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The best things to do this weekend, 4-6 October

The best things to do this weekend, 4-6 October

Our top picks of the best things to get up to: a fabulous art fair, a waggy walk for a good cause, brill theatre in Battersea and great music in Clapham.

Pictured: Songs From A Golden Age at Omnibus Theatre

Theatre

Nowhere

Battersea Arts Centre

Inspired by his involvement in the Egyptian revolution of 2011, and his experience of the counter-revolution that followed, actor and activist Khalid Abdalla takes us on a journey into his own history, set against a cartography of seismic world events.

(c) Manuel Vason

Art Fairs

Art Surrey

Epsom Downs

Art Surrey is a brilliant art fair staged at Epsom Downs and Sandown Park Racecourse. It’ll be in Epsom Downs this weekend, where you can browse a curated selection of gorgeous art pieces to decorate your home.

Music

Songs From A Golden Age

Omnibus Theatre, Clapham, 5 October

Artist Paula Rodriguez breathes new life into 17th Century IberoAmerican classics through spoken word in English and Spanish, set to contemporary music by composer Arthur Astier.

Outdoor Fun

Wimbledon Guild’s Waggy Walk

Wimbledon Common, 5 October

Waggy Walk is a chance to come together as a community, meet new people (and adorable dogs!) and, most importantly, raise money to make sure no one in Merton has to face life’s challenges alone.

Food

Sunday Lunch at The Builders Arms

Chelsea

Try out the gorgeous new Sunday lunch menu at The Builders Arms, featuring the star-of-the-show Cotswold Chicken with bread sauce roast, alongside mouth-watering accoutrements of duck fat roast potatoes, winter greens and roots and chef Ben Tish’s signature gravy.