Put on your ‘Fall Vibes’ playlist and stroll through London’s quaint Autumnal streets as you make your way through this week’s Weekend Combo. Isn’t life just one big Pinterest board…

Pedro Almadovar’s first English language film
Few directors have a filmography as incredible as Pedro Almadovar’s. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!, All About My Mother, Talk to Her, The Skin I Live In, we could go on and on. Now, Almadovar is doing something he has never done before. For his 23rd feature film, he’s switched to English. Starring Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore, The Room Next Door tells the story of two women who were friends in their younger years and reunite in a strange and extreme situation.

The Room Next Door is out in cinemas now. 

All Our Stories
Since its founding nearly a decade ago, The Migration Museum has been exploring how the movement of people to and from the UK across the ages has shaped the nation. For its latest large-scale exhibition All Our Stories, the museum has curated a showcase of immersive installations, art, film and photography to highlight the immeasurable and enriching impact migration has had on society.

Author Angela Hui has guest-curated a Chinese takeaway installation inspired by her experiences growing up behind the counter of her parents’ shop in Wales while artist Jiro Osuga has designed a life-size departure lounge featuring figures from the past who have made the move across nations, inviting visitors to step in the shoes of others.

All Our Stories runs at The Migration Museum until December 20th, more info here. 

Something for everyone
A brand new mixed bill, Encounters: Four Contemporary Ballets, is currently on the Main Stage of the Royal Opera House. Bringing together four short works from the biggest names in 21st-century choreography – Kyle Abraham, Pam Tanowitz, Joseph Toonga and Crystal Pite – the line-up brings to the fore the numerous forms that contemporary ballet takes. From Joseph Toonga’s hip-hop-inspired take to Pam Tanowitz’s dance theatre approach, it’s a rare and exciting opportunity to see such choreographic heavy-hitters together in one place.

The Royal Ballet’s Encounters: Four Contemporary Ballets runs at the Royal Opera House until November 16th, more info here.

A group show of emerging queer artists
Taking place in Libreria Bookshop just off Brick Lane, The Male Gays is a group show curated by Bona Varda featuring works from some of London’s most exciting emerging queer artists. Taking inspiration from Laura Mulvey’s idea of the male gaze, this exhibition flips it on its head to explore the ways that men see men. Featuring works by Jesse Glazzard, Josh Quinton, Oli Raptor, Phil Douglas, Traf Algar, Ty Locke, and Andi, this exhibition is only around this weekend so don’t miss it!

The Male Gays is on display at Libreria Bookshop, Hanbury Street until October 27th

A hi-fi fry-up
As if the drinks and wall of 3,000 vinyls at Deptford’s hi-fi cocktail bar Jazu weren’t already enough reason to pay a visit, the South London favourite has opened the doors to its kitchen. The evening menu features a series of seasonal small plates such as smoked cod’s roe with courgette fritti, celeriac shawarma, and pork schnitzel. While on the weekend, a series of reinvented brunch classics take over the kitchen with dishes including eggs benedict with house-cured bacon, and french toast with caramelised brioche and pistachio, all best washed down with their signature Bloody Mary.

Jazu is located at 2 Deptford High Street, SE8 4AF, more info here.