Our pick of the best events across south London this week…
COMEDY – Sunday Special at Up the Creek, Greenwich
Fosters Comedy Award nominee and oddball Aussie Sam Simmons headlines the regular comedy night at Up the Creek, which is hosted by Ed Gamble and includes a special guest. Tickets cost £7 or £4 students in advance. Go to sundayspecial.co.uk
FAMILY – Circus Family Workshop at The Albany, Deptford, at noon, 1.30pm and 3pm on Sunday
Your chance to learn circus skills with your little one aged three and up. Tickets cost £14 per pair. Go to thealbany.org.uk
THEATRE – Travels with My Aunt at the Churchill Theatre, Bromley, from Thursday to Saturday
Graham Greene’s novel about a retired suburban bank manager who travels the world with his aunt is brought to life in madcap style with four actors taking on more than 20 characters. Tickets cost from £10. Go to churchilltheatre.co.uk
FAMILY – My First Ballet – Sleeping Beauty at the Orchard Theatre, Dartford, on Saturday and Sunday
The English National Ballet take the timeless fairy tale and Tchaikovsky’s famous music to create a show created especially for children aged three and up. Tickets cost from £10. Go to orchardtheatre.co.uk
CLUB – Retro Sunday at Tooting Tram and Social, from 5pm to midnight
Step back in time with a vinyl takeover and retro games including ping pong, fussball and pinball. Entry is free. Over 18s only. Go to tootingtramandsocial.co.uk
FAMILY – The Emperor’s New Clothes at Polka Theatre, Wimbledon, on Saturday and Sunday
Puppeteer Martin Bridle rummages through the washing basket to create a new take on Hans Christian Andersen’s tale featuring a washing machine, a clothes line, puppets and song. Tickets cost £12 for adults and children and £9 concessions. Go to polkatheatre.com
COMEDY – The Mayor of Croydon’s Charity Comedy Night at Fairfield Halls on Sunday
Big name comedians Kevin Day, Reginald D Hunter, Jon Richardson, Mark Steel, Seann Walsh and special guests will all perform in aid of the Mayor’s dedicated charities, CAYSH and Mind in Croydon. Tickets cost £30. Go to Fairfield.co.uk
THEATRE – The Lieutenant of Inishmore at Bromley Little Theatre from Friday until April 18
In Bruges and The Guard writer Martin McDonagh’s black comedy The Lieutenant of Inishmore was an Olivier Award winning hit in the West End is revived in Bromley. Tickets cost £12 for non-members and £8 members at bromleylittletheatre.org or on 0333 6663366.
THEATRE – The State We’re In at Theatre503, Battersea, from Tuesday to Saturday
Four playwrights dig in to the big issues, from policing to the NHS to welfare and immigration in four plays at Theatre503. Tickets cost £12 or £10 concessions. Go to theatre503.com
THEATRE – The Father at Richmond Theatre from Monday until Saturday
Kenneth Cranham stars as 80-year-old Andre who was once a tap dancer and lives with his daughter Anne and her husband Pierre. Or was he an engineer whose daughter Anne lives in London with Pierre? Florian Zeller’s play is adapted from French and received five stars in the West End from the likes of the Times, the Telegraph and the Guardian. Tickets cost from £14.40. Go to atgtickets.com/Richmond
COMEDY – Shazia Mirza – The Kardashians Made Me Do It at Landmark Arts, Teddington, on Thursday
Mirza’s critically-acclaimed show explores the rise of ISIS and why British women flee to become Jihadi brides. On Monday, she will host a discussion on preventing radicalisation at the Rose Theatre with expert guests. Tickets for the stand-up show at Landmark Arts cost £14 or £12 concessions at landmarkartscentre.org and the discussion at the Rose is free. Go to rosetheatrekingston.org
HISTORY – Ian Porter – The Suffragette Struggle at Kew Library from 7pm to 8pm on Thursday
Author Ian Porter, who wrote the novel Suffragette Autumn Women’s Spring, will talk about the suffragette struggle and the characters involved. Tickets cost £3 and include refreshments. Call 020 8734 3352.
FILM – Criminal (15), out today
Kevin Costner is a dangerous and unpredictable convict who has the memories and skills of a deceased CIA agent implanted into his brain in this star-studded blockbuster that was filmed in locations around Croydon and Kingston. Also starring Wonder Woman Gal Gadot, Ryan Reynolds, Tommy Lee Jones, Alice Eve and Gary Oldman.
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