What’s on
Upcoming events at The Exchange, Twickenham.
September 2021
Roger McGough Poetry Celebration Afternoon
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Join us for a celebration of the poems shortlisted from the Arts Richmond’s ‘Identity’ Poetry Competition held earlier this year. Your host will be none other than the man himself, Roger McGough, who will be announcing the winners. A copy of the Anthology titled ‘Identity’ is available for purchase with your tickets. Saturday 4th September 2021 | 15:00 pm In person tickets: £10 In person event is at The Exchange Twickenham Theatre Live stream tickets: £7 Live stream tickets do…
October 2021
Gary Crowley presents an evening with Miles Hunt
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Gary Crowley (BBC London) presents an evening with Miles Hunt of The Wonderstuff featuring a Q&A and a live acoustic set. Sunday 3rd October 2021 | 7:30 pm Tickets: £15 General Admission | £10 Concession MILES HUNT At the age of twenty, in the midst of a burgeoning British independent music scene, Miles Hunt formed The Wonder Stuff. The band went on to score four Top 20 albums and seventeen Top 20 singles, including the Number One hit 'Dizzy' with…
November 2021
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…
January 2022
Emily Chappell In Conversation
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Emily Chappell In Conversation The inspirational adventurer and endurance cyclist Emily Chappell discusses her acclaimed books and remarkable life story at her first-ever live event in Twickenham. Emily Chappell was not sporty at school, but when she reached her mid-20s, she began to make up for lost time. In 2016, she cycled 4000km in 13 days, from Belgium to Turkey, riding day and night to become the first woman home in The Transcontinental race. Emily's account of the experience, 'Where…
February 2022
Gary Crowley presents an evening in conversation with Mick Talbot and Debsey Wykes
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Gary Crowley's Lost 80s presents an evening in conversation with Mick Talbot (The Style Council / Dexy's Midnight Runners) and Debsey Wykes (Dolly Mixture / St Etienne) Two fantastic guests join Gary to talk about their music and in particular their recollections of the heady days of the 80s. Both feature on Gary Crowley's award winning Lost 80s compilations. This will be a really fun evening with loads of fabulous stories! Sunday 13th February 2022 | 7:30 pm Early Bird…
May 2022
Gary Crowley presents an evening with 10cc’s Graham Gouldman
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Gary Crowley Presents an Evening with 10cc’s Graham Gouldman BBC London’s Gary Crowley invites you to spend an evening in the company of million selling songwriter, 10cc’s Graham Gouldman. The evening will start wth a Q&A. With a career spanning six decades and signposted with dozens of the most loved and familiar songs ever written, there will be a lot to talk about. After a short interval Graham will treat us to a live set featuring many of his hits. It’s…
Screening of Bohemian Rhapsody an with introduction and live set by Tim Staffell
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Tim Staffell was the original lead singer with pre-Queen trio Smile, alongside Brian May and Roger Taylor. He went on to play in Humpy Bong and Morgan and then his path took some surprising turns. Find out what happened next when Tim introduces this special screening of Bohemian Rhapsody. He’ll be playing a live set interspersed with stories from his long and varied career, including his recollections of his time in Smile. Friday 20th May 2022, 7:30pm Tickets: General Admission…
October 2022
Lemn Sissay: My Name is Why – reading & Q&A
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(Photo credit - Hamish Brown) The Exchange is proud to be hosting acclaimed poet, playwright, broadcaster, and speaker, Lemn Sissay OBE. The evening will begin with a forty minute reading of Lemn's number one Sunday Times bestseller and Indie Book Awards non-fiction winner, 'My Name Is Why'. After a short break, there will be a twenty minute question and answer session open to the audience. Following the show, Lemn will be present for a book-signing with his work available to…