Mindfulness in Eight Weeks
This nine session mindfulness course, led by Anna Black, runs on Tuesday evenings, from 7pm to 9pm on January 17th; 24th; 31st; February 7th; 14th; 21st; 28th; March 2nd and 14th 2017 plus an ‘all day’ retreat on Saturday 4th March (10am to 4pm). The first session is an orientation evening. The course is based […]
#JC4PM Christmas bash
After a hard year of campaigning, it’s time to get together and cheer ourselves up with a celebration of the good that has happened in 2016. Jeremy Corbyn has inspired hundreds of thousands of people to join the Labour Party and has shown his mettle as a Labour leader. The #JC4PM tour is putting on […]
Jack Monroe on Greed
As ‘A Girl Called Jack’ she became the face of opposition to austerity Britain – a single mother who turned her experiences trying to feed her young son on benefits into a brilliant career as a food writer and poverty campaigner. Then, following a psychotic breakdown, she blazed another trail – becoming one of the […]
The Question of Iran
After giving a brief background of Iran, Masoud Ahmadi will discuss the current situation of human rights in the country and the role of Iran’s rulers in the turmoil in the Middle East. While we in the West are correctly concerned about ISIS and the claim of an Islamic Caliphate in Iraq and Syria, a […]
From Burnout to Badass: How to Shake Off the Gloom and Step into the Light
Are you always shattered? Feeling unable to handle life’s stresses to the best of your ability? With the high-pressure jobs many of us have, along with our demanding family lives and the perpetual barrage of social media, is it any wonder that so many of us are constantly feeling exhausted, run down and generally burnt […]
Making Monologues
Learn how monologues can be a fun and practical way for writers and performers to develop their own original story ideas. In this workshop series, participants will be guided through a set of focused writing and devising exercises to create original stand-alone monologues (which can then be developed into a larger performed or written work). […]
Trio Anima
Rosalind Ventris (viola) Matthew Featherstone (flute) Anneke Hodnett (harp) “All’s changed, changed utterly…..” music from the Belle Epoque stands in sharp contrast to works written in the shadow of war Dubois Terzettino Hahn Romanesque Ravel Sonatine en trio Fauré Après un rêve Op.7/1 Debussy Syrinx Debussy Children’s Corner, arr. Salzedo Ravel Le tombeau de Couperin, […]
Carducci Quartet & Simon Callaghan
Matthew Denton (violin) Michelle Fleming (violin) Eoin Scmidt-Martin (violin) Emma Denton (cello) Simon Callaghan (piano) Mozart Quartet in B flat K458 ‘Hunt’ Webern Six Bagatelles, Langsamer Satz Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor Op.34 Find out more about the performers and repertoire by downloading the evening’s programme. Pre-concert talk at 5.30pm: Roderick Swanston: Multum ex parvo. […]
Heath Quartet
Oliver Heath (violin) Sara Wolstenholme (violin) Gary Pomeroy (viola) Chris Murray (cello) Beethoven Quartet in D Op.18/3 Bartók Quartet No.1 in A minor Sz.40 Dvořák Quartet in G Op.106 Find out more about the performers and repertoire by downloading the evening’s programme. Pre-concert talk at 5.30pm: Poetic Inspirations: Robert Hugill looks at the three classic quartets […]