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  1. Address

    Books on the Rise, 80 Hill Rise, Richmond, London, TW10 6UB

    Telephone

    07465984454

    Richmond

    Dates

    From:
    27 June 2024Open 19:00 - 20:30

    Join us for our June open mic, get a chance to read your poetry or listen to all the exciting upcoming talent Richmond has to offer!

    Add Poetry on the Rise: Open Mic Night to your Itinerary

  2. Address

    The OSO Arts Centre, Old Sorting Office, 49 Station Road, Barnes, London, SW13 0LF

    Telephone

    020 8876 9885

    Barnes

    Dates

    From:
    28 June 2024Open 12:15 - 15:00

    Fuel your love of reading! Join our twice monthly Book Club to meet fellow bookworms, explore a diverse ranges of novels and share your thoughts over a cup of coffee in our cosy Café.

    Tickets for each session are just £5. We are very pleased to be…

    Add OSO Book Club: The Very Thought of You by Rosie Alison to your Itinerary

  3. Address

    Hampton Hill Theatre, 90 High Street, Hampton Hill, London, TW12 1NZ

    Telephone

    0208 410 4546

    Hampton Hill

    Dates

    From:
    14 May 2024to18 May 2024

    The TTC New Writing Fringe Festival returns in 2024, after a highly successful, sell-out programme last year. The deadline for submissions is the end of January 2024, while the final programme will be announced in March 2024. Whatever the ultimate…

    Add TTC New Writing Fringe Festival to your Itinerary

  4. Address

    The OSO Arts Centre, Old Sorting Office, 49 Station Road, Barnes, London, SW13 0LF

    Telephone

    020 8876 9885

    Barnes

    Dates

    From:
    2 July 2024Open 19:30 - 21:30

    Anna Shevchenko, a British-Ukrainian writer, talks to journalist and live interview specialist, Duncan Steer, about her book Around the War in Twenty Stories. The book is a collection of war stories based on, or inspired by, real events during the…

    Add OSO True Stories: Anna Shevchenko's Tales from Ukraine to your Itinerary

  5. Address

    Books on the Rise, 80 Hill Rise, Richmond, London, TW10 6UB

    Telephone

    07465984454

    Richmond

    Dates

    From:
    14 May 2024Open 19:00 - 21:00

    On Tuesday 14th of May 2024 we're meeting at our literary lounge in Books on the Rise for our Sci Fi/Fantasy Book Club as a part of our Feminist Book Fortnight series! This time we'll be discussing Anne Leckie's brilliant military sci fi 'Ancillary…

    Add Feminist Book Fortnight: Sci Fi/Fantasy Book Club - Ancillary Justice to your Itinerary

  6. Address

    Twickenham Library, Garfield Road, Twickenham, London, TW1 3JT

    Twickenham

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2024to31 Dec 2024Various Opening Times

    Join other theatre enthusiasts for a reading of a chosen play and broaden your knowledge of excellent writing at this friendly and spirited reading group.

    Add Curtains up! A Play Reading Group to your Itinerary

  7. Address

    The OSO Arts Centre, Old Sorting Office, 49 Station Road, Barnes, London, SW13 0LF

    Telephone

    020 8876 9885

    Barnes

    Dates

    From:
    10 July 2024Open 13:30 - 16:00

    Fuel your love of reading! Join our twice monthly Book Club to meet fellow bookworms, explore a diverse ranges of novels and share your thoughts over a cup of coffee in our cosy Café.

    Set in Cornwall, the novel revolves round a group of eccentric…

    Add OSO Book Club: The Feast by Margaret Kennedy to your Itinerary

  8. Address

    Books on the Rise, 80 Hill Rise, Richmond, London, TW10 6UB

    Telephone

    07465984454

    Richmond

    Dates

    From:
    16 May 2024Open 19:00 - 21:00

    Feminist Theatre Then & Now - Celebrating 50 Years of the creativity and flair of women working in theatre to make their voices heard, have their work produced professionally, and promote social justice. In 30+ essays and interviews this book gives…

    Add Feminist Book Fortnight: Feminist Theatre Then & Now to your Itinerary

  9. Address

    The National Archives, Kew, London, TW9 4DU

    Kew

    Dates

    From:
    29 May 2024Open 19:30 -

    Join historian and author Damien Lewis discussing his latest book, SAS Great Escapes 3.
    Discover some of the most dramatic and daring escapes undertaken by the SAS, the world’s most famous fighting force during WWII. From the very earliest SAS…

    Add SAS Great Escapes with Damien Lewis to your Itinerary

  10. Address

    The OSO Arts Centre, Old Sorting Office, 49 Station Road, Barnes, London, SW13 0LF

    Telephone

    020 8876 9885

    Barnes

    Dates

    From:
    12 June 2024Open 13:30 - 16:00

    Fuel your love of reading! Join our twice monthly Book Club to meet fellow bookworms, explore a diverse ranges of novels and share your thoughts over a cup of coffee in our cosy Café.

    Tickets for each session are just £5. We are very pleased to be…

    Add OSO Book Club: The Mortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot to your Itinerary

  11. Address

    Books on the Rise, 80 Hill Rise, Richmond, London, TW10 6UB

    Telephone

    07465984454

    Richmond

    Dates

    From:
    30 May 2024Open 19:00 - 20:30

    Join us from 7pm for an evening of poetry readings with two of the most exciting voices pn the British poetry scene, Imtiaz Dharker (Luck is the Hook, 2018) and Rachael Allen (God Complex, 2024)

    Add Poetry on the Rise: Readings from Rachael Allen and Imtiaz Dharker to your Itinerary

  12. Address

    The OSO Arts Centre, Old Sorting Office, 49 Station Road, Barnes, London, SW13 0LF

    Telephone

    020 8876 9885

    Barnes

    Dates

    From:
    14 Aug 2024Open 13:30 - 16:00

    Fuel your love of reading! Join our twice monthly Book Club to meet fellow bookworms, explore a diverse ranges of novels and share your thoughts over a cup of coffee in our cosy Café.

    Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2019 this novel is…

    Add OSO Book Club: Ordinary People by Diana Evans to your Itinerary

  13. Address

    Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey, London, KT8 9AU

    East Molesey

    Dates

    From:
    8 June 2024

    After the stellar success of the inaugural event, The Queen's Reading Room Festival returns by popular demand to Hampton Court Palace. Coming for one day only, don't miss out on this star-studded event.

    The Festival will be even bigger and better…

    Add The Queen's Reading Room Festival to your Itinerary

  14. Address

    The OSO Arts Centre, Old Sorting Office, 49 Station Road, Barnes, London, SW13 0LF

    Telephone

    020 8876 9885

    Barnes

    Dates

    From:
    23 Aug 2024Open 12:15 - 15:00

    Fuel your love of reading! Join our twice monthly Book Club to meet fellow bookworms, explore a diverse ranges of novels and share your thoughts over a cup of coffee in our cosy Café.

    Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2019 this novel is…

    Add OSO Book Club: Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson to your Itinerary

  15. Address

    Teddington Library, 20 Waldegrave Road, Teddington, London, TW11 8NY

    Telephone

    02087343328

    Teddington

    Dates

    From:
    3 May 2024to27 Sept 2024Various Opening Times

    Join nature-themed shared reading sessions in Teddington Library’s green and peaceful garden throughout the warmer months.

    In these special summer sessions, enjoy the fresh air and conversation as we read aloud an extract from a great book, short…

    Add Reading al fresco to your Itinerary

  16. Address

    Hampton Hill Theatre, 90 High Street, Hampton Hill, London, TW12 1NZ

    Telephone

    0208 410 4546

    Hampton Hill

    Dates

    From:
    14 May 2024to18 May 2024Open 19:45 - 22:00
    From:
    18 May 2024Open 15:00 - 17:00

    TTC is thrilled to present our third annual Fringe, celebrating the talent and creativity of our playwrighting members. We showcase eight pieces of original writing: two programmes, each of four plays, with each enjoying three performances in our…

    Add TTC New Writing Fringe Festival to your Itinerary

  17. Address

    The OSO Arts Centre, Old Sorting Office, 49 Station Road, Barnes, London, SW13 0LF

    Telephone

    020 8876 9885

    Barnes

    Dates

    From:
    26 July 2024Open 12:15 - 15:00

    Fuel your love of reading! Join our twice monthly Book Club to meet fellow bookworms, explore a diverse ranges of novels and share your thoughts over a cup of coffee in our cosy Café.

    Set in Cornwall, the novel revolves round a group of eccentric…

    Add OSO Book Club: Vintage 1954 by Antoine Laurain to your Itinerary

  18. Address

    The OSO Arts Centre, Old Sorting Office, 49 Station Road, Barnes, London, SW13 0LF

    Telephone

    020 8876 9885

    Barnes

    Dates

    From:
    27 July 2024Open 19:30 - 21:30

    After winning 51 awards in the past decade, Henry Naylor is one of the most decorated playwrights on the English-speaking Fringe circuit. He is one of only a handful of writers to have won the Fringe First three times and has taken the top prizes at…

    Add Artist in Residence Showcase: Henry Naylor to your Itinerary

  19. Address

    Books on the Rise, 80 Hill Rise, Richmond, London, TW10 6UB

    Telephone

    07465984454

    Richmond

    Dates

    From:
    21 May 2024Open 19:00 - 20:30

    Here's how the history of the Roman Empire usually goes…

    We kick off with Romulus murdering his brother, go on to Brutus overthrowing Tarquin, bounce through an appallingly tedious list of battles and generals and consuls, before emerging into the…

    Add FBF: A History of the Roman Empire in 21 Women with Emma Southon to your Itinerary

  20. Address

    The National Archives, Kew, London, TW9 4DU

    Kew

    Dates

    From:
    15 May 2024Open 19:30 -

    Join bestselling historian James Holland to explore the brutal story of the most pivotal campaign of the Second World War.

    Allied forces crossed into Southern Italy in September 1943 expecting a swift victory. Despite Italy’s surrender, fierce…

    Add The Savage Storm: The Battle for Italy with James Holland to your Itinerary

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