Boris Johnson today hailed London's annual festival for Deaf and disabled artists which is coming to the South Bank for the first ever time this weekend... more
Laze on a beach by the Thames, take in a free gig - even get married at the Royal Festival Hall. You can do it all at the Festival of Britain 60th anniversary celebrations, says Nick Curtis... more
Whether it's our values, culture or classic brands, there's a new sense of pride in the national identity. Nick Curtis reports on how we are celebrating our heritage and our icons... more
If you thought arriving at Heathrow airport was a misery, spare a thought for the musician who was held there for eight hours of questioning last week, simply because she had brought her cello... more
Luminaries of the art world will flock to the South Bank tonight to celebrate an institution they love - even if the paying public has always been more cautious... more
Sir Simon Rattle will conduct all Schumann's symphonies and pianist Alfred Brendel will play his final London concert in the new classical music season at the Southbank Centre... more
The revelation of the Festival Hall's Carmen Jones has been that the two singers playing Carmen's love rivals Joe and Husky are, in fact, Jamaican brothers from New Cross.... more
Tsakane Valentine Maswanganyi was raised in a 'matchbox' house in Soweto. Now she is one of the hottest talents in London, starring as new Carmen Jones.... more
Artistic director Jude Kelly has taken a brave leap, but her production of Carmen Jones never musters the erotic excitement of the 19th century original.... more
Artistic director Jude Kelly's first production, Carmen Jones, is about to be unveiled at the Festival Hall. It's what this place is made for, she says.... more
Blake Morrison, Mark Thomas, Armando Iannucci and John Hegley have joined the line-up for the first London Literature Festival at the revamped Southbank Centre.... more
The refurbishment of the new Royal Festival Hall will open on schedule, it has been announced, as highlights of the South Bank Centre's summer season are unveiled.... more
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