The best things to do this weekend
The best things to do this weekend, 13-15 November
Our top picks of the best things to get up to this weekend: theatre in Wimbledon, a festive trail at Kew, exhibitions in Chelsea and Battersea, and cosy dining in Clapham…
Main image: The Ox, Clapham
Theatre
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
New Wimbledon Theatre, until 14 November
Chris Boone is gifted with a brilliant mind for numbers but unsettled by the unpredictability of people and everyday life. When a neighbour’s dog is discovered killed, she finds herself under suspicion. Determined to prove her innocence, Chris becomes both detective and suspect, drawn into a mystery that grows darker and more complex with every clue she uncovers.
Family Fun
Christmas at Kew
Kew Gardens
It’s the opening weekend of Christmas at Kew! The popular annual festive winter trail is set to transform London’s largest UNESCO World Heritage Site into a spectacular celebration of light, nature and seasonal wonder.
Exhibitions
Beyond the Streets
Saatchi Gallery, Chelsea
This exhibition traces six decades of the extraordinary influence of street culture on contemporary art, photography, fashion, music and activism. It features paintings, sculptures, fashion, ephemera, large-scale installations, site-specific interventions, immersive environments, historic works, new commissions, rare archives, and interactive experiences.
Ramses and the Pharaoh’s Gold
NEON at Battersea Power Station
One for the families! At this magical exhibition at the Power Station, you can see colossal statues, carved royal coffins, glittering gold, and rare artefacts rarely seen outside Egypt. It brings together over 180 authentic Ancient Egyptian treasures, including the cedar coffin of Ramses II.
Food
The Ox
Clapham
This Clapham gastropub has quite the following and it’s easy to see why. Cosy and convivial, it’s the perfect place to stop for in for a winter meal. Meat is the speciality with beef sourced from the owner’s farm on the Scottish borders and dry aged, but there’s also plenty of choice for non-meat-eaters too: from whole roasted plaice, to pan-roasted salmon with girolles, to charred cauliflower. Décor is gastropub chic with tiling and wood panels. Worth knowing is it also has a rooftop terrace for warmer weather.
