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London: Flea markets, sandwiches, Punkdrunk theatre

London stuff, from a new food festival featuring Margate's own Picnic Deli to landmark exhibitions.

London: Flea markets, sandwiches, Punkdrunk theatre
Yoko Ono Music of the Mind is now on at Tate Modern Photo: Yoko Ono, FLY 1970-71. Courtesy the artist

Camden Town Brewery is hosting Sarni Party, a new food festival dedicated to sandos, sangers, toasties, subs and all the things that are eaten between slices of bread. On May 15-19, Margate’s own Picnic Deli will join the likes of E5 Bakehouse, Pophams, Reubens, Dom’s Subs and The Cheese Truck, for a weekend of sandwiches and beer. Tickets £30, which includes a can of beer and three sandwiches. sarnieparty.com

Spirited Away opens at the London Coliseum today, May 1. The Studio Ghibli classic has been brought to the stage by the award-winning director of Les Miserables, John Caird. The coming of age story tells the tale of 10-year-old Chihiro who discovers an abandoned amusement park used by supernatural creatures taking a break from life. Running until August 24, tickets from £20. londoncoliseum.org

If you like to rummage around other people’s stuff and like vintage style, then the bank holiday flea market at Peckham Salvage Yard might be your thing. Fossick around mid century and retro tat as you search for that one-off piece that will make you feel smug for the rest of the day. The East London Vintage Furniture and Flea Market is also on this weekend, for more of the same. Both markets are on Sunday May 5, Peckham, £1.50 to enter, 11am-5pm, Unit 8, 133 Copeland Road, London SE15 3SN @PeckhamSalvageYard; East London 11am-4pm, Eco Pavilion, Mile End Park, Grove Road London E3 5RP, £4 to enter. eventbrite.co.uk

Head to the Tate Modern, not just for the extensive Yoko Ono exhibition that takes in her installations, films, music and photography, but for the newly opened Expressionists exhibition too. Expressionists: Kandinsky, Münter and the Blue Rider, looks at the movement’s main players, as well as perhaps lesser known artists like Wladimir Burliuk and Maria Franck-Marc to highlight the multiculturalism within the scene. Runs until October 20 and tickets are £20. Yoko Ono Music of the Mind, £22, ends September 1. tate.org.uk


Award-winning immersive theatre people, Punchdrunk Theatre has a new show opening on Tuesday, May 14. If it is as good as its last, The Burnt City, it’s going to be mind-bending and phenomenal. Narrated by Helena Bonham Carter, Viola’s Room is written by Booker Prize shortlisted Daisy Johnson and based on short story The Moon-Slave by Barry Pain. Groups of six make their way through a sensory, maze-like installation barefoot as HBC guides them (through headphones) on a story about lost innocence and unbridled obsession. Tickets start from £28.50 and runs until August 18. punchdrunk.com