Will Young is one of the artists performing in Derek Jarman’s Modern Nature – The Prospect Cottage Diaries, a tribute to the artist, author and activist, at the Barbican, Tuesday 8 April; for ...

The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance. We’ve plenty ...

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For autumn 2025, the Barbican presents two new exhibitions: Dirty Looks,London’s boldest fashion exhibition exploring our love of the imperfect and the transgressive through the work of over 60 iconic ...

The Barbican Hall is located within the main Barbican building. Head to Level G and follow the signs to find your seating level. The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or ...

Another Friday evening, another Shostakovich symphony at the Barbican. After the BBC Symphony’s scorching Tenth under Elim Chan last weekend, along comes the Fifth, courtesy of starry international ...

'Are you ready for a bit of Chekhov,' asks Zachary Hart's guitar-toting factory worker, Medvedenko before launching into a Billy Bragg number. It's a meta start to a talent-packed updating of a ...

It is often much safer to stay within your home than to be out on the street. Most Barbican Estate flats have bathrooms without windows, which have been identified as a safe area. Should it be ...

What’s the point of theatre? It’s the question that director Thomas Ostermeier - once the enfant terrible of German theatre, who famously said that directors over 40 should stop working ...

So when Cate Blanchett rolled into town for a new adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s “The Seagull,” at the Barbican Theater, a little trepidation could be forgiven. But Blanchett is different.

Cate Blanchett is incandescent in a Chekhov adaptation from Thomas Ostermeier and Duncan Macmillan that is relentlessly meta What’s the point of art when the world is ending? In this of-the-mome ...