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Jun
28
Sat
Jacksons Lane’s 50th Birthday Party @ Jacksons Lane
Jun 28 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Jacksons Lane's 50th Birthday Party @ Jacksons Lane

Join us on Saturday 28 June 2025 as we mark 50 years of Jacksons Lane with a weekend of creativity, community, and celebration.

Expect circus parades, live music, pop-up performances, workshops, food, crafts, and plenty of surprises — plus a chance to dive into our rich history through exhibitions, trails, and storytelling.

Highlights include:

  • A circus parade 
  • A BBQ  
  • Pop-up performances  
  • A heritage trail and shopfront displays celebrating our activist roots 
  • A poster and archive exhibition of five decades of Jacksons Lane 
  • A listening studio capturing the voices and stories of our community 
  • Workshops, crafts and family activities throughout the building 
  • A community stage featuring local performers 

Whether you’ve known us for years or are brand new, come be part of this special moment.

Jacksons Lane’s 50th Birthday Cabaret @ Jacksons Lane
Jun 28 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Jacksons Lane's 50th Birthday Cabaret @ Jacksons Lane

Join us for a spectacular night of live music, circus, comedy, and dance as we celebrate 50 years of Jacksons Lane! Hosted by long-time Jacksons Lane favourite Kaveh Rahnama, this special cabaret brings together artists past and present for an unforgettable evening. And enjoy a complimentary glass of prosecco upon arrival.

Tickets are sure to sell fast. Book early to be part of the celebration!

Jul
1
Tue
Tatterdemalion @ Jacksons Lane
Jul 1 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm

Tuesday 01 July, 7.30pm & Thursday 03 July, 8.45pm

★★★★★

“Masterful physical comedy.”

Ed Spotlight

 

★★★★★ “Funny, emotional, and intelligent.”

Arts Awards Voice

 

From the creators of Boris & Sergey comes a one-hour, one-man show brimming with puppetry, physical comedy, and mime. Hilarious, absurd, and often magical, this captivating performance juxtaposes themes of loneliness and belonging with pure joy and exhilaration. With pathos, dark humour, and Victorian aesthetics, it creates a wonderfully mysterious backdrop for a poetic and surreal journey – all with a generous sprinkle of silliness.

 

Jul
2
Wed
Otto & Astrid: The Stages Tour @ Jacksons Lane
Jul 2 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm

★★★★★

“The perfect musical comedy act – it should not be missed.”

Broadway Baby

 

Taylor Swift had Eras. Otto & Astrid go through Stages.

 

Fresh from Glastonbury Festival, Berlin’s Prince and Princess of Art Rock and Europop—Otto & Astrid of Die Roten Punkte—blast through a blisteringly hilarious set of songs from (almost) all of their albums.

 

The utterly dysfunctional siblings are a lipstick-smeared sonic collision of The B-52s, The Pixies, Kraftwerk, and early Ramones.

 

This multi-award-winning duo has taken the stage everywhere from Soho Theatre in London to Joe’s Pub in New York and The Roxy in Los Angeles.

 

One of the most irreverently side-splitting gigs you’ll ever see, packed with ridiculously infectious songs.

Jul
3
Thu
Finance meets sustainability @ Highgate Society
Jul 3 @ 6:45 pm – 8:30 pm

Finance meets sustainability

The hidden power of reporting
with Trisha Hutchinson

Thursday 3rd July 2025
6.45 for 7.00 pm
10A South Grove N6 6BS
Entry £5 including a glass of wine
To book click here.

Transparency is required to transition economies to a sustainable future – reporting allows investors to be the driving force. In this insightful session Trisha will illustrate how clear, consistent financial and ESG reporting empowers businesses to track, prove, and improve their environmental impact, unlocking meaningful change and allowing businesses and investors to lead the movement towards a sustainable economic system.

The Weight of Shadow @ Jacksons Lane
Jul 3 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm

★★★★★

“Theatre of Cruelty, Grand Guignol and Grotesque, performed magnificently”

Artshub

 

★★★★

“A suffocating yet hopeful piece of must-see physical theatre”
A Youngish Perspective 

 

Symbolically based on true events, The Weight of Shadow explores mental health deterioration through dance, mime, and aerial acrobatics. Inspired by Sasha’s partner, Ciana Fitzgerald, it reflects the enigmatic language of the psyche.

 

Immersing audiences in a psychiatric patient’s 24-hour struggle to grasp reality, the show offers a poignant exploration of resilience, inner turmoil, and the complexities of mental illness.

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

Naughty Cabaret @ Jacksons Lane
Jul 4 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm

★★★★

“The most irresistibly silly, fun and unexpected cabaret show. Hosted by Norway’s finest clowns Anna Marie Simonsen and Marie Kallevik Straume”

Instafest review

 

After sold-out shows at the 2024 Edinburgh Fringe, Naughty Cabaret is coming to London Clown Festival — a queer, feminist cabaret packed with energy, clowning, and comedy.

 

Every performance features a fresh, ever-changing line-up spanning clown, circus, music, burlesque, character comedy, and more.

 

Naughty Cabaret has wowed audiences in Australia, Edinburgh, London, and Norway, with past guest performers including Lara Ricote, Elf Lyons, Siblings, Frankie Thompson, Paulina Lenoir, Hannah Camilleri, Ella The Great, Lucy Hopkins, and Dairy King.

 

Hosted by “Queens of the ridiculous” (Wee Review), Anna Marie Simonsen and Marie Kallevik Straume—also seen in the “irresistibly silly” ★★★★ (The Guardian) clown comedy Troll.

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

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

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

Monday 6 Nov coffee computers 10 30

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.

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

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

Trouble, Struggle, Bubble and Squeak @ Jacksons Lane
Jul 11 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm

“Victoria Melody should be a national treasure, a household name.”

Time Out

 

Award-winning theatre-maker Victoria Melody, directed by the legendary Mark Thomas, blends storytelling, comedy, elaborate costumes, and historical re-enactment to celebrate Britain’s ordinary heroes.

 

Shining a light on food bank workers, volunteers, and community organisers, it explores the people who quietly keep the country running. Through immersive research and first-hand experience — becoming a musketeer included — Victoria uncovers the  passion, struggle, and humour in everyday lives.

 

With her signature wit and curiosity, she invites audiences to see the world differently, offering a joyful and unexpected take on who really shapes Britain.

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

Rob Newman: Where The Wild Things Were @ Jacksons Lane
Jul 12 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm

★★★★

“One of comedy’s most skilled performers… this is an exquisite, erudite, well-crafted show”

Evening Standard

 

★★★★

“His shows are a joy to watch”

The Guardian

 

“He is one amazing comedian”

Time Out

 

From the comedian who invented the phrase ‘No Planet B’, Rob Newman brings a new show about future cities, lost beavers, philistine Bingo callers, Dorothy Parker’s Multiverse Diaries and A Man Called Clive.

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

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

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

The JL Sessions @ Jacksons Lane
Jul 17 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Jacksons Lane presents a brand-new strand of free live music events in our bar this Summer, curated by Highgate musician Steve Somerset. Each month will see Steve and his band The Lost Weekend perform alongside special guests. Arrive early to bag a seat!

Admission free, donations welcome on the night. 

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.

Jul
21
Mon
The Ghost of White Hart Lane @ Jacksons Lane
Jul 21 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm

★★★★★

The Edinburgh Reporter

 

★★★★

The Times

 

“Pick of the Fringe”

Ian Rankin

 

Spurs and Scotland star John White was one of the best footballers of the 1960s. However, in July 1964, he was struck by lightning and killed at just 27 years old. From humble beginnings outside Edinburgh to football fame and his tragic death, the play captures John’s cheeky humour and follows the journey of his son, Rob White, who was only five months old when his father died.

 

The Ghost of White Hart Lane premiered at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in July 2024 — the first live play performed at the venue — before a sell-out month-long run at Underbelly, Edinburgh Fringe last summer.

 

Based on the Sunday Times bestseller by Rob White and Julie Welch, the play was commissioned to mark 60 years since John White’s passing. This deeply personal and nostalgic story offers a fresh perspective on grief, growing up without a father, and male mental health.

Loved by audiences and critics alike, The Ghost of White Hart Lane returns to North London by popular demand this summer

Jul
22
Tue
The Ghost of White Hart Lane @ Jacksons Lane
Jul 22 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm

★★★★★

The Edinburgh Reporter

 

★★★★

The Times

 

“Pick of the Fringe”

Ian Rankin

 

Spurs and Scotland star John White was one of the best footballers of the 1960s. However, in July 1964, he was struck by lightning and killed at just 27 years old. From humble beginnings outside Edinburgh to football fame and his tragic death, the play captures John’s cheeky humour and follows the journey of his son, Rob White, who was only five months old when his father died.

 

The Ghost of White Hart Lane premiered at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in July 2024 — the first live play performed at the venue — before a sell-out month-long run at Underbelly, Edinburgh Fringe last summer.

 

Based on the Sunday Times bestseller by Rob White and Julie Welch, the play was commissioned to mark 60 years since John White’s passing. This deeply personal and nostalgic story offers a fresh perspective on grief, growing up without a father, and male mental health.

Loved by audiences and critics alike, The Ghost of White Hart Lane returns to North London by popular demand this summer

Jul
23
Wed
Edge Street Live Presents Dr John Cooper Clarke @ Jacksons Lane
Jul 23 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm

“One of Britain’s outstanding poets”

— Sir Paul McCartney

 

“Fantastically entertaining. As a writer of comic prose Clarke is the match of anyone alive, and his turns of phrase are as sharp as his suits”

— The Times

 

A literary phenomenon and ‘Godfather of Punk Poetry‘, John Cooper Clarke has shaped music, literature, and fashion. From his iconic poem I Wanna Be Yours — a global hit with the Arctic Monkeys — to Evidently Chickentown featuring in The Sopranos, his influence is undeniable.

 

Rising from Salford’s working men’s clubs to sharing stages with Joy Division, The Clash, and the Sex Pistols, John became one of punk’s most important figures. His sharp-witted performances blend classic verse, new material, and hilarious riffs on modern life.

 

With a 2025 tour set for major venues like the London Palladium and Co-op Live, this is a rare chance to see a living legend up close at Jacksons Lane.

Jul
24
Thu
The Ghost of White Hart Lane @ Jacksons Lane
Jul 24 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm

★★★★★

The Edinburgh Reporter

 

★★★★

The Times

 

“Pick of the Fringe”

Ian Rankin

 

Spurs and Scotland star John White was one of the best footballers of the 1960s. However, in July 1964, he was struck by lightning and killed at just 27 years old. From humble beginnings outside Edinburgh to football fame and his tragic death, the play captures John’s cheeky humour and follows the journey of his son, Rob White, who was only five months old when his father died.

 

The Ghost of White Hart Lane premiered at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in July 2024 — the first live play performed at the venue — before a sell-out month-long run at Underbelly, Edinburgh Fringe last summer.

 

Based on the Sunday Times bestseller by Rob White and Julie Welch, the play was commissioned to mark 60 years since John White’s passing. This deeply personal and nostalgic story offers a fresh perspective on grief, growing up without a father, and male mental health.

Loved by audiences and critics alike, The Ghost of White Hart Lane returns to North London by popular demand this summer

Jul
25
Fri
The Ghost of White Hart Lane @ Jacksons Lane
Jul 25 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm

★★★★★

The Edinburgh Reporter

 

★★★★

The Times

 

“Pick of the Fringe”

Ian Rankin

 

Spurs and Scotland star John White was one of the best footballers of the 1960s. However, in July 1964, he was struck by lightning and killed at just 27 years old. From humble beginnings outside Edinburgh to football fame and his tragic death, the play captures John’s cheeky humour and follows the journey of his son, Rob White, who was only five months old when his father died.

 

The Ghost of White Hart Lane premiered at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in July 2024 — the first live play performed at the venue — before a sell-out month-long run at Underbelly, Edinburgh Fringe last summer.

 

Based on the Sunday Times bestseller by Rob White and Julie Welch, the play was commissioned to mark 60 years since John White’s passing. This deeply personal and nostalgic story offers a fresh perspective on grief, growing up without a father, and male mental health.

Loved by audiences and critics alike, The Ghost of White Hart Lane returns to North London by popular demand this summer

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.

The Ghost of White Hart Lane @ Jacksons Lane
Jul 26 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm

★★★★★

The Edinburgh Reporter

 

★★★★

The Times

 

“Pick of the Fringe”

Ian Rankin

 

Spurs and Scotland star John White was one of the best footballers of the 1960s. However, in July 1964, he was struck by lightning and killed at just 27 years old. From humble beginnings outside Edinburgh to football fame and his tragic death, the play captures John’s cheeky humour and follows the journey of his son, Rob White, who was only five months old when his father died.

 

The Ghost of White Hart Lane premiered at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in July 2024 — the first live play performed at the venue — before a sell-out month-long run at Underbelly, Edinburgh Fringe last summer.

 

Based on the Sunday Times bestseller by Rob White and Julie Welch, the play was commissioned to mark 60 years since John White’s passing. This deeply personal and nostalgic story offers a fresh perspective on grief, growing up without a father, and male mental health.

Loved by audiences and critics alike, The Ghost of White Hart Lane returns to North London by popular demand this summer

Jul
27
Sun
The Ghost of White Hart Lane @ Jacksons Lane
Jul 27 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm

★★★★★

The Edinburgh Reporter

 

★★★★

The Times

 

“Pick of the Fringe”

Ian Rankin

 

Spurs and Scotland star John White was one of the best footballers of the 1960s. However, in July 1964, he was struck by lightning and killed at just 27 years old. From humble beginnings outside Edinburgh to football fame and his tragic death, the play captures John’s cheeky humour and follows the journey of his son, Rob White, who was only five months old when his father died.

 

The Ghost of White Hart Lane premiered at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in July 2024 — the first live play performed at the venue — before a sell-out month-long run at Underbelly, Edinburgh Fringe last summer.

 

Based on the Sunday Times bestseller by Rob White and Julie Welch, the play was commissioned to mark 60 years since John White’s passing. This deeply personal and nostalgic story offers a fresh perspective on grief, growing up without a father, and male mental health.

Loved by audiences and critics alike, The Ghost of White Hart Lane returns to North London by popular demand this summer

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
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