Professor Slug’s House of Bugs is a show all about bugs. Professor Slug is an eccentric expert on invertebrates who helps bugs out with their buggy problems – and you can too!
Get as strong as an ant! Teach a bee how to buzz! And help a dung beetle make a pooey perfume for its big date…
The House of Bugs is fully booked with all sorts of bugs seeking help from Professor Slug and his fellow bug experts (that’s you, the audience!) But can all these buggy problems be solved before the Queen Bee arrives, or will a swarm of honey-hungry wasps wreak havoc?
From the co-creator of the award winning One Duck Down, this interactive show is packed full of colourful puppets, catchy songs, and educational info about the wonderful world of bugs.
The puppets are designed by Georgia Hill (CBeebies) with music written by Catriona Gisby (Elle & the Pocket Belles).
Professor Slug’s House of Bugs is proud to be supported by charity partner Buglife.
Suitable for ages 3+
Drop in for coffee and free one to one advice about computer, tablet or phone.
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LEARN TRADITIONAL KUNG FU & TAI CHI
from Three-Time International Gold Medallist
DANIEL SHAW-ABULAFIA
at The Highgate Society, 10A South Grove, London N6 6BS
Children: Mondays weekly, 17.45 to 18.30 from September 26th
Adults: Mondays weekly, 18.30 to 19.30 from September 26th
COME TO A FREE TRIAL CLASS!
Poised between dance, circus and performance art, Lighthouse is a multi-disciplinary piece by solo artist Hazel Lam. Hazel uses the idea of gentleness as a tool in the face of great adversity and change. She explores feminine movement, giving it centre stage, and reacts to modernity’s harsh realities and urban construction.
Coils of PVC tubing are treated it as a companion. The duet of an organic body versus the inanimate tubes is playful yet antagonising. The tension between the two escalates throughout as she asks, is it there to hold her, entice her, keep her safe or restrain her?
Plastic has become one of the major environmental concerns in recent years. This piece is a reflection of how our generation is born into a plastic overflowing world and our role within it. The title is a reference to Virginia Woolf’s novel To the Lighthouse.
★★★★ “It is impressive how much she manages to convey using so little” Upper Circle
Handmade In Highgate is back with up to 30 brilliant designer/makers and artists. We are open:
Friday 10 March: 5pm – 8pm
Saturday 11 March: 10am – 6pm
Sunday 12 March: 11am – 5pm
Handmade in Highgate is held in the beautiful Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution in Highgate Village. Entrance is FREE
Do come along to meet your neighbours, enjoy a good cup of coffee and find out what is happening in Highgate.
The planning committee often have someone on hand to answer planning queries.
Handmade In Highgate is back with up to 30 brilliant designer/makers and artists. We are open:
Friday 10 March: 5pm – 8pm
Saturday 11 March: 10am – 6pm
Sunday 12 March: 11am – 5pm
Handmade in Highgate is held in the beautiful Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution in Highgate Village. Entrance is FREE
Slapstick humour meets Beckett head on in a quest for life’s meaning and purpose.
After an exciting few years making and touring shows all over the world, Mercè and Patricia have somehow lost momentum and hit rock bottom. They always knew that making theatre would be difficult, but when they have to dress up as flamingos in a shopping centre to make ends meet, they seriously consider giving up.
Can their shared dream of staging Waiting for Godot get them back on track or will their long held ambition be strangled by red tape? A hilarious and sometimes moving exploration of companionship, co-dependency and what motivates us to keep going, even in the face of failure and bureaucratic brick walls.
Suitable for ages 14+
Content warning: Contains strong language, occasional loud noises and some stylised/staged fighting
Handmade In Highgate is back with up to 30 brilliant designer/makers and artists. We are open:
Friday 10 March: 5pm – 8pm
Saturday 11 March: 10am – 6pm
Sunday 12 March: 11am – 5pm
Handmade in Highgate is held in the beautiful Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution in Highgate Village. Entrance is FREE
LEARN TRADITIONAL KUNG FU & TAI CHI
from Three-Time International Gold Medallist
DANIEL SHAW-ABULAFIA
at The Highgate Society, 10A South Grove, London N6 6BS
Children: Mondays weekly, 17.45 to 18.30 from September 26th
Adults: Mondays weekly, 18.30 to 19.30 from September 26th
COME TO A FREE TRIAL CLASS!
Do come along to meet your neighbours, enjoy a good cup of coffee and find out what is happening in Highgate.
The planning committee often have someone on hand to answer planning queries.
Ernie’s Journey is a magical circus theatre adventure for family audiences. The seamless integration of circus, physical theatre, stage magic, poetry and puppetry is a truly dazzling spectacle.
An original live harp score takes the tale from the dreamy realms of distant shores to the most raucous sea shanties!
It felt like nobody really believed in Ernie and sometimes he wondered whether he even believed in himself. He discovers that being himself and following his own dreams can lead to all kinds of wild adventures, but it is the people we love who make it all worth it.
This show has been designed to connect audiences with the waterways around where they live and how they feed into national and international ocean systems. Ernie is a young boy from Haringey who finds an old pirate ship on the banks of the Thames.
Our partnership with Somerset Wildlife trust has informed the content of the show and workshops.
Suitable for ages 4-11
Two shows: 11am and 2pm
60 minutes each!
LEARN TRADITIONAL KUNG FU & TAI CHI
from Three-Time International Gold Medallist
DANIEL SHAW-ABULAFIA
at The Highgate Society, 10A South Grove, London N6 6BS
Children: Mondays weekly, 17.45 to 18.30 from September 26th
Adults: Mondays weekly, 18.30 to 19.30 from September 26th
COME TO A FREE TRIAL CLASS!
Brain Fools pride themselves on being an environmentally conscious, family-friendly circus show that you can enjoy as much as your kids do. They are also committed to highlighting issues surrounding homelessness and migration in London through their work — they want everyone to learn, and everyone to be part of the change they want to see in their communities.
The show is called Lucky Pigeons because it’s about how hard it can be for people living on the street, but also because it’s about how much hope there can be for them too. Through physical performance and social commentary, they will take you on a journey through different aspects of life as a person on the outskirts of society—from the challenges they face just trying to fit in and be accepted, all the way through finding love and happiness despite everything else going on around them.
Lucky Pigeons came to Jacksons Lane in October 2021 as a work-in-progress.
Do come along to meet your neighbours, enjoy a good cup of coffee and find out what is happening in Highgate.
The planning committee often have someone on hand to answer planning queries.
LEARN TRADITIONAL KUNG FU & TAI CHI
from Three-Time International Gold Medallist
DANIEL SHAW-ABULAFIA
at The Highgate Society, 10A South Grove, London N6 6BS
Children: Mondays weekly, 17.45 to 18.30 from September 26th
Adults: Mondays weekly, 18.30 to 19.30 from September 26th
COME TO A FREE TRIAL CLASS!
Nathaniel Boyd a British-Australian artist born and brought up in Highgate, presents a show of glowing still lives set in dreamscape worlds, and fine, plein air landscapes. Through the medium of oil, Boyd enters a performative state, drawn from his work as a classical cellist, to create work with transformative emotional power and lasting impact.
Nathaniel Boyd a British-Australian artist born and brought up in Highgate, presents a show of glowing still lives set in dreamscape worlds, and fine, plein air landscapes. Through the medium of oil, Boyd enters a performative state, drawn from his work as a classical cellist, to create work with transformative emotional power and lasting impact.
Think about a classroom. How is everyone sat? Everyone is sat at their desks, facing the same way. What is left deals with spatial structures that shape human communication culture. We see it in theatres, while waiting to be served at counters, the hierarchy in a courtroom, in school and church, as well as from advertising screens in underground stations. All these spaces not only demand, but also structure the gaze attention of bodies in space.
International award-winning dance and circus company Overhead Project bring their new show What is Left to the UK. Mixing contemporary dance with group acrobatics, the show explores our relationship with different spaces and how they influence our communication.
Reminiscent of a catwalk or military parade, five performers occupy the space and are simultaneously consumed by it. A rhythmic, energetic, sometimes intimate, and exhilarating performance.
Contains: nudity
Think about a classroom. How is everyone sat? Everyone is sat at their desks, facing the same way. What is left deals with spatial structures that shape human communication culture. We see it in theatres, while waiting to be served at counters, the hierarchy in a courtroom, in school and church, as well as from advertising screens in underground stations. All these spaces not only demand, but also structure the gaze attention of bodies in space.
International award-winning dance and circus company Overhead Project bring their new show What is Left to the UK. Mixing contemporary dance with group acrobatics, the show explores our relationship with different spaces and how they influence our communication.
Reminiscent of a catwalk or military parade, five performers occupy the space and are simultaneously consumed by it. A rhythmic, energetic, sometimes intimate, and exhilarating performance.
Contains: nudity
Do come along to meet your neighbours, enjoy a good cup of coffee and find out what is happening in Highgate.
The planning committee often have someone on hand to answer planning queries.
Drop in for coffee and free one to one advice about computer, tablet or phone.
Join the mailing list: highgatecoffeeandcomputers@gmail.com
LEARN TRADITIONAL KUNG FU & TAI CHI
from Three-Time International Gold Medallist
DANIEL SHAW-ABULAFIA
at The Highgate Society, 10A South Grove, London N6 6BS
Children: Mondays weekly, 17.45 to 18.30 from September 26th
Adults: Mondays weekly, 18.30 to 19.30 from September 26th
COME TO A FREE TRIAL CLASS!
Expect a heady mix of love, drugs and Islam. This unique and complex take on circus, performed on two Chinese poles, is emotionally candid with moments of humour and joy set to a banging soundtrack.
The Chosen Haram deals with themes of sexuality, faith, addiction and connection. The story of two gay men and their chance meeting through a dating app, portraying the highs and lows of their relationship and the barriers they face, social, cultural and personal in seeking happiness and personal fulfilment.
The Chosen Haram is based on a combination of lead artist Sadiq Ali’s personal experience, as well as interviews with members of the LGBTQ+ community who identify as (ex) Muslim. The show is an exploration into the personal struggles faced by many people whose upbringing contradicts their personal truths, and how this can lead to self-destructive behaviour.
Something that is “Haram” is forbidden by Islam.
The Chosen Haram returns to Jacksons Lane following it’s sell out run in February 2022 as part of the London International Mime Festival.
Do come along to meet your neighbours, enjoy a good cup of coffee and find out what is happening in Highgate.
The planning committee often have someone on hand to answer planning queries.
LEARN TRADITIONAL KUNG FU & TAI CHI
from Three-Time International Gold Medallist
DANIEL SHAW-ABULAFIA
at The Highgate Society, 10A South Grove, London N6 6BS
Children: Mondays weekly, 17.45 to 18.30 from September 26th
Adults: Mondays weekly, 18.30 to 19.30 from September 26th
COME TO A FREE TRIAL CLASS!
s.o.l.o, which stands for Situations of Ones Life’s Obsessions, is a multimedia, and multi-discipline, circus theatre performance which creates a moment which we all experience together.
Australia-born and Belgium-based performer Simon-James Reynolds initially trained as a gymnast, working towards the Olympics. But in the run up to London 2012, a change in his family’s financial circumstances meant he had to set those dreams aside. Based on Simon-James’ personal experiences, s.o.l.o depicts a life, its struggles, losses and hopes that we must all face: solo.
Sur Mesure is a collective of musicians, instrument makers, woodworkers and circus performers. Together they work on new creations. The collective consists of making performances, but they also have a wood workshop where all kinds of furniture are made.
15 April 2023 Entrance to Highgate tube in Priory Gardens (North of the Station)
Do come along to meet your neighbours, enjoy a good cup of coffee and find out what is happening in Highgate.
The planning committee often have someone on hand to answer planning queries.
LEARN TRADITIONAL KUNG FU & TAI CHI
from Three-Time International Gold Medallist
DANIEL SHAW-ABULAFIA
at The Highgate Society, 10A South Grove, London N6 6BS
Children: Mondays weekly, 17.45 to 18.30 from September 26th
Adults: Mondays weekly, 18.30 to 19.30 from September 26th
COME TO A FREE TRIAL CLASS!
Tom Scase
A restless mind at work and play
Highgate Gallery: 21 April – 4 May
Due to the unfortunate cancellation of the Eugenia Alekseyev exhibition, Highgate Gallery is pleased to announce that artist Tom Scase will show in her place.
A restless mind at work and play.
The exhibition will feature unseen archive work alongside recent insights. Scase employs joyful use of colour juxtaposed with sinister undertones that call into question our perception of space and relationship with nature, through drawing, painting, photography and collage. Tom’s work is organic and rhythmic. A restless mind at work and play provides a rare opportunity to see how connections evolve.
Highgate Gallery at Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution
Open: Wedneseday – Friday: 13.00 17.00
Saturday: 11.00 – 16.00
Sunday 11.00 – 17.00
11 South Grove
London N6 6BS
020 8340 3343
Do come along to meet your neighbours, enjoy a good cup of coffee and find out what is happening in Highgate.
The planning committee often have someone on hand to answer planning queries.
Tom Scase
A restless mind at work and play
Highgate Gallery: 21 April – 4 May
Due to the unfortunate cancellation of the Eugenia Alekseyev exhibition, Highgate Gallery is pleased to announce that artist Tom Scase will show in her place.
A restless mind at work and play.
The exhibition will feature unseen archive work alongside recent insights. Scase employs joyful use of colour juxtaposed with sinister undertones that call into question our perception of space and relationship with nature, through drawing, painting, photography and collage. Tom’s work is organic and rhythmic. A restless mind at work and play provides a rare opportunity to see how connections evolve.
Highgate Gallery at Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution
Open: Wedneseday – Friday: 13.00 17.00
Saturday: 11.00 – 16.00
Sunday 11.00 – 17.00
11 South Grove
London N6 6BS
020 8340 3343
Guerrilla Gardening
Events 2023
Sat 22nd April: 2:30-4pm: Meet at Jacksons Lane Community Centre, N6 5AA
to help with their garden (EARTH DAY EVENT)
Mon 8th May (bank holiday): 2:30-4pm: Meet outside 10A South Grove, N6 6BS to garden in Pond Square
(BIG HELP OUT EVENT)
July, September, October and November events: Details to be confirmed. We
are happy to assist other groups in starting up clean-up events in their local
areas of Highgate, as we did last year. Please let us know!
We will provide rubbish bags and a limited number of gardening tools.
Please bring protective gloves, secateurs and forks if you have these.
From the peaceful pleasures of Ratty’s beloved river bank to the fearful frights and wicked weasels of the Wild Wood, join Mole and Ratty on their marvellous adventures, along with gruff old Badger and magnificent Mr. Toad.
“Their beautifully crafted micro-shows are like collector’s items.” The Stage
A beautiful new adaptation of Kenneth Grahame’s much-loved classic by award winning theatre company Box Tale Soup, featuring wonderful puppetry, innovative theatre and a charming original score.
“They are wonderful.” The Times
Suitable for ages 4+
Two shows: 11 am and 2pm
Tom Scase
A restless mind at work and play
Highgate Gallery: 21 April – 4 May
Due to the unfortunate cancellation of the Eugenia Alekseyev exhibition, Highgate Gallery is pleased to announce that artist Tom Scase will show in her place.
A restless mind at work and play.
The exhibition will feature unseen archive work alongside recent insights. Scase employs joyful use of colour juxtaposed with sinister undertones that call into question our perception of space and relationship with nature, through drawing, painting, photography and collage. Tom’s work is organic and rhythmic. A restless mind at work and play provides a rare opportunity to see how connections evolve.
Highgate Gallery at Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution
Open: Wedneseday – Friday: 13.00 17.00
Saturday: 11.00 – 16.00
Sunday 11.00 – 17.00
11 South Grove
London N6 6BS
020 8340 3343
LEARN TRADITIONAL KUNG FU & TAI CHI
from Three-Time International Gold Medallist
DANIEL SHAW-ABULAFIA
at The Highgate Society, 10A South Grove, London N6 6BS
Children: Mondays weekly, 17.45 to 18.30 from September 26th
Adults: Mondays weekly, 18.30 to 19.30 from September 26th
COME TO A FREE TRIAL CLASS!
Tom Scase
A restless mind at work and play
Highgate Gallery: 21 April – 4 May
Due to the unfortunate cancellation of the Eugenia Alekseyev exhibition, Highgate Gallery is pleased to announce that artist Tom Scase will show in her place.
A restless mind at work and play.
The exhibition will feature unseen archive work alongside recent insights. Scase employs joyful use of colour juxtaposed with sinister undertones that call into question our perception of space and relationship with nature, through drawing, painting, photography and collage. Tom’s work is organic and rhythmic. A restless mind at work and play provides a rare opportunity to see how connections evolve.
Highgate Gallery at Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution
Open: Wedneseday – Friday: 13.00 17.00
Saturday: 11.00 – 16.00
Sunday 11.00 – 17.00
11 South Grove
London N6 6BS
020 8340 3343
Tom Scase
A restless mind at work and play
Highgate Gallery: 21 April – 4 May
Due to the unfortunate cancellation of the Eugenia Alekseyev exhibition, Highgate Gallery is pleased to announce that artist Tom Scase will show in her place.
A restless mind at work and play.
The exhibition will feature unseen archive work alongside recent insights. Scase employs joyful use of colour juxtaposed with sinister undertones that call into question our perception of space and relationship with nature, through drawing, painting, photography and collage. Tom’s work is organic and rhythmic. A restless mind at work and play provides a rare opportunity to see how connections evolve.
Highgate Gallery at Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution
Open: Wedneseday – Friday: 13.00 17.00
Saturday: 11.00 – 16.00
Sunday 11.00 – 17.00
11 South Grove
London N6 6BS
020 8340 3343