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Feb
16
Fri
Philip Diggle: Bringing It All Back Home @ Highgate Gallery
Feb 16 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

The spirit of rebellion lives on in the anarchic figurative and abstract oil on canvas works of Philip Diggle. In his own words ‘art that is political, erotic, abstract, exposed and does something other than sit and entertain in a museum. I am for an art that embroils itself with every day and comes out on top’.

www.philipdiggleart.com

Philip Diggle: Bringing It All Back Home

9-22 February 2024

Exhibition times:

Wed – Fri: 13.00 – 17.00

Saturday: 11.00 – 16.00

Sunday 11.00 – 17.00

 

 

Philip Diggle: Bringing it all back home

Bringing It All Back Home references Bob Dylan and the voice of poetry, protest and politics that

characterised a period of artistic blossoming in New York and elsewhere in the 1960’s, including Diggle’s

own home town of Manchester where he was involved in the punk scene of the 1970’s and 1980’s.

 

The spirit of rebellion lives on in this anarchic show of figurative and abstract work.  Diggle is, in his own

words,  “…for an art that is political, erotic, abstract, exposed – and does something other than sit and entertain

…in a museum.  I am for an art that embroils itself with everyday and comes out on top”.

 

Diggle references Sartre, Baudelaire and Wittgenstein:   “…climbing Wittgenstein’s metaphorical ladder

of knowledge…I needed to jump from the it’s last rung – without a net or anything like argument – so

that the world could be correctly understood – painted and given some form of impression of penetrating

the essence of things.”

 

He cites the recent Soutine/Kossoff show at Hastings Contemporary as one which excited him.  Many of his

own oil paintings have heavily encrusted and worked-on surfaces,  “enlivened by a constant play of

oppositions, each an abstract drama of visual events, a material metaphor for the invisible dynamics of the

world it reflects” (Mel Gooding, art critic).  Jackson Pollock is also a key influence, especially the large

New York canvases.  Pollock’s phrase “I am nature” resonates in this show.

 

Philip Diggle has lived in Highgate for over 30 years and this is his 8th show at Highgate Gallery.  He is a

regular contributor to the Royal Academy annual exhibition and has also exhibited in Berlin, Paris,

Barcelona and New York.  His work is held in collections at Chase Manhattan Bank and the Rockefeller

Center in New York, at Caius College Cambridge and in many boardrooms and private collections.

 

 

There will be works on paper for sale as well as canvases.

Relativity @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Feb 16 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
In a world where people can break scientific laws just by understanding them, Zadie Sierra works with the government to lock away the rule-breakers: whether it’s thermodynamics, friction or even gravity. But her faith in the system is shaken up when she finds that the next nonconformist to be punished is none other than her scientist sister, Oriana.
Now Zadie must ally with an unlikely bunch of petty criminals: Ocean, a magician who can bend the rules of probability; and Griffin, a dentist with a cavalier attitude to biological laws. Zadie must fight against the system she once upheld, and stop her boss, Fabian Garve MP, from discovering the mysterious ‘Theory of Everything’ that Oriana has been working on. 
Songs For A New World @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Feb 16 @ 7:30 pm – 9:15 pm

Quite Good Theatre and Upstairs at the Gatehouse present

SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD 

Following a brief five-star run in Southend last year, cult musical SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD comes to Upstairs at the Gatehouse this February for a strictly limited run.

The debut song-cycle from Tony Award® winner Jason Robert Brown (The Last Five Years, Parade, Bridges of Madison County), SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD is an anthology of short stories told through song that takes audiences on a journey, teetering on the edge of one moment that can shape the rest of your life.

Featuring Musical Theatre fan favourites including ‘I’m Not Afraid of Anything’, ‘Stars and the Moon’ and ‘King of the World’, this production of SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD creatively explores the human condition from vastly different New World perspectives, from the deck of a 15th century ship to the window ledge of a modern day high-rise in Manhattan.

SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD

Originally Produced by the WPA Theatre, New York City, 1995

Original Orchestration by Brian Besterman and Jason Robert Brown

Performed by arrangement with Music Theatre International 

★★★★★

“Outstanding. Anyone with a passion for Musical Theatre should see this production”

 SOUTHEND THEATRE SCENE

Music & Lyrics: Jason Robert Brown | Original Orchestrations: Jason Robert Brown & Brian Besterman.

Performed by arrangement with Music Theatre International. 

Running Time: 1 hour 45 minutes (including interval)

Guidance: 11+ (references to suicide, some explicit language)

Feb
17
Sat
Clean Up Highgate @ Highgate Society
Feb 17 @ 9:30 am – 10:30 am
Coffee AM at the Highgate Society @ Highgate Society
Feb 17 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

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.

The Three Bears @ Jacksons Lane
Feb 17 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm

Deep in the forest live Mammy, Daddy and Baby Bear. Each day the three bears head into the woods to collect interesting things to re-use in their home. Soon their cosy house is turned upside down by a colourful whirlwind that threatens to sit in their chairs, eat their porridge and sleep in their beds. It’s Goldilocks!

Bring your bears for an adventure in the woods, with original music, puppets and a tale you thought you knew.

Suitable for ages 6 and under

With support from Northern Stage, ARC and Stockton

Philip Diggle: Bringing It All Back Home @ Highgate Gallery
Feb 17 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

The spirit of rebellion lives on in the anarchic figurative and abstract oil on canvas works of Philip Diggle. In his own words ‘art that is political, erotic, abstract, exposed and does something other than sit and entertain in a museum. I am for an art that embroils itself with every day and comes out on top’.

www.philipdiggleart.com

Philip Diggle: Bringing It All Back Home

9-22 February 2024

Exhibition times:

Wed – Fri: 13.00 – 17.00

Saturday: 11.00 – 16.00

Sunday 11.00 – 17.00

 

 

Philip Diggle: Bringing it all back home

Bringing It All Back Home references Bob Dylan and the voice of poetry, protest and politics that

characterised a period of artistic blossoming in New York and elsewhere in the 1960’s, including Diggle’s

own home town of Manchester where he was involved in the punk scene of the 1970’s and 1980’s.

 

The spirit of rebellion lives on in this anarchic show of figurative and abstract work.  Diggle is, in his own

words,  “…for an art that is political, erotic, abstract, exposed – and does something other than sit and entertain

…in a museum.  I am for an art that embroils itself with everyday and comes out on top”.

 

Diggle references Sartre, Baudelaire and Wittgenstein:   “…climbing Wittgenstein’s metaphorical ladder

of knowledge…I needed to jump from the it’s last rung – without a net or anything like argument – so

that the world could be correctly understood – painted and given some form of impression of penetrating

the essence of things.”

 

He cites the recent Soutine/Kossoff show at Hastings Contemporary as one which excited him.  Many of his

own oil paintings have heavily encrusted and worked-on surfaces,  “enlivened by a constant play of

oppositions, each an abstract drama of visual events, a material metaphor for the invisible dynamics of the

world it reflects” (Mel Gooding, art critic).  Jackson Pollock is also a key influence, especially the large

New York canvases.  Pollock’s phrase “I am nature” resonates in this show.

 

Philip Diggle has lived in Highgate for over 30 years and this is his 8th show at Highgate Gallery.  He is a

regular contributor to the Royal Academy annual exhibition and has also exhibited in Berlin, Paris,

Barcelona and New York.  His work is held in collections at Chase Manhattan Bank and the Rockefeller

Center in New York, at Caius College Cambridge and in many boardrooms and private collections.

 

 

There will be works on paper for sale as well as canvases.

Songs For A New World @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Feb 17 @ 2:30 pm – 4:15 pm

Quite Good Theatre and Upstairs at the Gatehouse present

SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD 

Following a brief five-star run in Southend last year, cult musical SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD comes to Upstairs at the Gatehouse this February for a strictly limited run.

The debut song-cycle from Tony Award® winner Jason Robert Brown (The Last Five Years, Parade, Bridges of Madison County), SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD is an anthology of short stories told through song that takes audiences on a journey, teetering on the edge of one moment that can shape the rest of your life.

Featuring Musical Theatre fan favourites including ‘I’m Not Afraid of Anything’, ‘Stars and the Moon’ and ‘King of the World’, this production of SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD creatively explores the human condition from vastly different New World perspectives, from the deck of a 15th century ship to the window ledge of a modern day high-rise in Manhattan.

SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD

Originally Produced by the WPA Theatre, New York City, 1995

Original Orchestration by Brian Besterman and Jason Robert Brown

Performed by arrangement with Music Theatre International 

★★★★★

“Outstanding. Anyone with a passion for Musical Theatre should see this production”

 SOUTHEND THEATRE SCENE

Music & Lyrics: Jason Robert Brown | Original Orchestrations: Jason Robert Brown & Brian Besterman.

Performed by arrangement with Music Theatre International. 

Running Time: 1 hour 45 minutes (including interval)

Guidance: 11+ (references to suicide, some explicit language)

Relativity @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Feb 17 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
In a world where people can break scientific laws just by understanding them, Zadie Sierra works with the government to lock away the rule-breakers: whether it’s thermodynamics, friction or even gravity. But her faith in the system is shaken up when she finds that the next nonconformist to be punished is none other than her scientist sister, Oriana.
Now Zadie must ally with an unlikely bunch of petty criminals: Ocean, a magician who can bend the rules of probability; and Griffin, a dentist with a cavalier attitude to biological laws. Zadie must fight against the system she once upheld, and stop her boss, Fabian Garve MP, from discovering the mysterious ‘Theory of Everything’ that Oriana has been working on. 
Songs For A New World @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Feb 17 @ 7:30 pm – 9:15 pm

Quite Good Theatre and Upstairs at the Gatehouse present

SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD 

Following a brief five-star run in Southend last year, cult musical SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD comes to Upstairs at the Gatehouse this February for a strictly limited run.

The debut song-cycle from Tony Award® winner Jason Robert Brown (The Last Five Years, Parade, Bridges of Madison County), SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD is an anthology of short stories told through song that takes audiences on a journey, teetering on the edge of one moment that can shape the rest of your life.

Featuring Musical Theatre fan favourites including ‘I’m Not Afraid of Anything’, ‘Stars and the Moon’ and ‘King of the World’, this production of SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD creatively explores the human condition from vastly different New World perspectives, from the deck of a 15th century ship to the window ledge of a modern day high-rise in Manhattan.

SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD

Originally Produced by the WPA Theatre, New York City, 1995

Original Orchestration by Brian Besterman and Jason Robert Brown

Performed by arrangement with Music Theatre International 

★★★★★

“Outstanding. Anyone with a passion for Musical Theatre should see this production”

 SOUTHEND THEATRE SCENE

Music & Lyrics: Jason Robert Brown | Original Orchestrations: Jason Robert Brown & Brian Besterman.

Performed by arrangement with Music Theatre International. 

Running Time: 1 hour 45 minutes (including interval)

Guidance: 11+ (references to suicide, some explicit language)

Feb
18
Sun
Philip Diggle: Bringing It All Back Home @ Highgate Gallery
Feb 18 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

The spirit of rebellion lives on in the anarchic figurative and abstract oil on canvas works of Philip Diggle. In his own words ‘art that is political, erotic, abstract, exposed and does something other than sit and entertain in a museum. I am for an art that embroils itself with every day and comes out on top’.

www.philipdiggleart.com

Philip Diggle: Bringing It All Back Home

9-22 February 2024

Exhibition times:

Wed – Fri: 13.00 – 17.00

Saturday: 11.00 – 16.00

Sunday 11.00 – 17.00

 

 

Philip Diggle: Bringing it all back home

Bringing It All Back Home references Bob Dylan and the voice of poetry, protest and politics that

characterised a period of artistic blossoming in New York and elsewhere in the 1960’s, including Diggle’s

own home town of Manchester where he was involved in the punk scene of the 1970’s and 1980’s.

 

The spirit of rebellion lives on in this anarchic show of figurative and abstract work.  Diggle is, in his own

words,  “…for an art that is political, erotic, abstract, exposed – and does something other than sit and entertain

…in a museum.  I am for an art that embroils itself with everyday and comes out on top”.

 

Diggle references Sartre, Baudelaire and Wittgenstein:   “…climbing Wittgenstein’s metaphorical ladder

of knowledge…I needed to jump from the it’s last rung – without a net or anything like argument – so

that the world could be correctly understood – painted and given some form of impression of penetrating

the essence of things.”

 

He cites the recent Soutine/Kossoff show at Hastings Contemporary as one which excited him.  Many of his

own oil paintings have heavily encrusted and worked-on surfaces,  “enlivened by a constant play of

oppositions, each an abstract drama of visual events, a material metaphor for the invisible dynamics of the

world it reflects” (Mel Gooding, art critic).  Jackson Pollock is also a key influence, especially the large

New York canvases.  Pollock’s phrase “I am nature” resonates in this show.

 

Philip Diggle has lived in Highgate for over 30 years and this is his 8th show at Highgate Gallery.  He is a

regular contributor to the Royal Academy annual exhibition and has also exhibited in Berlin, Paris,

Barcelona and New York.  His work is held in collections at Chase Manhattan Bank and the Rockefeller

Center in New York, at Caius College Cambridge and in many boardrooms and private collections.

 

 

There will be works on paper for sale as well as canvases.

Songs For A New World @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Feb 18 @ 4:00 pm – 5:45 pm

Quite Good Theatre and Upstairs at the Gatehouse present

SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD 

Following a brief five-star run in Southend last year, cult musical SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD comes to Upstairs at the Gatehouse this February for a strictly limited run.

The debut song-cycle from Tony Award® winner Jason Robert Brown (The Last Five Years, Parade, Bridges of Madison County), SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD is an anthology of short stories told through song that takes audiences on a journey, teetering on the edge of one moment that can shape the rest of your life.

Featuring Musical Theatre fan favourites including ‘I’m Not Afraid of Anything’, ‘Stars and the Moon’ and ‘King of the World’, this production of SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD creatively explores the human condition from vastly different New World perspectives, from the deck of a 15th century ship to the window ledge of a modern day high-rise in Manhattan.

SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD

Originally Produced by the WPA Theatre, New York City, 1995

Original Orchestration by Brian Besterman and Jason Robert Brown

Performed by arrangement with Music Theatre International 

★★★★★

“Outstanding. Anyone with a passion for Musical Theatre should see this production”

 SOUTHEND THEATRE SCENE

Music & Lyrics: Jason Robert Brown | Original Orchestrations: Jason Robert Brown & Brian Besterman.

Performed by arrangement with Music Theatre International. 

Running Time: 1 hour 45 minutes (including interval)

Guidance: 11+ (references to suicide, some explicit language)

No Surrender: Songs by Bruce Springsteen & Tom Waits @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Feb 18 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm
Featuring classics like THUNDER ROAD and NO SURRENDER, Paul inhabits the rich, complex characters at the heart of these quintessentially American narratives, bringing them to life in performance.
Paul is currently Musical Director of the highly-acclaimed revival of Sondheim’s Pacific Overtures at the Menier Chocolate Factory.
His film credits include the Oscar-Winning ChicagoNineDreamgirlsAcross the UniverseMulan and The Lion King. Among his many Broadway credits are AidaTarzanBombay DreamsSunset BoulevardLes Miserables and Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. Paul was music director for the television productions of CinderellaAnnie and South Pacific.
When Paul was a student at Julliard School of Music, he also acted professionally in the lead role of Claude in HairJesus in Godspell, and a featured role in Arthur Miller(!!!)’s only musical, Up from Paradise. Much later, he arranged a contemporary version of Oliver! and played the role of Fagin as a burned-out drug-dealer a la Joe Cocker. He recently appeared as Frollo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
Relativity @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Feb 18 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
In a world where people can break scientific laws just by understanding them, Zadie Sierra works with the government to lock away the rule-breakers: whether it’s thermodynamics, friction or even gravity. But her faith in the system is shaken up when she finds that the next nonconformist to be punished is none other than her scientist sister, Oriana.
Now Zadie must ally with an unlikely bunch of petty criminals: Ocean, a magician who can bend the rules of probability; and Griffin, a dentist with a cavalier attitude to biological laws. Zadie must fight against the system she once upheld, and stop her boss, Fabian Garve MP, from discovering the mysterious ‘Theory of Everything’ that Oriana has been working on. 
Feb
19
Mon
Kung Fu Classes for Children (5.45) and Adults (6.30) @ Highgate Society
Feb 19 @ 5:45 pm – 7:30 pm

               

               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!

Life Drawing 5 Week Evening Course (Jan/Feb & Feb/Mar 2024) @ Lauderdale House
Feb 19 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Have a cuppa and settle in for an evening of delightful life drawing with our new 5 week evening course for new and experienced students alike.

Taught by Artist Clare Grossman, this 5 week course will comprise of 2 hour classes on Monday evenings. Students will receive structured tuition, with the opportunity to work to a set objective each week as well as the chance to work individually as they wish.

The class will feature a good variety of professional life models to keep the classes fresh and interesting.

Please bring your own mug for tea as well as drawing materials. Paper will be available to purchase in the class.

About Clare Grossman

Clare trained at Camberwell School of Art, attaining a Masters Degree in Fine Art Printmaking. Since then she has continued her practice from her own studio in North London and with various professional print studios.

Her art has been commissioned by numerous corporate and commercial companies and she exhibits regularly with galleries across the UK and abroad.

What You Need

Charcoal

Soft graphite pencils 2B to 8B

A box of colour chalk pastels (not oil pastels)

Black & White chalk pastels

Putty Rubber

2 Bull Dog clips (to clip paper to boards)

Some cash (coins) to pay for paper

 

The course runs in two batches:

Run 1 (Mondays 7pm-9pm): 8th Jan, 15th Jan, 22nd Jan, 29th Jan, 5th Feb

Run 2 (Mondays 7pm-9pm): 19th Feb, 26th Feb, 4th Mar, 11th Mar, 18th Mar

 

Price: £125.00 for 5 sessions

To book yourself in, please follow the link:

https://www.lauderdalehouse.org.uk/whats-on/life-drawing-course

Feb
20
Tue
Annie’s Yoga in Highgate @ Highgate United Reformed Church
Feb 20 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

The class is suitable for beginners and is friendly and inclusive. Style is Hatha yoga with various influences – gentle, but still delivering strength and flexibility.   Come and try a class to enhance your sense of wellbeing, release stress and tension and to experience deep relaxation. Mats provided, free parking (for now, but check signs!) no need to book – just turn up. The class is in the beautiful church – it’s set back a bit and has big blue doors. The class is mixed level/mixed ability/mixed age. I am a registered BWY teacher and fully insured. For more info about me/my yoga, have a look at my website 

Relativity @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Feb 20 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
In a world where people can break scientific laws just by understanding them, Zadie Sierra works with the government to lock away the rule-breakers: whether it’s thermodynamics, friction or even gravity. But her faith in the system is shaken up when she finds that the next nonconformist to be punished is none other than her scientist sister, Oriana.
Now Zadie must ally with an unlikely bunch of petty criminals: Ocean, a magician who can bend the rules of probability; and Griffin, a dentist with a cavalier attitude to biological laws. Zadie must fight against the system she once upheld, and stop her boss, Fabian Garve MP, from discovering the mysterious ‘Theory of Everything’ that Oriana has been working on. 
Songs For A New World @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Feb 20 @ 7:30 pm – 9:15 pm

Quite Good Theatre and Upstairs at the Gatehouse present

SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD 

Following a brief five-star run in Southend last year, cult musical SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD comes to Upstairs at the Gatehouse this February for a strictly limited run.

The debut song-cycle from Tony Award® winner Jason Robert Brown (The Last Five Years, Parade, Bridges of Madison County), SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD is an anthology of short stories told through song that takes audiences on a journey, teetering on the edge of one moment that can shape the rest of your life.

Featuring Musical Theatre fan favourites including ‘I’m Not Afraid of Anything’, ‘Stars and the Moon’ and ‘King of the World’, this production of SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD creatively explores the human condition from vastly different New World perspectives, from the deck of a 15th century ship to the window ledge of a modern day high-rise in Manhattan.

SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD

Originally Produced by the WPA Theatre, New York City, 1995

Original Orchestration by Brian Besterman and Jason Robert Brown

Performed by arrangement with Music Theatre International 

★★★★★

“Outstanding. Anyone with a passion for Musical Theatre should see this production”

 SOUTHEND THEATRE SCENE

Music & Lyrics: Jason Robert Brown | Original Orchestrations: Jason Robert Brown & Brian Besterman.

Performed by arrangement with Music Theatre International. 

Running Time: 1 hour 45 minutes (including interval)

Guidance: 11+ (references to suicide, some explicit language)

Feb
21
Wed
Philip Diggle: Bringing It All Back Home @ Highgate Gallery
Feb 21 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

The spirit of rebellion lives on in the anarchic figurative and abstract oil on canvas works of Philip Diggle. In his own words ‘art that is political, erotic, abstract, exposed and does something other than sit and entertain in a museum. I am for an art that embroils itself with every day and comes out on top’.

www.philipdiggleart.com

Philip Diggle: Bringing It All Back Home

9-22 February 2024

Exhibition times:

Wed – Fri: 13.00 – 17.00

Saturday: 11.00 – 16.00

Sunday 11.00 – 17.00

 

 

Philip Diggle: Bringing it all back home

Bringing It All Back Home references Bob Dylan and the voice of poetry, protest and politics that

characterised a period of artistic blossoming in New York and elsewhere in the 1960’s, including Diggle’s

own home town of Manchester where he was involved in the punk scene of the 1970’s and 1980’s.

 

The spirit of rebellion lives on in this anarchic show of figurative and abstract work.  Diggle is, in his own

words,  “…for an art that is political, erotic, abstract, exposed – and does something other than sit and entertain

…in a museum.  I am for an art that embroils itself with everyday and comes out on top”.

 

Diggle references Sartre, Baudelaire and Wittgenstein:   “…climbing Wittgenstein’s metaphorical ladder

of knowledge…I needed to jump from the it’s last rung – without a net or anything like argument – so

that the world could be correctly understood – painted and given some form of impression of penetrating

the essence of things.”

 

He cites the recent Soutine/Kossoff show at Hastings Contemporary as one which excited him.  Many of his

own oil paintings have heavily encrusted and worked-on surfaces,  “enlivened by a constant play of

oppositions, each an abstract drama of visual events, a material metaphor for the invisible dynamics of the

world it reflects” (Mel Gooding, art critic).  Jackson Pollock is also a key influence, especially the large

New York canvases.  Pollock’s phrase “I am nature” resonates in this show.

 

Philip Diggle has lived in Highgate for over 30 years and this is his 8th show at Highgate Gallery.  He is a

regular contributor to the Royal Academy annual exhibition and has also exhibited in Berlin, Paris,

Barcelona and New York.  His work is held in collections at Chase Manhattan Bank and the Rockefeller

Center in New York, at Caius College Cambridge and in many boardrooms and private collections.

 

 

There will be works on paper for sale as well as canvases.

(le)Pain @ Jacksons Lane
Feb 21 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Jean Daniel Broussé (JD), the only son of a fourth-generation French baker, will not be following in his ancestors’ footsteps. Having studied Medieval History, Modern Literature and Circus Arts, JD steps away from baking bread, patisserie and cakes.  

After four generations, the family bakery is sold. After four generations, the boulangerie story ends here. 

(le)Pain is about breadmaking, identity, physical heroics and growing up queer in a boulangerie in the south of France. It incorporates circus, dance, storytelling, Béarnaise folklore video, karaoke and laughter. 

Running time: 60 mins, no interval 

Partners: Warwick Arts Centre, Shoreditch Town Hall 

Funders: Arts Council England Lottery Funded, Jerwood Circus Residencies 

Suitable for ages 14+ 

Relativity @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Feb 21 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
In a world where people can break scientific laws just by understanding them, Zadie Sierra works with the government to lock away the rule-breakers: whether it’s thermodynamics, friction or even gravity. But her faith in the system is shaken up when she finds that the next nonconformist to be punished is none other than her scientist sister, Oriana.
Now Zadie must ally with an unlikely bunch of petty criminals: Ocean, a magician who can bend the rules of probability; and Griffin, a dentist with a cavalier attitude to biological laws. Zadie must fight against the system she once upheld, and stop her boss, Fabian Garve MP, from discovering the mysterious ‘Theory of Everything’ that Oriana has been working on. 
Songs For A New World @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Feb 21 @ 7:30 pm – 9:15 pm

Quite Good Theatre and Upstairs at the Gatehouse present

SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD 

Following a brief five-star run in Southend last year, cult musical SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD comes to Upstairs at the Gatehouse this February for a strictly limited run.

The debut song-cycle from Tony Award® winner Jason Robert Brown (The Last Five Years, Parade, Bridges of Madison County), SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD is an anthology of short stories told through song that takes audiences on a journey, teetering on the edge of one moment that can shape the rest of your life.

Featuring Musical Theatre fan favourites including ‘I’m Not Afraid of Anything’, ‘Stars and the Moon’ and ‘King of the World’, this production of SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD creatively explores the human condition from vastly different New World perspectives, from the deck of a 15th century ship to the window ledge of a modern day high-rise in Manhattan.

SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD

Originally Produced by the WPA Theatre, New York City, 1995

Original Orchestration by Brian Besterman and Jason Robert Brown

Performed by arrangement with Music Theatre International 

★★★★★

“Outstanding. Anyone with a passion for Musical Theatre should see this production”

 SOUTHEND THEATRE SCENE

Music & Lyrics: Jason Robert Brown | Original Orchestrations: Jason Robert Brown & Brian Besterman.

Performed by arrangement with Music Theatre International. 

Running Time: 1 hour 45 minutes (including interval)

Guidance: 11+ (references to suicide, some explicit language)

Travellers’ tales: Why visit Jordan? @ Highgate Society
Feb 21 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

With so much coverage being given to the troubles in Gaza and the West Bank many people may wonder whether a country in the Middle East is a suitable destination for this year’s holiday.  Be assured the principal travel companies continue to operate tours to Jordan as normal, considering it as a wholly safe destination and, as Richard Webber and Jane Campbell will hope to show, even a short visit will expose you to the remains of many different civilisations and a variety of stunning desert landscapes in a hassle-free environment largely undiscovered by mass tourism

https://eventbrite.co.uk/e/travellers-tales-why-visit-jordan-tickets-782698461167?aff=oddtdtcreator

Feb
22
Thu
Philip Diggle: Bringing It All Back Home @ Highgate Gallery
Feb 22 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

The spirit of rebellion lives on in the anarchic figurative and abstract oil on canvas works of Philip Diggle. In his own words ‘art that is political, erotic, abstract, exposed and does something other than sit and entertain in a museum. I am for an art that embroils itself with every day and comes out on top’.

www.philipdiggleart.com

Philip Diggle: Bringing It All Back Home

9-22 February 2024

Exhibition times:

Wed – Fri: 13.00 – 17.00

Saturday: 11.00 – 16.00

Sunday 11.00 – 17.00

 

 

Philip Diggle: Bringing it all back home

Bringing It All Back Home references Bob Dylan and the voice of poetry, protest and politics that

characterised a period of artistic blossoming in New York and elsewhere in the 1960’s, including Diggle’s

own home town of Manchester where he was involved in the punk scene of the 1970’s and 1980’s.

 

The spirit of rebellion lives on in this anarchic show of figurative and abstract work.  Diggle is, in his own

words,  “…for an art that is political, erotic, abstract, exposed – and does something other than sit and entertain

…in a museum.  I am for an art that embroils itself with everyday and comes out on top”.

 

Diggle references Sartre, Baudelaire and Wittgenstein:   “…climbing Wittgenstein’s metaphorical ladder

of knowledge…I needed to jump from the it’s last rung – without a net or anything like argument – so

that the world could be correctly understood – painted and given some form of impression of penetrating

the essence of things.”

 

He cites the recent Soutine/Kossoff show at Hastings Contemporary as one which excited him.  Many of his

own oil paintings have heavily encrusted and worked-on surfaces,  “enlivened by a constant play of

oppositions, each an abstract drama of visual events, a material metaphor for the invisible dynamics of the

world it reflects” (Mel Gooding, art critic).  Jackson Pollock is also a key influence, especially the large

New York canvases.  Pollock’s phrase “I am nature” resonates in this show.

 

Philip Diggle has lived in Highgate for over 30 years and this is his 8th show at Highgate Gallery.  He is a

regular contributor to the Royal Academy annual exhibition and has also exhibited in Berlin, Paris,

Barcelona and New York.  His work is held in collections at Chase Manhattan Bank and the Rockefeller

Center in New York, at Caius College Cambridge and in many boardrooms and private collections.

 

 

There will be works on paper for sale as well as canvases.

Tamas Szigyarto neo-romantic piano recital at Lauderdale House @ Lauderdale House
Feb 22 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Tamas Szigyarto, London-based pianist and composer, presents selected works from two original piano cycles: There Will Be Rainbow and Cone Of Silence, recently released by Navona and Oclassica labels respectively.

The two works, written in neo-romantic style with a touch of impressionism, present a musical dyad. There Will Be Rainbow is bright and optimistic whereas Cone Of Silence reflects on the darker themes of solitude and melancholy. Both cycles accumulate material written over the past decade. Finally, there will be performance of piano poem Blue Hour written by Tamas and his creative partner, pianist and composer, Elena Oleynik.

Thursday, February 22nd
Doors 19:00
Performance 19:30
General £10 / Concession £8

Lauderdale House
Waterlow Park
Highgate Hill
London
N6 5HG

Knot @ Jacksons Lane
Feb 22 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Internationally acclaimed circus and dance performers, Nikki Rummer and JD Broussé, use hand-to-hand circus skills to tell the tale of an impossible choice: How can we be honest with ourselves without hurting those we love? Knot is a finely crafted theatrical journey through the struggles of commitment.   

Knot is a modern affair told with delicate sensitivity through breath-taking acrobatics and heart wrenching dance.

Knot is co-commissioned and supported by Jacksons Lane, Déda, Jerwood Choreographic Research Project II, The National Centre for Circus Arts, Arts Council England and Warwick Arts Centre. 

Relativity @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Feb 22 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
In a world where people can break scientific laws just by understanding them, Zadie Sierra works with the government to lock away the rule-breakers: whether it’s thermodynamics, friction or even gravity. But her faith in the system is shaken up when she finds that the next nonconformist to be punished is none other than her scientist sister, Oriana.
Now Zadie must ally with an unlikely bunch of petty criminals: Ocean, a magician who can bend the rules of probability; and Griffin, a dentist with a cavalier attitude to biological laws. Zadie must fight against the system she once upheld, and stop her boss, Fabian Garve MP, from discovering the mysterious ‘Theory of Everything’ that Oriana has been working on. 
Songs For A New World @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Feb 22 @ 7:30 pm – 9:15 pm

Quite Good Theatre and Upstairs at the Gatehouse present

SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD 

Following a brief five-star run in Southend last year, cult musical SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD comes to Upstairs at the Gatehouse this February for a strictly limited run.

The debut song-cycle from Tony Award® winner Jason Robert Brown (The Last Five Years, Parade, Bridges of Madison County), SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD is an anthology of short stories told through song that takes audiences on a journey, teetering on the edge of one moment that can shape the rest of your life.

Featuring Musical Theatre fan favourites including ‘I’m Not Afraid of Anything’, ‘Stars and the Moon’ and ‘King of the World’, this production of SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD creatively explores the human condition from vastly different New World perspectives, from the deck of a 15th century ship to the window ledge of a modern day high-rise in Manhattan.

SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD

Originally Produced by the WPA Theatre, New York City, 1995

Original Orchestration by Brian Besterman and Jason Robert Brown

Performed by arrangement with Music Theatre International 

★★★★★

“Outstanding. Anyone with a passion for Musical Theatre should see this production”

 SOUTHEND THEATRE SCENE

Music & Lyrics: Jason Robert Brown | Original Orchestrations: Jason Robert Brown & Brian Besterman.

Performed by arrangement with Music Theatre International. 

Running Time: 1 hour 45 minutes (including interval)

Guidance: 11+ (references to suicide, some explicit language)

Feb
23
Fri
Cocktails at the Highgate Society: save the date @ Highgate Society
Feb 23 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

23 Feb  Friday cocktail evening 7.30 details and booking to follow

Relativity @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Feb 23 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
In a world where people can break scientific laws just by understanding them, Zadie Sierra works with the government to lock away the rule-breakers: whether it’s thermodynamics, friction or even gravity. But her faith in the system is shaken up when she finds that the next nonconformist to be punished is none other than her scientist sister, Oriana.
Now Zadie must ally with an unlikely bunch of petty criminals: Ocean, a magician who can bend the rules of probability; and Griffin, a dentist with a cavalier attitude to biological laws. Zadie must fight against the system she once upheld, and stop her boss, Fabian Garve MP, from discovering the mysterious ‘Theory of Everything’ that Oriana has been working on. 
Songs For A New World @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Feb 23 @ 7:30 pm – 9:15 pm

Quite Good Theatre and Upstairs at the Gatehouse present

SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD 

Following a brief five-star run in Southend last year, cult musical SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD comes to Upstairs at the Gatehouse this February for a strictly limited run.

The debut song-cycle from Tony Award® winner Jason Robert Brown (The Last Five Years, Parade, Bridges of Madison County), SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD is an anthology of short stories told through song that takes audiences on a journey, teetering on the edge of one moment that can shape the rest of your life.

Featuring Musical Theatre fan favourites including ‘I’m Not Afraid of Anything’, ‘Stars and the Moon’ and ‘King of the World’, this production of SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD creatively explores the human condition from vastly different New World perspectives, from the deck of a 15th century ship to the window ledge of a modern day high-rise in Manhattan.

SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD

Originally Produced by the WPA Theatre, New York City, 1995

Original Orchestration by Brian Besterman and Jason Robert Brown

Performed by arrangement with Music Theatre International 

★★★★★

“Outstanding. Anyone with a passion for Musical Theatre should see this production”

 SOUTHEND THEATRE SCENE

Music & Lyrics: Jason Robert Brown | Original Orchestrations: Jason Robert Brown & Brian Besterman.

Performed by arrangement with Music Theatre International. 

Running Time: 1 hour 45 minutes (including interval)

Guidance: 11+ (references to suicide, some explicit language)

Feb
24
Sat
Coffee AM at the Highgate Society @ Highgate Society
Feb 24 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

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.

Heritage Fair 2024 @ Lauderdale House
Feb 24 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Discover fascinating stories from Highgate’s past, and the diverse history of the communities that make up North London.

Come and chat to over 20 people who are interested in and knowledgeable about the history of our local area, including representatives from local museums, historic houses and local history societies at this FREE fair! Alongside Jacksons Lane, we will also be hosting a ‘memory stall’ this year, and collecting photos from the community that show the venues or Waterlow Park. Have any images from the past that you’d like to share? Bring them along!

 

Confirmed attendees for this year’s Heritage fair include:

The Arts Society Hampstead Heath

Camden History Society

Camden Tour Guides Association

Channing School

The Coleridge Trust

Friends of Kenwood

Highgate Cemetery

The Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution Archive

The Highgate Roman Kiln Project

Highgate School Museum & Archive

The Highgate Society

Hornsey Historical Society

Jacksons Lane

Kenwood House

Lady Gould’s Charity

Lauderdale House

North London U3A

Memories Stall

Pink Plaques Project

Heritage Talk 2024 – That’s Entertainment! @ Lauderdale House
Feb 24 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Join us to discover the history of three local venues: Lauderdale House, Jacksons Lane and Upstairs at the Gatehouse.

Speakers from three of Highgate’s key entertainment venues join us for a special Heritage Weekend talk! With each building facing uncertain futures at one stage or another, this talk will provide a fascinating insight into the transformations and challenges involved in converting each into the venues we know today.

 We will hear from Nick Peacey, one of the driving forces behind Lauderdale House’s conversion to an Arts and Cultural Centre, alongside John Plews – long time manager of the award-winning Upstairs at the Gatehouse theatre. Finally, we will be hearing from the team at Jacksons Lane and their amazing journey from derelict church to thriving community venue!

Songs For A New World @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Feb 24 @ 2:30 pm – 4:15 pm

Quite Good Theatre and Upstairs at the Gatehouse present

SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD 

Following a brief five-star run in Southend last year, cult musical SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD comes to Upstairs at the Gatehouse this February for a strictly limited run.

The debut song-cycle from Tony Award® winner Jason Robert Brown (The Last Five Years, Parade, Bridges of Madison County), SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD is an anthology of short stories told through song that takes audiences on a journey, teetering on the edge of one moment that can shape the rest of your life.

Featuring Musical Theatre fan favourites including ‘I’m Not Afraid of Anything’, ‘Stars and the Moon’ and ‘King of the World’, this production of SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD creatively explores the human condition from vastly different New World perspectives, from the deck of a 15th century ship to the window ledge of a modern day high-rise in Manhattan.

SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD

Originally Produced by the WPA Theatre, New York City, 1995

Original Orchestration by Brian Besterman and Jason Robert Brown

Performed by arrangement with Music Theatre International 

★★★★★

“Outstanding. Anyone with a passion for Musical Theatre should see this production”

 SOUTHEND THEATRE SCENE

Music & Lyrics: Jason Robert Brown | Original Orchestrations: Jason Robert Brown & Brian Besterman.

Performed by arrangement with Music Theatre International. 

Running Time: 1 hour 45 minutes (including interval)

Guidance: 11+ (references to suicide, some explicit language)

Heritage Talk 2024 – A Warm Welcome @ Lauderdale House
Feb 24 @ 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Highgate has more than its fair share of locations if you’re looking for a pint, a bite to eat…or a historic ceremony involving antlers!

Originally a village outside of London, Highgate has long been a welcoming spot for travellers and visitors alike. Join us for this fascinating talk as we discover the history of some of its more interesting watering holes!

Hear from an expert on the history of the local pubs and hostelries and open your eyes to some of the more bizarre rituals such as the ‘Swearing of the Horns’. You’ll find out all about St Joseph’s Parish Centre, which has hosted everything from boxing matches to beauty contests and is still the cheapest pint in Highgate! And we chat to Kate Fugallo who ran the Lauderdale café with her husband Salvatore,  from 1985 to 2014, helping take the organisation from one century into another! As she says, ‘we didn’t realise when we pitched up in 1985 it would turn out to be a major part of our lives and of our childrens’.

Relativity @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Feb 24 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
In a world where people can break scientific laws just by understanding them, Zadie Sierra works with the government to lock away the rule-breakers: whether it’s thermodynamics, friction or even gravity. But her faith in the system is shaken up when she finds that the next nonconformist to be punished is none other than her scientist sister, Oriana.
Now Zadie must ally with an unlikely bunch of petty criminals: Ocean, a magician who can bend the rules of probability; and Griffin, a dentist with a cavalier attitude to biological laws. Zadie must fight against the system she once upheld, and stop her boss, Fabian Garve MP, from discovering the mysterious ‘Theory of Everything’ that Oriana has been working on. 
Songs For A New World @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Feb 24 @ 7:30 pm – 9:15 pm

Quite Good Theatre and Upstairs at the Gatehouse present

SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD 

Following a brief five-star run in Southend last year, cult musical SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD comes to Upstairs at the Gatehouse this February for a strictly limited run.

The debut song-cycle from Tony Award® winner Jason Robert Brown (The Last Five Years, Parade, Bridges of Madison County), SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD is an anthology of short stories told through song that takes audiences on a journey, teetering on the edge of one moment that can shape the rest of your life.

Featuring Musical Theatre fan favourites including ‘I’m Not Afraid of Anything’, ‘Stars and the Moon’ and ‘King of the World’, this production of SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD creatively explores the human condition from vastly different New World perspectives, from the deck of a 15th century ship to the window ledge of a modern day high-rise in Manhattan.

SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD

Originally Produced by the WPA Theatre, New York City, 1995

Original Orchestration by Brian Besterman and Jason Robert Brown

Performed by arrangement with Music Theatre International 

★★★★★

“Outstanding. Anyone with a passion for Musical Theatre should see this production”

 SOUTHEND THEATRE SCENE

Music & Lyrics: Jason Robert Brown | Original Orchestrations: Jason Robert Brown & Brian Besterman.

Performed by arrangement with Music Theatre International. 

Running Time: 1 hour 45 minutes (including interval)

Guidance: 11+ (references to suicide, some explicit language)

Feb
25
Sun
Heritage Family Day 2024 @ Lauderdale House
Feb 25 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

Take a step back in time at Lauderdale House’s annual Heritage Weekend. On Sunday 25 February we’re hosting a special Heritage Family Fun Day for children and families to explore the history of the house and the area.

Drop in for all kinds of fun and free activities between 11am and 4pm – activities are free and you don’t need to book in advance!

 Discover the stories of the Victorian children who lived in the house on our interactive touchscreens.

 Explore the House with our family trail (there will be a chocolate prize for the first 50 children to complete it!).

 From 11.30am to 3.30pm, a craft session making Tudor ruffs and masks for a masquerade ball!

 No unaccompanied children – bring your parent and carer so they can join in too!