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Moscow State Circus on Blackheath

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Moscow State Circus, Blackheath Common until 2nd November

The world famous Moscow State Circus have set up tent at Blackheath common and will be offering visitors a dazzling display of stunts, tricks and spectacle until Sunday 2nd November.

Strictly Come Dancing Live at the O2

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Strictly Come Dancing: Live Tour, The O2 Arena – February 5th – 8th 2009

Smash hit Saturday night show, Strictly Come Dancing, will be coming to the O2 arena in North Greenwich next February. The audience can expect to see a host of well known stars from previous series, including Jill Halfpenny, Julian Clary and Gethin Jones, and not forgetting all four of the judges.

Staying overnight? Don’t forget to check hotels in Greenwich

Body Worlds at the O2

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Body Worlds in Greenwich
Body Worlds at the O2: October 24th 2008 – August 23rd 2009

BOOK BODY WORLD TICKETS ONLINE FROM TICKETMASTER

Gunther von Hagens’s Body Worlds exhibition has opened at the O2 in North Greenwich. The show will run from today right though to August 2009.

It gives visitors the chance to see dead human bodies close up having gone through a process called plastination. The bodies were donated in a body donation programme. The purpose of the show is to help laymen understand their bodies better and get a better awareness for looking after their bodies.

Opening Times

Friday – Wednesday 10am– 6:30pm (last admission)
Thursdays  10am–8:30pm (last admission)
Open on Bank Holidays 10am–6:30pm (last admission)

Entry times are every 30 minutes and visitors can stay as long as they like, but organisers advise you to allow at least 1-2 hours.

BOOK BODY WORLD TICKETS ONLINE FROM TICKETMASTER

The Anniversary at Greenwich Playhouse

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The Anniversary at Greenwich Playhouse, October 14th – 9th November

Flat Pack Productions are back at the Greenwich Playhouse following last year’s successful production of “A Christmas Carol”. Collaborating with director Joseph C. Walsh, Flat Pack present a revival of the classic black comedy The Anniversary.

Set in South London: it’s Mum’s wedding anniversary, and despite the fact that Dad has been dead for some years, her 3 sons are obliged to gather for the annual celebration. Two of the sons have something important to tell Mum and so begins an evening of lethal, verbal humiliation, bullying and bribery – resulting in moments of delicious comedy and toe curling embarrassment for the family and audience alike. 

Tickets:£12; £10 (concs.)

Box Office: 020 8858 9256; boxoffice@galleontheatre.co.uk

Secret Policeman’s Ball

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The Secret Policeman’s Ball comedy event will be cinecast live from the Royal Albert Hall to the Greenwich Picturehouse cinema on Satuday night. The event, in aid of Amnesty International, will feature performances from Frank Skinner, Alan Carr, Graham Norton, Sean Lock, Katy Brand, Tim Minchin, Kristen Schaal, Sarah Millican, Kayvan Novak, Russell Peters, Fearne Cotton, Meera Syal, Sean Williamson, Matt Berry, Katherine Parkinson, Mitchell and Webb, Russell Howard, Jason Manford, Shappi Khorsandi, Sharon Horgan, Nick Mohammed, Dan Clark and David Armand.

The show starts at 7pm – find out more

Greenwich Car Free Day Announced

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The seventh Car Free day in Greenwich town centre has been announced for Sunday 5th October, from 11am to 4pm. During the time, no cars will be allowed into Greenwich town centre, and a free street festival will take place with performances from Jazz Mafia, Cosmic Sausages and Dogon Music. There will also be attractions such as horse riding demonstrations in the grounds of the Old Royal Naval college.

Open House in Greenwich

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Open House is London’s celebration of architectural diversity, with 700 buildings opening up their doors and giving Londoners a closer look. This year’s even takes place this weekend – the 20th and 21st of September – and includes the following buildings in the borough of Greenwich:

Devonport Mausoleum, National Maritime Museum, Romney Road, Greenwich
Dreadnought Library, West Gate (King William Walk), or East Gate, (Park Row), and Romney Road crossing, Maritime Greenwich Campus, Greenwich
Greenwich Magistrates’ Court, 9 Blackheath Road, Greenwich
Greenwich Peninsula: Site and Public Art, meet at 10am, 12pm, 2pm or 4pm at North Greenwich tube station on Saturday (September 21)
Greenwich Yacht Club, 1 Peartree Way, Greenwich
Harold Wharf, 6 Creekside, Greenwich
Millennium Primary School, 50 John Harrison Way, Greenwich
National Maritime Museum, Romney Road, Greenwich
Old Royal Naval College, West Gate (King William Walk) or East Gate (Park Row) and Romney Road crossing. Entry from pier via Cutty Sark Gardens, Greenwich
Ranger’s House, Chesterfield Walk, Greenwich
River Sculpture/Studio (Slice of Reality), River Thames, off Thames Path, Meridian Gardens, nr Drawdock Road, Blackwall Point, Greenwich
St Alfege Church, Church Street, Greenwich
The Fan Museum, 12 Crooms Hill, Greenwich
The Royal Observatory, Greenwich Park, Greenwich
Trinity Hospital, Highbridge, Greenwich

Click here for more info on other sites in the borough of Greenwich, and across other boroughs.

Greenwich Hosts “Run To The Beat”

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London’s first ever mass participation half marathon, titled “Run To The Beat”, will take place in Greenwich on October 15th. The event will start at the O2 arena, go past all of Greenwich’s Olympic venues, and then finish back at the O2.  Specially selected music will be played along the route to help motivate runners – can I recommend the Rocky theme tune for just that purpose?

Most places are gone already but if anyone wishes to take place, they should email a special Run To The Beat email address at the council.

Don Giovanni at the PictureHouse

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In an effort to make opera more accessible, tonight’s performance of Don Giovanni – the first of the new Royal Opera season – has been made available to readers of the Sun newspaper. For those not wishing to watch the opera with an auditorium full of Sun readers, there is instead the chance to watch it being broadcast live at the Greenwich PictureHouse (or any other Picture House cinema).

The performance starts tonight at 6.40 – more info here.