Special Events

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)

Sunday 19 Sept - Beethoven op.14, Shostakovitch 1, Beethoven 59/1
Sunday 31 October
Sunday 12 November

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).