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At the heart of the West End is the Queens Theatre, which is where you’ll find Australian Daniel Koek playing the lead role of Jean Valjean in Les Misérables.

You are cordially invited to the very first Bogan Bingo Shitty Disco at the Clapham Grand on the 8 November.

9 to 5 comes alive in BLAM! a new show at the Peacock Theatre where four office workers use their imagination and any available office equipment to create action packed adventures.

REVIEW | If Charles Darwin studied dance The Comedy of Change, a new work by Rambert Dance Company would be his finest discovery.

As part of Origins 2013 Australian born Maori dance artist Victoria Hunt embodies the spirit of a meeting house, which sheltered the people of Mount Tarawera during a volcanic eruption, in her performance Copper Promises: Hinemihi Haka.

PHOTOS & REVIEW | The Cat Empire proved music really is the language of us all when they played an adrenalin pumping, feet stomping, hand raising concert at O2 Academy Brixton on 20 October 2013.

Here is our list of the 5 apps every Australian should download when they arrive in the UK. And no, Candy Crush is not on the list.

Soprano Deborah Cheetham, Australia’s only classically trained Australian Aboriginal opera singer, will perform in London as part of the Inside Out Festival, presenting excerpts from her opera Pecan Summer.

An Australian photographer, Justin Gilligan, has been commended in the 2013 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition, exhibited at London's Natural History Museum from 18 October 2013 until 23 March 2014.

Davey Lane lived every bedroom guitarist’s dream when he became the fourth member of his favourite band You Am I. GEORGE KATRALIS speaks with the renowned Australian guitarist about his debut solo EP The Good Borne of Bad Tymes.

Don't miss out on hilarious stand-up genius Jimeoin when he presents his new show 'Jimeoin - What?!' to the Apollo on Saturday 23 November 2013 with our special TWO FOR ONE reader offer.

INTERVIEW | Ahead of his first London exhibition at La Galleria in Pall Mall, renowned Australian artist Charles Billich tells Gareth Mohen it’s the people inhabiting this city, which he finds most interesting.

With new burger joints opening up on every London corner, SLABS - Steak, Lobster and Burgers - a family run restaurant in Marylebone stands out from the crowd, offering both burgers and other classic dishes, all made with seasonal ingredients.

WIN | Here is your chance to score free tickets to see The Cat Empire live at the O2 Academy Brixton this Sunday 20 October.

INTERVIEW | With a career spanning more than half a century, BARRY HUMPHRIES has been a godfather-like figure in the Australian entertainment scene, with his work leaving an undeniable impact on theatregoers, critics and fans the world over. KIEL EGGING sits down with the veteran entertainer to discover why some...

Triple J Unearthed band Ball Park Music are heading to London to test out their sound on the UK scene, with a gig at The Water Rats on Wednesday 23 October 2013.

The world’s largest beer festival has wrapped up for another year. If you couldn’t make it to Munich or haven’t yet had your fill of German ale, here’s our list of the top five London locations still celebrating Oktoberfest.

From postage stamps in China to the Vatican museum, Charles Billich's artwork can be seen all over the world. Now the renowned Australian artist is set to present his first UK exhibition.

Ancient history and artistic expression combine in Origins 2013, a cultural festival of artists and performers with deep roots, coming together to share ideas about the past, present and future.

REVIEW | Prepare to step far outside your comfort zone with Aussie composer Ben Frost's new opera The Wasp Factory, playing at Linbury Studio Theatre until 8 October.

First came the UK number one album, Dusk & Dawn and now Australian star saxophonist Amy Dickson has been named the Breakthrough Artist of the Year at this year’s Classic BRIT Awards.

Concert promoters are in talks to bring The Rolling Stones to Australia in 2014 for a string of stadium shows, and to open the redeveloped Adelaide Oval.

INTERVIEW |There’s been a lot of travel on the schedule of late for one of Australia’s biggest new indie pop-rock acts. Australian Times catches up with Brisbane’s Sheppard as they head off to New York and London where last year they discovered an audience for their infections party sound track...

INTERVIEW | Australian rock band Dead Letter Circus have set themselves up for a manic European tour, including nine nights of continuous shows. They kick off the UK leg tonight at Camden's Underworld.

One of Australia’s greatest living painters, John Olsen, is set to present his first ever exhibition of works in the UK at the Osborne Samuel gallery in Mayfair.

REVIEW | Claudia O’Doherty gives a highly energetic stand-up performance, full of inspirational messages in her new comedy show Pioneer at the Soho Theatre, on until Saturday 5 October 2013.

Ahead of their highly anticipated London show on October 20 at the O2 Academy in Brixton, we ask what’s your favourite Cat Empire song?

Three Australian singers are performing in the English Touring Opera’s upcoming season of Baroque Opera from Venice, opening in London on 28 September and running until 12 October.

Australia: Shifting Sands is a BFI retrospective of Australian cinema over the last two decades, tracing the emergence of Indigenous voices and stories captured on the big screen.

Aussie expats have the chance to explore some of London’s most interesting and exclusive venues, homes and architecture during the annual Open House London weekend in late September.

INTERVIEW | Fresh from Edinburgh Fringe, Australian comedian Claudia O’Doherty brings her latest off-beat show Pioneer to Soho Theatre.

Sarah Blasko has announced a new London show for 1 December 2013. Blasko will perform songs from her new album I Awake in an intimate show at the Islington Assembly Hall.

A group of pranksters in New Zealand have pulled off the ultimate gag, rigging up every tap in their mate’s house to run with beer instead of water.

Australian expats in London can still enjoy the fun and frivolity of the race that stops a nation with the 2013 Corporate Traveller Melbourne Cup celebrations on Tuesday 5 November at Australia House.

Australian expats in the UK are set to be treated to a truly unique musical experience this October, as London’s all-Australian chamber orchestra Ruthless Jabiru perform a special tribute concert at Islington’s famous Union Chapel in October

Actress Elizabeth Hurley appears to have confirmed reports she has split from Australian cricket great Shane Warne, apologising to her Twitter followers today for her silence and saying it was “too raw & personal to share right now.”

British comedian Simon Pegg has been talking up the delights of Perth on Twitter where he is currently filming an Australian crime thriller Kill Me Three Times.

INTERVIEW | Armed with a new record filled with colourful, creative tunes, Felix Riebl and his band The Cat Empire are primed and ready to embark on the next chapter of their stellar career. As KIEL EGGING discovers, the Melbourne ska sensation plan to make their 20 October show at...

THE WHOLE MEAL | What Julia Child really teaches is that cooking, like life, is something we cannot completely control. The challenge is learning to accept the kitchen disasters as an integral part of the journey.

INTERVIEW | In the UK to discuss his latest novella, The Amber Amulet, Western Australian author Craig Silvey tells TYSON YATES what he thinks makes for good Australian literature and how his next book has him juggling more ideas than he can hope to handle.

Australian pop princess Kylie Minogue has confirmed she will be joining series three of singing talent show The Voice UK, tweeting the news to her 1.8 million followers earlier today.

Australian rock band Cloud Control are set to kick off an epic UK tour, with two shows planned for London - XOYO on 23 September, and the O2 Academy Brixton on 17 October.

The Australia: Shifting Sands film program at the British Film Institute’s London Southbank centre this September explores the emergence of Indigenous filmmaking and the idea of 'landscape as character'.

INTERVIEW | Australian comedian David Quirk describes himself as a ‘veteran up-and-comer’ on the stand-up circuit, and is only now starting to receive the international recognition he deserves. His new show, Shaking Hands with Danger, is on at Soho Theatre 10-14 September.

Currently at the Finborough Theatre, Fishskin Trousers is a play about three lost people from different eras. Brett Brown, a young Australian actor stars as a scientist, stationed on the mysterious island of Orford Ness during the Cold War.

Famous newsreader, Ron Burgandy, aka Anchorman, has weighed in on the Australian federal election, recording a short video of support.

Australian singer Kath Haling is set to host a Big Birthday Blowout gig at Camden's iconic Under Solo Bar next Thursday 12 September.

Australian wines were victorious in categories across the board at the prestigious 2013 Decanter World Wine Awards held last night in London, including red, white and sweet fortified.

Australia’s notorious Spooky Men's Chorale heads to London for the final gig of their epic UK tour, at Islington's Union Chapel on 8 September.

AUSTRALIAN ELECTION 13 | As the federal election looms, we look at the top five quotes that have shaped the political careers of the two leaders who will go head to head in a bid to lead the nation: Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and his challenger Tony Abbott.