Monday January 21:  “30 years of the White Bear Theatre” Michael Kingsbury, artistic director and founder, tells the story of Kennington’s award-winning pub theatre.  One of London’s leading (and longest established) pub theatres, it is a space where risks can … Continue reading →

Monday 10 December (note date!) – Our annual Winter Party “The colourful history of City & Guilds Art School”  Principal Tamiko O’Brien tells how the art school has championed contemporary fine art, historic carving and conservation since 1854. Founded as a … Continue reading →

Our next talk is on Monday 19 November Christopher Woodward, Director of the Garden Museum, will describe the rationale behind the re-modelling of the museum, the exciting excavation finds, and the long-term loan of items from the original Tradescant Ark. … Continue reading →

Monday 15 October:  “Nein!”  Standing up to Hitler 1935-44” The famous anti-Hitler bomb plots are only a small part of a far wider story.  Based on newly released files, Paddy Ashdown tells the story of those at the very top … Continue reading →