Southfields Area Guide

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Discover how London grew from a lively capital city to a global hub for trade, commerce, and scientific enquiry between 1550 and 1800. In 1550, London was a hustling, bustling, rapidly expanding commercial city, with a relatively modest position on the world stage. By 1800, it was a global city and a world-leading centre of science. Science City: The Linbury Gallery tells the story of how science was integral to that transformation. From the observation of previously unidentified planets to the identification of underlying physical principles of the universe, science itself changed, as it began to acquire characteristics that we associate with modern science today—from the carrying out of experiments to the preoccupation with precision measurement. Drawing on three iconic scientific collections: the Science Museum Group Collection ; the King George III collection owned by King’s College London ; and the collection of the Royal Society , this gallery reveals how science was London’s lifeblood, but more than this, it emphasises that science was at the heart of our culture. Covering over 650 square metres, the gallery design by Gitta Gschwendtner creates an abstract cityscape that will immerse you in a contemporary interpretation of historic London. Planning a school visit? Find out more information about the gallery for educational groups.

Performers: James Day, conductor Barnes Festival Orchestra English Chamber Choir, chorus Tiffin Chamber Choir, semi chorus Helen Charlston, mezzo soprano Edward Lyon, tenor Gareth Brynmer John, bass Programme: Elgar The Dream of Gerontius Pre-concert talk by Bishop Richard Harries on Newmans text Barnes Music Festival Artistic Director, James Day, conducts the Festival Orchestra, alongside the English Chamber Choir and the Tibin Chamber Choir semi-chorus for Elgars epic The Dream of Gerontius. The momentous work was composed in 1900 and relays the journey of a pious mans soul facing death and the judgement of God, before being sent to purgatory. The piece is set to text from a poem by John Henry Newman and is often considered Elgars masterpiece. There will be a talk on Newmans text prior to the performance from Richard Harries, Lord Harries of Pentregarth and former Bishop of Oxford. The concert will be preceded by a performance by this years Barnes Young Musician of the Year chosen during the festival at the final adjudication on 16 March. This is the final concert of the Barnes Music Festival. Champagne is available and Black Tie is encouraged.

INTERIORS Interiors cook up an intoxicating blend of Americana, with hooks and harmonies evoking highways and getaways. Bourbon for your ears WILD ROSES Wild Roses are a guitar and vocal harmony trio playing a mixture of covers and originals inspired by artists such as Ryan Adams, Bob Dylan and The Staves.

We have our Asian comedy karaoke club show, showcasing the best Asian comedians in the UK. Show is staged from 8 to around 10pm, where the show will be topped off by karaoke. Here is the line up we have for the evening: Jimmy Tam Jimmy is a British-Chinese queer comedian who tells short, sharp and sometimes saucy jokes about my gaysian life and heritage. Jen Zheng A high-energy storyteller-y Northern Irish & Chinese comic, who talks about being so bad at Mandarin they failed backwards into the beginners class for white people, having dry sex, a young divorce, and diving clit first into horrible dates! Blank Peng Blank Peng is an incognito bilingual stand-up comic. She started performing stand-up in Mandarin and began performing in English after coming to the UK. In just one year, she became the first female winner of the Top Secret Comedy Gong, King Gong, Rising Star New Act Competition 2022, Finalist of Leicester New Comedian of the Year, West End New Act Runner-up, Semi-finalist of Komedia Comedy Awards, Bath Festival New Act Competition Nominee and her star is set to rise on the very near future! Hidehito Yanase Japanese sumo wrestler and comedian storming the London circuit Marvin McCarthy A strange, unique and an unforgettable character comedian magician, who has a unique bag of unique magic tricks to delight the audience.