The Road to Ethics: Freethinkers, Radicals and Non-conformists
Join guide Julie Chandler for a walking tour and discover some of London’s ethical history, from the birth of the Ethical Movement to the rise of radical freethinking. Hear the stories of some of the people who championed controversial causes such as religious, sexual and political freedoms, women’s rights and secular education – Quakers, the […]
Hunt for the Shadow Wolf: Derek Gow In Conversation with Mary Colwell
Britain’s favourite maverick rewilding expert, Derek Gow, is joined by producer and campaigner Mary Colwell as he uncovers the mythology, mystery, and history of wolves in Britain in this lively in-conversation event and the launch of his new book, ‘Hunt for the Shadow Wolf.‘ Having helped return the beaver and many other lost species to […]
English Music Festival Gala Concert
Cellist Raphael Wallfisch, American tenor Brian Thorsett, violinist Rupert Marshall-Luck and pianist Michael Dussek present a very special evening of music by leading British composers, to raise vital funds for the acclaimed English Music Festival. The English Music Festival was founded in 2004 to celebrate the music of British composers throughout the centuries with a […]
Archiving By Other Means: An Ethical Deconstruction of Filipa César’s Spell Reel
This Spring, Conway Hall is partnering with The CERA PROJECT to screen Filipa César’s award-winning documentary Spell Reel (2017). Winner of a José Saramago Foundation Award at Doclisboa International Film Festival, and screened at the 2017 Berlin Film Festival, César’s film transports us to Guinea-Bissau through a post-colonial lens to revisit and reconstruct the revolutions of […]
7th Annual Stuart Hall Public Conversation with Isaac Julien
The Annual Stuart Hall Public Conversation is the Stuart Hall Foundation’s yearly moment to pause and reflect, inviting audiences to engage with the work of artists and thinkers in dialogue with political, cultural and social change. For the 7th Annual Stuart Hall Public Conversation, acclaimed filmmaker and installation artist Isaac Julien is invited to respond […]
Daudi Matsiko & Anna Mieke
Conway Hall is delighted to present Daudi Matsiko & Anna Mieke in a double headliner Folk Unplugged. Born and raised in the United Kingdom, Ugandan singer-songwriter and guitarist Daudi Matsiko carefully crafts modern albeit reverent folk. Deft, melancholic picking reminiscent of Nick Drake is tempered by contemporary percussion and instrumentation, and Matsiko’s vocals derive their […]
Brooks Williams & Aaron Catlow with Hannah Scott
Conway Hall opens its Folk Unplugged Spring Season with dynamic duo Brooks Williams & Aaron Catlow, support by singer-songwriter Hannah Scott. Brooks Williams & Aaron Catlow create joyous and virtuosic music that not only tugs at the heart-strings but also gets you up on your feet. AmericanaUK writes, “how such a complete and sensational sound […]
The Road: A Story of Romans
For two thousand years, the roads the Romans built have determined the flow of ideas and folktales, where battles were fought and where pilgrims trod. Almost everyone in Britain lives close to a Roman road, if only we knew where to look. In the beginning was Watling Street, the first road scored on the land […]
The Secret History of Female Sleuths
Female private eyes have long been a staple of popular culture – from plucky Victorian ladies to ‘busy body spinsters’ and fearless modern investigators. But what about the real women detectives? What crimes did they solve? Where are their stories? Dismissed as ‘Mrs’ Sherlock Holmes or amateurish Miss Marples, mocked as private dicks or honey […]