What’s On This Weekend: Escape Plan, Conserving the Great Clock of Westminster and As We Step Into Chaos

As We Step Into Chaos by Dangerous Minds Artists in London Bridge

If you are a contemporary art enthusiast, then you should visit The Underdog Gallery in London Bridge this weekend. They are presenting a major solo exhibition called As We Step Into Chaos by the British Fine Art Duo, Dangerous Minds Artists, Michael Lake-McMillan and Alan Stuart. This exhibition will show a diverse collection of works from artists who have enjoyed pushing the boundaries of modern art. With thought-provoking and complex narratives, this work is like the peeling off of multiple layers where the beautiful aesthetic of the pieces hides hidden messages and symbolism relating to the subliminal unrest that has become normal in our daily lives. There is a implication of darkness that bubbles under the surface of this exhibition.

Escape Plan: The Adventure Begins in Kennington

Are you looking to do something a little different this weekend? Escape Plan is an imaginative London escape room that is set within the scenery of World War II. With only an hour on the clock, you and your band of compatriots will need to gather intelligent, track down and solve clues and use your critical thinking and teamwork in order to set yourselves free. Bringing the Second World War to Kennington and set within the barracks of a P.O.W camp you will learn the story of the only prisoner to have successfully escaped and the journal he leaves behind to help you and the rest of your team. This is certainly a great day out with friends as well as a great team building exercise for you and your colleagues. Only a ten minute walk from our Kennington office, drop in if you’re interested in looking at properties to rent or properties to buy in the local area.

Conserving the Great Clock of Westminster: Big Ben in Westminster

As part of London Craft Week, where events have been taking place all week, the Houses of Parliament will be hosting a talk where visitors will have the opportunity to meet the clockmakers who look after and maintain the most iconic clock in the country: Big Ben. The talk that takes place on Friday will cover the mechanics of how this famous clock works as well as the types of problems that can occur whilst maintaining a clock that is 157 years old. They will also show the method of creating new parts of the clock whilst restoring old ones and the tools they use to do the job. Visitors will also get a history lesson in the people who made the original clock. Only a short 5 minute walk along the Thames is our Westminster office so drop in if you’re interested in properties to buy or properties to rent in the area.

Home by Frozen Light at Oval House in Oval

Home is an immersive and multi-sensory story of discovery specially created for audiences with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities (PMLD) and is the latest bold and exciting production to come from Frozen Light. Characters Scarlet and Olive arrive back on earth, but life is not how they used to remember it. Where have they come and where is home? In a new environment full of surprises, the duo must learn how to survive together. Using a well crafted mixture of music and other sensory elements, this warming, unthreatening and magical production this play is suitable to audiences above the age of thirteen. With four showings this Friday and Saturday at the Oval House Theatre, it is great day out for your loved ones.

The Military Uniform at the Household Cavalry Museum in Whitehall

Adam Blackmore-Heal, The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment’s Master Tailor, LCoH will be taking guests through the history of ceremonial uniforms as part of London Craft Week’s events happening across London. The focus of his talk will be on the heritage of the uniform as well as the hidden historical secrets that are within the uniform design. There will also be a tour from Alice Pearson who is the Director of the Museum and she will show visitors through the stable area and museum displaying Royal standards, musical instruments and lots of silverware. There will also be a traditional uniform inspection called the ‘punishment parade’ that dates back to 1894. With only very limited tickets available for this one off tour, it can’t be missed!

Glassblowing at London Glassblowing in Bermondsey

London Glassblowing in Bermondsey will be hosting a series of demonstrations by some of their leading members of the British studio glass movement and whom will be showing off their diverse skills and expertise in glass. Among the most talented makers in their field these artists are shaping the future of the craft. The London Glassblowing studio, set up by Peter Layton is 1976 has built an international reputation for itself as a gallery for contemporary glass. There will be three separate workshop this weekend, each one a different artist. Thursday will be with Layne Rowe, Friday with Elliot Walker and Saturday with the duo Devereux and Huskie. Only round the corner from our London Bridge office, come and have a look at the properties to rent and properties to buy that we have on offer.

If you’re interested in finding out more about future events in Westminster, London Bridge, Kennington and the surrounding areas, feel free to drop by any of our offices – we’ll be glad to provide you with a list. We can arrange viewings of properties for sale and properties for rent within walking distance of some of these popular venues.

Photo Credit: Dangerous Minds Artists, Michael Lake-McMillan and Alan Stuart