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LOVE’S LABOURS LOST AT THE GLOBEShakespeare’s popular comedy rounds off the 2009 season at London’s traditional outdoor theatre. The show is a revival of artistic director Dominic Dromgoole’s hit 2007 production, which eeked every drop of comedy out of the Bard’s text with uproarious results. A magical farce full of cross purposes and pratfalls, Dromgoole’s production is in period costume. Until 10 Oct, Shakespeare’s Globe, Bankside, SE1 9DT. Tickets £5-£33 from www.shakespeares-globe.orgPHOENIX AT BRIXTON ACADEMYFrench rockers Phoenix have been around for a number of years, but 2009 has been their breakthrough moment with the release of their spiky, upbeat album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. The band are also a superb live proposition, and will be bringing their angular mixture of pop, soul and rock to the Brixton Academy later this month. 28 Oct, Brixton Academy, 211 Stockwell Road, SW9 9SL. Tickets £15 from www.ticketweb.co.ukDIDO & AENEAS AT THE BARBICANWilliam Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas, telling the story of shipwrecked Trojan hero Aeneas and his love for Dido, the Queen of Carthage, is one of the earliest examples of English opera and a masterpiece of the Baroque. Early music ensemble Les Arts Florissants will be performing the work as part of a Barbican residency, and will be joined by singers Malena Emman as Dido and Luca Pisaroni as Aeneas. 7pm and 9pm, 10 Oct, Barbican Hall, Barbican Centre, EC2Y 8DS. Tickets £9-£28 from www.barbican.org.uk