The Supreme Act
Saturdays, 17 May - 18 October
11.00-11.30 & 13.00-13.30
Rooms 103-106
Explore the history and development of boy and girl bands from Motown to the present day. These sessions are free, drop-in and include costume handling, singing and choreography.

From pantomime and drama to opera and dance, in the UK and abroad, this free display at the V&A brings together the work of over 100 of Britain's most creative theatre designers recognised worldwide for their skills and innovative designs. On display are designs by Paul Brown, Richard Hudson and Ralph Koltai, three of the most internationally acclaimed set designers of recent years.

Including costumes, puppets, drawings, photographs, models of stage sets and interactive digital presentations, this display highlights the collaborative nature of theatre design.

Admission free

Record Now for Tomorrow: Five World Plays, a new interactive exhibition exploring issues of recording culturally diverse performance, will be launched at the Roundhouse in late July before a UK tour. Based on five plays recorded by the V&A Theatre Collections in 2005-07, the exhibition features the Roundhouse's A Midsummer Night's Dream and the Young Vic's Ikrismas Kherol.

Oliver Messel, Britain's leading stage designer of the mid-20^th century, was renowned for his mastery of period style in revues, plays, musicals, operas and ballets. The exhibition Oliver Messel - Making and Doing can be seen at the Westminster Reference Library, London until 7 June.

Finally, The Dressing Room - photographs by Simon Annand, a series of photographs showing a rare glimpse of the more private face of famous actors, will be exhibited at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall to coincide with the SIBMAS conference ‘Capturing the Essence of Performance: the challenge of intangible heritage' on 25 - 29 August. Click here to find out more about the SIBMAS conference.

Come to Gallery 104 every weekday at 15.00 to view a wide range of films from the National Video Archive of Performance, from The Permanent Way recorded at the National Theatre to Aladdin at the Old Vic. Created and preserved by the Theatre Collection, these screenings are free and drop-in.

Click here for further information and a schedule of the screenings