What’s on
Upcoming events at The Exchange, Twickenham.
October 2021
Tears Dry To Frost: The Premiere
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Tears Dry To Frost premieres on the 22nd October at The Exchange, Twickenham. Starring Anastasia Martin, this short film is about how, as she endures more turbulence from her partner, a young woman realises the need to liberate herself. To be at the film’s premiere and to hear a talk by an experienced qualified psychotherapist and […]
Mark Steel: Every Little Thing’s Gonna Be Alright
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Off The Kerb Productions Presents: Mark Steel: Every Little Thing's Gonna Be Alright A few years ago, it seemed unlikely that the UK would vote to leave the EU; we had a reasonable opposition to the Tory Government; Donald Trump was a buffoon who surely wasn't going to beat Hilary Clinton and Mark was living […]
Richmond Film Society Presents ‘Elena’
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‘Elena’ (Russia, 2011) When Elena, a dutiful wife, discovers that her ailing husband intends to leave his considerable wealth to his daughter from an earlier marriage, she has to reassess how to help her feckless son and his family. A discomfiting, understated and quietly gripping film, which benefits from fine cinematography and an outstanding performance […]
Storytelling Workshop: The Princess and the Pea
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Story Storks return to the Exchange this half term with The Princess and the Pea spooky cute storytelling workshops. Before the Prince met the Princess with the Pea he'd already tried to find himself a bride. The trouble was they kept trying to eat him! Hosted by Sarah Cantrill (Piggy Straw in The Three Little Pigs), these interactive workshops are a fun fairy tale romp through a traditional tale with an original Story Storks prologue. We don't just sit and…
Javier Jarquin: Card Ninja
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Card Ninja Riotous fun and a sweep of high-flying card tricks can only mean one thing; Javier Jarquin, otherwise branded as Card Ninja, is back in town. Expect deadly and risky fun as he performs his extreme card-flicking stunts. WARNING: This show contains Ninjas, not magic. Card Ninja is a show like nothing you’ve ever seen before! Using genuine playing cards, comedian Javier Jarquin dazzles audiences with displays of decks as weapons. Extreme precision, impeccable timing and astonishing speed/distance – you…
November 2021
Richmond Film Society Presents ‘Bait’
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‘Bait’ (UK, 2019) Mark Jenkin’s acclaimed drama explores the conflict and tension between locals and ‘incomers’ - second home owners and tourists - in a once-thriving Cornish fishing village, where the traditional way of life and livelihoods are under threat. Those tensions are reflected in the relationship between two local brothers who have fallen out: Martin stubbornly ekes out a meagre living selling his catch of fish and lobster to the local pub and door-to-door, whilst Steven has abandoned the…
Richard Mills Presents The Beatles and Fandom
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This event is part of Richmond Literature Festival, 5th - 21st November 2021 Richard Mills is Senior Lecturer in Literature and Popular Culture at St Mary’s University, London. He has been programme director for the Film and Popular Culture, Cultural Studies and Irish Studies degrees. He has published extensively on popular music, Irish literature and culture, film, fashion and British television. Mills is the author of The Beatles and Fandom: Sex, Death and Progressive Nostalgia (Bloomsbury 2019). He is co-editor…
Hard Choices: What Britain Does Next
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This event is part of Richmond Literature Festival, 5th – 21st November 2021 Presented by Arts Richmond: Peter Rickets in conversation with Geeta Guru-Murthy Join one of Britain’s most experienced diplomats, Peter Ricketts, in a stimulating talk addressing the key dilemmas now faced by the UK. Disastrous foreign wars, global recession, the meteoric rise of new global powers and the Covid pandemic – in a fast-moving world, Britain has hard choices to make. Ricketts’ recently published book provides a…
Empireland: How Imperialism Has Shaped Modern Britain
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This is part of the Richmond Literature Festival, 5th - 21st November 2021 The British Empire ran for centuries and covered vast swathes of the world. But most of us, even those who celebrate our imperial past, don’t seem to want to look at it too closely. In a conversation with Professor Corinne Fowler about his critically acclaimed book Empireland, Sathnam Sanghera digs into our history and shows how empire influences everything. At a time of fierce debate about…
Sh*t-Faced® Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet
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Sh*t Faced Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet The smash-hit, internationally acclaimed, multi sell-out fringe phenomenon is touring the UK with one of Shakespeare's most loved plays: Romeo and Juliet. Shit-faced Shakespeare is the hilarious combination of an entirely serious adaptation of a Shakespearean classic, with an entirely shit-faced cast member. With one cast member selected at random and given four hours to drink before every show we present to you classical theatre as it was always meant to be seen. With…