Entertainment & Events |
June Events Calendar:
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Highlights include:
| A Taste of Asia at Cutty Sark Gardens (1 June) |
Asian Food Fair with cookery demonstrations, sales of food, drink, etc. Visitors will have the opportunity to taste and purchase a range of mouth-watering Asian foods. Whilst celebrity chef Ross Burden will be 'spicing it up' with some creative culinary demonstrations in the live kitchen.
| Time: |
10.00-17.00 |
| Price: |
Free |
| Address: |
Cutty Sark Gardens, Greenwich, SE10 9LW |
| Tel: |
020 8921 4464 |
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| Casanova: The True Story (2-8 June) |
A new musical by Philip Godfrey. Based on the memoirs of this legendary lover, Casanova offers a snapshot of his adventurous and extraordinary life and affairs as 11 actors and 3 musicians romp through 18th century Europe.
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Tue-Sat: 19.30 & Sun: 14.00 |
| Price: |
£12.00 (£10.00 conc) |
| Address: |
Greenwich Playhouse, Greenwich Station Forecourt, 189 Greenwich High Road, Greenwich, London SE10 8JA. |
| Tel: |
020 8858 9256 |
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| Thames21 Clean Up (7 June) |
Join the National Maritime Museum and environmental charity Thames21 for a social event with a difference to help clear up litter from the Thames. Health and safety cover, wellies, gloves, socks and spades are provided. Simply turn up.
| Time: |
10.00 – 13.00 |
| Price: |
Free |
| Address: |
Meet at Poplar and Blackwall District Rowing Club, off Ferry Street, E14 (north end of Greenwich Foot Tunnel/ DLR Island Gardens). |
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| The gDA Cabaret (13 June) |
The gDA Cabaret is a completely unique dance event. It's a place to sample a bit of everything from the world of dance, whilst enjoying table service in the fabulously atmospheric Borough Halls. Each event will feature it's own compere, table service, plus a line-up that will surprise and delight.
| Time: |
19.30 |
| Price: |
£15; £10 concessions |
| Address: |
Greenwich Dance Agency, The Borough Hall, Royal Hill, London SE10 8RE |
| Tel: |
020 8293 9741 |
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mic portraits of some of its customers. |
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| Greenwich & Docklands International Festival (19-24 June) |
A multi-arts extravaganza, celebrating its 12th year, offering theatre, comedy, dance, music, grand spectacle and fireworks.
A changing brief each year always finds space for outdoor theatre, great classical concerts, cutting-edge and popular music.
| Time: |
Various |
| Price: |
Free
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| Address: |
Greenwich & Docklands Festival, 6 College Approach, London, SE10 9HY |
| Tel: |
020 8305 1818 |
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| Laban Degree Show 2008 at Laban (21 & 26 June) |
New dance performances by emerging dance artists graduating from Laban’s BA (Hons) Dance Theatre programme. Catch these bright young performers now before they burst onto the international dance scene.
| Time: |
14.30 |
| Price: |
£5.00 (£3.00 conc) |
| Address: |
Laban, Creekside, London, SE8 3DZ |
| Tel: |
020 8691 8600 |
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| The Greenwich Observation Wheel, Old Royal Naval College (21 June - 28 Sep) |
At 55 metres from the ground, visitors will take in spectacular views beyond St Paul’s Cathedral and the Tower of London to the west, across the river to Canary Wharf and east to the Olympic site of the Lea Valley. Each observation pod will hold 6 people with a ride lasting approximately 12 minutes.
| Time: |
10.00-22.00 |
| Price: |
Adult: £7.00 Child: £4.50 |
| Address: |
Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London SE10. |
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| The Mayor's Sponsored Charity Cycle Ride (22 June) |
From Cutty Sark Gardens to Erith.
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TBC |
| Price: |
££5.00 entry fee entitles you to refreshments at the end |
| Address: |
Cutty Sark Gardens to Erith |
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| Midsummer Jazz in the Park, Observatory Gardens (22 June) |
The Phoenix Dixieland Jazz Band are back with music for all the family. All welcome. Tickets from Friends of Greenwich Park.
| Time: |
13.30-15.30 |
| Price: |
Adults £4 (non-members £5); 5-15 year olds £2 (non-members £2.50) under 5's free. Cheques payable to Friends of Greenwich Park with sae please. |
| Address: |
Observatory Gardens, Greenwich Park, Greenwich, London SE10.
Tickets from: Friends of Greenwich Park 52 Greenwich Park Street, London SE10 9LT
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| Tel: |
020 8853 2150 |
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| Aeneas Faversham Forever at Greenwich Theatre (27 & 28 June) |
The critically acclaimed Penny Dreadfuls present a brand new show of rip-roaring comic tales from the Victorian world of British sword-for-hire and gentleman Aeneas Faversham. As seen on BBC3, as heard on Radio 4 and from BBC7's The Brothers Faversham.
| Time: |
20.30 |
| Price: |
£14 (£8 conc) |
| Address: |
Greenwich Theatre, Crooms Hill, Greenwich, London, SE10 |
| Tel: |
020 8858 7755 |
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