The Gardeners
The world premiere of a new chamber opera by Robert Hugill and Joanna Wyld, a concert performance conducted by William Vann (artistic director of the London English Song Festival). Set in a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery in a war-torn country amongst the family of gardeners who look after the cemetery, The Gardeners treats the […]
Moving On
An exhibition by Emma Shankland Private view, 6.30pm, Fri 3 May. All welcome. Refreshments served. In this collection of pieces Shankland explores isolation, both physically and emotionally. ‘Moving On’ is a question not a given as figures and scenes are often static, seemingly disconnected from the environment or paused in daily routines that are hampered […]
Witch Hunts Today: From Matthew Hopkins to Twenty-First Century Persecution
Harmful practices due to belief in witchcraft have seen a huge increase in the past six years both globally and in the UK and Kirsty Brimelow QC and author and campaigner Syd Moore have joined forces to expose this phenomenon. They will contextualise the current climate, Syd will present dark chapters of the grim past […]
Experiencing the Impossible: The Science of Magic
What do we see when we watch a magician pull a rabbit out of a hat or read a person’s mind? We are captivated by an illusion; we applaud the fact that we have been fooled. Why do we enjoy experiencing what seems clearly impossible, or at least beyond our powers of explanation? In this […]
You Are What You Read – With Jodie Jackson
There are so many positive things happening in our world – from daily acts of kindness to life-changing breakthroughs. Yet despite living in the greatest era of progress mankind has arguably ever seen, the news we consume daily has a ‘negativity bias’, which convinces us the world is falling apart. We all know the saying ‘you […]
Attend, While I Unfold a Parable – a W.S. Gilbert Play Reading
A chance to hear W.S. Gilbert’s rarely performed 3 act farce, Tom Cobb or, Fortune’s Toy, which was first premiered in 1875. The play will be read by members of the Society taking the parts including 2 of our Vice Presidents in leading roles. £5 entry on door For more information visit gilbertandsullivansociety.org.uk — This […]
Sunday Assembly: Why We Dream
Following the success of our Sleep assembly late last year, we have decided to delve a little deeper into our night-time lives. For the next Sunday Assembly we are asking, Why Do We Dream? And what are dreams? To answer these questions we are SO excited to have Alice Robb – who has come all […]
Sunday Assembly LATES: Let’s Talk About Drugs
The third Edition of our ‘Lates’ series is coming to Conway Hall this April! And to keep in line with the more risqué subjects we are tackling in this series – It’s all about drugs! This is an adult only evening gathering, which is ticketed to raise funds for Sunday Assembly London! If you sometimes […]
Windrush – Brent’s Pioneering Generation
Photographic portraits by Nadia Nervo Private view, 6.30-8.30pm, Wed 20 March. All welcome. ‘Windrush – Brent’s Pioneering Windrush Generation’ traces the arrival of Empire Windrush and explores Brent’s Carribean Heritage through the eyes of its residents. Using photographic portraits and unique stories collected from residents, it celebrates 70 years of the United Kingdom’s Carribean diaspora. […]