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Jul
4
Fri
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies @ Highgate Gallery
Jul 4 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies

Exhibition at Highgate Gallery: Fates and Furies

4 – 17 July 2025

Vivien Thomason is a consummate colourist. She drips, swirls, layers and streams colour sometimes balanced and harmonious, sometimes menacing and unexpected. Her abstract works are a clear statement about the power of colour to energise our senses and feed our thoughts and fantasies.

The traumas of the earth and the rage of long-forgotten victims are all recurring themes. Unashamedly gothic, Vivien often incorporates apocalyptic figures storming from the canvas like ‘Furies’ on a quest to avenge the injustices and misogyny of the world. Vivien also re-works Gauguin’s Tahitian paintings, reclaiming the exploited young women as empowered ‘witches’, no longer weak or submissive. Other compositions include ‘maps’ of the sea and land incorporating bird and animal motifs, ‘necklace’ paintings with large carved beads layered over mourning ‘figures’, lost in lament. Regardless of the dramatic themes, touches of humour are also in evidence. Her paintings are rendered and dripped in liquid acrylics.

After a lengthy career in fashion, Vivien picked up her paints and poured her passions onto canvas. Her career made her profoundly aware how colour can appeal and affect mood. It also clarified how women are treated and often exploited in the industry. After years of faster and faster fashion, Vivien seeks to make amends by creating work that references the state of our world today and the climate catastrophe.

Gallery times: Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00,
Saturdays & Sundays 10:00-16:00
Mondays & Tuesdays Closed
Private View: Friday 04 July 2025 18:00-20:30

SHOUT! the Mod Musical @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jul 4 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Featuring over 30 hits from the 1960s, SHOUT! the smash-hit Mod Musical bursts onto the stage with colour, glitz and energy in this all-new production

Journey back to the liberating days of 1960s’ London and explore the infectious pop anthems that made household names of stars such as Petula Clark, Dusty Springfield, Lulu and Shirley Bassey!

Hip swivel-ling hits include YOU’RE MY WORLD, SHOUT, DOWNTOWN, GOLDFINGER, TO SIR WITH LOVE, THOSE WERE THE DAYS, SON OF A PREACHER MAN, THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN, ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU, WISHIN’ & HOPIN, DON’T SLEEP IN THE SUBWAY, and YOU DON’T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME, by writers such as Burt BacharachCarole KingLeslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley, and Tony Hatch & Jackie Trent!

Join us as we track the lives of five women as they come of age in this psychedelic, eye-popping, fun-filled musical comedy, which will make you want to throw your head back and SHOUT!

What is the Soundtrack of your life?

Jul
5
Sat
Coffee AM at the Highgate Society @ Highgate Society
Jul 5 @ 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.

Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies @ Highgate Gallery
Jul 5 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies

Exhibition at Highgate Gallery: Fates and Furies

4 – 17 July 2025

Vivien Thomason is a consummate colourist. She drips, swirls, layers and streams colour sometimes balanced and harmonious, sometimes menacing and unexpected. Her abstract works are a clear statement about the power of colour to energise our senses and feed our thoughts and fantasies.

The traumas of the earth and the rage of long-forgotten victims are all recurring themes. Unashamedly gothic, Vivien often incorporates apocalyptic figures storming from the canvas like ‘Furies’ on a quest to avenge the injustices and misogyny of the world. Vivien also re-works Gauguin’s Tahitian paintings, reclaiming the exploited young women as empowered ‘witches’, no longer weak or submissive. Other compositions include ‘maps’ of the sea and land incorporating bird and animal motifs, ‘necklace’ paintings with large carved beads layered over mourning ‘figures’, lost in lament. Regardless of the dramatic themes, touches of humour are also in evidence. Her paintings are rendered and dripped in liquid acrylics.

After a lengthy career in fashion, Vivien picked up her paints and poured her passions onto canvas. Her career made her profoundly aware how colour can appeal and affect mood. It also clarified how women are treated and often exploited in the industry. After years of faster and faster fashion, Vivien seeks to make amends by creating work that references the state of our world today and the climate catastrophe.

Gallery times: Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00,
Saturdays & Sundays 10:00-16:00
Mondays & Tuesdays Closed
Private View: Friday 04 July 2025 18:00-20:30

SHOUT! the Mod Musical @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jul 5 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Featuring over 30 hits from the 1960s, SHOUT! the smash-hit Mod Musical bursts onto the stage with colour, glitz and energy in this all-new production

Journey back to the liberating days of 1960s’ London and explore the infectious pop anthems that made household names of stars such as Petula Clark, Dusty Springfield, Lulu and Shirley Bassey!

Hip swivel-ling hits include YOU’RE MY WORLD, SHOUT, DOWNTOWN, GOLDFINGER, TO SIR WITH LOVE, THOSE WERE THE DAYS, SON OF A PREACHER MAN, THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN, ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU, WISHIN’ & HOPIN, DON’T SLEEP IN THE SUBWAY, and YOU DON’T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME, by writers such as Burt BacharachCarole KingLeslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley, and Tony Hatch & Jackie Trent!

Join us as we track the lives of five women as they come of age in this psychedelic, eye-popping, fun-filled musical comedy, which will make you want to throw your head back and SHOUT!

What is the Soundtrack of your life?

Jul
6
Sun
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies @ Highgate Gallery
Jul 6 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies

Exhibition at Highgate Gallery: Fates and Furies

4 – 17 July 2025

Vivien Thomason is a consummate colourist. She drips, swirls, layers and streams colour sometimes balanced and harmonious, sometimes menacing and unexpected. Her abstract works are a clear statement about the power of colour to energise our senses and feed our thoughts and fantasies.

The traumas of the earth and the rage of long-forgotten victims are all recurring themes. Unashamedly gothic, Vivien often incorporates apocalyptic figures storming from the canvas like ‘Furies’ on a quest to avenge the injustices and misogyny of the world. Vivien also re-works Gauguin’s Tahitian paintings, reclaiming the exploited young women as empowered ‘witches’, no longer weak or submissive. Other compositions include ‘maps’ of the sea and land incorporating bird and animal motifs, ‘necklace’ paintings with large carved beads layered over mourning ‘figures’, lost in lament. Regardless of the dramatic themes, touches of humour are also in evidence. Her paintings are rendered and dripped in liquid acrylics.

After a lengthy career in fashion, Vivien picked up her paints and poured her passions onto canvas. Her career made her profoundly aware how colour can appeal and affect mood. It also clarified how women are treated and often exploited in the industry. After years of faster and faster fashion, Vivien seeks to make amends by creating work that references the state of our world today and the climate catastrophe.

Gallery times: Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00,
Saturdays & Sundays 10:00-16:00
Mondays & Tuesdays Closed
Private View: Friday 04 July 2025 18:00-20:30

SHOUT! the Mod Musical @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jul 6 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Featuring over 30 hits from the 1960s, SHOUT! the smash-hit Mod Musical bursts onto the stage with colour, glitz and energy in this all-new production

Journey back to the liberating days of 1960s’ London and explore the infectious pop anthems that made household names of stars such as Petula Clark, Dusty Springfield, Lulu and Shirley Bassey!

Hip swivel-ling hits include YOU’RE MY WORLD, SHOUT, DOWNTOWN, GOLDFINGER, TO SIR WITH LOVE, THOSE WERE THE DAYS, SON OF A PREACHER MAN, THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN, ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU, WISHIN’ & HOPIN, DON’T SLEEP IN THE SUBWAY, and YOU DON’T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME, by writers such as Burt BacharachCarole KingLeslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley, and Tony Hatch & Jackie Trent!

Join us as we track the lives of five women as they come of age in this psychedelic, eye-popping, fun-filled musical comedy, which will make you want to throw your head back and SHOUT!

What is the Soundtrack of your life?

Jul
7
Mon
Coffee and Computers @ Highgate Society
Jul 7 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Monday 6 Nov coffee computers 10 30

Jul
8
Tue
SHOUT! the Mod Musical @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jul 8 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Featuring over 30 hits from the 1960s, SHOUT! the smash-hit Mod Musical bursts onto the stage with colour, glitz and energy in this all-new production

Journey back to the liberating days of 1960s’ London and explore the infectious pop anthems that made household names of stars such as Petula Clark, Dusty Springfield, Lulu and Shirley Bassey!

Hip swivel-ling hits include YOU’RE MY WORLD, SHOUT, DOWNTOWN, GOLDFINGER, TO SIR WITH LOVE, THOSE WERE THE DAYS, SON OF A PREACHER MAN, THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN, ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU, WISHIN’ & HOPIN, DON’T SLEEP IN THE SUBWAY, and YOU DON’T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME, by writers such as Burt BacharachCarole KingLeslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley, and Tony Hatch & Jackie Trent!

Join us as we track the lives of five women as they come of age in this psychedelic, eye-popping, fun-filled musical comedy, which will make you want to throw your head back and SHOUT!

What is the Soundtrack of your life?

Jul
9
Wed
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies @ Highgate Gallery
Jul 9 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies

Exhibition at Highgate Gallery: Fates and Furies

4 – 17 July 2025

Vivien Thomason is a consummate colourist. She drips, swirls, layers and streams colour sometimes balanced and harmonious, sometimes menacing and unexpected. Her abstract works are a clear statement about the power of colour to energise our senses and feed our thoughts and fantasies.

The traumas of the earth and the rage of long-forgotten victims are all recurring themes. Unashamedly gothic, Vivien often incorporates apocalyptic figures storming from the canvas like ‘Furies’ on a quest to avenge the injustices and misogyny of the world. Vivien also re-works Gauguin’s Tahitian paintings, reclaiming the exploited young women as empowered ‘witches’, no longer weak or submissive. Other compositions include ‘maps’ of the sea and land incorporating bird and animal motifs, ‘necklace’ paintings with large carved beads layered over mourning ‘figures’, lost in lament. Regardless of the dramatic themes, touches of humour are also in evidence. Her paintings are rendered and dripped in liquid acrylics.

After a lengthy career in fashion, Vivien picked up her paints and poured her passions onto canvas. Her career made her profoundly aware how colour can appeal and affect mood. It also clarified how women are treated and often exploited in the industry. After years of faster and faster fashion, Vivien seeks to make amends by creating work that references the state of our world today and the climate catastrophe.

Gallery times: Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00,
Saturdays & Sundays 10:00-16:00
Mondays & Tuesdays Closed
Private View: Friday 04 July 2025 18:00-20:30

Dolly Shepherd – The Edwardian Lady Parachutist @ Highgate Society
Jul 9 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Dolly Shepherd – The Edwardian Lady Parachutist

Wednesday 9th July 2025
7.00 for 7.30 pm
10A South Grove N6 6BS and on Zoom
Entry £7.50 including a glass of wine (£3.00 on Zoom)

To book click here.

The fascinating story of a top-drawer star of our entertainment heritage at Alexandra Palace is Dolly Shepherd ‘The Edwardian Lady Parachutist’. Elizabeth, nicknamed Dolly, became famous for jumping out of balloons and floating back to earth in front of crowds of admirers. She was a daring performer who made her first and last jumps from Alexandra Park, North London but had a successful career nationally and unlike many of her aerial pioneer friends survived accidents, going on to serve in both the First and Second World Wars.

Kirsten Forrest is Curatorial and Interpretations Manager at the Alexandra Palace and Park Charitable Trust.

SHOUT! the Mod Musical @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jul 9 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Featuring over 30 hits from the 1960s, SHOUT! the smash-hit Mod Musical bursts onto the stage with colour, glitz and energy in this all-new production

Journey back to the liberating days of 1960s’ London and explore the infectious pop anthems that made household names of stars such as Petula Clark, Dusty Springfield, Lulu and Shirley Bassey!

Hip swivel-ling hits include YOU’RE MY WORLD, SHOUT, DOWNTOWN, GOLDFINGER, TO SIR WITH LOVE, THOSE WERE THE DAYS, SON OF A PREACHER MAN, THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN, ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU, WISHIN’ & HOPIN, DON’T SLEEP IN THE SUBWAY, and YOU DON’T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME, by writers such as Burt BacharachCarole KingLeslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley, and Tony Hatch & Jackie Trent!

Join us as we track the lives of five women as they come of age in this psychedelic, eye-popping, fun-filled musical comedy, which will make you want to throw your head back and SHOUT!

What is the Soundtrack of your life?

Jul
10
Thu
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies @ Highgate Gallery
Jul 10 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies

Exhibition at Highgate Gallery: Fates and Furies

4 – 17 July 2025

Vivien Thomason is a consummate colourist. She drips, swirls, layers and streams colour sometimes balanced and harmonious, sometimes menacing and unexpected. Her abstract works are a clear statement about the power of colour to energise our senses and feed our thoughts and fantasies.

The traumas of the earth and the rage of long-forgotten victims are all recurring themes. Unashamedly gothic, Vivien often incorporates apocalyptic figures storming from the canvas like ‘Furies’ on a quest to avenge the injustices and misogyny of the world. Vivien also re-works Gauguin’s Tahitian paintings, reclaiming the exploited young women as empowered ‘witches’, no longer weak or submissive. Other compositions include ‘maps’ of the sea and land incorporating bird and animal motifs, ‘necklace’ paintings with large carved beads layered over mourning ‘figures’, lost in lament. Regardless of the dramatic themes, touches of humour are also in evidence. Her paintings are rendered and dripped in liquid acrylics.

After a lengthy career in fashion, Vivien picked up her paints and poured her passions onto canvas. Her career made her profoundly aware how colour can appeal and affect mood. It also clarified how women are treated and often exploited in the industry. After years of faster and faster fashion, Vivien seeks to make amends by creating work that references the state of our world today and the climate catastrophe.

Gallery times: Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00,
Saturdays & Sundays 10:00-16:00
Mondays & Tuesdays Closed
Private View: Friday 04 July 2025 18:00-20:30

SHOUT! the Mod Musical @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jul 10 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Featuring over 30 hits from the 1960s, SHOUT! the smash-hit Mod Musical bursts onto the stage with colour, glitz and energy in this all-new production

Journey back to the liberating days of 1960s’ London and explore the infectious pop anthems that made household names of stars such as Petula Clark, Dusty Springfield, Lulu and Shirley Bassey!

Hip swivel-ling hits include YOU’RE MY WORLD, SHOUT, DOWNTOWN, GOLDFINGER, TO SIR WITH LOVE, THOSE WERE THE DAYS, SON OF A PREACHER MAN, THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN, ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU, WISHIN’ & HOPIN, DON’T SLEEP IN THE SUBWAY, and YOU DON’T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME, by writers such as Burt BacharachCarole KingLeslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley, and Tony Hatch & Jackie Trent!

Join us as we track the lives of five women as they come of age in this psychedelic, eye-popping, fun-filled musical comedy, which will make you want to throw your head back and SHOUT!

What is the Soundtrack of your life?

Jul
11
Fri
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies @ Highgate Gallery
Jul 11 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies

Exhibition at Highgate Gallery: Fates and Furies

4 – 17 July 2025

Vivien Thomason is a consummate colourist. She drips, swirls, layers and streams colour sometimes balanced and harmonious, sometimes menacing and unexpected. Her abstract works are a clear statement about the power of colour to energise our senses and feed our thoughts and fantasies.

The traumas of the earth and the rage of long-forgotten victims are all recurring themes. Unashamedly gothic, Vivien often incorporates apocalyptic figures storming from the canvas like ‘Furies’ on a quest to avenge the injustices and misogyny of the world. Vivien also re-works Gauguin’s Tahitian paintings, reclaiming the exploited young women as empowered ‘witches’, no longer weak or submissive. Other compositions include ‘maps’ of the sea and land incorporating bird and animal motifs, ‘necklace’ paintings with large carved beads layered over mourning ‘figures’, lost in lament. Regardless of the dramatic themes, touches of humour are also in evidence. Her paintings are rendered and dripped in liquid acrylics.

After a lengthy career in fashion, Vivien picked up her paints and poured her passions onto canvas. Her career made her profoundly aware how colour can appeal and affect mood. It also clarified how women are treated and often exploited in the industry. After years of faster and faster fashion, Vivien seeks to make amends by creating work that references the state of our world today and the climate catastrophe.

Gallery times: Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00,
Saturdays & Sundays 10:00-16:00
Mondays & Tuesdays Closed
Private View: Friday 04 July 2025 18:00-20:30

SHOUT! the Mod Musical @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jul 11 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Featuring over 30 hits from the 1960s, SHOUT! the smash-hit Mod Musical bursts onto the stage with colour, glitz and energy in this all-new production

Journey back to the liberating days of 1960s’ London and explore the infectious pop anthems that made household names of stars such as Petula Clark, Dusty Springfield, Lulu and Shirley Bassey!

Hip swivel-ling hits include YOU’RE MY WORLD, SHOUT, DOWNTOWN, GOLDFINGER, TO SIR WITH LOVE, THOSE WERE THE DAYS, SON OF A PREACHER MAN, THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN, ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU, WISHIN’ & HOPIN, DON’T SLEEP IN THE SUBWAY, and YOU DON’T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME, by writers such as Burt BacharachCarole KingLeslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley, and Tony Hatch & Jackie Trent!

Join us as we track the lives of five women as they come of age in this psychedelic, eye-popping, fun-filled musical comedy, which will make you want to throw your head back and SHOUT!

What is the Soundtrack of your life?

Jul
12
Sat
Coffee AM at the Highgate Society @ Highgate Society
Jul 12 @ 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.

Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies @ Highgate Gallery
Jul 12 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies

Exhibition at Highgate Gallery: Fates and Furies

4 – 17 July 2025

Vivien Thomason is a consummate colourist. She drips, swirls, layers and streams colour sometimes balanced and harmonious, sometimes menacing and unexpected. Her abstract works are a clear statement about the power of colour to energise our senses and feed our thoughts and fantasies.

The traumas of the earth and the rage of long-forgotten victims are all recurring themes. Unashamedly gothic, Vivien often incorporates apocalyptic figures storming from the canvas like ‘Furies’ on a quest to avenge the injustices and misogyny of the world. Vivien also re-works Gauguin’s Tahitian paintings, reclaiming the exploited young women as empowered ‘witches’, no longer weak or submissive. Other compositions include ‘maps’ of the sea and land incorporating bird and animal motifs, ‘necklace’ paintings with large carved beads layered over mourning ‘figures’, lost in lament. Regardless of the dramatic themes, touches of humour are also in evidence. Her paintings are rendered and dripped in liquid acrylics.

After a lengthy career in fashion, Vivien picked up her paints and poured her passions onto canvas. Her career made her profoundly aware how colour can appeal and affect mood. It also clarified how women are treated and often exploited in the industry. After years of faster and faster fashion, Vivien seeks to make amends by creating work that references the state of our world today and the climate catastrophe.

Gallery times: Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00,
Saturdays & Sundays 10:00-16:00
Mondays & Tuesdays Closed
Private View: Friday 04 July 2025 18:00-20:30

SHOUT! the Mod Musical @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jul 12 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Featuring over 30 hits from the 1960s, SHOUT! the smash-hit Mod Musical bursts onto the stage with colour, glitz and energy in this all-new production

Journey back to the liberating days of 1960s’ London and explore the infectious pop anthems that made household names of stars such as Petula Clark, Dusty Springfield, Lulu and Shirley Bassey!

Hip swivel-ling hits include YOU’RE MY WORLD, SHOUT, DOWNTOWN, GOLDFINGER, TO SIR WITH LOVE, THOSE WERE THE DAYS, SON OF A PREACHER MAN, THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN, ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU, WISHIN’ & HOPIN, DON’T SLEEP IN THE SUBWAY, and YOU DON’T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME, by writers such as Burt BacharachCarole KingLeslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley, and Tony Hatch & Jackie Trent!

Join us as we track the lives of five women as they come of age in this psychedelic, eye-popping, fun-filled musical comedy, which will make you want to throw your head back and SHOUT!

What is the Soundtrack of your life?

Jul
13
Sun
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies @ Highgate Gallery
Jul 13 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies

Exhibition at Highgate Gallery: Fates and Furies

4 – 17 July 2025

Vivien Thomason is a consummate colourist. She drips, swirls, layers and streams colour sometimes balanced and harmonious, sometimes menacing and unexpected. Her abstract works are a clear statement about the power of colour to energise our senses and feed our thoughts and fantasies.

The traumas of the earth and the rage of long-forgotten victims are all recurring themes. Unashamedly gothic, Vivien often incorporates apocalyptic figures storming from the canvas like ‘Furies’ on a quest to avenge the injustices and misogyny of the world. Vivien also re-works Gauguin’s Tahitian paintings, reclaiming the exploited young women as empowered ‘witches’, no longer weak or submissive. Other compositions include ‘maps’ of the sea and land incorporating bird and animal motifs, ‘necklace’ paintings with large carved beads layered over mourning ‘figures’, lost in lament. Regardless of the dramatic themes, touches of humour are also in evidence. Her paintings are rendered and dripped in liquid acrylics.

After a lengthy career in fashion, Vivien picked up her paints and poured her passions onto canvas. Her career made her profoundly aware how colour can appeal and affect mood. It also clarified how women are treated and often exploited in the industry. After years of faster and faster fashion, Vivien seeks to make amends by creating work that references the state of our world today and the climate catastrophe.

Gallery times: Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00,
Saturdays & Sundays 10:00-16:00
Mondays & Tuesdays Closed
Private View: Friday 04 July 2025 18:00-20:30

SHOUT! the Mod Musical @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jul 13 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Featuring over 30 hits from the 1960s, SHOUT! the smash-hit Mod Musical bursts onto the stage with colour, glitz and energy in this all-new production

Journey back to the liberating days of 1960s’ London and explore the infectious pop anthems that made household names of stars such as Petula Clark, Dusty Springfield, Lulu and Shirley Bassey!

Hip swivel-ling hits include YOU’RE MY WORLD, SHOUT, DOWNTOWN, GOLDFINGER, TO SIR WITH LOVE, THOSE WERE THE DAYS, SON OF A PREACHER MAN, THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN, ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU, WISHIN’ & HOPIN, DON’T SLEEP IN THE SUBWAY, and YOU DON’T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME, by writers such as Burt BacharachCarole KingLeslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley, and Tony Hatch & Jackie Trent!

Join us as we track the lives of five women as they come of age in this psychedelic, eye-popping, fun-filled musical comedy, which will make you want to throw your head back and SHOUT!

What is the Soundtrack of your life?

Jul
15
Tue
SHOUT! the Mod Musical @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jul 15 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Featuring over 30 hits from the 1960s, SHOUT! the smash-hit Mod Musical bursts onto the stage with colour, glitz and energy in this all-new production

Journey back to the liberating days of 1960s’ London and explore the infectious pop anthems that made household names of stars such as Petula Clark, Dusty Springfield, Lulu and Shirley Bassey!

Hip swivel-ling hits include YOU’RE MY WORLD, SHOUT, DOWNTOWN, GOLDFINGER, TO SIR WITH LOVE, THOSE WERE THE DAYS, SON OF A PREACHER MAN, THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN, ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU, WISHIN’ & HOPIN, DON’T SLEEP IN THE SUBWAY, and YOU DON’T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME, by writers such as Burt BacharachCarole KingLeslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley, and Tony Hatch & Jackie Trent!

Join us as we track the lives of five women as they come of age in this psychedelic, eye-popping, fun-filled musical comedy, which will make you want to throw your head back and SHOUT!

What is the Soundtrack of your life?

Jul
16
Wed
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies @ Highgate Gallery
Jul 16 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies

Exhibition at Highgate Gallery: Fates and Furies

4 – 17 July 2025

Vivien Thomason is a consummate colourist. She drips, swirls, layers and streams colour sometimes balanced and harmonious, sometimes menacing and unexpected. Her abstract works are a clear statement about the power of colour to energise our senses and feed our thoughts and fantasies.

The traumas of the earth and the rage of long-forgotten victims are all recurring themes. Unashamedly gothic, Vivien often incorporates apocalyptic figures storming from the canvas like ‘Furies’ on a quest to avenge the injustices and misogyny of the world. Vivien also re-works Gauguin’s Tahitian paintings, reclaiming the exploited young women as empowered ‘witches’, no longer weak or submissive. Other compositions include ‘maps’ of the sea and land incorporating bird and animal motifs, ‘necklace’ paintings with large carved beads layered over mourning ‘figures’, lost in lament. Regardless of the dramatic themes, touches of humour are also in evidence. Her paintings are rendered and dripped in liquid acrylics.

After a lengthy career in fashion, Vivien picked up her paints and poured her passions onto canvas. Her career made her profoundly aware how colour can appeal and affect mood. It also clarified how women are treated and often exploited in the industry. After years of faster and faster fashion, Vivien seeks to make amends by creating work that references the state of our world today and the climate catastrophe.

Gallery times: Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00,
Saturdays & Sundays 10:00-16:00
Mondays & Tuesdays Closed
Private View: Friday 04 July 2025 18:00-20:30

SHOUT! the Mod Musical @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jul 16 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Featuring over 30 hits from the 1960s, SHOUT! the smash-hit Mod Musical bursts onto the stage with colour, glitz and energy in this all-new production

Journey back to the liberating days of 1960s’ London and explore the infectious pop anthems that made household names of stars such as Petula Clark, Dusty Springfield, Lulu and Shirley Bassey!

Hip swivel-ling hits include YOU’RE MY WORLD, SHOUT, DOWNTOWN, GOLDFINGER, TO SIR WITH LOVE, THOSE WERE THE DAYS, SON OF A PREACHER MAN, THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN, ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU, WISHIN’ & HOPIN, DON’T SLEEP IN THE SUBWAY, and YOU DON’T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME, by writers such as Burt BacharachCarole KingLeslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley, and Tony Hatch & Jackie Trent!

Join us as we track the lives of five women as they come of age in this psychedelic, eye-popping, fun-filled musical comedy, which will make you want to throw your head back and SHOUT!

What is the Soundtrack of your life?

Jul
17
Thu
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies @ Highgate Gallery
Jul 17 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies
Vivien Thomason: Fates and Furies

Exhibition at Highgate Gallery: Fates and Furies

4 – 17 July 2025

Vivien Thomason is a consummate colourist. She drips, swirls, layers and streams colour sometimes balanced and harmonious, sometimes menacing and unexpected. Her abstract works are a clear statement about the power of colour to energise our senses and feed our thoughts and fantasies.

The traumas of the earth and the rage of long-forgotten victims are all recurring themes. Unashamedly gothic, Vivien often incorporates apocalyptic figures storming from the canvas like ‘Furies’ on a quest to avenge the injustices and misogyny of the world. Vivien also re-works Gauguin’s Tahitian paintings, reclaiming the exploited young women as empowered ‘witches’, no longer weak or submissive. Other compositions include ‘maps’ of the sea and land incorporating bird and animal motifs, ‘necklace’ paintings with large carved beads layered over mourning ‘figures’, lost in lament. Regardless of the dramatic themes, touches of humour are also in evidence. Her paintings are rendered and dripped in liquid acrylics.

After a lengthy career in fashion, Vivien picked up her paints and poured her passions onto canvas. Her career made her profoundly aware how colour can appeal and affect mood. It also clarified how women are treated and often exploited in the industry. After years of faster and faster fashion, Vivien seeks to make amends by creating work that references the state of our world today and the climate catastrophe.

Gallery times: Wednesdays to Fridays 13:00-17:00,
Saturdays & Sundays 10:00-16:00
Mondays & Tuesdays Closed
Private View: Friday 04 July 2025 18:00-20:30

SHOUT! the Mod Musical @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jul 17 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Featuring over 30 hits from the 1960s, SHOUT! the smash-hit Mod Musical bursts onto the stage with colour, glitz and energy in this all-new production

Journey back to the liberating days of 1960s’ London and explore the infectious pop anthems that made household names of stars such as Petula Clark, Dusty Springfield, Lulu and Shirley Bassey!

Hip swivel-ling hits include YOU’RE MY WORLD, SHOUT, DOWNTOWN, GOLDFINGER, TO SIR WITH LOVE, THOSE WERE THE DAYS, SON OF A PREACHER MAN, THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN, ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU, WISHIN’ & HOPIN, DON’T SLEEP IN THE SUBWAY, and YOU DON’T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME, by writers such as Burt BacharachCarole KingLeslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley, and Tony Hatch & Jackie Trent!

Join us as we track the lives of five women as they come of age in this psychedelic, eye-popping, fun-filled musical comedy, which will make you want to throw your head back and SHOUT!

What is the Soundtrack of your life?

Jul
18
Fri
SHOUT! the Mod Musical @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jul 18 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Featuring over 30 hits from the 1960s, SHOUT! the smash-hit Mod Musical bursts onto the stage with colour, glitz and energy in this all-new production

Journey back to the liberating days of 1960s’ London and explore the infectious pop anthems that made household names of stars such as Petula Clark, Dusty Springfield, Lulu and Shirley Bassey!

Hip swivel-ling hits include YOU’RE MY WORLD, SHOUT, DOWNTOWN, GOLDFINGER, TO SIR WITH LOVE, THOSE WERE THE DAYS, SON OF A PREACHER MAN, THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN, ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU, WISHIN’ & HOPIN, DON’T SLEEP IN THE SUBWAY, and YOU DON’T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME, by writers such as Burt BacharachCarole KingLeslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley, and Tony Hatch & Jackie Trent!

Join us as we track the lives of five women as they come of age in this psychedelic, eye-popping, fun-filled musical comedy, which will make you want to throw your head back and SHOUT!

What is the Soundtrack of your life?

Jul
19
Sat
Coffee AM at the Highgate Society @ Highgate Society
Jul 19 @ 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.

SHOUT! the Mod Musical @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jul 19 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Featuring over 30 hits from the 1960s, SHOUT! the smash-hit Mod Musical bursts onto the stage with colour, glitz and energy in this all-new production

Journey back to the liberating days of 1960s’ London and explore the infectious pop anthems that made household names of stars such as Petula Clark, Dusty Springfield, Lulu and Shirley Bassey!

Hip swivel-ling hits include YOU’RE MY WORLD, SHOUT, DOWNTOWN, GOLDFINGER, TO SIR WITH LOVE, THOSE WERE THE DAYS, SON OF A PREACHER MAN, THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN, ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU, WISHIN’ & HOPIN, DON’T SLEEP IN THE SUBWAY, and YOU DON’T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME, by writers such as Burt BacharachCarole KingLeslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley, and Tony Hatch & Jackie Trent!

Join us as we track the lives of five women as they come of age in this psychedelic, eye-popping, fun-filled musical comedy, which will make you want to throw your head back and SHOUT!

What is the Soundtrack of your life?

Jul
20
Sun
SHOUT! the Mod Musical @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jul 20 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Featuring over 30 hits from the 1960s, SHOUT! the smash-hit Mod Musical bursts onto the stage with colour, glitz and energy in this all-new production

Journey back to the liberating days of 1960s’ London and explore the infectious pop anthems that made household names of stars such as Petula Clark, Dusty Springfield, Lulu and Shirley Bassey!

Hip swivel-ling hits include YOU’RE MY WORLD, SHOUT, DOWNTOWN, GOLDFINGER, TO SIR WITH LOVE, THOSE WERE THE DAYS, SON OF A PREACHER MAN, THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN, ONLY WANT TO BE WITH YOU, WISHIN’ & HOPIN, DON’T SLEEP IN THE SUBWAY, and YOU DON’T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME, by writers such as Burt BacharachCarole KingLeslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley, and Tony Hatch & Jackie Trent!

Join us as we track the lives of five women as they come of age in this psychedelic, eye-popping, fun-filled musical comedy, which will make you want to throw your head back and SHOUT!

What is the Soundtrack of your life?

Jul
26
Sat
Coffee AM at the Highgate Society @ Highgate Society
Jul 26 @ 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.

Aug
2
Sat
Coffee AM at the Highgate Society @ Highgate Society
Aug 2 @ 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.

Aug
4
Mon
Coffee and Computers @ Highgate Society
Aug 4 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Monday 6 Nov coffee computers 10 30

Aug
9
Sat
Coffee AM at the Highgate Society @ Highgate Society
Aug 9 @ 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.

Aug
10
Sun
The Jive Aces @ Upstairs At The Gatehouse
Aug 10 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
The Jive Aces, renowned for their high-energy swinging music and spectacular live show are back Upstairs at the Gatehouse!

Join us for an evening with the UK’s No.1 Jive & Swing band! The Jive Aces strive to spread smiles and cheer with their swinging music and classic vintage style from crooning smooth ballads to blasting honking rhythm and blues. 

With their hallmark yellow suits and a repertoire that stretches from the timeless tunes of the swing era to the glitz of the Rat Pack with a dash of classic rock & roll, they perform songs in their unique upbeat style by such great artists as Louis Prima, Bobby Darin, Louis Armstrong, Sammy Davis Jr. and Ella Fitzgerald as well as a selection of superb original tunes.

Aug
16
Sat
Coffee AM at the Highgate Society @ Highgate Society
Aug 16 @ 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.

Aug
23
Sat
Coffee AM at the Highgate Society @ Highgate Society
Aug 23 @ 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.

Aug
30
Sat
Coffee AM at the Highgate Society @ Highgate Society
Aug 30 @ 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.

Sep
1
Mon
Coffee and Computers @ Highgate Society
Sep 1 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Monday 6 Nov coffee computers 10 30

Sep
6
Sat
Coffee AM at the Highgate Society @ Highgate Society
Sep 6 @ 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.