London 1623. An apprentice typesetter weaves his own narrative into the pages of Macbeth, while crafting Shakespeare’s first ever complete works. Compositor E explores the fingerprints that touch history… however unexpected.
BRAND NEW MUSICAL: AN IMPROVISED SONDHEIM MUSICAL
29 SEP | 27 OCT | 24 NOV
Katy Schutte and Lloydie James Lloyd perform a brand new musical inspired by Stephen Sondheim and Jason Robert Brown. The characters, location, music, lyrics and story are created in the moment and inspired by a single audience suggestion. This is a funny, heartfelt, queer-leaning show about the everyday.
MATERIAL GIRLS COMEDY
THIRD SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH
A mixed bill comedy show starring some of the biggest and brattiest comedians on the circuit. Expect a night of laughs from four comedians who were spoilt as children and a famous headliner!
FINDING ETERNITY: OLIVIER MESSIAEN'S QUARTET FOR THE END OF TIME
5 NOV
Presenting, Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time, one of the great masterpieces of the 20th century. Written and performed in 1941 for a small group of fellow prisoners in a German prisoner-of-war camp, the quartet has become an iconic symbol of the power of human inspiration and creativity in extreme conditions.
SEVEN STEPS BIG BAND
17 DEC
This December, the Seven Steps Big Band returns with a bang presenting an exciting new programme of Swing, Vocal, Pop and (of course!) Christmas music. Now in its 12th year, this dynamic ensemble has grown to become one of the most engaging and entertaining bands performing on the London circuit.
CLAPHAM BOOK FESTIVAL
14 OCT
Meet the biggest big names at Clapham Book Festival 2023. Prodigious crime writer Simon Brett talks to barrister-turned-author Nicola Williams. Bestselling novelists Kate Mosse and Elizabeth Buchan chat about their fiction. Melvyn Bragg and Radio 4’s Tom Sutcliffe discuss broadcasting, writing and life.