East Acton Events Guide and What's On Listing

Thu, Jan 08 to Sun, Jan 11
Venue: Kensington Town Hall
Location: London

55 stands of specialists in top quality art and antiques, including furniture, paintings, sculpture, silver, jewellery, ceramics, rugs etc, from Tudor to Contemporary. All vetted for authenticity.
Prices from £50 to £25,000, everything checked for authenticity and correct descrptive labels.

There is a special section devoted to 20th Century pieces - Deco furniture, Claric Cliff, 30's film posters, designer costume jewellery & accessories, arts and crafts movement and fine bronzes.

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Thu, Jan 08
Venue: Natural History Museum
Location: London
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Thu, Jan 08 to Sun, Jan 11
Venue: Brent Town Hall
Location: Wembley

“How is he going to find his true love by his 21st birthday if he keeps roaring like a lion with a toothache all day long?”

The Chameleons, performing pantomimes since 1971, are proud to present for the very first time… Beauty and the Beast! Yes, everything you expect from one of our pantomimes will be there….and much more besides! In-house writers bring you their own vibrant take on a fairy tale told to so many generations before ours. A tale so simple…a tale where love conquers all…eventually!

The Chameleons will be returning to Brent Town Hall, Forty Lane, Wembley. The show runs from Thursday 8th to Sunday 11th of January 2009. There will be evening performances on Thursday, Friday and Saturday and matinee performances on Saturday and Sunday. Once again, we are pleased to offer performances which will be interpreted for the deaf on Thursday evening and Sunday (1pm), so book now to avoid disappointment from the Chameleons Box office on 020 8123 6443 or order online.

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Thu, Jan 08
Venue: Tricycle Theatre
Location: London
Loot [play]

• Play

• Black comedy written by Joe Orton. The plot revolves around a murdered woman's funeral - the coffin is present, but where is the body? And the stolen loot from the bank robbery?

  2008 Tricycle Theatre performances feature Matt Di Angelo (Deano from Eastenders)

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Thu, Jan 08
Venue: Kensington Palace
Location: London
Kensington Palace Admission

• "Kensington Palace has been a royal home for over 300 years and parts of the palace remain a private residence for members of the Royal Family today. The magnificent State Apartments and the Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection, which includes dresses worn by HM Queen Elizabeth II and Diana, Princess of Wales, are open to the public."

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Thu, Jan 08
Venue: Natural History Museum
Location: London
Wildlife Photographer of the Year

• Exhibition
• From vivid, sweeping landscapes to intimate portraits of animal behaviour, the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition offers an unparalleled insight into the beauty, drama and diversity of the natural world. Open to amateur and professional photographers of all ages, the annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition, owned by the Natural History Museum and BBC Wildlife Magazine, is the most prestigious event of its kind in the world.

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Thu, Jan 08
Venue: The Comedy Tree at Walkabout Putney
Location: London
Comedy Tree

• Comedy
• London-based comedy club established by comic Pete Jonas and Erich McElroy

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Thu, Jan 08
Venue: Ripley's Museum - The London Pavilion
Location: London
Ripley's Believe It Or Not!

• Exhibition
• Ripley's Believe it or Not! - as seen on TV

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Thu, Jan 08
Venue: Science Museum
Location: London
Japan Car: Designs For the Crowded Globe

• Exhibition
• "The world of Japanese car design set against the backdrop of Japan's unique culture is explored in a sophisticated new exhibition at the Science Museum, from 29 November 2008. Japan Car, an exploration of the car as a "mobile cell", has been conceived by two world class names from outside the world of automobile: Kenya Hara, the man responsible for much of the success of Muji, and Shigeru Ban, the distinguished Japanese architect currently designing a new satellite gallery in Metz for Paris' Pompidou Centre. The exhibition shows how Japanese car design reflects the 'soil and the spirit of Japan', shown through concept cars and special home market models. Japan Car explores three themes while examining the future of mobility in cities. Japan, being both highly innovative and densely populated, can be seen as the driving force behind transport solutions for twenty-first century cities."

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Thu, Jan 08
Venue: Natural History Museum
Location: London
Darwin - Big Idea Exhibition

• Exhibition

• Discover the man and the revolutionary theory that changed our understanding of the world and our place within it. The exhibition is a celebration of Charles Darwin's ideas and their impact, giving new insight into the achievements of this brilliant observer of nature.

  Retrace his life-changing journey as a curious and adventurous young man aboard HMS Beagle. The voyage was a mission to chart the coastline of South America, and its famous visit to the Galapagos Islands. Follow the clues that helped him develop his ideas. See his notebooks, artefacts, rare personal belongings and the fossils and zoological specimens collected on his travels. Discover the patterns he observed among species and the evidence he gathered for his 'shocking theory of evolution by natural selection' as published in 'On the Origin of Species'.

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