London 2012 event listings 12 August: what’s on during the Olympics

Comedy with Chris Neill as part of Camden Fringe and gorgeous, paint-free compositions by Daniel Pasteiner in east London
  
  

Daniel Pasteiner at And/Or, East London
Daniel Pasteiner at And/Or, East London Photograph: PR

Theatre

Lucky You, The Lion & Unicorn, NW5, to 26 Aug, giantolive.com Felix Dexter is a downtrodden man trying to do good in a new comedy by David Bourn and Alasdair Buddington.

Volcano, Vaudeville Theatre, WC2, to 29 Sep, nimaxtheatres.com/vaudeville-theatre Noel Coward's play about a scandalous romance on a Pacific island stars Jenny Seagrove, Dawn Steele, Jason Durr and Flinty Williams.

Exhibitions

Daniel Pasteiner, And/Or, E2, 11 Aug to 30 Sep, creativeandorcultural.com Gorgeous, paint-free compositions taking in materials from fake snow to bits of fungus-coated popcorn.

Music

Blur at the Olympics Closing Ceremony Celebration Concert, Hyde Park, 12 Aug, btlondonlive.com/tickets Damon Albarn's Britpop incarnation returns to honour the end of the Olympic Games. The Specials and New Order are the "support" acts.

Comedy

Chris Neill: Lifetime Achiever, The Camden Fringe festival, Etcetera Theatre, Camden, NW1, to 13 Aug, etceteratheatre.com / camdenfringe.com Radio 4 raconteur tackles the emotional lows and lowers of being newly single.

 

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