events
Check out our events, performances and appearances. Looking for our regular groups? You'll find them by clicking the button below.
9th novemBER to 7th december
Art: The Invisible Salon presents THE FINAL UNCONVENTION
This month in our new gallery space: The Invisible Salon formed with the intention to read each issue of Grant Morrison's groundbreaking comics work The Invisibles exactly twenty-five years on from when it was published. What resulted was an explosion of creativity that included art, films, music, masks, books, rituals and lucid dreaming. Marking the end of this amazing project The Final Unconvention presents a selection of this work, plus more created specifically for this show
Friday 6th december
COMEDY CLUB
Doors 7pm for 7.30pm start
We are hosting the All Good Comedy Club. The Comedy Club show-cases of some of the most exciting rising stars of London’s vibrant, contemporary circuit. Come & check out some of London’s emerging comedy talent, while they’re still fresh, eager and cheap. The comedy starts at 7.30pm.
Please note the act may include new material being tested.
SATURDAY 7th december
CHRISTMAS PARTY
Doors 7pm
Yes! It’s the best party of the year. Only the All Good Book Shop Christmas Party. Come along and chat and chill. There may be singing. There will be snacks. And a bar. And of course books. You can buy books. All night. How great is that?!
FREE ENTRY
thursday 12th december
SPOKEN WORD LDN Night
Doors 7pm for 7:30pm start
An evening of Spoken Word performances.
On the bill we have:
Kevan Mayor - words & music
Chris Brosnahan - horrifying tales
Nikki Hughes - character monologues
Jaime Grier - personal & political poetry
Stephen Fitzsimons - strange shorts
Plus one open mic spot up for grabs! If you wish to perform, please contact the shop.
friday 13th december
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Doors 7pm for 7:30pm start
Get into that Christmas mood with a full cast reading and live soundtrack of this Christmas Classic. Tickets £10
saturday 14th december
SANTA'S GROTTO
10:30am - 6:30pm
We are pleased to say we have been told a very special visitor will be visiting our shop. You can come along and meet him on the day.
We have available slots throughout the day in 30 minute periods.
Please book your slot with the amount of tickets (1 x ticket = 1 young person). Maximum 3 x tickets per person.
friday 20th december
ART LAUNCH: FOUR WALLED WORLD - ZULEIKA LEBOW
6:30pm - 9:30pm. Free.
Four Walled World showcases a series of photographs and artefacts documenting Lebow’s experience of shielding during the 2020 lockdown.
Searching for ways to turn the inertia of isolation into small acts of creativity, she focused on recording mundane, everyday, scenes of life in her flat in Enfield.
saturday 3rd january
Storytelling: THE GREEN KNIGHT BUT IT'S GAY
Doors 7pm for 7.30pm start
Come along for queer comedy-storytelling magic in Niall Moorjani's unique and raucous retelling of the Arthurian classic set on New Year's Eve. Follow the story of Sir Gawain and his adventures, all started by the peer-pressured, unfortunate and unsuccessful chopping-off of The Green Knight's head. Now Gawain is going to get his head chopped off in return by the miraculously still alive green knight. Disaster. But King Arthur reckons this will be grand as Gawain needs to do more manly things anyway and there is nothing more manly than taking a good head chop-off. Co-produced by Edinburgh's literary theatre company Some Kind of Theatre, THE GREEN KNIGHT BUT IT'S GAY brings this story to the modern world with deep love for the original text.
Praise for Niall's other work:
'Spellbinding' - Lost in Theatreland
'Storytelling genius' - The Scotsman
'Genius reinvention of the form' - Fringe of Colour
SATURDAY 11th january
Book Event: We Peaked at Paper by Hamish Ironside and Gavin Hogg
6.30pm
Join co-author of We Peaked At Paper Hamish Ironside for an evening of discussion about zines and zine-making. Free.
Increasingly, as we come to terms with what a cesspit the internet really is, there has been a revival of interest in various artefacts once thought obsolete: vinyl records, analogue photography … and zines. With some zines from the punk era now selling for hundreds of pounds on eBay, and the study of zines a burgeoning field of academic interest, We Peaked at Paper appears at a propitious time. The book consists of twenty interviews with current and former editors of zines.
Authors Hogg and Ironside travelled across Britain to carry out the interviews face to face over a period of five years. They sought to examine the widest possible range of publications, from the science fiction zines of the 1930s to a zine begun by a ten-year-old editor during the Covid pandemic. This is a volume that celebrates amateurism, and will be cherished by those who favour the local over the global, the home-made over the mass-produced, and Melody Dog over Taylor Swift.
After achieving a cult following on its hardback publication in 2022, it is now available in paperback for the first time. In the words of Peter Doherty: ‘A great read – it had me reaching for my Stanley knife and glue!’
friday 24th January
Book Event: Fifth Planet by Peter MacGroarty
6:30pm
Embark on an interstellar adventure with ‘Fifth Planet' by local author Peter MacGroarty. This captivating scientific epic transports you to a distant world teeming with wonder and danger. Join our intrepid heroes as they navigate uncharted territories, encounter bizarre creatures, and unravel the mysteries of the fifth planet. MacGroarty's vivid prose and imaginative world-building will transport you to the far reaches of the universe. Brace yourself for a thrilling journey filled with heart-pounding action, unexpected twists, and thought-provoking themes. ‘Fifth planet' is a must-read for fans of science fiction and those who crave an exhilarating escape from reality. Prepare to be awestruck by the wonders that await you on the fifth planet.
BACK SOON!
Retro Gaming Night
7pm
Do you like retro video games? So do we!
On the back of our board games afternoon, we realised there's a few of us who love the classic days of gaming. So we'll bring some classic consoles and games, and feel very free to bring your own.
Whether you want to play, show and tell, or just have some drinks and chat about classic video games, come join us!
At the very least, we'll have a PlayStation Classic, an N64 and a Japanese DreamCast up and running, along with anything you want to bring.
This is a free event, but if you'd be up for donating a fiver to the shop, that'd be lovely.