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![Reading Between the Lines of the Regency Novel]()
Ethical Matters:
Reading Between the Lines of the Regency NovelEthical Matters:
Reading Between the Lines of the Regency NovelWhat do #MeToo and Jane Austen have in common? More than you might think. Dr Zoë McGee reveals how Jane Austen, Frances Burney and their now-overlooked contemporaries used their stories to try to change society's mind about sexual coercion - and to reassure survivors they were not alone.
Brockway Room | Virtual event
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![Community in Print: A Practical Introduction to Zine-Making]()
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![Fundraising Concert with Quartet Concrète & Bartholomew LaFollette]()
Sunday Concerts:
Fundraising Concert with Quartet Concrète & Bartholomew LaFolletteSunday Concerts:
Fundraising Concert with Quartet Concrète & Bartholomew LaFolletteJoin Quartet Concrète and cellist Bartholomew LaFollette in Conway Hall's historic Library for a special fundraising concert, in support of our much beloved Sunday Concerts series.
In person | No Option
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![Rautio Trio + Pre-Concert Recital with Boreas Trio]()
Sunday Concerts:
Rautio Trio + Pre-Concert Recital with Boreas TrioSunday Concerts:
Rautio Trio + Pre-Concert Recital with Boreas TrioConway Hall welcomes the Rautio Trio, one of today’s finest chamber ensembles, known for their refined and powerfully expressive performances of historical masterworks. They will be preceded by a pre-concert recital from the Boreas Trio from the Guildhall School.
In person | No Option
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![The Haunted Landscape: Ghosts, Magic and Lore]()
London Fortean Society:
The Haunted Landscape: Ghosts, Magic and LoreLondon Fortean Society:
The Haunted Landscape: Ghosts, Magic and LoreWhose claws are scratching at the church door? What’s that ghost tumbling over the moor? Who’s that figure cut into the earth? What can I do to lift this curse? Join us for a lengendary trip through the Haunted Landscape at London Fortean Society’s day of expert talks on British ghosts, magic and folklore.
In person | Virtual event
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![The Extraordinary Lives of Ancient & Medieval Women]()
Ethical Matters:
The Extraordinary Lives of Ancient & Medieval WomenEthical Matters:
The Extraordinary Lives of Ancient & Medieval WomenWhat was life really like for women in the ancient and medieval periods? How did they think about sex, death and God? Could they live independent lives? And how can we hear their stories? Join historians Hetta Howes and Daisy Dunn as they reveal some extraordinary women of the past.
Brockway Room | Virtual event
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![The Value of Knowledge in an Age of Disinformation]()
5×15, Leverhulme Trust and EXPeditions:
The Value of Knowledge in an Age of Disinformation5×15, Leverhulme Trust and EXPeditions:
The Value of Knowledge in an Age of DisinformationIn a world where disinformation is a growing threat, and fake news is just a click away, expertise is more crucial than ever in shaping a clearer, more informed future. Groundbreaking researchers will share insights into their work and discuss how academic research can tackle the biggest challenges of our time.
In person | No Option
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![Kyan Quartet & Ahmed Dickinson]()
Sunday Concerts:
Kyan Quartet & Ahmed DickinsonSunday Concerts:
Kyan Quartet & Ahmed DickinsonIn a new Conway Hall collaboration with Echoes Festival's African Diaspora series, acclaimed classical guitarist Ahmed Dickinson joins forces with the Kyan Quartet to explore vibrant Afro-Cuban repertoire by Cuba's most distinctive contemporary composers
In person | No Option
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![Past is Prologue]()
UNTITLED EXPERIMENT:
Past is PrologueUNTITLED EXPERIMENT:
Past is PrologueArtists Katarzyna Kowalik and Ioana Petcu-Colan unite in a programme relating two different musical languages from two different times. Art collective UNTITLED EXPERIMENT invite you to join them and follow along in this performance, tracing how the past can point the way to the present and future.
In person | No Option
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![Trio Impromptu]()
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![Dementia-Friendly Concerts]()
Songhaven:
Dementia-Friendly ConcertsSonghaven:
Dementia-Friendly ConcertsConway Hall is delighted to partner with Songhaven to present a series of dementia-friendly concerts. Featuring performances from professional classically trained musicians, held in a relaxed and welcoming environment, these free drop in concerts are open to anyone living with dementia, as well as friends, family carers and loved ones.
In person | No Option
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![Changing Power Imbalances at Home]()
Ethical Matters:
Changing Power Imbalances at HomeEthical Matters:
Changing Power Imbalances at HomeWhy do women who outearn their male partners still do more housework and childcare? Science journalist Melissa Hogenboom interviewed dozens of female breadwinners, stay-at-home dads and same-sex couples, to show how the closer we look, the easier it is to see the influence of power structures all around us.
Brockway Room | Virtual event
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![The Clements Prize for Composers]()
Sunday Concerts:
The Clements Prize for ComposersSunday Concerts:
The Clements Prize for ComposersThe Clements Prize for Composers returns to Conway Hall for a live final, featuring new works for piano duet. Performed by pianists Clíodna Shanahan and Simon Callaghan, these works showcase the skills of the finest young composers today.
In person | No Option
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![How Philosophy Explains Our World, with Julian Baggini]()
Intelligence Squared:
How Philosophy Explains Our World, with Julian BagginiIntelligence Squared:
How Philosophy Explains Our World, with Julian BagginiWhat would Aristotle make of Keir Starmer? Would Plato be a Republican? And what can philosophy teach us about modern world? Philosopher Julian Baggini comes to Intelligence Squared to help us understand the world of politics through philosophy
In person | No Option
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![Regency Quartet]()
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![Why Horror has a Hold on Us]()
Ethical Matters:
Why Horror has a Hold on UsEthical Matters:
Why Horror has a Hold on UsHorror has been embraced by mainstream pop culture, with horror characters and aesthetics infecting TV, music videos and TikTok trends. Anna Bogutskaya dispels the notion that there is something wrong with enjoying horror by examining how horror responds to, and fuels, our feelings of fear, anxiety, pain and power.
Brockway Room | Virtual event
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![Winterreise with Mark Padmore & Noam Greenberg]()
Sunday Concerts:
Winterreise with Mark Padmore & Noam GreenbergSunday Concerts:
Winterreise with Mark Padmore & Noam GreenbergAs part of Bloomsbury Festival 2025, tenor Mark Padmore and pianist Noam Greenberg present a special concert performance of Schubert’s song cycle, Winterreise, in support of A Land for All, a unique Israeli-Palestinian organisation working for a peaceful and equitable future for all.
In person | No Option
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![Humanist Bloomsbury: Doers, Dreamers, Place Makers]()
Humanist Bloomsbury: Doers, Dreamers, Place Makers
Humanist Heritage Presents:
Humanist Bloomsbury: Doers, Dreamers, Place Makers
Beginning at Conway Hall – the UK’s only surviving Ethical Society and its largest humanist research resource – join us for a walking tour to discover some of Bloomsbury’s non-religious radicals and reformers.
Conway Hall | No Option
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![Up in the Mango Trees by Britny Virginia]()
Bloomsbury Festival:
Up in the Mango Trees by Britny VirginiaBloomsbury Festival:
Up in the Mango Trees by Britny VirginiaAs part of Bloomsbury Festival's New Wave programme for emerging talent, join us at Conway Hall for Britny Virginia's Up in the Mango Trees, a colourful story exploring the life of a young disabled woman in her running for Saint Lucia's prestigious title of Carnival Queen.
In person | No Option
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![Songs and Ballads: Singing Showcase]()
Bloomsbury Festival:
Songs and Ballads: Singing ShowcaseBloomsbury Festival:
Songs and Ballads: Singing ShowcaseJoin singers from Bloomsbury and beyond for a joyful and powerful sharing of songs showcasing the history of the streets of Bloomsbury and St Giles, and the global cultures of communities who live here now.
In person | No Option
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![Disability Rights and Dignities]()
Ethical Matters:
Disability Rights and DignitiesEthical Matters:
Disability Rights and DignitiesA powerful examination of changing attitudes towards people with disabilities of all kinds and their fight for human rights and dignities. Join campaigners, and authors, Rachel Charlton-Dailey and Stephen Unwin in conversation on disability rights in history and today.
Brockway Room | Virtual event
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![Ortus Trio + Pre-Concert Recital with Tiago Silva & Elizabeth Haughan]()
Sunday Concerts:
Ortus Trio + Pre-Concert Recital with Tiago Silva & Elizabeth HaughanSunday Concerts:
Ortus Trio + Pre-Concert Recital with Tiago Silva & Elizabeth HaughanThe London-based Ortus Trio make their Conway Hall début with three beloved trios, beginning with two pinnacles of the French repertoire, and bringing the evening to a close with Mendelssohn's Second Trio. They will be preceded by a pre-concert recital from violinist Tiago Silva and pianist Elizabeth Haughan from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.
In person | No Option
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![How to Build A Haunted House]()
London Fortean Society:
How to Build A Haunted HouseLondon Fortean Society:
How to Build A Haunted HouseWhether a sceptic or paranormal enthusiast, we all know a haunted house when we see one. From Medieval Scotland to Enlightenment-era London; Victorian suburbs to pre-Civil War Louisiana, Caitlin Blackwell-Baines will explore the particular features, contexts and histories that lend a building the dreaded identity of a haunted house.
Brockway Room | Virtual event
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![Adderbury Ensemble]()
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![London Spanish Book & Zine Fair]()
London Spanish Book & Zine Fair
London Spanish Book & Zine Fair
Back for its seventh edition, the London Spanish Book & Zine Fair returns to Conway Hall with a fantastic programme featuring established writers and publishers, new voices, translations, bilingual texts, children's books, fanzines and much more showcasing the quality and diversity of Spanish-speaking literature.
Conway Hall | No Option
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![Sacconi Quartet with David Campbell + Pre-Concert Talk]()
Sunday Concerts:
Sacconi Quartet with David Campbell + Pre-Concert TalkSunday Concerts:
Sacconi Quartet with David Campbell + Pre-Concert TalkBritain’s longest-established string quartet, Sacconi Quartetmake a welcome return to Conway Hall, joined by one of the UK's finest clarinettists, David Campbell, to present an eclectic programme including a world premiere, a much-loved staple of the repertoire, and finally, an underrated gem.
In person | No Option
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![The Migration Question]()
Ethical Matters:
The Migration QuestionEthical Matters:
The Migration QuestionWho are the migrants? Do they steal our jobs? Do border controls improve security? Are open borders desirable? Through empirical research including original surveys and interviews, Leila Simona Talani and Matilde Rosina suggest new thinking to the migration question.
Brockway Room | Virtual event
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![Chasing the Dark: Encounters with the Supernatural]()
London Fortean Society:
Chasing the Dark: Encounters with the SupernaturalLondon Fortean Society:
Chasing the Dark: Encounters with the SupernaturalBen Machell uncovers the archives of psychic researcher Tony Cornell and his investigations into ghosts, poltergeists and psychic powers. Between 1950 and 2010 he became perhaps the world's most prolific investigator of psychic phenomena and paranormal events. Ben will be in conversation with artist and researcher Sarah Sparkes.
Brockway Room | Virtual event
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![Bartholomew LaFollette & Friends]()
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![*CANCELLED* Crafting Fashion Futures]()
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![Trans Joy Matters]()
Ethical Matters:
Trans Joy MattersEthical Matters:
Trans Joy MattersTrans people deserve to hear stories of joy and hope, where being trans doesn't have to be defined by fear and dysphoria, but can be experienced through courage, freedom, and love. Caroline Litman and T. C. Oakes-Monger invite us to explore how trans lives, and trans joy, matter.
Brockway Room | Virtual event
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![Conway Hall Open House Tour]()
Conway Hall Open House Tour
Conway Hall Open House Tour
Discover Conway Hall in a series of exclusive tours around our Grade II listed building, featuring both Art Deco and Arts and Crafts styles. Experience the Main Hall’s sublime acoustics, home to Europe’s longest-running Chamber music series; delve into the Library and Archives; and learn how Conway Hall makes ethics matter today.
Conway Hall | No Option
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![Isla Quartet + Pre-Concert Recital with Dovestone Quartet]()
Sunday Concerts:
Isla Quartet + Pre-Concert Recital with Dovestone QuartetSunday Concerts:
Isla Quartet + Pre-Concert Recital with Dovestone QuartetFor their Conway Hall début, Isla Quartet offer an exquisite selection of baroque and classical quartets, culminating in the third 'Razumovsky' quartet, written in 1806 for the Russian ambassador in Vienna, Count Andreas Razumovsky. They will be preceded by a pre-concert recital from the Royal Northern College of Music's Dovestone Quartet.
In person | No Option
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![Voices and Minds: Creative Responses to Dementia]()
Voices and Minds: Creative Responses to Dementia
Voices and Minds: Creative Responses to Dementia
In honour of Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, join Songhaven and Electric Voice Theatre at Conway Hall for an afternoon’s exploration of science, music, ethics, and activism.
Brockway Room | Bertrand Russell Room
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![Dementia-Friendly Concerts]()
Songhaven:
Dementia-Friendly ConcertsSonghaven:
Dementia-Friendly ConcertsConway Hall is delighted to partner with Songhaven to present a series of dementia-friendly concerts. Featuring performances from professional classically trained musicians, held in a relaxed and welcoming environment, these free drop in concerts are open to anyone living with dementia, as well as friends, family carers and loved ones.
In person | No Option
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![Autumn Season Ticket 2025]()
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![Disagreeing Without Hate]()
Ethical Matters:
Disagreeing Without HateEthical Matters:
Disagreeing Without HateDo you avoid people who are strongly against immigration? Or strongly for trans rights? Against abortion? For drug legalisation? We're falling victim to Beliefism: discrimination against those with different beliefs to us. Behavioural scientist Paul Dolan shows how tolerance is only possible "by design".
Brockway Room | Virtual event
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![Dementia-Friendly Concerts]()
Songhaven:
Dementia-Friendly ConcertsSonghaven:
Dementia-Friendly ConcertsConway Hall is delighted to partner with Songhaven to present a series of dementia-friendly concerts. Featuring performances from professional classically trained musicians, held in a relaxed and welcoming environment, these free drop in concerts are open to anyone living with dementia, as well as friends, family carers and loved ones.
In person | No Option
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![Midsummer Opera Gala]()
Accademia dell'Opera Italiana:
Midsummer Opera GalaAccademia dell'Opera Italiana:
Midsummer Opera GalaJoin us for a celebration of operatic excellence presented by the Accademia dell’Opera Italiana. Baritone and founder Massimo Modoni, together with pianist and co-founder Brian Hughes, return to the stage of Conway Hall with a sweeping programme of Italian operatic masterpieces.
In person | No Option
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![A Celebration of American Music]()
Accademia dell'Opera Italiana & Amber Trust:
A Celebration of American MusicAccademia dell'Opera Italiana & Amber Trust:
A Celebration of American MusicConway Hall presents a night where music transcends boundaries, with Accademia dell'Opera and Amber Trust. Opera, jazz, and Broadway come together in a powerful celebration of music without limits.
In person | No Option
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![Halcyon Quartet]()
Sunday Concerts:
Halcyon QuartetSunday Concerts:
Halcyon QuartetWe are excited to welcome the Halcyon Quartet to Conway Hall, to close our summer 2025 season with three 'greats', culminating in Schubert's cherished pillar of the repertoire, the famous 'Death and the Maiden' quartet.
In person | No Option
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![Uncovering the History of Women’s Bodies]()
Ethical Matters:
Uncovering the History of Women’s BodiesEthical Matters:
Uncovering the History of Women’s BodiesJourney into the complex medical and religious history of women's bodies from classical Greece to the modern day. Helen King examines all the ways in which medicine and religion have played a gatekeeping role over women's organs. Was the clitoris ever truly lost?
Brockway Room | Virtual event
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![How to Fall in Love with the Future]()
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![The Future of Health]()
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![Astatine Trio]()
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![A Woman’s World]()
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![Edinburgh Quartet]()
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![Amaia Quartet & Peter Cigleris + Pre-Concert Talk]()
Sunday Concerts:
Amaia Quartet & Peter Cigleris + Pre-Concert TalkSunday Concerts:
Amaia Quartet & Peter Cigleris + Pre-Concert TalkThe Amaia Quartet has risen to prominence as an exceptional string quartet based in London, U.K. An internationally diverse ensemble with members from 4 different corners of the world. There concert is preceded by a talk with Robert Hugill.
In person | No Option
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