The Allegri Quartet
Jazz: Colour Beginnings
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Sarah Tucker
Desert Island Books
Gavin Esler
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John Sessions
Forgotton Plays of the Women's Suffrage Movement
Sat 4 Sept, 11 am.
Tickets £10 (£8 concessions)
A reading of three little-known plays connected to the Actresses Franchise League and its members: The Pot and the Kettle by Cicely Hamilton and Christopher St John, The Surprise of his Life by Jess Dorynne, and Edith by Elizabeth Baker (the author of Chains, revived at the Orange Tree in 2007).
Coffee Concerts
11 am. Tickets £15 (£13 concessions)
Our regular guests, the renowned Allegri Quartet, return for another season of popular Sunday Coffee Concerts.
Saturday Seminars
10.30 - 1.30 pm. Tickets £10 (£8 concessions)
- Saturday 25 September: The Plays of Arthur Wing Pinero
- Saturday 30 October: New Play Writing Today
- Saturday 4 December: China - Politics, Culture and Business
Jazz: Colour Beginnings
10 October, 7 pm
£13 (£11 concessions)
Tim Whitehead, described by Jazz Review as ‘the finest tenor sax player in Britain today’, performs music composed in response to Turner's amazing colour sketches while Tim was artist in residence at Tate Britain . Images of the paintings will be displayed as the music is being performed.
Have Children... Won't travel?
Sat 13 November, 11.30 am.
Tickets £10 (£8.50 concesssions, £5 under 12)
Sarah Tucker is an award winning acclaimed author and broadcaster; her work includes Have Baby Will Travel, Have Toddler Will Travel and The Playground Mafia. Sarah will discuss all aspects of family travel - from the best holiday options to 'getting it wrong' anecdotes.
Desert Island Books
Sunday 14 November, 7 pm.
Tickets £14 (£13 concessions)
Hosted by Lee Langley.
Gavin Esler in Conversation with Anne Sebba
An artsrichmond event
Gavin Esler, author and journalist (currently a presenter on BBC's Newsnight and a former BBC Chief North America correspondent), will be in conversation with Anne Sebba, biographer and journalist and former Reuters correspondent.
Buffet lunch is at 12.30 at Thai Square.
Conversation starts at 2.30.
£12.50 conversation only.
£25 for lunch and conversation.
John Sessions - A Portrait of Gustav Mahler
Sunday 28 November, 2.30 pm.
Tickets £15.
A passionate music lover, John Sessions (known for his great skill in improvised comedy and many appearances on QI) entertains with this portrait of Gustav Mahler. (part of Wimbledon International Music Festival).