Here's your guide to some of the best things to do in the week ahead:

 

  • Smurfs and the Magic Lamp

A magical urban pantomime by Platinum Performing Arts. Join the Smurfs, the Genie and their friends on a magic carpet ride full with groovy tunes and wicked dance moves. Find the forbidden treasure, but be warned; stay clear of evil Jafar for if you’re captured you will be hypnotised into a whole new world.

Millfield Theatre, Silver Street, Edmonton, January 8 to 11 and 15 to 18. Details: 020 8807 6680, millfieldtheatre.co.uk

 

  • Landscape of Beauty

The landscape of beauty surrounding the Hall is captured in these new works, commissioned to celebrate the completion of the Heritage Lottery Funded Forty Hall Parks for People project. Be inspired by Rachel Labovitch’s hauntingly beautiful drawings,  Gillian Beagley’s deeply evocative paintings and Ali Holliway’s sculptural woven pieces. 

Forty Hall, Forty Hill, Enfield, January 10 to March 29. Details: 020 8363 8196, fortyhallestate.co.uk

 

  • Singin’ in the Rain

Enfield Independent:

All the glamour and magic of the classic MGM film has been brought to the stage for a retelling of this Hollywood story about how the silver screen found its voice and left silent movies behind. Featuring all your favourite songs including Good Morning, Make ’em Laugh, Moses Supposes and the classic Singin’ in the Rain.

Upstairs at the Gatehouse, Highgate Village, until January 25. Details: 020 8340 3488, upstairsatthegatehouse.com

 

  • Almost Maine

Enfield Independent:

A play about real people who are really, truly, honestly dealing with the toughest thing there is to deal with in life: love. On a freezing, clear night in the middle of winter, at exactly the same time, the residents of Almost find themselves falling in and out of love in the strangest ways. One of the most frequently performed American plays of the past decade has been updated for its first UK production. 

Park Theatre, Clifton Terrace, Finsbury Park, until January 17. Details: 020 7870 6876, parktheatre.co.uk

 

  • Contact.Com

A startling new comedy, starring EastEnders actress Charlie Brooks, Ralph Aiken, Jason Durr and Tanya Franks, exploring internet dating and the sexual and economic needs of two very different couples.

Park Theatre, Clifton Terrace, Finsbury Park, January 14 to February 14. Details: 020 7870 6876, parktheatre.co.uk

 

For a full list of events, see the Just the Ticket pages in this week's Independent Series newspapers in print or online here.