What's On's Jim Palmer gives you 11 reasons to go out in the next week or so in south London, north Kent and north Surrey.
SPORT – UFC Fight Night at The O2 on Saturday
The Ultimate Fighting Championship brings its cage back to the O2 with an evening of bouts headlined by British fighter Michael Bisping (pictured) taking on legend of the sport Anderson Silva. Go to axs.com
THEATRE – Boys Will Be Boys at Greenwich Theatre from 7.30pm on Thursday and Friday
The award-winning Kidbrooke theatre company at Corelli College’s new show is a no-holds-barred exploration of what it means to be a teenage girl today and is inspired by the Everyday Sexism project. Tickets cost £11 or £6 concessions. Go to greenwichtheatre.org.uk
COMEDY – Live at the Rivoli, Brockley, from 7pm on Friday
Reginald D Hunter, Sara Pascoe, Ed Gamble and a special guest will all bring the funny for a new monthly comedy night at the 1950s-style ballroom. Tickets cost £18.50. Go to liveattherivoli.com
THEATRE – Blood Brothers at the Churchill Theatre, Bromley, from tonight until Saturday
Willy Russell’s evergreen, long-running musical about brothers separated at birth is in Bromley, with Lyn Paul returning to the role of Mrs Johnstone, which she played in the West End. Tickets cost from £21.40. Go to atgtickets.com/Bromley
MUSIC – The Poppy Seeds at The Oval Tavern, Croydon, from 8pm on Thursday
Don’t know who The Poppy Seeds are? That’s OK, we urge you to take a punt on this free gig anyway – rumour has it this is a top secret gig by a MOBO-nominated artist described in the national pres as ‘the best British vocalist to emerge in an age’. It’s free.
COMEDY – Séance Fiction – The Improvised Haunting at Omnibus, Clapham, from 8pm on Friday
Five of London’s leading improvisers will take you on a comic journey into the unknown, exploring the life and recent death of someone you help to invent. Tickets cost £10 or £8 concessions. Go to omnibus-clapham.org
FAMILY – According to Arthur at The Cryer, Carshalton, at 1.30pm and 4.30pm on Saturday
Arthur is an old man who lives alone in his attic and never ventures into the outside world, instead spending his time with his friend the moon. But as cloud covers the sky and leaves him lonely, he needs your help.
PaddleBoat Theatre Company’s show for children aged four and up blends puppetry, object play, music, mime and storytelling. Tickets cost £10 adults and £8 children. Go to suttontheatres.co.uk
DANCE – Anton and Erin – Just Gotta Dance at Fairfield Halls from 7.30pm on Saturday
The much-loved Strictly pair return with a new show, sparkling costumes and a band performing tunes from the golden age of ballroom. Tickets cost from £32. Go to Fairfield.co.uk
SPORT – England vs Ireland Legends at The Stoop, Twickenham, from 7.45pm on Friday
England stars managed by Jason Leonard and including Mike Tindall, Lewis Moody and Iain Balshaw will take on an Irish side captained by Shane Byrne and including Gordon D’Arcy, Mick Galway, Justin Bishop and Gary Halpin. Go to quins.co.uk
EXHIBITION – Capability Now at Orleans House Gallery, Twickenham, until June 19
Part of a national series marking 300 years since the birth of Capability Brown, the man who was responsible for nearly 300 of Georgian England’s finest landscaped parks and gardens, this exhibition illustrates his extraordinary work and also features contemporary artists who present modern interpretations. Free entry.
Sam Bailey stars in Chicago at New Wimbledon Theatre.
THEATRE – Chicago at New Wimbledon Theatre from tonight until Saturday
Former EastEnders actor John Partridge, Emmerdale’s Hayley Tamaddon and south London’s X Factor winner Sam Bailey all star in the new tour of the award-winning Broadway and West End smash hit musical set in a 1920s prison. Tickets cost from £15. Go to atgtickets.com/Wimbledon
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