What Does the First Atheist Age Mean for the UK?
*Please note that everyone wishing to join this event must register for a ticket in advance. Tickets will not be available to purchase on the door.* For the first time in our history atheists outnumber theists in Britain. Are we entering the first ‘atheist age’? What might this mean for our political and civic lives? […]
Between Beliefs: Film Screening and Q&A
What might dialogue, pluralism and mutual understanding look like as we enter the UK’s first ‘atheist age’ and traverse this uncharted territory? Join us in conversation with the filmmakers and researchers from the landmark Explaining Atheism programme whose work inspired these films to explore the UK’s changing landscape of belief. Between Beliefs (Briony Campbell and […]
Turandot
Join the London Performing Academy of Music at Conway Hall for a unique performance of Puccini’s masterwork opera, Turandot. Starring some of the finest emerging performers from LPMAM’s Opera Studio, the opera will combine the original Italian libretto with characters singing in Mongolian, paying homage to the Mongolian princess Khutulun, reputedly the inspiration for the […]
A Mudlarking Year: Finding Treasure in Every Season
For over two decades, Lara Maiklem has been scouring the banks of the tidal Thames looking for objects – lost or discarded – that tell forgotten stories. At this reweirding event Lara discusses mudlarking through the cycle of the year with fellow mudlarker, and poet, Tom Chivers. In her sequel to the bestselling Mudlarking, Lara […]
*CANCELLED* Uncovering the History of Women’s Bodies
*Due to unforeseen circumstances, we will be rescheduling this event until 2025. We apologise to those of you who planned to attend – we will be actioning refunds to everyone in the next 24 hours. Thank you for understanding.* Other events you may be interested in: Know Your Place
Game Changers: Video Games with Purpose
The videogame industry, now larger than the film and music industries combined, has a proven ability to challenge the status quo. Video gaming can put ethical dilemmas in the cross-hairs of philosophical thought. Games raise questions such as how should we be governed, and what does it mean to be a good or dutiful person? […]
The Young’uns
For almost 20 years The Young’uns have entertained audiences around the world. 3 time BBC Radio 2 Folk Award winners, the much loved trio from Stockton and Hartlepool have built a reputation for singing folk songs for the times we’re living in. Born from empathy, crafted with care and delivered with passion, the Young’uns songs […]
Life Lessons from Historical Women
*Please note that everyone wishing to join this event must register for a ticket in advance. Tickets will not be available to purchase on the door.* Take a tour of the past and uncover stories of the women whose lives and achievements have shaped our modern world. Comedian and author Eleanor Morton celebrates the not […]
The Politics of Neurodiversity
Neurodiversity is one of the most urgent political issues of our time. As the number of diagnoses of autism, ADHD, and other types of neurodivergence rises, we are starting to understand that there is no such thing as a ‘normal’ brain. But society is still organised around neuronormativity, and autism is treated as a disease. […]