Explore old-school puppetry, classical theatre, audiovisual art and more this weekend!
Covent Garden May Fayre & Puppet Festival (13th May) – Free
A celebration of London’s most old-school wooden puppet show. Punch and Judy will be joined by wooden (and human) friends, with a brass band procession, workshops, clowns, folk music and refreshments.
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Red, Blue, White: global colours (12th-26th May) – Free
An international photography exhibition featuring the work of 37 photographers from 24 countries, most of which have national flags in the red, white and/or blue configuration—from the UK to South Korea. The exhibition explores the politics behind the colours and their symbolic connotations in the work on display.
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The Crick Crack Club presents Eros and Psyche (13th May) – £8 in advance
Performance troupe The Crick Crack Club present a show of ‘myth, fairytale and raucous Greek philosophy’ at the British Museum. The characters from two classical texts will be performed by acclaimed storyteller Sally Pomme Clayton, in a play that explores issues of power, jealousy and beauty among humans, all through the mythical romance between Eros and Psyche.
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Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year Exhibition (12th-13th May and ongoing) – Free
Look to stars, planets, nebulae and more at The Royal Observatory in Greenwich. This free exhibition celebrates the best astrophotography taken by photographers all over planet Earth.
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Listen: 140 Years of Recorded Sound (12th- 13th May) – Free
Final weekend of the exhibition celebrating the origin of recorded sound. It follows a timeline from 1877, featuring key events in sound-recording history, with rare and unpublished recordings, as well as a specially commissioned audio installation by composer Aleks Kolkowski.