What’s on
Upcoming events at The Exchange, Twickenham.
January 2019
Liberty School of Dance Presents “Free your feet Take II”
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The Liberty School of Dance are proud to present ‘Free your feet, Take II.’ Our dance extravaganza showcases the work of our students in ballet, jazz, tap, street dance and some musical theatre too! Come along and join in the beat from the comfort of your seats - we are sure you won’t be able to stop tapping your feet along with us! Time: 1:30pm & 6:30pm Running Time: 1 hour 10 mins with a 20 minute interval. 1.30 –…
Naila and The Uprising
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When a nation-wide uprising breaks out in 1987, a woman in Gaza must make a choice between love, family and freedom. Undaunted, she embraces all three, joining a clandestine network of women in a movement of nonviolent resistance. Join us for a FREE screening of critically acclaimed film ‘Naila and the Uprising’ in the Exchange, Twickenham on the 31st January. Reviews “100%” Rotten Tomatoes “a moving film which combines stirring archival footage, thoughtful interviews and evocative animation.” Huffington Post “In…
February 2019
Manford’s Comedy Club
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Manford’s Comedy Club will be heading back into town on the 1st February at the Exchange in Twickenham. Join us for a hilarious evening of live comedy featuring four well-known comedians personally chosen by Jason Manford. Line up: Jenny Collier, Andrew Ryan & Suzy Bennett Jenny Collier: Jenny moved from the Welsh mountains to the Big Smoke in 2010 and has since embarked upon a career in stand-up comedy. Highlight: Being team mates with Jo Brand on a BBC Radio panel show October 2013. Andrew Ryan:…
Laura Veirs & Support
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A prolific songwriter for over twenty years, Laura Veirs proves the depth of her musical skill on The Lookout. Here is a batch of inimitable, churning, exquisite folk-pop songs; a concept album about the fragility of precious things. Produced by Grammy-nominated Tucker Martine, Veirs’ longtime collaborator, The Lookout is a soundtrack for turbulent times, full of allusions to protectors: the camper stoking a watch fire, a mother tending her children, a sailor in a crow’s nest and a lightning rod…
Richmond Film Society Presents Tabu
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Richmond Film Society Presents ‘Tabu’ (Portugal) Details 5 February 2019 @ 8:00pm £5 (£3 full-time students). Members go free. https://www.richmondfilmsoc.org.uk/ Portugal (2012) Illicit romance and intrigue, set in Portuguese colonial Africa, as two elderly women try to find the man that their recently deceased friend, Aurora, had a passionate affair with in her youth. – Directed by Miguel Gomes – Rating: 15 – Written by Miguel Gomes, Mariana Ricardo – Runtime: 118 minutes Tickets: Adults: £5 Full time students: £3 Free to RFS members. Non-Member…
Shazia Mirza: A Work In Progress
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Strap in for a hilarious and uplifting joyride into the art of survival in a world of crocodiles, cranks, solitary confinement and alpha males. ★★★★ “Shazia Mirza is provoking laughter and large intakes of breath once again...brave and urgent” THE TELEGRAPH ★★★★ “As brave a piece of comedy as you’ll see” MAIL ON SUNDAY ★★★★ "she's effective at getting under your skin... strikes a blow" METRO ★★★★ "at this moment in time – post-Brexit, post-Nice, post-Orlando – it’s on point…
Twickenham Cinema Club Presents: In The Mood For Love
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Just before Valentine's Day,Twickenham Cinema Club invites you to a screening of a modern classic - and an alternative love story. Hong Kong, 1962: two neighbours in the same apartment block become aware of each other's spouse having an affair and form their own bond. In a lush, wonderfully cinematic and colour-infused drama, director Wong Kar-Wai tells a simple but compelling story of love, loneliness, bad timing and betrayal. A film that stays with you and described by one reviewer as…
Greatest Showman – Sing A Long
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Ladies and gents, this is the moment you've waited for...The world is singing along with the most entertaining movie of 2018 and now you can too with this special sing-a-long screening of The Greatest Showman, the Golden Globe winner for Best Original Song. It's your time to shine – have fun, sing loud and 'Come Alive' – It's Showtime. Tickets: £7/£5 (concs)
Richmond Film Society Presents After the Storm
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Richmond Film Society Presents ‘After the Storm’ (Japan) Details 19 February 2019 @ 8:00pm £5 (£3 full-time students). Members go free. https://www.richmondfilmsoc.org.uk/ Japan (2016) Ryota is an unsuccessful writer who struggles to reconnect with his young son after his divorce. Koreeda shows the warmth, subtlety and humour of family relationships in his typically unshowy but engaging style. – Directed by Hirokazu Koreeda – Rating: PG – Written by Hirokazu Koreeda – Runtime: 118 minutes Tickets: Adults: £5 Full time students: £3 Free to RFS members.…
Elizabeth Samuels Drama School presents Peter Pan
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Elizabeth Samuels Drama School presents Peter Pan: All children, except one, grow up... When the Darling children are visited by Peter Pan, they are whisked away to magical Neverland for the adventure of a lifetime. Peter Pan’s Lost Boys are locked in a constant war with Captain Hook’s pirates. See Tiger Lily, Tinker Bell and all of your favourite characters from JM Barrie’s classic children’s story brought to life in this brand new adaptation full of pirates, wild…