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  • Alexis Dubus – A Ruddy Brief History of Swearing

    Comedy

    Until Sat Jan 10, Etcetera Theatre

    This is one man's attempt to discover why a handful of words in the English language still have the power to shock, offend and amuse in equal measure. Alexis...

  • Dispersion

    Critics' Choice

    Art

    Until Sun Jan 25, ICA

    Work by seven international artists who use appropriated or found imagery in film, photography and performance, among them Hilary Lloyd, Anne Collier and...

  • Death Disco

    FREE

    Clubs

    Wed Jan 7, Notting Hill Arts Club

    It's the launch night of the credit-crunched, freebie Death Disco, as Alan McGee and Danny Watson spin all sorts of rockin' tunes and present live sets by...

All today's listings

This week

  • Andy Warhol: Other Voices, Other Rooms

    Last Chance!

    Critics' Choice

    Until Sun Jan 11, Hayward

    Eye-popping exhibition design leads viewers on a tour of sleep marathons, drag queen screen tests & strip poker with a horse!

  • Doctor Who Exhibition

    Last Chance!

    Critics' Choice

    Museums & Attractions

    Until Wed Jan 7, Earl's Court Exhibition Centre

    Props, costumes and monsters from the BBC series, alongside information on how the programme is made. Characters on show include Daleks, Autons, Cybermen,...

  • Cirque du Soleil: Quidam

    Around Town

    Until Sun Feb 8, Royal Albert Hall

    Lavish costumes and staging, spectacular acts, a (usually baffling) narrative thread and eye-watering ticket prices – that's Cirque du Soleil!

  • Stewart Lee – Scrambled Egg

    Comedy

    Until Thu Jan 8, Hen and Chickens Theatre

    Old material and new, in random order by one of the country's foremost exponents of stand-up. Work in progress towards a television project. You know it'll...

  • Complicit

    New

    Theatre

    Until Sat Feb 21, Old Vic

    Richard Dreyfuss, last seen as Dick Cheney in Oliver Stone's Dubya bio-pic 'W', treads the London boards for the world premiere of Joe Sutton's new political...

  • Track And Field Winter Sprinter

    Critics' Choice

    Music

    Until Thu Jan 8, The Luminaire

    Fortuna! Pop's tenth annual January jaunt, features The Broken Family Band, Darren Hayman and The Clientele headlining its three nights

All this week's listings

Bye, Bye Astoria

As if the carnage on the high street wasn't bad enough, it's now time to wave goodbye to one of London's finest live music venues, the Astoria . The latest victim of the controversial...
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