakespeare, Pirandello and Oliver!…

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Esperanza Spalding. Courtesy of AirMTM

Esperanza Spalding

21 Nov 2009

Acoustic upright bass player and vocalist Esperanza Spalding performs at Ronnie Scott's as part of the London Jazz Festival. Expect upbeat sets from a charismatic young performer.

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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Ministry of External Relations, Brazil

Brazilian Love Affair

21 Nov 2009 (monthly)

Notting Hill Arts Club heats up with the monthly Brazilian Love Affair night. Guys and girls sip on zesty caipirinhas when not moving to the sounds of brash Brazilian funk, thunderous…

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City Loud

Nov 2009 (monthly)

Toni Tambourine, the man behind club nights such as Future Perfect, Malibu Stacey, Sign Of The Times and more recently We Are You, is gracing clubland with his presence once more. This time he…

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Janni Goslinga, Chris Nietvelt, Hans Kesting, Frieda Pittoors & Eelco Smits in Ivo van Hove's Toneelgroep Amsterdam production of Roman Tragedies. Photo by Jan Versweyveld, courtesy of Barbican BITE

bite09: Roman Tragedies

20 - 22 Nov 2009

Back in London after 11 years, Toneelgroep Amsterdam brings general director Ivo van Hove's acclaimed distillation of Shakespeare, Roman Tragedies to the Barbican Theatre as part of bite09.…

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Sonny Rollins. Courtesy of Amazing Media

London Jazz Festival

13 - 22 Nov 2009 (annual)

The London Jazz Festival returns with a kaleidoscopic cross-section of the contemporary scene. A UK jazz calendar highpoint, headline shows take place at the Barbican and the Royal Festival…

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Aerial view of Cape Town

GFest

9 - 22 Nov 2009 (annual)

Commonly known as GFest, the gayWise LGBT Arts Festival returns to London with another exciting and challenging programme of cross-art performances, exhibitions and discussions. Expect a…

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The Winter Fine Art & Antiques Fair

16 - 22 Nov 2009 (annual)

London's Olympia gets a touch of class this winter. The Winter Fine Art & Antiques Fair features 150 specialists selling everything from fine furniture to maps; from books to prints and from…

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Jane Bown: 100 portraits in association with Guardian

22 Oct - 22 Nov 2009

Photographer Jane Bown, best known for her ongoing work for The Observer, exhibits her iconic portraits at King's Place, London. Working almost exclusively in black and white, her London…

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Stab-shaped cruciform dogû. Sannai Maruyama, Aomori prefecture. 2500-1500BC. Aomori Prefectural Board of Education. (H: 32.0cm) Photo courtesy of the British Museum

The Power of Dogû

10 Sep - 22 Nov 2009

Dogû, abstract clay figures with recognizably human or animal features, provide a tantalising link to the mysterious yet remarkable Jômon period (about 12,500-300BC) of Japanese history. The…

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Wimpole, modernist Gold Brooch set with diamonds circa 1950s/60s

Winter Fine Art & Antiques Fair Olympia

16 - 22 Nov 2009 (annual)

Centred around London Olympia's Grand Hall, the enormous Winter Fine Art and Antiques Fair Olympia has over 200 leading international dealers offering an extensive range of exquisite art and antiques.

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DSUK Sales. Courtesy of the DSUK team

DSUK Sale

19 - 22 Nov 2009 (annual)

Stylish coats, T-shirts, dresses and every fashion accessory under the sun are up for grabs at the DSUK Sale in London's Brick Lane. Featured designers include Westwood, Valentino and Missoni…

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Doll at the London International Antique Dolls, Toys, Miniatures & Teddy Bear Fair. Photo courtesy London International Antique Dolls, Toys, Miniatures & Teddy Bear Fair

London International Antique Dolls, Toys, Miniatures & Teddy Bear Fair

22 Nov 2009 (various dates)

Established for nearly 30 years, the London International Antique Dolls, Toys, Miniatures & Teddy Bear Fair attracts collectors and dealers from around the world. Now taking place quarterly at…

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Erotica, London. Courtesy of Erotica

Erotica

20 - 22 Nov 2009 (annual)

Each year thousands of adults of all ages and sexual persuasions visit the Olympia Exhibition Centre's Erotica event in search of products to enhance their lifestyle. Exhibitors sell…

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Asian Wedding Show

21 - 22 Nov 2009 (annual)

The Asian Wedding Show at Alexandra Palace is a one-stop shop for brides and grooms to be. Hundreds of wedding specialists, from jewellers and beauticians to caterers, florists, photographers…

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Royal Albert Hall, London. Photo by Bree Hogg, © Whatsonwhen

Classical Spectacular

19 - 22 Nov 2009 (annual)

Incredible lights, lasers and special effects make the Classical Spectacular at the Royal Albert Hall a unique experience. Over 250 performers ensure the hall resounds to the world's best…

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One of Mikhail Mokrov's backdrops for Francesca Zambello's new Royal Opera production of Tchaikovsky's The Tsarina's Slippers. Courtesy of the Royal Opera

The Tsarina's Slippers at the Garden

23 Nov 2009 (various dates)

Bringing together both the Royal Ballet and Royal Opera, all too rarely seen together, Francesco Zambello directs the Covent Garden première of Tchaikovsky's Cherevichki (The Tsarina's…


Highlights

The Rat Pack Live from Las Vegas

Adelphi Theatre

23 Sep - 21 Nov 2009; not Sun

The Sleeping Beauty

Royal Opera House

21 Nov 2009 (various dates)

Not Black and White

Tricycle Theatre

22 Oct - 21 Nov 2009 (various dates)