Dominic Chorney starts the second session at #StrangeCentral from @forteanlondon.bsky.social & @conwayhall.bsky.social 'History's Weird Money: Treasures of the Occult'.

Here is @tetzoo.bsky.social talking about sea monsters at #strangeCentral from @forteanlondon.bsky.social at @conwayhall.bsky.social

A rectangular graphic with a turquoise background. In the centre is the hardback book Hoax by Maddy Pelling. The Profile Books logo is in the bottom right-hand corner.

A ghost. A witch. A princess. This is a story of those who lie. And of those who choose to believe them.

Join @maddypelling.bsky.social and Anthony Delaney at @conwayhall.bsky.social as they discuss Madeleine's thrilling new history #Hoax.

📅 Thurs 7th May
🕖 7–8:30pm
🎟️ tinyurl.com/HoaxConwayHall

It was a pleasure having @katrinanavickas.bsky.social for yesterday’s Ethical Matters protest and public spaces talk.

If you missed it or would like to rewatch, the talk will be available on our Conway Hall Player very soon! 📺

At Conway Hall, we make an impact through the events we programme, the people we bring together, and the opportunities we make possible for audiences, artists, and partners.

➡️ Discover our full Impact Report: www.conwayhall.org.uk/impact

Eliza Flower, born on this day in 1803, was a cherished musician and composer renowned for her radical hymns and impactful protest songs.

Alongside her sister, Sarah Flower Adams, Eliza played a pivotal role in influencing William Johnson Fox and the progressive ideals of South Place Chapel.

Gay Players: LGBTQ+ Gaming - Conway Hall What do videogames mean to their LGBTQ+ players? Join LGBTQ+ historian Sacha Coward and journalist Mahin Kesore in conversation about all things gay and gaming. Videogames can be a safe space and a pl...

Join us on Wednesday 29 April for Gay Players: LGBTQ+ Gamers with journalist Mahin Kesore and LGBTQ+ historian Sacha Coward. Video games can be a safe space and a place to find community but, as with the IRL world, homophobia and transphobia is still lurking in many corners. 🎟️

🎫 bit.ly/41CFVVL

This Sunday we welcome the award winning and twice Grammy-nominated Fitzwilliam Quartet 🎻

A recital that offers an opportunity to hear American composer Amy Beach’s 1929 quartet alongside Beethoven and Soviet composer and pianist Dmitri Shostakovich.

📅 Sunday 19 April
🎫 https://bit.ly/4clNPrw

London Fortean Society return to Conway Hall this Saturday for Strange Central: Mysteries, Monsters, Ghosts and UFOs. Join us for a full day of expert talks as we take a deep-dive into the paranormal world including ghosts, UFOs, sea monsters and more.

📅 Saturday 18 April
🎫 https://bit.ly/4cBIzBn

This Sunday we welcome writer and poet Dai George for How to Think Like a Poet.

An ultimate guide to the greatest writers of the human age, we want to introduce you to some of the poets featured in this week's talk 📝

🎟️ Tickets are on sale now at https://bit.ly/4lTNYH5

One of its generation's leading ensembles, Paddington Trio are back on the Conway Hall stage with a programme including Andrea Tarrodi, Ravel and Schubert's Piano Trio No.2 in E flat, as featured in the video.

Tickets are on sale now 🎻

📅 Sunday 12 April
🎫 https://bit.ly/4cdDjm2

Join author and historian Professor Katrina Navickas for A History of Protest and Public Space in England. In this talk we explore the radical history of the increasing restrictions against protest in England’s public spaces.

📅 Sunday 19 April
🕒 3pm
🎫 https://bit.ly/4sMjKs8

Spotlight on ✨ Ethical Matters ✨

We are proud to present Ethical Matters, a series of talks and discussions with ethics at its heart. This season we have everything from Shakespeare to superheroes, as we highlight a few talks from this exciting programme 🗣️

Have you watched the latest Louis Theroux documentary and want to learn more?

Catch our Ethical Matters talk on a world that is confusing for men and dangerous for women, and how can we work together to make change.

Surviving The Manosphere is available to watch now.

📺 https://bit.ly/4sLWGtF

As we hop into spring, we're looking back to April 1973 and this poster for our Sunday Morning Lectures, now known as Ethical Matters.

Despite a change of name to both the venue and programme, our aim to broaden the reach of ethics through talks and debates has remained constant since the 1800s 💚

Our Ethical Matters season starts with poet and writer Dai George as he presents How To Think Like a Poet. From the genius of the Ancient Greeks through to the poetry and metaphysics of the Renaissance, this is the ultimate guide to the greatest writers 📚

📅 Sun 12 April
🎫 https://bit.ly/4lTNYH5

Spotlight on ✨ Sunday Concerts ✨

Next week we kick off our Summer 2026 season with the award-winning Kyan Quartet, bringing great works from the quartet canon.

To celebrate, we want to highlight some of our upcoming Sunday Concerts and show off the amazing talent taking to our stage this summer 🎶

A Ghost, a Witch, and a Princess in the Age of Enlightenment 7 May 2026 Join @history-hit.bsky.social's @maddypelling.bsky.social & Anthony Delaney discussing Maddy's new 'Hoax'.
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Join us this Sunday as Icelandic cellist Geirþrúður Anna Guðmundsdóttir and French pianist Antoine Préat complete our penultimate Sunday Concert for Spring 2026 💛

The performance will also feature a pre-concert recital from Clements Prize winner Leo Little.

🎫 https://bit.ly/4cUu24s

OUR SUMMER 2026 PROGRAMME IS HERE ☀️ 🏖️

Things are heating up at Conway Hall as we launch our Summer 2026 programme! We are delighted to be offering an inspiring mix of talks, concerts and special partnerships in our Summer 2026 sea-son 😎

💫 See our full programme at: https://bit.ly/3X2OHKr

Born on this day in 1832, radical writer, freethinker and abolitionist minister Moncure Conway was born. Arriving in England in 1863, he settled at South Place Chapel and became leader of the then named South Place Religious Society.

In 1928, named in his honour, Conway Hall officially opened.

This Sunday join us for Useful Art as Professor John Byrne explores art, from Turner Prize-winning urban projects to bakeries, gardens and shared creative spaces. Discover how art can bring people together and become a toolkit for real social change.

📅 Sunday 22 March
🎟️ https://bit.ly/416X9KB

Five weeks until Strange Central
@conwayhall.bsky.social

Details and tickets below:

Policing the Police - Conway Hall The unofficial motto of the Metropolitan Police is to protect and serve - but a series of endless scandals and failures with the force leaves us questioning: who is being protected and served by the police as we know it? Join us at Conway Hall for a conversation with Met…

Tomorrow we welcome Met Police whistle-blower Issy Vine, and Senior Lecturer in Criminology Dr Lambros Fatsis, for an open discussion around safeguarding and how policing in the UK can be for all people.

Tickets are on sale now. 🎟️

📅 Wednesday 11 March
🎟️ https://bit.ly/3MIe6aS

On this day in 1969, Conway Hall celebrated its 2000th Sunday Concert with a programme held at The Queen Elizabeth Hall on London's Southbank.

This Sunday, we welcome the award-winning ensemble Fibonacci Quartet with a programme including Brahms, Beethoven and more. 🎶

🎟️ https://bit.ly/4iKRFNu

Award-winning Trio Havisham, renowned for their thoughtful music-making, grace the Conway Hall stage this Sunday. Having been awarded a Musicians’ Company Concert at Wigmore Hall, they are now part of the Worshipful Company of Musicians’ five-year Young Artist Programme.

🎟️ https://bit.ly/44UBdEI

Composer and pianist Stefania Passamonte gives us a little taster from her new climate opera Soria Moria, premiering at Conway Hall this Saturday. 🎶

Tickets are on sale now 🎟️

🔗 https://bit.ly/4r9yv6O

Born on this day in 1786, Unitarian minister and politician William Johnson Fox, who was instrumental in moving the Parliament Court Chapel congregation from its first premises in Bishopsgate to a new home, South Place Chapel, on 1 February 1824.

"We realise that there is a huge necessity for art to bring out the big message of climate action." 🩵

Composer and pianist Stefania Passamonte talk about her new climate opera Soria Moria, inspired by Nordic mythology and real-world climate science.

Premiering at Conway Hall this March. 🎟️

Jasad by Faris Ishaq - Conway Hall "When the Nay Flute moves towards the authentic self, the soul gradually moves towards the unknown. There is such brilliance in this esteemed work"  - Le Trio Joubran, Samir Joubran Palestinian Nay ma...

Tickets are on sale now at bit.ly/4rElHGJ