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Great and Good?

Saturday, 11th November 2023 | 10:00

A collage image of portraits of historical figures, such as Annie Besant, Thomas Paine, Moncure Conway and Eliza Flower

Great and Good?

Whose lives do we remember as ‘great’ and why? Are heroes celebrated for their creativity, empathy, or reasoning? Were their achievements down to hard work or chance? How do we commemorate those we decide are worthy, and who gets left out? In an 1881 article for children in her freethought journal Our Corner, Annie Besant […]

Members of the London Performing Academy of Music performing on stage. There is a variety of string instruments, woodwind, percussion and singers.

London Performing Academy of Music: Festive Season Concert

Conway Hall hosts a special festive concert with the London Performing Academy of Music (LPMAM), celebrating the talent of young musicians. Since 2022, LPMAM has been working to help young Ukrainian musicians by bringing them to safety in the UK, providing scholarships to continue their studies, and working in partnership with Conway Hall to provide […]

Kathryn Williams & Dominie Hooper

Conway Hall presents highly-acclaimed folk star Kathryn Williams for an evening of music, supported by exhilarating new artist Dominie Hooper. From dusty Americana to playful jazz re-workings, and so much more besides, every record Kathryn Williams puts her name to burns with a meticulousness and an honesty that casts a spell all of her own […]

A collage image: on the left shows Alistair Anderson stands in greenspace, holding his concertina. On the right, Grace Smith stands in a bright pink room, holding her fiddle.

Alistair Anderson & Grace Smith

Master of the English Concertina, Alistair Anderson features in a unique concert with outstanding young fiddle player, Grace Smith. As a touring soloist, with no less than 37 tours of the USA, 5 trips to Australia and countless European tours to his credit, Alistair Anderson is internationally acknowledged as the master of the English Concertina […]

A collage image showing: Max Dickins in the centre; the cover of his book, 'Billy No Mates: How I Realised Men Have a Friendship Problem'; a football; a pint of beer in someone's hand; engagement rings and a creamy spaghetti dish.

Billy No Mates – Men, Loneliness and Friendship

Max Dickins quickly learned that he wasn’t the only man struggling with friendships. Countless studies have confirmed that men have fewer close friends than women and the problem gets worse the older men get. But what goes wrong? And what can men do about it? In this Ethical Matters talk, Max shares his journey as […]

A collage image of folk trio Granny's Attic and singer/songwriter Maddie Morris

Granny’s Attic & Maddie Morris

Conway Hall is excited to present superb folk trio, Granny’s Attic for a special evening, supported by rising star Maddie Morris. With exceptional musicianship and boundless energy, Granny’s Attic are going from strength to strength. Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne (melodeon, anglo concertina, vocals), George Sansome (guitar, vocals) and Lewis Wood (violin, vocals) have honed their skills touring […]

A collage image shows portraits of Annie Besant and Charles Bradlaugh in front of a page of the birth control pamphlet, Fruits of Philosophy.

Condoms, Sponges and Syringes: The 19th century pioneers of family planning

National Secular Society historian Bob Forder introduces the 19th century secularist freethinking pioneers of family planning. Hosted in Conway Hall’s historic Library, this talk will accompany a unique display, featuring a fascinating collection of documents from the National Secular Society’s archive, associated with Charles Bradlaugh’s and Annie Besant’s 1877 trial for republishing Charles Knowlton’s pioneering […]

Frances M Lynch, Artistic Director of Electric Voice Theatre, stands in Conway Hall's library. With her back to the camera, she looks up towards two portraits of the Flower sisters.

Flowers of the Seasons: Politics, Power & Poverty

Join Electric Voice Theatre and music historian Oskar Jensen for an informal evening of songs, poetry and story-telling at Conway Hall’s historic Library, celebrating the music of Eliza Flower (1803–1846) in the context of her contemporaries, Franz Schubert and Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel. This is a unique opportunity to be among the first people to hear her […]

Autumn Season Ticket 2023

Enjoy a 15% discount off admission to all Sunday Concerts in the Autumn Season when you buy a Season Ticket. This season we will present an offering of well-loved repertoire, including Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn and Brahms, as well as the works of a number of excellent but unsung composers, among them Madeleine Dring, Josephine Lang […]

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