Your guide to the best of what's on across south London this week (May 2 to 8).
THEATRE – Footloose at New Wimbledon Theatre until Saturday (May 7)
Kick off your Sunday shoes and cut loose at the wildly popular musical with a cast including 911’s Lee Brennan and Maureen Nolan and featuring hits including Holding Out For a Hero, Let’s Hear It For the Boy and, of course, Footloose. Tickets cost from £17.90. Go to atgtickets.com/wimbledon
MUSIC – Less than Jake at The Hippodrome, Kingston, on Monday
Ska-punk legends Less Then Jake headline a night of rock at the Hippodrome, which also includes bands Trash Boat, Kenneths and Lionize. Tickets cost £15. Go to banquetrecords.com
THEATRE – The Rocky Horror Show at Richmond Theatre until Saturday (May 7)
Richard O’Brien’s cult favourite musical lands in Richmond and it’s still outrageous fun after more than 40 years. X Factor finalist Diana Vickers and S Club 7’s Paul Cattermole star. Tickets cost from £17.90. Go to atgtickets.com/richmond
COMEDY – The All-Star Stand Up Tour 2016 at the Rose Theatre, Kingston, on Sunday
The phrase all-star is often misleading, but not in this case. Double Sony Award winner and Mock the Week star Gary Delaney, The Magicians star Pete Firman, Kiwi Jarred Christmas and one of Channel 4’s 100 Greatest Stand-Ups in the World’ Sean Hughes. Tickets cost from £12. Go to rosetheatrekingston.org
OUTDOORS – Kitchen Garden Tour at Ham House and Garden from 2pm on Wednesdays
Take a free 30 minute guide-led tour of the 17th century kitchen garden and its herbs and vegetables. Normal admission costs apply. Go to nationaltrust.org.uk/hamhouse
MUSIC – The Duke Spirit at Banquet Records, Kingston, from 6pm tonight (Friday, May 6)
The indie four-piece return to Banquet for the first time since 2008 in support of their fourth album Kin! All are welcome but priority is given to people who have ordered the album at the store. Go to banquetrecords.com
FILM – Florence Foster Jenkins (PG), out Friday
Director of The Queen and Philomena, Stephen Frears brings to the screen the true story of Florence Foster Jenkins – an American heiress who became an opera singer, famous because of her lack of ability. Meryl Streep is in the title role while Hugh Grant is chief among the support.
MUSIC – Bryan Adams at The O2 on Saturday
The multi-platinum Canadian singer, who released his 13th album Get Up last October, returns to Greenwich for a huge gig at The O2. Go to axs.com
THEATRE – 80s Mania at The Orchard Theatre, Dartford, on Friday
Take a trip down memory lane as 25 chart-topping icons – from Duran Duran to the Human League, Culture Club, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Madness, Madonna and more – all recreated in one big show with a live band and dancers. Tickets cost £22. Go to orchardtheatre.co.uk
COMEDY – Daniel Kitson: Work in Progress at Battersea Arts Centre from 10pm on Friday and Saturday
Multi-award winning stand-up Kitson is working on a new theatre show about ‘friendship and loneliness, doubt and hope, a mouse, a phone call and the unfathomable repercussions of everything we do’ – and you can see it as it develops. Tickets cost £4. Go to bac.org.uk
OUTDOORS – Historic Walking Tours of Sutton town centre every Thursday from 3pm
Learn about the history of the town, from the Domesday book to the present day on a free 90-minute guided tour, which meets at the top of the High Street by the crossroads near Barclays and Caffe Nero. Go to enjoysutton.co.uk
MUSIC – The Mainframes at Scream Lounge, Croydon, from 8pm on Saturday
Get ready to rock (again) at Scream Lounge as The Mainframes headline, with support from Zara and The Weird Things. Tickets cost £5. Over 16s only. Go to screamlounge.com
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