Riverside Gallery at the Old Town Hall
Nick Bridson Baker: Fun and Fantasy
An exhibition of over 80 monotype prints, drawings, and oil paintings at the Riverside Gallery.
Nick Bridson Baker was the first artist to exhibit at the Riverside Gallery when it opened 21 years ago in 1997. Now he returns with a one-man show of over 80 monotype one-off prints, paintings and drawings, most of them done since 1997. Almost all are for sale.
Nick was ...
- Aug-Oct
- 4-27
Orange Tree Theatre
In the Night Time (Before the Sun Rises)
Try a story. Yes, a story. We listened to stories when we were young and pink and bawling and now we don't cry in the night.
Two new parents are up in the middle of the night and their baby daughter won't stop crying. They try to soothe her with stories, but the stories tell of a dark and hopeless world outside.
Their fears and anxieties come to life and seep ...
- Sep-Oct
- 7-20
The Exchange
He Ain't Heavy
Oddly Moving presents He Ain'€™t Heavy Produced by Turtle Key ArtsPerformer Grania Pickard tells the story of growing up with her disabled autistic brother Sean using physical theatre, aerial circus, audience interaction and storytelling. Through puppetry, the audience see how Sean walks, talks and interacts with the world and how his unique take on life has ...
- October
- Friday
- 19
- 7:30pm
Old Isleworth Food Market
Focusing on high-quality food, the market will offer locals an alternative to the supermarket and a chance to purchase locally sourced affordable produce.
Residents of Old Isleworth and the surrounding neighbourhoods will be able to buy fresh bread, fish, olives, fruit and vegetables, as well as locally produced ale, wine, and coffee beans.
Delicious cakes and pies, and ...
- October
- Saturday
- 20
- 10am-2pm
Mind, Body, Wellbeing workshop
Join us for an evening of movement, guided meditation and positivity in the calm and nurturing surroundings of Heart Twickenham - a happy, motivating, uplifting and calming experience.
Guided meditation
Blue Sky Thinking, a guided meditation to calm, inspire and uplift. There will be 4 meditation "tent pods" available, that offer a more secluded space, with a seat cushion and...
- October
- Saturday
- 20
- 7-10pm
The Exchange
Michael Portillo
It took Michael Portillo little more than 10 years to get a seat in the Commons and then rise in power and esteem to a point where he was a favoured leader of his party and possible future PM. A track record like that suggests a privileged friend of the rich and famous ,but since leaving the house almost a decade ago Michael has endeared himself to many with his obvious respect for ...
- October
- Saturday
- 20
- 8pm
Bearcat Comedy Club
OMID DJALILI. JOHN MOLONEY. ROB DEERING. DAMIAN KINGSLEY.
It's our BIRTHDAY (Part 2) - Monday 15th Ocotber 1984 - ...
TWO Heavyweight Headliners..
- Number 1. OMID DJALILI - Stories. Jokes. Songs. Utterly Brilliant. - International Comedy Star
- Heavyweight Headliner 2. JOHN MOLONEY - A Comedy Masterclass of controlled eloquence crafted brilliance...
- Perfect Musical Birthday celebrations with ROB DEERING - Songs Japes and Beat Hilarity...
- Crazy things seem to happen to him... DAMIAN KINGSLEY
- and introducing... JENAN YOUNIS
- October
- Saturday
- 20
- 8pm
Teddington Theatre Club
PINK MIST
This October, to mark the 100th anniversary of the 1918 armistice, Teddington Theatre Club proudly presents in the main auditorium of Hampton Hill Theatre, PINK MIST, by Owen Sheers.
When the battle's over, their war's just begun
Best friends Arthur, Hads and Taff were barely out of their teens when they were deployed to Afghanistan. ...
- October
- 20-26
TwickFolk
Stephen Fearing (Can) - JUNO award-winning songwriter
On The Door - £12
Stephen Fearing's music is a mesmerizing blend of roots, folk, and pop. Co-founder of Canadian roots-rock supergroup Blackie and The Rodeo Kings, he is a beguiling teller of tales and master guitarist who delights audiences throughout North America, the UK, and Europe. A multi JUNO and Canadian Folk Music award winner, his ninth solo album (Every Soul's a...
- October
- Sunday
- 21
- 7:45pm
Normansfield Theatre
Historic European Theatres Day
A talk about Normansfield Theatre and the European Route of Historic Theatres and Perspective - the Association of Historic Theatres In Europe.
The talk will be followed by a tour around the theatre including a viewing of the historic scenery collection.
Using our interactive touch screen you can view the catalogue of 150 items of scenery in storage that include ...
- October
- Thursday
- 25
- 7-8:30pm
Orange Tree Theatre
Roger McGough
Hilarious and surreal, Roger McGough is a poet of many voices. Menace and melancholy there may be, but with plenty of his characteristic wit and wordplay too. We are delighted to welcome this most beloved of British poets to the Orange Tree, to read a selection of vintage, classic and surprising poems. The performance will be followed by a book signing.
Roger McGough's ...
- Oct-Dec
- 26-1
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St Mary's Twickenham
TWICKENHAM CRAFT FAIRS
"Buy Unique, Buy Handmade"
Our fairs are always FREE ENTRY and all are welcome. We have an "access for all" policy, are family friendly, with no stairs or steps and provide easy accessibility for wheelchair and/or buggy users.
More information
- October
- Saturday
- 27
- 1:30-5pm
Richmond Shakespeare Society
Journey's End
The Great War. The trenches near Saint-Quentin, Aisne in Northern France, less than a hundred yards from the German line. R C Sheriff's beautifully written play is set in the dugout of the officers of a British Army Infantry company and takes place over four days from 18th to the 21st of March 1918, during the run-up to the real-life events of 'Operation Michael'. This ...
- Oct-Nov
- 27-3
TwickFolk
Singaround: bring a song or two, join in, or just come and listen!
- Online - £3 ( 30p booking fee)
- On The Door - £3,
One of the resident singers at TwickFolk, says: "All the music at TwickFolk is live and our singarounds give everyone a chance to sing, play an instrument, recite a poem or tell a story."
If you just want to sit back and listen, that's also fine. In fact listening, and paying attention to ...
- October
- Sunday
- 28
- 7:45pm
The Helen Astrid Singing Academy
Opera Appreciation Talks - A Night at the Opera
Opera singer Helen Astrid (ENO) reveals the beauty and fascination of this celebrated art form.
A Night at the Opera
Learn about the most famous operas and their characters from handsome heroes to wise old women, sultry sopranos, villains to femmes fatales.
- Wines from France served.
- 25 Sept, 30 Oct and 27 Nov from 7.30 to 9.00pm.
- Tickets £...
- October
- Tuesday
- 30
- 7:30-9pm
The Exchange
Richmond Film Society Presents 'A Ghost Story'
Richmond Film Society Presents 'A Ghost Story' (USA)
A man experiences a life-changing event but refuses to move on and seems trapped in space and time. A haunting, brooding film, it is a meditation on love, grief, memory and spiritual connection.'
More information
- Directed by David Lowery
- Rating: 12A
- Written By: David Lowery
- Runtime: 92 minutes
- Tickets: Adults: £5, Full time students: £3, Free to RFS members
- October
- Tuesday
- 30
- 8pm
English Portraiture: Mr and Mrs Andrews, Thomas Gainsborough
- 30 October, 1.15 - 2.30pm
- £15 / £13.50 Richmond Card
The fifth lecture of our English Portraiture series explores the quintessential portrait of Englishness. Mr and Mrs Andrews are portrayed in the Suffolk fields that were united at the time of their marriage. An early example of a realistic portrayal of the English landscape by a young Thomas Gainsborough.
- October
- Tuesday
- 30
An Evening of Opera Classics
The Teddington Society have arranged this charity concert performance with proceeds going to the Princess Alice Hospice.
With favourites from La Traviata, L'Elisir d'amore, Nabucco and others.
Singers and orchestra conducted by Sonia Ben-Santamaria, Jette Parker Link Artist at the Royal Opera House.
- Tickets: £25 and £21 (concessions) from Sally Grant on 07889 437 176 or Diane Gillespie on 07801 105 248
- November
- Thursday
- 1
- 7:30pm
Eel Pie Club
THE GOOD OLD BOYS
An evening with The Good Old Boys is an exhilarating experience and one not to be missed! Originally formed as a vehicle to play live Rock and R&B whenever the members were free from touring with their own bands, The Good Old Boys are Nick Simper, Peter Parks, Alan Barratt, Simon Bishop and Richard Hudson and they have played with or alongside Deep Purple, Johnny Kidd and The Pirates, BB ...
- November
- Thursday
- 1
- 8:30pm
The Exchange
Angela Saini - Inferior: How Science got Women Wrong
Angela Saini is an award-winning science journalist and broadcaster. She regularly presents science programmes on BBC Radio, and her writing has appeared in New Scientist, the Guardian, The Times, and Wired. Her latest book, Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong, was published by Fourth Estate in 2017 to widespread critical acclaim, and was named the Physics World Book of the Year. ...
- November
- Friday
- 2
- 7:30pm
Normansfield Theatre
Hampton Wick: Brick by Brick
The origins and growth of a Thameside Village
Local historian Ray Elmitt traces the history of Hampton Wick from its origins in the Domesday Book until present day.
He will illustrate how the original village green together with the farms and market gardens gradually made the way for the present housing and reveal the surprise identity of the oldest surviving ...
- November
- Saturday
- 3
- 2pm
Poetry at the Adelaide
An open mic evening where poets have an opportunity to read out their work. The compare is Bob Sheed, an established poet. People are welcome to just come and sit and listen.
The Adelaide pub is in Park Road, Teddington, and we use a room upstairs. It's £2 entry, and we urge people to buy a drink at the bar.
More Information
- From 6 to 8 pm
- Any enquiries, call 07906 813795
- November
- Sunday
- 4
- 6pm
St Mary's Twickenham
LADIES PAMPER EVENINGS
FREE ENTRY
Join us for an evening of pampering and shopping, just for the ladies. There will be a choice of massage/treatments available alongside fab goodies you can also treat yourself to, all from local people and local small businesses. With items such as jewellery, artwork, cards, toiletries, notebooks, candles, skincare etc. Please view this events page ...
- November
- Sunday
- 4
- 6-10pm
TwickFolk
Singers' Night
- Online - £3 30p booking fee
- On The Door - £3
Another of our popular singers' nights - giving our regulars a chance to perform on stage with amplification and lighting.
Expect anything from sea shanties to psychedelia, with a mix of original songs, traditional songs and covers of well known songs, less known songs and some performers ...
- November
- Sunday
- 4
- 7:45pm
Orange Tree Theatre
Dealing With Clair
Clair works in real estate.
Mike and Liz are selling.
James wants to buy.
He'll only deal with Clair.
Selling houses. It's not forever. Who knows what I'll do? Maybe make a killing and just... disappear. That's right. Vanish.
First seen thirty years ago at the Orange Tree Theatre, where several of Crimp's early plays ...
- Nov-Feb
- 4-10
The Exchange
Wendy Cope: Anecdotal Evidence
In her first collection of new poetry since 2011's acclaimed 'Family Values', Wendy Cope celebrates 'the half' forgotten stories of our lives' with compassion, wisdom and wit. She continues to be the most generous of authors, sharing her experience of childhood and marriage and writing poignantly about the passing of time. In several of the poems she re-...
- November
- Monday
- 5
- 7pm
The Exchange
Writing Genre Fiction in partnership with St Mary's University
What is genre fiction and why do we love to read and write it? Is there anything which is not genre fiction?
This workshop, led by Senior Lecturer at St Mary'€™s University Russell Schechter, will examine some of the basic issues common to popular genres including crime, horror, fantasy and science fiction and look at how to go about starting writing ...
- November
- Monday
- 5
- 7pm
The Arts Society Richmond
Frank Brangwyn and his World War I Posters
Speaker: Libby Horner
Brangwyn was not an official war artist but nevertheless he produced over 80 poster designs during The Great War. Clients included the Canadian War Memorial Fund, the Ministry of Information, the National War Savings Committee, various newspapers and many charitable concerns for whom he designed free of charge. His works range from ...
- November
- Tuesday
- 6
English Portraiture: The Monarch of the Glen, Sir Edwin Landseer
- 6 November, 1.15 - 2.30pm
- £15 / £13.50 Richmond Card
The portrait of a stag was an image painted by Queen Victoria's favourite artist, Sir Edwin Landseer, to decorate the refreshement rooms of the House of Lords. Discover why Landseer was known for his people-like animal subjects and the references he made to the 'human condition'. This is the sixth lecture in our English Portraiture series.
- November
- Tuesday
- 6
TwickFolk
Tim Edey: Award-winning virtuoso guitar and accordion player
Tim Edey: Award-winning virtuoso guitar and accordion player
- November
- Sunday
- 11
- 7:45pm
English Portraiture: Lady Agnew of Lochnaw, John Singer Sargent
- 13 November, 1.15 - 2.30pm
- £15 / £13.50 Richmond Card
In the seventh lecture of our English Portraiture series, discover the artworks of John Singer Sargent. A portrait painter with a French Impressionist style, who was very popular with society but got criticised at the end of his career by the new school of art.
- November
- Tuesday
- 13
Environment Trust for Richmond upon Thames (ETRuT)
FEEDING LONDON: The Forgotten Market Gardens of South West London
A fascinating talk on Forgotten Market Gardens of South West London by local historian David Lawrie
Think of a brawny young woman carrying a heavy basket on her head loaded with fruit and vegetables bound for market some 20 kilometres away and your imagination is immediately swept away to a hot, dusty country in a distant time and place. But this young woman is not where or ...
- November
- Thursday
- 15
- 7:30-9pm
Eel Pie Club
THE ROLLIN' STONED
'The Best Rock 'n' Roll Tribute Band in The World', this magnificent band returns to The Eel Pie Club for two hours of nostalgia playing the best of 1964-1969 - Jumping Jack Flash, Brown Sugar, Paint It Black, Not Fade Away, Get Off My Cloud, It's All Over Now, Under My Thumb, Mother's Little Helper, Ruby Tuesday, You Can't Always Get What You Want, Two Thousand ...
- November
- Thursday
- 15
- 8:30pm
Mind, Body, Wellbeing workshop
Join us for an evening of movement, guided meditation and positivity in the calm and nurturing surroundings of Heart Twickenham - a happy, motivating, uplifting and calming experience.
Guided meditation
Blue Sky Thinking, a guided meditation to calm, inspire and uplift. There will be 4 meditation "tent pods" available, that offer a more secluded space, with a seat cushion and...
- November
- Saturday
- 17
- 7-10pm
TwickFolk
Kim Richey (USA)
Kim Richey (USA): Musical traveller and - 'roots singer/subtle excavator of the human condition'
- November
- Sunday
- 18
- 7:45pm
TwickFolk
Martin Carthy
Martin Carthy: The man who has defined folk music for fifty years
- November
- Sunday
- 25
- 7:45pm
The Helen Astrid Singing Academy
Opera Appreciation Talks - Know your Spintos from your Heldentenors
Opera singer Helen Astrid (ENO) reveals the beauty and fascination of this celebrated art form.
Know your Spintos from your Heldentenors
Explore the world's most famous singers and the various 'fachs' or voice categories which distinguish them.
- Wines from Austria served.
- 25 Sept, 30 Oct and 27 Nov from 7.30 to 9.00pm.
- Tickets £...
- November
- Tuesday
- 27
- 7:30-9pm
English Portraiture: Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy, David Hockney
- 27 November, 1.15 - 2.30pm
- £15 / £13.50 Richmond Card
In the final lecture of our English Portraiture series, we take a closer look at David Hockney's double portrait of his friends, Ossie Clark and Celia Birtwistle. The stylish interior includes objects with references to Art History and are cunningly used by Hockney to reflect the characters of the sitters.
- November
- Tuesday
- 27
Old Isleworth Food Market
Focusing on high-quality food, the market will offer locals an alternative to the supermarket and a chance to purchase locally sourced affordable produce.
Residents of Old Isleworth and the surrounding neighbourhoods will be able to buy fresh bread, fish, olives, fruit and vegetables, as well as locally produced ale, wine, and coffee beans.
Delicious cakes and pies, and beautiful fresh flowers will complete the line-up, to be found at Shrewsbury Walk, off South Street, on the first and third Saturday of every month.
- December
- Saturday
- 1
- 10am-2pm
Poetry at the Adelaide
An open mic evening where poets have an opportunity to read out their work. The compare is Bob Sheed, an established poet. People are welcome to just come and sit and listen.
The Adelaide pub is in Park Road, Teddington, and we use a room upstairs. It's £2 entry, and we urge people to buy a drink at the bar.
More Information
- From 6 to 8 pm
- Any enquiries, call 07906 813795
- December
- Sunday
- 2
- 6pm
TwickFolk
Singers' Night
- Online - £3 30p booking fee
- On The Door - £3
Another of our popular singers' nights - giving our regulars a chance to perform on stage with amplification and lighting.
Expect anything from sea shanties to psychedelia, with a mix of original songs, traditional songs and covers of well known songs, less known songs and some performers ...
- December
- Sunday
- 2
- 7:45pm
The Arts Society Richmond
Is Christmas in Bad Taste?
Speaker: David Phillips
Even in ancient Rome people made complaints about the mid-winter Saturnalia celebrations, remarkably like the complaints that we hear today about our commercialised Christmas. In a light-hearted historical review we discover some wonderful and some gloriously awful Christmas imagery, from Giotto’s painting ...
- December
- Tuesday
- 4
St Mary's Twickenham
TWICKENHAM CRAFT FAIRS
"Buy Unique, Buy Handmade"
Our fairs are always FREE ENTRY and all are welcome. We have an "access for all" policy, are family friendly, with no stairs or steps and provide easy accessibility for wheelchair and/or buggy users.
More information
- December
- Saturday
- 8
- 1:30-5pm
TwickFolk
Pete Morton
Pete Morton: Nottingham-born singer-songwriter
- December
- Sunday
- 9
- 7:45pm
Poetry at the Adelaide
An open mic evening where poets have an opportunity to read out their work. The compare is Bob Sheed, an established poet. People are welcome to just come and sit and listen.
The Adelaide pub is in Park Road, Teddington, and we use a room upstairs. It's £2 entry, and we urge people to buy a drink at the bar.
More Information
- From 6 to 8 pm
- Any enquiries, call 07906 813795
- January
- Sunday
- 6
- 6pm
The Arts Society Richmond
Postcards from Near and Far: Picturing the 20th Century
Speaker: Chloe Sayer
This lecture celebrates the long history and vast scope of picture postcards -€“ bearers of news and repositories of memories.
Profile
Chloe ...
- February
- Tuesday
- 5
The Arts Society Richmond
Charles Barry's Great Work: Restoring the Houses of Parliament
Speaker: Caroline Shenton
The Houses of Parliament is one of the most famous and staggering buildings in the world. It rises serenely from the Thames at Westminster on a site which has been the centre of power and government in England from the earliest times. It is a masterpiece of Victorian architecture and a spectacular feat of civil engineering, a landmark...
- March
- Tuesday
- 5
The Arts Society Richmond
The Lure of Ivory
Speaker: Maggie Campbell Pederson
Ivory has been carved for 40,000 years and its trade goes back thousands of years. Different cultures worldwide have revered it and it has been widely used for religious carvings. It has also been used for many more commonplace items, from piano keys to dentures. The talk will look at the lure of ivory through the ages, its many and ...
- April
- Tuesday
- 2
The Arts Society Richmond
David Hockney and his Struggles with Modernism
Speaker: Ray Warburton
At heart David Hockney is a figurative painter, painting people and places that he knows and have meaning for him. Yet as he was learning his trade, modern art was changing and new art movements from America were in the ascendency. After dabbling briefly with Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art, he embarked on a number of strategies that ...
- May
- Tuesday
- 7
The Arts Society Richmond
The Art of the Classic French Paperweight
Speaker: Simon Cottle
For a brief period glass paperweight-making truly blossomed. Influenced by developments in Venice in the 1840s, the French glass manufacturers of Baccarat, Clichy and St.Louis added a wide range of highly decorative and extremely ornate paperweights to their repertoire. The fashion lasted for seven years giving it the title of the 'classic ...
- June
- Tuesday
- 4
The Arts Society Richmond
AGM and Lecture: A Load of Old Balls
Speaker: Simon Ingris
According to historian Barbara Tuchman, the invention of the ball ranks as highly as the invention of the wheel. Simon Inglis agrees, especially after spending years delving into cubbyholes at pavilions and museums, in workshops and factories, finding out how these apparently simple objects came into being and how their design and ...
- July
- Tuesday
- 2
- 7:30pm
The Arts Society Richmond
Fortitude and Fancy - Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn
Speaker: Nicholas Henderson
The story of Henry VIII's two most important queens, Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn, and the social, religious and political consequences of their struggles for ascendancy.
- August
- Tuesday
- 6
- 7:30pm
