London April Events
What's on in London in April
London April Events has lots for you this year. As well as celebrating Easter in London, we will also be celebrating
the World Shakespeare Festival starting on 23 April - November 2012 and Globe to Globe at the Globe Theatre. On 22 April it's the annual London Marathon.
Peacock Theatre, Portugal Street- Off Kingsway, London WC2A 2H
Booking From: Tuesday, 3 April 2012 until Friday, 13 April 2012
My First Sleeping Beauty has been created especially for a family audience. Tchaikovsky's gorgeous waltz-filled score and the sumptuous Nicholas Georgiadis costumes will transport children to an enchanted world of castles and curses, forests and fairies.
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London April Events
158th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
7 April 2012
The two top universities in the UK face each other for this popular 4 mile rowing race which first took place in 1829 in Henley on Thames. Since 1836 it has been held in London.
The annual contest between Oxford and Cambridge universities always takes place around Easter each year in South London between Putney and Mortlake on the River Thames. The race is televised across the world or you can watch it live in London!
2 April - 18 August 2012
David Suchet at the Apollo Theatre, 31 Shaftesbury Avenue
Following his critically acclaimed performance in Arthur Miller's All My Sons at the Apollo Theatre in 2010, David Suchet returns in Eugene O'Neill's masterpiece, Long Day's Journey into Night.
Set in 1912, the story is a compelling family drama between James Tyrone (David Suchet), Mary Tyrone and their sons, Jamie and Edmund during a long summer's day. This multi-award winning play is one of the greatest American plays written in the twentieth century.
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London April Events
Easter in London
6 - 9 April 2012
Things to do at Easter in London
There many things to do over the 4 day Easter period in London. At the Southbank Centre you can enjoy the Real Food Market which is a Free Event. Take a stroll in nearby Covent Garden then enjoy the excellent weather in one of London's lovely parks or take a trip down the Thames...Read more
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London April Events - International Buddhist Film Festival
The 10th International Buddhist Film Festival (IBFF) will showcase a selection of Buddhist cinema from 11-15 April 2012 at the Apollo
Piccadilly Circus.
This will be the first time the IBFF has visited the UK since 2009.
Among the programs is a Spotlight on Burma, with two films, Aung San Suu Kyi: Lady of No Fear and Into the Current, and among the premieres are films from Nepal, Japan, Thailand, Canada and China.
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The London Book Fair / 16th - 18th April 2012
Now in its 41st year, The London Book Fair continues to be the global market place for rights negotiation and the sales and distribution of content across print, audio, TV, film and digital channels.
With over 250 seminars and events, 2,000 international exhibiting companies and 24,500 publishing professionals, The London Book Fair encompasses the broad spectrum of the publishing industry.
Venue
Earls Court Exhibition Centre, Warwick Road, London, SW5 9TA
World Shakespeare Festival
Part of London's Cultural Olympiad
23 April to November 2012
Every year
Shakespeare's birthday is celebrated over 3 days on the Southbank of London in and around his famous
Globe Theatre but this year is going to be very special.
The World Shakespeare Festival (WSF) is going to celebrate Shakespeare as the world’s playwright, produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company. They will join forces with leading UK and international arts organisations, and with Globe to Globe produced by Shakespeare’s Globe - more info...
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21 April - 9 June 2012
For six weeks the Globe theatre will embrace London culture by presenting every single Shakespeare play, each in a different language, each by a different company from across the world.
As they say, 'Shakespeare's coming home to Bankside' and wouldn't he have loved this!
There are so many London April Events at the British Museum and many are FREE!
From 19 July - 25 November 2012 you can see Shakespeare: Staging the World, an exhibition which explores this important era through the eyes of Shakespeare, his players and audiences.
Ticket prices: Tickets £7 - £14 FREE for British Museum Members
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London Marathon - 22 - 23 April 2012
The world's biggest city
marathon kicks off on 22 April 2012 starting at
Greenwich Park for the 26 mile race.
The 30,000 or so runners will race for their favorite charity and run through the city of London finishing at The Mall next to
Buckingham Palace.
The months of training will soon pay off and even if you don't win, it's still great fun and well worth doing - London Marathon
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