Sport
Harlem Globetrotters
The internationally renowned basketball stars are back in London to supply another hit of their trick shots and slapstick comedy. Up against the Washington Generals, this is the most exciting sporting tour for people who don’t get excited over sports.
April 18, £21+, 7.30pm, SSE Arena, Wembley, Tube Wembley Park & Wembley Central, axs.com/uk/events/
Comedy
10 Films With My Dad
Aiden Goatley dissects his relationship with his father by looking at how watching films together taught them how to communicate.
April 23, £5, 8pm, Hackney Attic, 270 Mare Street, E8 1HE, Tube: Hackney Central, museumofcomedy.com
Jimmy Carr: Funny Business
Taking a break from being in every second comedy talk show, Jimmy Carr is back on the road with observational comedy and knob jokes.
April 24-25 , 8pm, £26, Eventim Apollo Hammersmith, 45 Queen Caroline St, W6 9QH, Tube: Hammersmith, jimmycarr.com
Gigs
Ben Howard
April 16-18 / 6.30pm / £28.50+
Supporting his most recent album ‘I Forget Where We Were’, the London-born singer-songwriter is dusting off the ol’ guitar in another attempt to teach our cold hearts how to love.
Alexandra Palace, Alexandra Palace Way, N22 7AY, Tube: Wood Green, Finsbury Park alexandrapalace.com/whats-on/
Matthew E White
April 20-21 / 7.30pm / £15
US artist White is in the UK supporting his recent album release ‘Fresh Blood’. Following the success of his debut solo album ‘Big Inner’, this is sure to be a promising follow-up.
Village Underground, 54 Holywell Lane, EC2A 3PQ Tube: Shoreditch High Street villageunderground.co.uk
Theatre
Sweeney Todd
Until May 16 / £30-£47.50
The vengeful Victorian barber takes up residence in a pie and mash shop where you can grab a pre-show bite – if you dare!
Harrington’s Pie and Mash Shop
Shaftesbury Avenue W1D 6LA, Tube: Leicester Square delfontmackintosh.co.uk
Other stuff
The Tweed Run (pictured)
London’s most stylish annual bike ride has tweed-clad cyclists pedalling into the 1920s. Dust off your bowties and tweed suits and take an afternoon ride through the city, then stay for cocktails, live music, DJs and the awards ceremony come nightfall.
April 18, £25, Tube: Trafalgar Sq, Charing Cross, tweedrun.com
Pick Me Up 2015
Watch debates, demonstrations and presentations, then witness the creative processes at this graphic art event.
April 23-May 4, £8+ Embankment Galleries, Somerset House, Strand, WC2R 1LA, Tube: Temple, somersethouse.org.uk
