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Things to in London: August edition

By CW Contributor on 1/8/2016

Untitled, c.1975 (Marcia Hare in Memphis, Tennessee) by William Eggleston © Eggleston Artistic Trust

William Eggleston portraits, National Portrait Gallery ★★★★★

Would you rather go deaf or blind?

Looking at the photographs of William Eggleston, you know the answer. His work exults in seeing: colour, shade, the way sunlight moves.

WHEN

21 Jul 2016 – 23 Oct 2016, Opening hours Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday: 10.00 – 18.00, Late Opening: Thursday, Friday: 10.00 – 21.00

WHERE

National Portrait Gallery
St Martin's Place, London, WC2H 0HE

Let's talk Brexit: Talk by Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz

It's been just over a month now since Brexit shook the world. And in the midst of such uncertainty, we've been asking some key questions. What will the future of burrata and escargots be on the menus of

WHEN

On 31 Aug 2016, 6:45 PM – 8:00 PM

WHERE

Emmanuel Centre
9-23 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 3DW

Aubergine Biryani Grain Store Anna Jones meal August best foodie events london 2016

Meat Free week with Anna Jones, Grain Store

It's summer in London, so wherever we go, the alluring, ancient scent of cooking meat fills the air, pulling people into pub gardens or towards food stalls. No one wants a skewered pepper.

If you're veggie, veg-curious or just after something a little different, we'

WHEN

On 08 Aug 2016, There is one sitting at 7pm and spaces are very limited, so snap up your tickets now.

WHERE

Grain Store
Granary Square,, London, N1C 4AB

Coming to the National Theatre: Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour, photo by Manuel Harlan

Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour, National Theatre

It'll be girls gone wild this summer at the National's Dorfman Theatre as this riotous 'play meets gig' about a sextet of Catholic school girls who are far from god-fearing comes to London. Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour was talk of the 2015 Fringe, then

WHEN

08 Aug 2016 – 01 Oct 2016, 8:00 PM – 9:45 PM

WHERE

National Theatre
South Bank, London, SE1 9PX

Notting Hill Carnival 2016

For two days every summer, the leafy, distinguished quiet of West London’s ice-cream coloured squares is blown apart. On August Bank Holiday weekend, Carnival comes to Notting Hill, bringing with it goat curry, steel drums, rum punch, coconuts, jerk chicken and a whole lot of joy.

WHEN

28 Aug 2016 – 29 Aug 2016, Sunday: 6am-9pm. Monday: 10am-8:30pm

Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie live: Southbank Centre

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on Love and War, Southbank Centre

Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie is the Nigerian writer who stole the hearts of the English-speaking world with some of the best writing of the last decade. Her books are full of hard-edged heroines, often caught between continents, navigating issues of race and gender prejudice, and she is best known

WHEN

On 07 Aug 2016, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM

WHERE

Royal Festival Hall
Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX

A "moving" production, image courtesy of the Globe

946 - The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips, Globe Theatre, London

Based on beloved children's author Michael Morpurgo's novel The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips, 946 is coming to The Globe this summer.

Michael Morpurgo's stories are regularly adapted for the stage -- and are more often then not prove to be turn

WHEN

11 Aug 2016 – 11 Sep 2016, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM

WHERE

The Globe
21 New Globe Walk, Bankside, London, SE1 9DT

Tickled documentary 2016

Are you a secret fan

of 'Competitive Endurance Tickling'? We can understand why you might keep

quiet about it if you are.

On the off-chance that it’s

not your thing – or maybe you’ve never heard of it, innocent creature – we’ll

give you the heads-

WHEN

19 Aug 2016 – 19 Oct 2016, 12:00 AM

WHERE

Various Locations

Memories of the Bay of Biscay starter at Eneko

Eneko restaurant, One Aldwych, Covent Garden

Thank goodness it's nearly here! This hotly anticipated Basque restaurant at One Aldwych hotel comes from chef Eneko Atxa, whose three-Michelin Aurmendi restaurant in Bilbao, Spain, is no.16 in the World's Top 50 Restaurants. And for the month of August you can dine at his London

WHEN

01 Aug 2016 – 30 Apr 2019, 12:00 AM

WHERE

Eneko at One Aldwych
WC2B 4BZ