Spaced-out clowning around

See The Swat Team, Carnage Productions' abseiling antics by clowns on a special mission (Fri 12 Aug, 1.15pm & 6.30pm). The Flytower Film is The Threepenny Opera, a 1931 telling of the Brecht & Weill opera set in London and starring Lotte Lenya (Fri 12 Aug, 10.15pm).

Dance Week promises have-a-go opportunities alongside professional performances, with everything from the Jive Aces (Mon 15 Aug, 6pm) to Bollywood song and dance from Strings (Wed 17 Aug, 6pm) and a lunchtime tea dance hosted by Shelly Van Loen & Palm Court Strings (Thur 18 Aug, 1.15pm).

Theatre Square At The National Theatre, South Bank, SE1 (020-7452 3400/www.nationaltheatre.org.uk). Dates and times vary, ends Sat 3 Sep, free.