Tonight's ticket: Five things to do for free

Where to make the most of the capital's free offerings from Olympic screenings to alfresco theatre
Alexandra Burke
2 August 2012

BT LONDON LIVE — HYDE PARK

Hyde Park, W2

Islington’s Alexandra Burke, right, is headlining tonight’s entertainment while the Games are broadcast on the big screens.

Get me in: first come, first served until 9pm or for guaranteed entry register at btlondonlive.com/tickets

BT LONDON LIVE — VICTORIA PARK

Victoria Park, E9

Burke will also make a fleeting appearance in east London before she zips across town for the Hyde Park gig. Sets from Talvin Singh and Misha B will be interspersed with live Olympics action on giant screens.

Get me in: first come, first served until 9pm or for guaranteed entry register at btlondonlive.com/tickets

GLOBAL BEATS FESTIVAL

Wilton’s Music Hall, E1

Aperitivo, drinks and music from Nigerian multi-instrumentalist Baba Adesose Wallace, left, in the spacious Mahogany Bar on the ground floor of this lovely building.

Get me in: festival until Saturday (020 7702 2789, wiltons.org.uk)

STARFATAL

Theatre Square, SE1

Spanish circus troupe Los2play juggle and jump their way through a balancing act outside the National Theatre.

Get me in: tonight & tomorrow, 6.30pm (020 7452 3000, insideout.national theatre.org.uk)

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

Victoria Embankment Gardens, WC2

A stripped-back approach to Shakespeare in picturesque surroundings (between Blackfriars Bridge and Westminster Bridge) — play it safe and take a brolly.

Get me in: until Aug 12, 7pm, (grassroots shakespeare.co.uk)

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