4 Feb-6 Mar Havana Rakatan
Salsa, mambo, jazz, bolero, son, cha-cha-cha and rumba all come alive in a dazzling dance display of Cuban passion that is guaranteed to get heads nodding and feet tapping. Set to live Cuban music courtesy of Cuba's well-known son band Turquino, Havana Rakatan is a captivating journey through the dance and music of a truly unique country.
Peacock Theatre, WC2A 0870 737 0337
7.30pm £15-£40
9-10 Feb The 14th Tale
I’m from a long line of trouble makers, of ash skinned Africans, born with clenched fists and a natural thirst for battle, only quenched by breast milk. The 14th Tale is a free-flowing narrative that tells the hilarious exploits of a natural born mischief growing from the clay streets of Nigeria to the rooftops of Dublin, and finally to London.
National Theatre 020 7452 3000
8pm Call for tickets
11 Feb-13 Mar Off the Endz
(see picture above)
David, Kojo and Sharon grew up on a London estate. Now in their mid 20s, they're eyeing another kind of life. But how do you choose the right path when temptation lies around every corner? If your emotional or financial debt is sky high, how do you buy your way out? Bola Agbaje's smart, savvy second play for the Royal Court asks whether being out of the system might be just as good as being in it.
Royal Court Theatre 0207 565 5000
7.30pm £12-£25
11 and 12 Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord
This new play, explores an extraordinary conflict in West Africa under French occupation. It explores how a certain prayer should be recited 11 or 12 times leads inexorably to hatred and massacres. The question of violence and the true place of tolerance make this epic story more than ever relevant today.
Adapted from the works of Amadou Hampaté Bâ by Marie-Hélène Estienne and Peter Brook.
5-27 Feb, 2.30 and 7.45pm
Barbican, Silk Street,
London EC2Y 8DS
http://www.barbican.org.uk/theatre/event-detail.asp?ID=9944
Tickets: £10-35
20 Feb The Real Mccoy Comedy Xplosion
Heartbeat Entertainment the producers of the sell out shows The Kings & Queens of Comedy and The Best of The Best Comedy Xplosion...Starring Felix Dexter, Leo Muhammad, Robbie Gee, Eddie Nestor and Judith Jacob. Also appearing are special guests Mr Cee and Slim.
Broadway Theatre, The 020 8690 0002
8pm £22
