events
Check out our events, performances and appearances. Looking for our regular groups? You'll find them by clicking the button below.
20th December to 18th January
ART: FOUR WALLED WORLD - ZULEIKA LEBOW
This month in our gallery: 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. Multi-projector installation with sound. Free.
saturday 18th January
ART PARTY: FOUR WALLED WORLD - ZULEIKA LEBOW
6.30pm to 9.30pm. Free.
Join artist Zuleika Lebow and guests here at the shop for the closing party / finissage and last chance to experience her show FOUR WALLED WORLD.
24th januarY to 20th february
ART: DRAWING THE LINE FOR PALESTINE - INGA BYSTRAM
This month in our gallery: a collection of live sketches by artist Inga Bystram. Inga's work is a personal yet universal story of finding one's own way to resist and support political causes. For Inga, the most suitable way is through her art. At protests, she perches herself on her little stool and diligently goes about depicting the dynamic energy of the demonstrations through her quick yet detailed sketches that she completes in real time. Free.
friday 24th January
ART PARTY: DRAWING THE LINE FOR PALESTINE - INGA BYSTRAM
6.30pm to 9.30pm. Free.
Join artist Inga Bystram and guests here at the shop for the launch party for her new show here in our gallery space, DRAWING THE LINE FOR PALESTINE.
saturday 25th january
BURNS NIGHT
Doors 7pm for 7.30pm start.
Come and join us for a fab evening of spoken word fun as we celebrate BURNS NIGHT at the bookshop. Last year's event was a blast and this year's is sure to be a belter.
We have four great performers booked for the evening:
Emma Grae
Errol McGlashen
Brian Kelly
Chris Brosnahan
There will also be a bar for the event.
Three open mic spots are up for grabs. Just email the shop if interested.
saturday 1st february
Storytelling: BEOWULF part 1
Doors 7pm for 7.30pm start. £10 each night on the door or £20 advance booking for all three.
Following the sell-out three-night performance of The Epic of Gilgamesh here at the shop last summer we're delighted to announce that epic storytelling is back. Taking place over the first three Saturday nights in February, come and join us for BEOWULF.
There’s a recipe for renown: ‘Save the day. Beat monsters. Gift your reward to the right receiver.’ And don’t get old.
Beowulf is destined for renown: he’s made sure of it. He knows his history, and he knows his enemy. But there are always other enemies, and the ‘truth’ of a history always depends on its tellers …
Dive with Minnie Wilkinson and Laura Sampson and sound artist Sam Enthoven into a mere of epic heroes - a time and place where it’s not about living, it’s about living on. To do that, you have to win. To win, you have to fight. To fight, you have to forget you’re afraid to die.
Friday 7th february
COMEDY CLUB
Doors 7pm for 7.30pm start
All good comedy club
We are hosting a Comedy Club, on the 1st Friday of the month. The Comedy Club
show-cases some of the most exciting rising stars of London’s vibrant, contemporary circuit. Come & check out some of London’s emerging comedy talent, and experienced comics trying out new material!
saturday 8th february
Storytelling: BEOWULF part 2
Doors 7pm for 7.30pm start. £10 on the door.
Following the sell-out three-night performance of The Epic of Gilgamesh here at the shop last summer we're delighted to announce that epic storytelling is back. Taking place over the first three Saturday nights in February, come and join us for BEOWULF.
There’s a recipe for renown: ‘Save the day. Beat monsters. Gift your reward to the right receiver.’ And don’t get old.
Beowulf is destined for renown: he’s made sure of it. He knows his history, and he knows his enemy. But there are always other enemies, and the ‘truth’ of a history always depends on its tellers …
Dive with Minnie Wilkinson and Laura Sampson and sound artist Sam Enthoven into a mere of epic heroes - a time and place where it’s not about living, it’s about living on. To do that, you have to win. To win, you have to fight. To fight, you have to forget you’re afraid to die.
saturday 15th february
Storytelling: BEOWULF part 3
Doors 7pm for 7.30pm start. £10 on the door.
Following the sell-out three-night performance of The Epic of Gilgamesh here at the shop last summer we're delighted to announce that epic storytelling is back. Taking place over the first three Saturday nights in February, come and join us for BEOWULF.
There’s a recipe for renown: ‘Save the day. Beat monsters. Gift your reward to the right receiver.’ And don’t get old.
Beowulf is destined for renown: he’s made sure of it. He knows his history, and he knows his enemy. But there are always other enemies, and the ‘truth’ of a history always depends on its tellers …
Dive with Minnie Wilkinson and Laura Sampson and sound artist Sam Enthoven into a mere of epic heroes - a time and place where it’s not about living, it’s about living on. To do that, you have to win. To win, you have to fight. To fight, you have to forget you’re afraid to die.
saturday 22nd february
Poetry Launch: Bettina Schroeder, James A. Smith and guests
6.30pm. Free.
‘Flirting On An Escalator’ and ‘I Saw Michael Caine’ are two simply brilliant debut anthologies from Bettina Schroeder and James A. Smith. Embark upon a voyage of discovery with Bettina and James and experience poetry live at their joint launch event. There will also be other exciting poetic talents performing, tbc.
BETTINA SCHROEDER is a London based multimedia artist. She has been writing verse and spoken word pieces with and without musical accomplishment for many years and loves performing live. “Bettina Schroeder revels in the joys of travel on London buses, of passing through the netherworld of airports, of wandering like a twenty first century Dickens through the streets of London. All this with an acute eye, with humanity and with humour. These are sensuous poems that reward the reader” -Hank Wangford
JAMES A. SMITH: On a roll of inspiration since the recent publication of his first book of poetry ‘I Saw Michael Caine,’ James A. Smith will choose from old favourites and brand new verses, checking in on romance, grief, overheard conversations, and his love of nature, all performed in his characteristic conversational style. “You really capture the atmosphere of places - you conjure up that magic portal where the reader can see and feel what they’re reading. It’s a kind of alchemy” -Robyn Hitchcock
friday 28th february
Song writing Workshop: Exploring Songwriting with Phil Cooper
Doors 7pm. £10.
Have you ever wondered how a song is born? There’s a magic to it that remains mysterious even to the most experienced songwriter. In “Exploring Songwriting”, singer-songwriter Phil Cooper presents an evening of live music and spoken word, exploring the art of songwriting. Through stories and examples he explains how a song can come into existence within a matter of minutes, and how some songs can take years to perfect. He demonstrates some of his own approaches and methods, in an accessible, interesting and entertaining manner. If you’re fascinated by music there’s loads here for you, regardless of whether you write music yourself.
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.