January 2024's must-sees

January is the last chance to see Harold Pinter's meditation on menacing masculinity, The Homecoming, at the Young Vic until January 27. When Teddy returns from America with a wife his family have never met, it sets off an unsettling power struggle between the couple and his father, his brothers and his uncle. Its original 1967 Broadway production won a Tony Award for Best Play, and this new production proves that Pinter's plays have lost none of their punch.

The Beaumont is the only hotel in the world to feature an inhabitable sculpture: ROOM, created by the British sculptor Antony Gormley, which forms such a distinctive part of the hotel's main facade. Gormley's latest work can currently be seen at the White Cube gallery in Bermondsey. Entitled Body Politic, the show uses the vast spaces of the gallery to explore his favourite theme: the human body, in this case in its relation to the industrial world. Until 28 January.

Over ten days each January, the capital's cinemas play host to the internationally lauded London Short Film Festival. Now in its 20th year, the festival runs from the 19th to 28th of the month, and offers up to 500 British and international shorts each season, in all kinds of formats and categories. The LSFF also includes special events and an industry offering of workshops, panels and discussions for filmmakers and workers, so there's something for everyone to choose from.

The Bank of England has been at the heart of the country's monetary system since 1694, and its magnificent headquarters is one of the great sights of the City of London. Although it is, understandably, not open to the public, it does boast a fascinating museum, which is actually housed within the Bank itself, and includes items from its vast archive along with artworks, examples of banknotes over the centuries and much more. Free, and open from Monday to Friday.