10 MAY - 29 SEPTEMBER

WELCOMERoll Up, Roll Up to the return of the marvellous London Wonderground at Southbank Centre! Voted Best Newcomer in the 2012 London Cabaret Awards, London Wonderground is a playground for the people with a delicious programme of cabaret, circus, music and sideshow. At its centre lies a beautiful 1920s Spiegeltent - a circular, 600 capacity performance tent that oozes charm and old world decadence. And around the Spiegeltent you’ll find sideshows, food, bars and unusual attractions.

We’re delighted to bring you LIMBO, our headline show which arrives fresh from a sold out run in Adelaide, Australia. A co-production between Underbelly, Southbank Centre and the creative producers of last year’s hit show, CANTINA, LIMBO is an infectious combination of live music, acrobatic brilliance and extraordinary feats of worldly (and otherworldly) proportions. Joining LIMBO are dozens more shows for all ages and all tastes. Make sure that you see as much as you can!

We’d like to thank our partners, Southbank Centre, and all the wonderful people that have helped with London Wonderground.

Run away to the circus this summer. We dare you...

Ed Bartlam and Charlie Wood The Ringmasters

This summer at Southbank Centre, we are delighted to welcome back the London Wonderground as part of our Festival of Neighbourhood, a celebration and exploration of the neighbourhoods we all live in, rural and urban, cities and villages. A showcase of the most vital and exciting cabaret, sideshow and circus, the programme welcomes performers from all over the world, including the thrilling hybrid circus show LIMBO, the virtuoso human beat boxer Shlomo and the subversive cabaret of The Tiger Lillies. I hope you will join us at London’s playground this summer – the London Wonderground Spiegeltent.

Jude Kelly, OBEArtistic Director, Southbank Centre

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HOW TO BOOKOnlinelondonwonderground.co.uk£1 per ticket fee, up to a maximum of £8

southbankcentre.co.uk/londonwonderground£1.75 transaction feeNo transaction fee for Southbank Centre Members

You can also purchase tickets from

By Phone0844 545 8282£2.75 transaction fee

In PersonLondon Wonderground Ticket Office Thames WalkOpen 12pm to lateRoyal Festival Hall Ticket OfficeOpen 10am – 8pmNo transaction fee

WonderseatsGet the best seats in the house and avoid the queue for an extra £5.

ConcessionsConcession ticket prices are available to concession card holders and under 16s.

Access ListSouthbank Centre is accessible to people with disabilities. Join our free access list: Phone 0844 847 9910or email accesslist@southbankcentre.co.uk

All listings correct at time of going to press. Listings may be subject to change at short notice. Check the website for more information.

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LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE PROUDLY PRESENT LONDON WONDERGROUND AT SOUTHBANK CENTRE

Sexy, edgy circus at its dark sassy best

Rip It Up (Aus)

HEAVEN CAN WAIT…

THIS IS ONE HELL OF A PARTY.

ExtraordinaryAdelaide Now (Aus)

Contagious and liberating.

Don’t miss LimboArtsHub (Aus)

Was I seduced? Hell, yes. Go see it. You’ll kick

yourself if you don’t...InDaily (Aus)

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Sexy, edgy circus at its dark sassy best

Rip It Up (Aus)

Was I seduced? Hell, yes. Go see it. You’ll kick

yourself if you don’t...InDaily (Aus)

LIMBO FRI 10 MAY – SUN 29 SEPTEMBERWitness heart-stopping illusions, mind-bending manoeuvres, breathtaking dance moves and thrilling live music from a coterie of highly skilled international performers. A summer celebration of otherworldly proportions, welcome to the the greatest party ever between heaven and hell.

A spectacular new production from the creative producers of 2012 hit show Cantina, LIMBO explodes into London Wonderground for a strictly limited season following rave reviews and a sell-out run at the Adelaide Festival.

Underbelly Productions, Strut & Fret Production House and Southbank Centre proudly present…

RingsideThe best seats in the house; at the front, up close, plus a free programme and a complimentary drink.

PoshGreat seats in the centre, rows 2-4, plus a complimentary programme.

StallsGeneral admission seating in rows 5-7.

BoothsGreat for parties or a special intimate night out, booths fit up to 10 people.

Cheap SeatsGreat seating in the bar area; you’re a bit further away but you can still see everything.

See page 28 for seating plan.

Ringside £50, £40, £25Posh £40, £30, £20Stalls £25, £20, £15Cheap seats £17, £15, £10Booths (fit up to 10 people) £220, £180, £125Special preview prices available 10 -18 May.Check website for details. 15+, runs approx. 75 minsTuesday – Sunday, 7.15pm (except 4,13 Sept, 4.30pm; 14 Sept, 9.15pm)Matinees every Saturday, 3pm (except 25 May, 14 Sept)Sunday matinees on 16 June, 15 SeptNo performance 14 June

BOOKING INFO

LIMBO: THE AFTERSHOW PARTY 14 & 21 JULY 9.15pm See page 21 5

SPECTACULAR AT THE SPIEGELTENTFRIDAY 10 MAY9.15pm (120 mins, 18 yrs+)

London Wonderground is open for business, ready to bring you the very best of cabaret, circus, sideshow and music! In this, the opening spectacular presented by Time Out Live, expect an exhilarating cocktail of comedy and cabaret, skills and otherworldly delights. A true night of variety, this spectacular is sure to whet your appetite and give you a taste of the brilliant programme to come. Hosted by Miss Behave and featuring Tina C, Boris and Sergey, Piff the Magic Dragon, Ida Barr, House of Burlesque, Jess Love, So and So Circus, Shlomo and Tongue Fu.

£15.50 / £14 concessions / £20.50 Wonder seatsPresented by Time Out Live

MISS BEHAVE’S SOCIAL CLUB AND PLEASURE AIDSATURDAYS 11 & 25 MAY, 1 JUNE9.30pm (180 mins, 18 yrs+)

Hilarious acts! Games! Prizes! Dirty blues disco!Welcome to the playground for illegitimate entertainment. Miss Behave (Best Entertainment – Olivier Award Winner) brings you a brand new night of madness, music and mirth. Starring Miss Behave (La Clique, La Soiree), the Legendary Woody Bop Muddy’s Record Graveyard, Raymond & Mr Timpkins, Marawa the Amazing (Britain’s Got Talent), and some very special surprises. DJ Lorne Gerie spinning filth for your feet.Pleasure booths and happy endings, dancing girls and tequila shots! Everyone’s a winner!

£15.50 / £14 concessions / £20.50 Wonder seats Presented by Miss Behave and Time Out Live

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SILENCIOSATURDAYS 18 MAY, 29 JUNE, 27 JULY, 3, 10, 17 & 24 AUGUST9.30pm (180 mins, 18 yrs+)

World-premiere! Enter a silent scene of film, cabaret, disco and live music and prepare yourselves for an immersive trip to a parallel world. A cabaret re-imagining of silent film classics and a surreal twilight zone, wander in and experience a visual spectacle of variety entwined with live music and DJ revelry into the night. Sounds and projections surround you. Where are you? What is this? And how does it end? Choose your own adventure as you soak up the world via three audio channels – your key into, and out of, Silencio.

Please note this is an immersive promenade show, including a silent disco afterparty, not a seated event.

£17.50 / £16 concessions Presented by Time Out Live and 33 Events. Creative Directors: EastEnd Cabaret

ALTERNATIVE EUROVISIONFRIDAY 17 MAY9.15pm (120 mins, 16 yrs+)

Help us crown the 2013 champion! Welcome to the glamorously absurd world of Alternative Eurovision – where the cream of the alternative cabaret crop present their own entries to this crazy, camp and so-very-kitsch competition. This year’s line-up includes Jonny Woo, Sarah-Louise Young, Tricity Vogue, Alp Haydar, Marcel Lucont and many more, but who will score douze points this time around? Sequins at the ready – this competition’s gonna get messy. Hosted by the queen of Guilty Pleasures - DJ Anna Greenwood.

‘A wonderful night with the cream of London’s burgeoning cabaret scene’ Londonist

‘Eurovision not camp enough for you? Then the annual alternative extravaganza of drag queens, erotic dancers and glorious bad taste will surely hit the spot’ Chortle

£17.50 / £16 concessions / £22.50 Wonder seatsPresented by Time Out Live

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THE HORNE SECTIONTHURSDAYS 23 MAY, 6 & 20 JUNE, 4 & 18 JULY, 12 SEPTEMBER9.15pm (120 mins, 14 yrs+)

Gathering together the UK’s finest musicians and throwing them on stage with the world’s most exciting comics, Alex Horne has created something truly unique. This is potent comedy, a heady mix of spontaneous stand-up, spectacular performance and outlandish musical talent. Hot on the rhythmic heels of the second series of their very own Radio 4 series and three years of sell-out shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the West End and across the world, the Horne Section bring their indomitable fanfare to London Wonderground.

‘Fresh, original, blissfully funny; a whole lot of fun. Highly recommended’ Time Out

‘This is a thought-provoking, anarchic and wildly entertaining welding of stand-up comedy and big band music’ Guardian

£19.50 / £24.50 Wonder seats Presented by Avalon Promotions

BORIS & SERGEY’S VAUDEVILLIAN ADVENTUREFRIDAYS 24 MAY, 28 JUNE9.15pm (60 mins, 15 yrs+)

Following their sell-out smash at the Edinburgh Fringe and their seven five star reviews, puppetry’s Balkan bad boys Boris & Sergey present for your viewing pleasure a plethora of pleasing plays and skits! Expect improvisation, riotous exploits, malarkey, molestation and mirth of a magnitude hitherto unseen!

‘Profanely hilarious... shows this excellent don’t stay secret for long’ HHHHH Fest Magazine

£15.50 / £14 concessions / £20.50 Wonder seats Presented by Flabbergast Theatre

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MONSKI MOUSE’S BABY DISCO DANCE HALLSUNDAYS 26 MAY, 9 & 23 JUNE, 7 & 21 JULY, 4 & 18 AUGUST, 1 & 15 SEPTEMBER3pm (15 Sept 1pm), (45 mins, 0-5 yrs)

DJ Monski Mouse brings high energy smiling to the London Wonderground with her hit parents’ and children’s dance event for under 5’s. Monski and her team will have heads and shoulders, knees and toes bopping along to retro dance tracks, pop favourites and funky nursery rhymes. Come and see the show that sold out at Adelaide Fringe.

‘Creates a unique atmosphere and allows friends, parents, carers, grandparents (you name it) to join together by dancing, enjoying the music and relaxing’ HHHH Three Weeks‘This quirky event was clearly a hit’ BroadwayBaby

‘This is a fun, high energy dance party for music loving little ones who love to dance – and their disco loving carers’ Play and Go

£8 / Free entry for babies under 6 monthsPresented by Monski Mouse Media

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WONDERFUL WONDERGROUND!Wonderground is London’s finest amusement park for all ages, and you can enter without a ticket to a show! From 24 July, you’ll be able to explore the expanded and enormous London Wonderground site and enjoy all manner of oddities, curiosities and delights.

MUTANT BARNYARD The largest collection of freak animals in the southern hemisphere arrives in the UK for the first time! This magnificent museum of mutations includes a two-headed turkey with three legs, an albino kangaroo, a double faced piglet with three eyes and oh so many more extraordinary animals. Join your host The Space Cowboy on a guided tour of the travelling museum that has wowed Australia.

SIDESHOW WONDERLANDHuman curiosities await! Come and sample some of the world’s most extraordinary sideshow acts in bite-sized, ten-minute performances. Our little sideshow tent is a den of eccentric oddities – from strong men to sword swallowers, contortionists to performers that feel no pain, all for your delicious delight.

BARNUM & BAILEY BANDSTANDOur platform stage at the centre of London Wonderground will host all manner of free performances, particularly at the weekends and early evenings during the week. Extra special amazement is guaranteed on Thursdays and Fridays between 6pm and 8pm… don’t miss it.

MERRY DRINKINGEnjoy a chilled Foster’s, sup on a cider, a glass of wine, an Aperol Spritz, plus everything and anything in between. After work drinks never felt this good…

FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD!Ribs, burgers, pizza, sausages, ice cream, salt beef, salads and shakes. Have we forgotten anything? Most probably. The Laughing Stock food company will feed you until you can eat no more. Delectable, organic food for all tastes and ages awaits.

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SHLOMO’S BEATBOX ADVENTURE FOR KIDS!MONDAY 27 – THURSDAY 30 MAY, TUESDAY 27 - FRIDAY 30 AUGUSTMay performances 3pm, August performances 2pm (60 mins)

Shlomo is a world record-breaking human beatboxer, which means he can make all kinds of music using just his mouth and a microphone. Come on a journey with this sonic superhero and become one of his sidekicks. This dynamic world of funny sound effects, brilliant noises and cool music will make you smile, whether you’re aged one or 101.

’He’s like a one-man Hollywood film soundtrack’ Times

£10 / £15 Wonder seatsPresented by Get Comedy / JAH Agency

LONDON SWING DANCE SOCIETY8 Live Band Swing Dance MondaysMONDAYS 27 MAY, 24 JUNE, 1 & 29 JULY, 5 & 26 AUGUST, 2 & 23 SEPTEMBER7.30pm (180 mins, 18 yrs+)

London Swing Dance Society, for all things Swing Dance. Kicking off with beginners & intermediate dance classes, 7.45-8.30pm. Dance to a live band, listen to great music from the 30s, 40s and 50s with Swing DJ Mr Kicks, and enjoy vintage dance cabaret. Hosted by acclaimed Swing dance champion Simon Selmon, as seen on Dancing on Ice, The Apprentice and Foyles War.

£12.50 / £11 concessionsPresented by London Swing Dance Society

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TONGUE FU WEDNESDAYS 29 MAY, 10 JULY, 14 AUGUST, 18 SEPTEMBER 9.15pm (90 mins, 12 yrs+)

The UK’s sharpest poets, storytellers and comedians perform with jaw-dropping improvised soundtracks and films from the genre hopping Tongue Fu Band and East London design studio CR&D. One of London’s liveliest and largest spoken word shows, it is a riotous experiment in live literature, music, film and improvisation.

‘Poetry, but not as you know it… amazing’ Guardian ‘Top Performance Poetry night’ Independent  ‘Tongue Fu is at the high end of the scene’ Time Out

£12.50 / £11 concessions / £17.50 Wonder seats Presented by Get Comedy / JAH Agency

BOURGEOIS & MAURICE FRIDAY 31 MAY 9.15pm (60 mins)

Cabaret’s strangest, spangliest brother/sister duo return to the London Wonderground with their rock-n-roll band for one night only. Performing material from their recently released album The Third, Georgeois Bourgeois and Maurice Maurice are joined by drum-banging weirdo Lazer Wolfe and shadow-lurking guitar-goth Charles D. Gore for a rock-n-roll-pop-ballad-disco-fusion rollercoaster ride through the 21st century.

‘Divine’ HHHH Metro

£12.50 / £11 concessions / £17.50 Wonder seats Presented by Tim Whitehead Management

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HOUSE OF BURLESQUE THUR 30 MAY, WED 26 JUNE, THUR 25 JULY, THUR 1 AUGUST, THUR 15 AUGUST, WED 11 SEPTEMBER 9.15pm (70 mins, 16 yrs+)

After a smash-hit run in 2012, the award winning House of Burlesque returns with a jaw-dropping show celebrating decadence, glamour and empowerment, all wrapped up in the quick wit and sex appeal of host Miss Tempest Rose (‘Burlesque Queen’ – whatsonstage.com). Hold on to your stockings as the girls bring you an unrivalled evening of singing, cabaret, circus, dance, comedy and of course, the very best burlesque in town.

‘If you like steamy sensuality and tongue-in-cheek sass, you’ll feel at home in this house’ thisiscabaret.com

‘Burlesque as it should be; bold, bawdy and absolutely beautiful’ Three Weeks

£15.50 / £14 concessions / £20.50 Wonder seats

NOTE-ABLE COMEDY WEDNESDAY 5 JUNE 9.15pm (90 mins, 16 yrs+)

Listen up! Time Out’s pick of the best musical comedians, from hilarious hip hop artists to quick-witted guitarists, are coming together for a one-off mega-bash where the jokes are sharp but the notes aren’t. Last year we pulled in Kevin Eldon, Abandoman, Doc Brown and Nick Helm, and this year’s show looks set to have you treble-ing with laughter. Keep an eye out on timeout.com/live for the full line-up, but in the mean time, compose yourselves.

£15.50 / £14 concessions / £20.50 Wonder seats Presented by Time Out Live

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Norfolk and Norwich Festival presents

CIRCA: BEYONDMONDAY 3 – SUNDAY 23 JUNECirca is quite simply one of the world’s great contemporary circus companies. Their new show Beyond combines stunning circus skills with a joyous reflection on the absurdity of our species. Acrobats hang, lift and balance in a series of ever-more challenging acrobatic configurations. Venture Beyond to discover the animal within and what makes us human.

‘White-hot, funny and sexy, these are super-human acrobats masquerading as mere mortals. They raise the bar of what is possible’ The Stage (on Circa’s Wunderkammer)

3, 10, 17 June 7.15pm4, 11-16, 18-23 June 9.15pmNo performances 14 & 20 June 3 & 4 June £15.50 / £14 concessions / £20.50 Wonder seatsFrom 10 June: Mon - Thur £18.50 / £17 concessions / £23.50 Wonder seatsFrom 10 June: Fri- Sun £19.50 / £18 concessions / £24.50 Wonder seats

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EYES DOWN! BINGO WITH IDA BARR SATURDAYS 8 & 29 JUNE, 3 AUGUST 5pm (60 mins, 12 yrs+)

Ex-Music Hall star Ida Barr sings her own brand of Artificial Hip Hop RnB these days. This summer she’s hosting her legendary Bingo sessions – so prepare to grab your dabbers and win top prizes! Along the way expect laughter, sing-songs, dancing and a generous dose of topical comedy.  Performed by Christopher Green.

‘Ida Barr is leg-crossingly funny and occasionally heartbreakingly moving’ Times

£10 / £15 Wonder seats Presented by Christopher Green

CIRQUE DU CABARET FRIDAYS 31 MAY, 28 JUNE, 19 JULY, 20 SEPTEMBER, SATURDAY 28 SEPTEMBER10.45pm (90 mins, 18yrs+)

A show celebrating international comedy, circus and burlesque. After a residency in some of London’s most famous theatres including a sell out run at the 2012 London Wonderground Festival, Cirque du Cabaret (The Tassel Club) returns to the Spiegeltent for five late-night gala events. Each unique show will focus on internationally acclaimed comedy, circus and burlesque with some of the world’s finest acts booked for this year’s run. No two shows are the same so audiences can be sure to see new performances each time.

‘Naughty but nice’ Independent on Sunday

‘The only place to be’ Evening Standard

£19.50 / £18 concessions / £24.50 Wonder seatsEarlybird prices £17.50 / £16 concessions / £22.50 Wonder seats

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THE TIGER LILLIES: LIVE IN CONCERT FRIDAY 7 – SUNDAY 9 JUNE 9.15pm (105 mins, 16 yrs+)

The Grammy nominated, Olivier award-winning godfathers of alternative cabaret return to the Wonderground for their only London concert dates this year. Conjuring up the macabre magic of pre-war Berlin and fusing it with the savage edge of punk, The Tiger Lillies never cease to shock, surprise and entertain. ‘The execution is impeccable throughout. Phenomenal’ HHHHH Guardian ‘They create a truly extraordinary atmosphere on stage – a sort of dark gypsy cabaret shimmering with menace. The music is also gorgeously beautiful, tender and delicate – although the sweetness is almost always followed by some outrageously funny or horrible twist. It is hard to do justice to the dark poetic brilliance of the Tiger Lillies, so the best thing I can advise is that you go and see them yourselves’ HHHH Scotsman

£15.50 / £14 concessions / £20.50 Wonder seats Presented by Tim Whitehead Management

MIKE OLDFIELD’S TUBULAR BELLS ‘FOR TWO’ TUESDAY 25 JUNE 9.30pm (60 mins)

Herald Award Winning Smash Hit Show!When Tubular Bells was first performed live, on the Southbank in June 1973, it required more than 30 musicians. Now, 40 years to the day, two multi-talented musicians perform the album live on stage in a unique and compelling theatrical experience.

‘Must see’ HHHHH Scotsman ‘Terrific’ Times

‘Vital’ HHHHH Edinburgh Evening News

£17.50 / £16 concessions / £22.50 Wonder seats Presented by places + spaces and Glynis Henderson Productions

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FRISKY & MANNISHTHURSDAYS 27 JUNE, 11 JULY, FRIDAY 19 JULY9.15pm (60 mins, 14 yrs+)

To celebrate an amazing five years together, F&M are bringing back exclusive, one-off performances of each of their hit, sell-out Edinburgh shows. It’syour last chance to get a thorough pop education. Do not miss out, or you may never understand Rihanna.

‘A constantly evolving force of musical nature’ HHHH Metro

27 June: SCHOOL OF POP11 July: THE COLLEGE YEARS19 July: POP CENTRE PLUS

£17.50 / £16 concessions / £22.50 Wonder seats Presented by Phil McIntyre Entertainments

LE GATEAU CHOCOLAT: I <3 CHOCOLATWEDNESDAY 3, SUNDAYS 7 & TUESDAY 30 JULY9.15pm (65 mins, 13 yrs+)

The outrageous, larger-than-life, operatic star of La Soiree and La Clique brings his latest sequin-studded, lycra-clad extravaganza to London for six shows only. Treat yourself to an evening of decadent indulgence with opera, musical theatre, jazz and maybe even some rap, from one of London’s top cabaret stars and his special guests.

‘The biggest voice in town. Global domination awaits!’ Time Out

‘Treasures of untold riches await the persons brave enough to watch’ LA Times

£15.50 / £14 concessions / £20.50 Wonder seatsPresented by Strut & Fret Production House

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SHLOMO TUESDAYS 2, 9, 16 & 23 JULY 9.15pm (60 mins)

Internationally acclaimed record-breaking human beatboxer and World Loopstation Champion Shlomo is back with his latest show. Be warned: it is like nothing you have seen before: incredible, inspirational and totally absorbing.

‘The kid’s good. Jaw-droppingly good’ Guardian

£15.50 / £14 concessions / £20.50 Wonder seatsPresented by Get Comedy / JAH Agency

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LIMBO: THE AFTERSHOW PARTYSUNDAYS 14 & 21 JULY9.15pm (120mins, 15 yrs+)

Stay on after the show for the unique experience of partying with the band and the cast of London Wonderground’s headline show, LIMBO – a special extended version of the greatest party ever between heaven and hell. Two nights only!

£10 / Free with a ticket to the earlier performance

W h at m a k e s t h e p e r f e c tn e i g h b o u r h o o d ?

This summer we are turning Southbank Centre intoLondon’s finest neighbourhood. visit us for Giant art,

a beach, gardens and a fountain to play in. plus the following…

4 M A Y – 8 S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 3

udderbelly festival

12 APRIL – 14 JULYComedy, circus and

family shows in a giant purple cow tent.

C H O R U S4 – 6 MAY

Come and fill Southbank Centre

with song.M E LT D OW N

14 – 23 JUNEYoko Ono curates

this 20th-anniversary Meltdown.

LO N D O N L I T E R AT U R E

F E ST I VA L20 MAY – 5 JUNE

Walks, talks, runs and close encounters with

the best authors.

Plus more to be announced

southbankcentre.co.uk/neighbourhood

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T I M B E R !C i r q u e A l f o n s e

A joyous log-balancing, axe-juggling spectacular from a family of lumberjack circus-performers.

1 0 – 3 1 J U L Y

‘Daring and impressive.’(Montreal Gazette)

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W h at m a k e s t h e p e r f e c tn e i g h b o u r h o o d ?

This summer we are turning Southbank Centre intoLondon’s finest neighbourhood. visit us for Giant art,

a beach, gardens and a fountain to play in. plus the following…

4 M A Y – 8 S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 3

udderbelly festival

12 APRIL – 14 JULYComedy, circus and

family shows in a giant purple cow tent.

C H O R U S4 – 6 MAY

Come and fill Southbank Centre

with song.M E LT D OW N

14 – 23 JUNEYoko Ono curates

this 20th-anniversary Meltdown.

LO N D O N L I T E R AT U R E

F E ST I VA L20 MAY – 5 JUNE

Walks, talks, runs and close encounters with

the best authors.

Plus more to be announced

southbankcentre.co.uk/neighbourhood

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T I M B E R !C i r q u e A l f o n s e

A joyous log-balancing, axe-juggling spectacular from a family of lumberjack circus-performers.

1 0 – 3 1 J U L Y

‘Daring and impressive.’(Montreal Gazette)

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FRIDAY NIGHT FREAKSHOW FRIDAYS 5 & 26 JULY, 9 & 23 AUGUST, 13 & 27 SEPTEMBER 10.45pm (5 July 9.15pm), (90 mins, 18 yrs+)

Back for its fourth year, Friday Night Freakshow brings the nation’s naughtiest comics, burlesque beauties and freakish variety acts to the glorious Spiegeltent! Including acts such as EastEnd Cabaret, Nick Helm, Scott Capurro, Phil Nichol, Loretta Maine and Lucky Franco, this late-night showcase will have you laughing at things you know you shouldn’t. Be amused. Be titillated. Be pleasantly offended. Strap yourselves in.

‘Tickles the fancies of even the most jaded spectators with fierce, no-holds-barred humour’ thisiscabaret.com

£15.50 / £14 concessions / £20.50 Wonder seats Presented by Time Out Live

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THIS SHOW HAS NO NAME MONDAYS 8 & 15 JULY, 16 & TUESDAY 17 SEPTEMBERMondays 7.15pm, Tuesdays 9.15pm (60 mins, 18 yrs+)

From the co-creator of the interactive sensation Office Party, this is your chance to be part of the most advanced experiential piece of theatre ever devised. Whether you’re a wall-flower or a show-off, this show will rock your world. It’s innovative, it’s clever but above all, it’s damn good entertainment.

July performances free, ticketedSeptember performances £8 / £7 concessions£15.50 / £14 concessions / £20.50 Wonder seatsPresented by Christopher Green

AL MURRAY THE PUB LANDLORD’S SOUTHBANK SALOON SATURDAYS 6, 13 & 20 JULY 9.15pm (105 mins, 14 yrs+)

The Nation’s favourite pub philosopher turns pop-up publican, bringing his unique satirical genius to London Wonderground. Al Murray The Pub Landlord will be joined by a host of special guests each night – comedy, variety and music are all on tap in this headline show. The ringmaster of rabble-rousing invites you to his jumped-up tent saloon bar for 3 nights only – don’t miss!

‘Delivers laughs by the barrel-full’ Evening Standard

‘Murray’s interaction with the crowd remains one of the wonders of the comedy world’ Times

£25.50 / £30.50 Wonder seats Presented by Avalon Promotions

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TINA C: WHERE THE HELL WERE YOU? FRIDAYS 12 & 26 JULY 9.15pm (60 mins, 12 yrs+)

Country music icon Tina C has been a little quiet of late but all that’s about to change. This isn’t a Comeback tour. Hell no! Tina rightly apportions blame where it is due, asking the audience, where the hell were you?

‘Christopher Green’s Tina C is one of the great comic creations of the age. A genuinely fine country singer, but with a twist of satire and insight which is rare and to be highly prized’ Stephen Fry

‘The political person’s Barry Humphries’ Guardian

£12.50 / £11 concessions / £17.50 Wonder seatsPresented by Tim Whitehead Management

THE DOUBLE R CLUB FRIDAYS 12 JULY, 2 AUGUST12 July 10.45pm (90 mins, 18 yrs+)2 August 9.15pm (120 mins, 18 yrs+)

Welcome to an evening of mystery and nightmares inspired, directly or indirectly, by the dark and beautiful worlds of David Lynch, an absurdist and darkly surreal cocktail of ’Damn fine’ Lynchian cabaret & burlesque, hosted by the ‘So f*ckin’ suave’ Benjamin Louche, and brought to you from the deepest river of your dreams… WINNER: 2012 & 2013 Best On-going Production, London Cabaret Awards

‘The Double R Club is one of the edgiest nights in the capital... It’s twisted. Sick, even. But that’s the point’ Independent

£17.50 / £16 concessions / £22.50 Wonder seats

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JULIE MADLY DEEPLY WITH SARAH LOUISE YOUNG

WEDNESDAY 24 JULY 9.15pm (60 mins, 12 yrs+)

Adored by millions, Dame Julie Andrews is a genuine legend of entertainment. This new cabaret is a delightfully funny and candid love letter to a true show business survivor. This cheeky yet affectionate show stars award-winning singer, West End actress and Fascinating Aida star Sarah-Louise Young and musical director Michael Roulston.

‘A model of polished musical storytelling. Edinburgh loves her. So do we’ HHHHH Time Out, Top Ten Cabaret Artists

£12.50 / £11 concessions / £17.50 Wonder seats Presented by Seabright Productions

THE FITZROVIA RADIO HOUR SUNDAY 11 AUGUST, FRIDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 11 August 5pm, 13 September 9.15pm (60 mins)

Recreating the unique spirit of 1940’s radio plays and brilliantly evoking a dinner-jacketed age of casual imperialism and stiff upper lips. Performed with cut-glass theatricality blending homage and satire, Fitzrovia mixes the chauvinist attitudes of 1940s Britain with sharp contemporary humour to produce a heady comic cocktail. Rippingly good fun!

‘Absolutely spiffing show that recreates the innocent, clipped, Bulldog Drummond spirit of Forties live radio drama’HHHH Daily Telegraph

£12.50 / £11 concessions / £17.50 Wonder seats Presented by Seabright Productions

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TUMBLE CIRCUS: THIS IS WHAT WE DO FOR A LIVINGTUESDAY 6 - FRIDAY 9 AUGUST9.15pm (60 mins, parental guidance)

The human side of circus. No fanfare or sequins, just the extraordinary skill and passion of two carnies on a lifelong adventure. Featuring flying hulahoops, slapstick acrobatics, stunning aerial rope and daring double trapeze, this circus comedy show has wowed audiences the world over.Winner Best Circus, Adelaide Fringe 2012

£15.50 / £14 concessions / £20.50 Wonder seatsPresented by Tumble Circus

ALI MCGREGOR’S LATE-NITE VARIETY-NITE NIGHT THURSDAY 5 & SATURDAY 7 SEPTEMBER10.45pm (70 mins)

Australian chanteuse and cabaret royalty Ali McGregor (La Clique, BBC Radio 4) brings her jaw-dropping range and inimitable style to the London Wonderground. Her cult variety night has been an integral part of the Melbourne Comedy Festival for eight years as well as running at Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Adelaide Cabaret Festival. Here she hosts a night full of the best stand-up comedians, cabaret acts, circus and burlesque stars alongside her unique interpretations of trashy classics.

£17.50 / £16 concessions / £22.50 Wonder seats

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THE SPIEGELTENT!Our stupendous site boasts a magnificent performance venue called a Spiegeltent. Originally built in Belgium in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, these circular, mirrored tents are wonderfully atmospheric and authentic.

Most shows are general admission but our headline show, LIMBO, offers tiered price seating based on the plan below. Do check with the ticket office.

LIMBO seating plan:

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ROB DELANEYTHURSDAY 22, FRIDAY 23 AUGUST 9.15pm (60 mins)

His Soho Theatre debut last year sold out in an hour, after just one tweet from the man himself. With close to one million followers and named the ‘Funniest Person on Twitter’ he is a regular at the top US comedy venues and one of the brightest and most brilliant live stand-ups around.

£19.50 / £24.50 Wonder seatsPresented by Avalon

HOT DUB TIME MACHINETHURSDAY 29 - SATURDAY 31 AUGUST9.15pm (150 mins, 18 yrs+)

All aboard Hot Dub Time Machine, the world’s first time-travelling dance party! Travel back in time to 1954, then boogie back to 2013, with a song for each year powered by YOUR dancing! Sold out shows across the world agree: this is the Best. Party. Ever!

‘Hot Dub guarantees an awesome night out’ HHHHH Adelaide Advertiser

£17.50 / £16 concessions Presented by Laughing Stock Productions

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CAPTAIN FLINN AND THE PIRATE DINOSAURSADAPTED FROM THE AWARD-WINNING BOOK BY GILES ANDREAE AND RUSSELL AYTO

WEDNESDAY 28 AUGUST - SUNDAY 8 SEPTEMBER4pm weekdays, 5pm weekends (60 mins, 2 yrs+). No performance 4 September.

Les Enfants Terribles present their exciting new children’s theatre company, Les Petits. Join Flinn as he discovers a Pirate hiding in a cupboard, hold on tight as the cupboard falls away and together we tumble into a real life adventure! All aboard for a non-stop, action-packed theatrical experience.

£10 / £15 Wonder seatsPresented by Les Petits

JAMIE MACDOWELL AND TOM THUM FRIDAY 6 & SUNDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 9.15pm (60 mins)

One is good with his fingers, the other is good with his mouth. When Jamie‘s beautiful lyrics and melodies meet Tom‘s world class beatboxing, the outcome is truly one of a kind.Songwriting has never met beat-boxing in this way before and their show is hard to describe with words - it must be seen.

‘The best moments of the show are where Tom uses his musical talent to shape songs with his Tom Tom Crew companion Jamie MacDowell. Fantastic’ Telegraph

‘Tom Thum appears to have swallowed an entire orchestra and several backing singers’ Guardian

£15.50 / £14 concessions / £20.50 Wonder seatsPresented by Theaterland Promotions

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FINUCANE & SMITH’S GLORY BOX

TUESDAY 3 - SATURDAY 7 SEPTEMBER 9.15pm (4 Sept 7.15pm, 6 Sept 10.45pm), (60 mins, 16yrs+)

UK premiere – direct from Sydney Opera House! The legendary, genre-busting, globally-acclaimed seductive and subversive cult-hit salon storms into London en-route to South America via Hong Kong. Jaw-dropping acts and wild child circus, showgirls and showstoppers, strip-tease and cartoon strip! Winner of 12 international awards. Critics raving from Shanghai to Budapest. Unmissable!

Starring Provocateur of Variety Moira FINUCANE; Tokyo terawatt Yumi UMIUMARE; Hawaiian sideshow siren Lilikoi KAOS; danger-diva Sarah WARD; and backroom ballerina Holly DURANT.

‘Seductive, utterly subversive and bursting at the seams with monstrous talent’ The Age MELBOURNE

‘Fantastically indecent & breathtaking’ WD Magazine TOKYO

‘Stunning’ Sydney Morning Herald SYDNEY

‘Fantastico’ Il Piccolo ITALY

3 September £10 / £15 Wonder seats 4 - 7 September £15.50 / £14 concessions / £20.50 Wonder seats

Presented by Miss Behave, Time Out Live and The House of Finucane & Smith

ALI MCGREGOR’S ALCHEMYFRIDAY 13 & SATURDAY 14 SEPTEMBER7.15pm (60 mins)

Australian chanteuse and cabaret royalty, Ali McGregor draws inspiration from opera, cabaret and trashy 80s pop divas for her London premiere of Alchemy. Working alongside the finest jazz musicians, she creates unique hybrids from popular songs, standards and blues.

Expect to hear unique mash-ups and genre-defying versions of Madonna, Salt ‘n’ Pepa and Kiss like they were sung by a 40’s siren in a Las Vegas club.

£15.50 / £14 concessions / £20.50 Wonder seats

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BRIEFS: THE SECOND COMINGTHURSDAY 19 - SATURDAY 21 & WEDNESDAY 25 - SATURDAY 28 SEPTEMBER9.15pm (60 mins, 16 yrs+)

Fresh from glitter bombing the globe, the cult variety show will return to London with a brand spankin’ new show. The all male, all vaudeville, all trash brat-pack are in lock-down at the Wonderground ready to unleash The Second Coming with a full collaborative creative team. The line-up is still disorderly, and the show is still circus infused. Witness the London premiere from the Briefs boys, a feast of new tricks, new wigs, new briefs, new boys, new feathers and a new addictive sound track. It’s burlesque with balls! Winners of Best Circus, Perth Fringe 2012 & 2013 and Best Show nominee, Dublin Fringe 2012.

‘Amazing physical talent’ HHHHH Irish Times ‘Highly entertaining’ HHHH Time Out, London

‘Solid gold’ HHHHH BroadwayBaby ‘Laugh out loud funny’ Daily Telegraph (Sydney)

£15.50 / £14 concessions / £20.50 Wonder seats

WONDER SEATSFOR £5, AVOID THE QUEUE AND GET THE BEST SEATS IN THE HOUSE!Wonder Seats are specially selected seats in our Spiegeltent that we think are wonderfully positioned. And we’ll even hold the seats for you until just before (about 5 minutes) we start the show. Which means you can spend longer in the bar and less time queuing, all for a mere £5.

To upgrade to a Wonder Seat, just add them to your basket online, ask for them over the phone or at the counter. Easy as that.

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HOW TO GET HERELondon Wonderground is situated in the Belvedere Road Car Park off Jubilee Gardens, just near the London Eye.

From Southbank Centre walk west along the Thames and under Hungerford Bridge – London Wonderground is on your left.

Nearest tubes are Embankment and Waterloo.

Tube Waterloo and Embankment

Bus Waterloo Bridge, York Road, Belvedere Road and Stamford Street

Rail Waterloo, Waterloo East and Charing Cross

THANK YOUA huge thank you to all our team at Underbelly - those in the office and those on site at Wonderground. You’re all brilliant. Thank you.

A very special thanks to all of those at Southbank Centre who have believed in us and helped to create this exciting new festival with us.

A very special thank you to Jude Kelly, Alan Bishop, Molly Jackson, Mike McCart, Eddy Smith, Edward Venning, Nick Miller, Alison Fraser, Patricia O’Connor, Vicky Cheetham, Rebecca Preston, Matt Holt, Rebecca Brindle, Natasha Bucknor, Paul McGuinness, Philip Goudal, Shan Maclennan, Wendy Martin and Jane Beese.

Many thanks also to: Jason Cockburn, Stewart Dunlop, Yasemin Cerit and Gayle Harrison and all at Heineken UK; Hugo Mills and Keith Campbell and all at Catalyst Brands and Aperol; Andrew Lawrence and all at Diageo; Scott Maidment, Sarah Stewart, Penelope Leishman, Emily Gates and all at Strut and Fret; Brendan Kersey and Simon Williams at Feast Creative; Adrian Francis, Glen Littlewood and Rebecca Koczan at Sold Out Advertising; London Evening Standard; Will Maidwell, Martin Gray and all at EMG Media & Marketing; Caitlin Lock and Nick Parker for Little Gold; Alex Rochford at Time Out; William Galinsky, Patrick Dickie, Mark Denbigh and all at Norfolk & Norwich Festival; Jel Holmes at Dusted Design; Gary Clark at PWPFS; Derek Marr, Graham Arnott and all at Caledonian Heritable; Rob, Bart and Daan at Van Rosmalen; Richard Hesketh and Adam Coombs from QUOD Planning; Tony Davey and all at Red61; Paul Roughton and all at Stage Electrics; Steve Ullathorne; Ben Chamberlain, Rebecca Storey and all at the Cornershop PR; Marguerite Caris Manzano at Transatlantic Wings; Chayne Hultgren and Zoe Ellis; all at London Borough of Lambeth; Michael Ball at the Waterloo Community Development Group; Howard Thompson, Andrea and Robin Dahlberg and all at the Whitehouse; Jan Cassidy and all at CHORA and County Hall; and our colleagues at the Edinburgh Festivals.

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London Wonderground is brought to you by Underbelly and Southbank Centre.

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