Start your weekend with a chuckle with a performance and sketch workshop from the fantastically funny Shelf comedy duo. Saturday Sessions are the perfect place to start the weekend. On a monthly basis you can watch a performance, make something with the artists and play with other children and their families – all for free! This month, Shelf leads us in a side-splitting comedy workshop, complete with silly characters and the chance to be a part of the joke, followed by our monthly Ballroom Boogie. Schedule: 1pm: Welcome and warm up with Lyvonne the Don 1.15pm: Performance from Shelf 1.30pm: Comedy workshop 2.30pm: Ballroom Boogie Throughout: crafty makes with Kirsty Reynolds on Level 2 Shelf is an award-winning comedy double act who use physical comedy and silly characters to make sketch comedy fun for the whole family. They’ve led sketch comedy workshops for kids and their families at Great Ormond Street Hospital and festivals around the UK. Event information: Saturday Sessions are free, drop-in events with no booking required. The sessions are part of our Open Doors programme to welcome everyone into our creative spaces. We also offer Relaxed Sessions, an adapted version for families who may benefit from a more chilled out space. About the Southbank Centre: We are the Southbank Centre The largest arts centre in the UK, we’ve been the beating heart of London’s cultural life since 1951. We put on thousands of events every year. We work with the worlds most exciting artists, from household names to fresh new talent, giving them space to showcase their best work, for you. We offer a gateway to new experiences. We run a packed programme of events and workshops designed to encourage people of all backgrounds to engage with the arts and discover their own creative side. We fuel creativity. We offer space for artists to experiment and try new things, and give opportunities for emerging talent to further their skills with expert guidance. We take the arts further. We look beyond the capital, helping smaller arts venues and organisations across the country to host world-class exhibitions and performances.