With the nights getting longer and an announcement this week that arctic weather is set to stay, there is nothing more appealing than spending one’s evenings somewhere warm and atmospheric to watch a film or theatre production.
Along with two film festivals and the remainder of a jazz festival, the EastLondonLines boroughs have many events scheduled to make this week’s chilly evenings enjoyable.
Hackney
The London Kurdish Film Festival
November 23-24
Hackney Picturehouse, 270 Mare Street, E8 1HE
The eighth festival of its kind will feature 121 films, comprising 23 features, 46 documentaries and 52 short-films.
The London Feminist Film Festival
November 24-30
Hackney Picturehouse, 270 Mare Street, E8 1HE
A week of film screenings at Hackney Picturehouse, starting with the UK premiere of ‘The Cut’ on the theme of ‘Body Politics’ on Sunday afternoon.
November 24
6:00pm
Hoxton Hotel, 81 Great Eastern Street, EC2A 3HU
£10
The Nomad Cinema presents Drive (18) at Hoxton Hotel as the third in their series of monthly ‘Slackers Movie Lounge’.
Croydon
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, ‘The Great Classics’
November 27
7:00pm
Fairfield Halls, Park Lane, CR9 1DG
£12-£31
Christoph König conducts Ravel, Greig and Tchaikovsky on stage in Croydon.
November 23
8:00pm
Fairfield Halls, Park Lane, CR9 1DG
£20
Mock the Week star, Milton Jones comes to Croydon as part of his comedy roadshow, promising a ‘mixture of bizarre and hysterically surreal one-liners’.
Lewisham
November 22
7:30pm
The Albany, Douglas Way, SE8 4AG
£10-£12 (Rated 11+)
The final showing of Shakespeare’s classic is being performed on Friday, showcasing love, statelessness and above all, the human capacity to endure.
November 23
7.30pm
The Albany, Douglas Way, SE8 4AG
£10-£12
Greenwich born songstress Sarah Gillespie brings a unique fusion of jazz, folk and blues knitted together with her trademark poetic lyricism.
Tower Hamlets
November 22 – February 16
10:00am
Canada Square, E14 5AB
£9-£13; family tickets available for £36.50
Get into the spirit of the winter weather at the Canary Wharf and strap on some ice skates.
November 26
8.00pm
Unit 2, Queens Yard, White Post Lane E9 5EN
£5-£15
The classic children’s play is presented at The Yard Theatre. This will be the final show of 2013 and is written and directed by Artistic Director by Jay Miller.