What to see, do and experience in London this month, from watching a magical performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Regent's Park Open Air Theater to dining among priceless pieces of artwork from iconic 19th and 20th-century artists at the well-known and well-loved Scott's restaurant in Mayfair.
Listen to: 'You Make Me Wanna (Kill)' by The Last Skeptik
Brought to you by British music producer Corin Douieb a.k.a The Last Skeptik is his latest track 'You Make Me Wanna (Kill)' which draws on pain to bring you pleasure.
"I’ve written a whole album inspired by the undeniably relatable journey of a break up. This first single - ‘You Make Me Wanna (Kill)’ is testament to the darkness that you have to live through while dealing with grief and pain, all over super bouncy production because lets face it, we are all complex creatures." Corin Douieb
Listen now and be inspired.
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Watch: A Midsummer Night's Dream in the park
This beloved William Shakespeare play will be held in the park, but not any old park, at the award-winning Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre. It's a London landmark that provides a cultural hub in the beautiful surroundings of a Royal Park.
Directed by Dominic Hill, Artistic Director of Citizen’s Theatre, Glasgow, the production features Amber James as Hippolyta/Titania, Kieran Hill (Theseus/Oberon), Susan Wokoma (Bottom) and Myra McFadyen (Puck).
Watch Shakespeare’s fantastical fable of desire, confusion, jealousy and growing up roll out in front of you. Through live music, playful adventure and physical invention, see the lovers’ world transformed into a place of magic, laughter, and healing, as we journey into the woods. It will run from 28 June right through to 27 July, but be sure to get in there early to avoid disappointment.
Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park, Inner Cir, London NW1 4NU
Explore: The group exhibition, Between the Lines at Maddox Street Gallery
Catch it while you can, check out the hotly tipped group exhibition which looks at the relationship between the written word and visual world.
This show honors the beauty of language and its aesthetic importance as portrayed by some of the greatest contemporary artists on the scene including Tracey Emin, Ed Ruscha, Harland Miller, The Connor Brothers, Richard Prince, David Shrigley, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Banksy, Massimo Agostinelli, Grayson Perry, Brendan Murphy, Andy Warhol and Mr Brainwash. What a lineup.
Maddox Street Gallery, 9 Maddox Street, Mayfair, London W1S 2QE
Buy: Alfred Hitchcock. The Complete Films by Taschen
He's the man of modern horror and this book is the complete guide, perfect for any movie enthusiast. It covers the film directors life and career from his 1925 debut The Pleasure Garden to 1976s Family Plot.
Expect a detailed entry for each of Hitchcock’s 53 movies, with insightful texts, photography, and an illustrated list of all the master’s cameos.
Taschen Store at Claridge's, 49 Brook Street, Mayfair, London W1K 4HW
Dine in artful splendor: Platinum Arowana room at Scott's
The infamous restaurant, Scott's on Mount Street has opened its Platinum Arowana room, which features the world's most expensive restaurant interior at over $7.5 million.
Here up to 8 guests can dine in the intimate 9-meter square space among priceless works of art including the likes of Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Joan Miró, Émile Bernard, Marc Chagall, Camille Pissarro, Kees van Dongen, Émile Bernard, Louis Valtat, Louis Roy, Serge Férat and Henri Manguin.
Significant pieces on display include La Danse; painted by Chagall in 1928, the piece highlights the artists’ experimental style with vibrant watercolors; whilst Portrait du Peintre Ludovic Piette, Avec Son Chapeau Rond by Pissarro brings an impressionist portrait from the golden age of the movement. All of this provides an atmosphere of sophistication which works seamlessly with the green semi-precious agate stone floor and bespoke elegant mirror-paneled walls.
Scott's, 20 Mount St, Mayfair, London W1K 2HE
Go see: Kiss My Genders art exhibition at Hayward Gallery
Running from 12 June to 8 September, the Hayward Gallery presents Kiss My Genders, a group exhibition that celebrates over 30 international artists whose work explores and engages with gender identity. On show is more than 100 pieces of art by different generations of artists from around the world.
While the artists in Kiss My Genders work across a wide variety of mediums, from installation, video, and painting to sculpture and wall drawings, the exhibition focuses on works that look at the tradition of photographic portraiture. Several of the artists see the body as a sculpture and consequently offer new possibilities for gender, beauty, and representations of the human form.
Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre, 337-338 Belvedere Rd, Lambeth, London SE1 8XX
Try a masterclass: Cocktail class company, Mixology Events will be hosting a series of pop-up cocktail masterclasses across London for all your summer fun times. They're monthly and hosted at various venues from a Shoreditch rooftop to an art gallery in the heart of Fitzrovia.
