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The Don Sanche by Liszt
About the European Union Youth Orchestra By Joy Bryer Co-Founder and Secretary General
If Europe is to mean something substantial, it must be about more than economic activity. There is a great need for the European Union to be perceived by the public, and especially the young, as more than a bureaucracy. The EUYO has always sought to enrich the lives of young musicians, to encourage cross-border co-operation and to show the world the vibrant possibilities of a Europe united through a single language: music.

I am thrilled to be the ‘mother’ of thousands of young people and I even have a great many ‘grandchildren’. Many of the young musicians have married, having met in the Orchestra, and we are therefore truly the largest cultural family in Europe.

The EUYO is supported by the European Union’s Culture Programme. The Orchestra’s Honorary President is Jerzy Buzek, President of the European Parliament. Our Honorary Patrons are headed by José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, and include President Herman Van Rompuy, Baroness Catherine Ashton and the Prime Ministers and Heads of State of the 27 EU Member States. European Commissioner Vassiliou heads the EUYO’s Honorary Committee, which is made up of the Foreign and Culture Ministers of the 27 EU Member States. To each and every one of them, for their support, we owe a debt of gratitude.

Screenings
When 09/05/11 19:15
Where St. John's Smith Square, .

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The BP Summer Screen at Trafalgar Square events take place from 7.30pm on Wednesday 1st June, Monday 4th July and Wednesday 13th July 2011. Admission is free and on a first come, first served basis.

Also at Canary Wharf in Canada Square.

Get ready to see world class opera and ballet performances beamed live from the Royal Opera House onto the BP Summer Screen at Trafalgar Square. Part of a series of open air live screenings taking place across London and the rest of the UK, this outdoor event is always a popular affair.

Free cultural event
Regardless of whether you're a die hard ballet and opera fan or a newcomer to the genres, the BP Summer Screen at Trafalgar Square gives you the chance to soak up some accomplished performances and hopefully a few rays of dwindling evening sun too. Better yet, the outdoor screenings are completely free to attend.

2011 season
The 2011 season of events on the BP Summer Screen at Trafalgar Square starts with a live screening of the Royal Ballet production of Manon, based on a 1731 story by French writer Abbé Antoine-François Prévost. Choreographed by Kenneth MacMillan, the ballet tells the story of a fateful love affair between a poor student and a beautiful flirt who chooses a life of luxury over true love, to her eventual downfall.

Live opera and ballet
Also appearing on the BP Summer Screen at Trafalgar Square is the acclaimed opera by Puccini, Madama Butterfly, which tells the tale of a young geisha abandoned by her American husband. The final screening to take place is Massenet's opera Cindrillon, first performed in 1899.

Programme of events
The programme of screenings at the BP Summer Screen at Trafalgar Square look like this:

7.30pm, Wednesday 1st June
Manon

7.30pm, Monday 4th July
Madam Butterfly

7.30pm, Wednesday 13th July
Cinderella

Edit: Manon is not showing at Canary Wharf and more details of other places in jeamcomp's post below, which cliveas did pm me about last night, but I had gone to bed! Thanks cliveas/jeancomp!

[jeanelle]

The BP Summer Screen at Trafalgar Square events take place from 7.30pm on Wednesday 1st June, Monday 4th July and Wednesday 13th July 2011. Admission is free and on a first come, first served basis.

Also at Canary Wharf in Canada Square.

These are also all over the country: http://www.roh.org.uk/whatson/bpbigscreens/index.aspx

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Notting Hill London, 13 May, Comedy: We have a few complimentary tickets to comedy night at Tabanacle
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London this week: Classics at Kings Place
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Shostakovich Viola Sonata, Op. 147 Schnittke Suite (Sonata) in the Old Style, for violin and piano Shostakovich Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40

Shostakovich & Schnittke: Sonatas, Suite & Piano Quartet
Thursday, 12 May 2011 - 7:30pm / Hall One
Repertoire:

Schnittke Piano Quartet after Mahler

Shostakovich Viola Sonata, Op. 147 Schnittke Suite (Sonata) in the Old Style, for violin and piano Shostakovich Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40

Performer(s):

Endymion The first of a series of three concerts. Twenty years after the fall of the Soviet Union, Endymion explores the dark and light, the public and private in music by Dmitri Shostakovich and Alfred Schnittke

Joan Rodgers sings Shostakovich Music /
Friday, 13 May 2011 - 7:30pm / Hall One

Repertoire: Spanish Songs, Op. 100 Satires, Op.109, Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor 7 Romances (after poems by Blok), Op. 127

Spanish Songs Satires Trio no 2 in e minor Alexander Blok songs

Performer(s): Joan Rodgers soprano Endymion Joan Rodgers is one of Britain’s best-loved singers. Tonight she takes centre stage in the second of three concerts featuring songs and chamber music by Shostakovich, a product of Stalin’s Russia.

Shostakovich & Scnittke: Piano Quintets Music /
Saturday, 14 May 2011 - 7:30pm / Hall One

Repertoire: Shostakovich Piano Trio No. 1 in C minor, Op. 8 Schnittke Piano Quintet Schnittke Prelude in Memoriam Dmitri Shostakovich Shostakovich Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57

Performer(s): Endymion The final concert featuring Shostakovich and Schnittke, two of the regime’s most influential and revolutionary composers

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Pre-publication event for his new book - Dave Gorman vs The Rest of the World

The book is due to be published on June 2nd but on May 19th at Waterstones on Piccadilly (London) he will be reading from the book, chatting about it and answering questions.

It's a free event due to start at 7pm.

There's only room for 120 people and to get a ticket you need to email events@piccadilly.waterstones.co.uk. There's a maximum of two tickets per person - so you need to say if you want one or two tickets.

They are available on a first come, first served basis.

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99 Club Comedy
99 Club: The Critics' Favourite for Comedy
DOORS OPEN 7.15pm starts 8.30pm

About 99 Comedy Club

Why are we the Critics' Favourite?

Why do the critics consistently choose us, even though we're not the largest comedy chain? It's simple: we provide the best live comedians working today at friendly and well-run London comedy clubs.

That's why our clubs have repeatedly been Critic's Choice in Time Out and garnered a total of over 100 Time Out Recommended Stars. That's why we've repeatedly been Critic's Pick, or Choice or "Must See" event in The Evening Standard, The Metro, The London Lite, London Paper, The Guardian and The Daily Mirror and been featured on Radio 4's Loose Ends and BBC2's The Culture show. If you're looking for comedy in London we are the Critics' Favourite.

Showfilmfirst vouchers should be redeemed at box office by 8.30pm on day of performance

When 12/05/11 20:30
Where Storm Nightclub, .

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Frisky and Mannish this Wednesday 19:30 -Shepherd's Bush, London

Knock2Bag Comedy FRISKY & MANNISH
"Inventive mash-ups delivered with irrepressible style and verve." ***** THE MAIL ON SUNDAY, UK
"In 18 months this musical cabaret comedy has grown from nothing to become the undisputed hit of the Edinburgh Fringe... Expect to see them in your front room by Christmas" ***** THE HERALD, SCOTLAND

“White hot ... Slick, polished and accessible feel-good stuff ... Frisky & Mannish haven’t so much arrived as been flown in by private jet as fully blown superstars” ***** TIME OUT

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Free Tickets for Comedy night at Wilton's Music Hall 19/05

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Wiltons Comedy Night
Wilton’s Music Hall for a night of live comedy
BRENDON BURNS If.comedy Award winner, unpredictable, controversial, Australian, brash “Raw, no-holds-barred passion is what he does best” The Chortle

HENRY PAKER Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year 2008 and Best New Show 2010. “every one of his jokes is built up perfectly, and the punch-line is always hilarious. Clever material, but silly enough not to alienate anyone” Three Weeks

ISY SUTTIE Star of Peep Show and Whites, musical marvel “A true rising star” Ed Fringe.com

LATE NIGHT GIMP FIGHT Edinburgh Comedy Newcomer Award nominees 2010, daring, belt-wearing and often scantily clad, “Some of the finest and hottest comedic talent… deliciously puerile, full of genuinely funny and memorable scenarios.” What’s On Stage

COMPERED BY JARRED CHRISTMAS Lively, unpredictable, energetic, dynamic – Chortle Award Winner for Best Compere The Venue: Wiltons Music hall is ten minutes walk from Tower Hill station:

Graces Alley Off Ensign Street E1 8JB

When 19/05/11 19:30
Where Wiltons Music Hall, .

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Prisoner of Windsor
The Prisoner of Windsor
at Leicester Square Theatre

A right Royal comedy from the creator of Scaramouche Jones, The Madness of George Dubya and A Weapons Inspector Calls

Written & directed by Justin Butcher

Music by Harvery Brough

Created fresh in the weeks following the Royal Wedding, this up-to-the-minute response from one of the most renowned theatrical satirists of his generation provides immediate comment on the World Wide Wed via the medium of musical comedy.

Thanks to Nickyhutch on MSE

Screenings
When 17/05/11 19:30
Where Leicester Square Theatre, .
Tickets Available

When 19/05/11 20:30
Where Leicester Square Theatre, .
Tickets Available

When 20/05/11 19:30
Where Leicester Square Theatre, .
Tickets Not available