Arts & Culture in Central London · Page 3

UK's top dance establishment

A mecca for lovers of dance, Sadler's Wells is where you'll find the cream of British and international talent, from...

Central London · Rosebery Avenue, Islington, London

• theater
• performance

Distinguished opera company

London's ever-so-slightly less prestigious opera institution might not attract as many high-profile...

Central London · London Coliseum, St Martin's Lane, London

• performance

Modern West End movie theatre

London cinemas are pricey by most standards, but this comfortable and sleek five-screen first-run establishment will...

Central London · 19 Lower Regent St, London

• cinema

Concrete slab housing big-name art exhibitions

Together with the Queen Elizabeth Hall [classical music venue], the Hayward represents all that is generally...

Central London · Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London

• art gallery

Established home to contemporary culture's leaders and experimenters

Sitting oddly and uncomfortably within spitting distance of Buckingham Palace on London's red road, the Mall...

Central London · 12 Carlton House Terrace, London

• theater
• art gallery
• cinema

Pictures of the historical and famous

An 1856 institution still going strong, the popular National Portrait Gallery displays paintings, drawings,...

Central London · St. Martin's Pl, London

• art gallery

London's great 19th-century cinema

This cinema, owned by the University of Westminster, was the first venue to show a motion picture in the UK, thanks to...

Central London · 309 Regent St, London

Britain's senior conservatoire

A classical-music training ground since 1822, the Royal Academy of Music took on jazz and musical theatre in the...

Central London · Marylebone Road, London

• performance

Precious recital hall perfect for Sunday brunch

Intimate but lofty central London music venue with a programme of more than 400 concerts a year, featuring Lieder,...

Central London · 36 Wigmore St, Marylebone, London

Concrete block with excellent acoustics inside

The acoustically superior neighbour of Southbank Centre matriarch the Royal Festival Hall (1951), this two-hall 1967...

Central London · Southbank Centre, Belvedere Rd, Waterloo, London

• performance