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Nov
2
Thu
Head Set @ Jacksons Lane
Nov 2 @ 7:30 pm

Victoria Melody has turned to Plan B: stand-up comedy. Problem is, Victoria has always struggled with communication and words. Using wearable technology and working with a neuroscientist they make a revolutionary discovery that might be a natural cure for ADHD. A person stands in front of a red curtain, they are holding a microphone and wearing a helmet with wires coming out of it.

Watercolour Group Exhibition @ Lauderdale House
Nov 2 @ 8:44 pm – 9:44 pm

The Highgate Watercolour Group look forward to welcoming their visitors, both local and from further afield, and take great pleasure in presenting their work in this beautiful historic house.

This year they will have the cream of their output on display, beautifully framed and reasonably priced.  Nearly all members are represented, so there is great variety and hopefully something for everyone.

In August, the Highgate Watercolour Group painting activities moved out of 10A South Grove, where they usually work, enabling them to exploit the city more widely. Look out for paintings of Omved Gardens in Highgate, views of Hampstead and the Heath, as well as other north London hotspots. And of course one of their favourite venues is Waterlow Park and Lauderdale House itself.

Everyone is welcome to the private view on Wednesday 11th October from 7.30 pm to 9.30pm – come meet the artists and see the work first!

The gallery is generally open:

  • Monday – Tuesday : 12pm to 4pm
  • Wednesday : 11am to 3pm
  • Thursday – Sunday : 12pm to 4pm

Please note that the gallery hours may change or the gallery may close at short notice due to private events. To avoid disappointment, please check our most up-to-date opening hours by clicking here or calling us on 020 8348 8716 the day before your visit.

Nov
3
Fri
Bess – The Other Houdini @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Nov 3 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Escape Artists Theatre Company presents
Bess – The Other Houdini

The startling true story of Harry Houdini’s beloved wife and her breakdown in the aftermath of his death. The world knew Bess as Houdini’s loyal partner, both on and off stage, his inspiration, his guiding star – Or was their perfect marriage their greatest illusion?

It is 1929, the height of the Spiritualist frenzy. Houdini, the world’s first Superstar, has been dead two years and all attempts to contact him have failed. Yet surely if anyone can break through from the Other Side, it’s Harry.

Meanwhile his widow, Bess, his beloved partner both offstage and on, is alone and lost, her fragile health already stretched thin by years of living in daily fear as her husband was buried alive, flung manacled into icy rivers and dangled upside down ten stories high in a strait jacket. Now she is deeply in debt, struggling with addiction and desperate to stay in the public eye.

When she is accused of rigging a séance, and with the press hounding her as a fraud, she is forced to flee to a private sanitarium. Does she truly believe her husband has reached out to her from the Beyond? Or, haunted as she is by her own memories and hallucinations, can she even tell the difference? Her doctor is up-to-date with the latest treatments but neither he, nor her celebrity-obsessed nurse, nor her hovering family, can make the slightest dent in her despair.

As she battles with her own demons, she stumbles upon devastating clues about Houdini’s secret life, leading to the revelation that their perfect marriage may have been the greatest illusion of them all. But if everything she built her life upon was only for show, how will she be able to survive Life after Harry?

Running Time: TBC

Watercolour Group Exhibition @ Lauderdale House
Nov 3 @ 8:44 pm – 9:44 pm

The Highgate Watercolour Group look forward to welcoming their visitors, both local and from further afield, and take great pleasure in presenting their work in this beautiful historic house.

This year they will have the cream of their output on display, beautifully framed and reasonably priced.  Nearly all members are represented, so there is great variety and hopefully something for everyone.

In August, the Highgate Watercolour Group painting activities moved out of 10A South Grove, where they usually work, enabling them to exploit the city more widely. Look out for paintings of Omved Gardens in Highgate, views of Hampstead and the Heath, as well as other north London hotspots. And of course one of their favourite venues is Waterlow Park and Lauderdale House itself.

Everyone is welcome to the private view on Wednesday 11th October from 7.30 pm to 9.30pm – come meet the artists and see the work first!

The gallery is generally open:

  • Monday – Tuesday : 12pm to 4pm
  • Wednesday : 11am to 3pm
  • Thursday – Sunday : 12pm to 4pm

Please note that the gallery hours may change or the gallery may close at short notice due to private events. To avoid disappointment, please check our most up-to-date opening hours by clicking here or calling us on 020 8348 8716 the day before your visit.

Nov
4
Sat
Coffee AM at the Highgate Society @ Highgate Society
Nov 4 @ 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.

Splash Test Dummies @ Jacksons Lane
Nov 4 @ 11:00 am

The Splash Test Dummies are off on an exciting adventure! With a brilliant array of stunt work, dazzling acrobatics, juggling and slapstick comedy, the Dummies are ready to roll out their beach towels and spring into an exciting hour of circus-filled hilarity for the whole family.

Suitable for all ages.

Performances at 11am & 2pm

One person holds another person above their head. A third person stands holding swimming accessories, they are all wearing flippers.

Bess – The Other Houdini @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Nov 4 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Escape Artists Theatre Company presents
Bess – The Other Houdini

The startling true story of Harry Houdini’s beloved wife and her breakdown in the aftermath of his death. The world knew Bess as Houdini’s loyal partner, both on and off stage, his inspiration, his guiding star – Or was their perfect marriage their greatest illusion?

It is 1929, the height of the Spiritualist frenzy. Houdini, the world’s first Superstar, has been dead two years and all attempts to contact him have failed. Yet surely if anyone can break through from the Other Side, it’s Harry.

Meanwhile his widow, Bess, his beloved partner both offstage and on, is alone and lost, her fragile health already stretched thin by years of living in daily fear as her husband was buried alive, flung manacled into icy rivers and dangled upside down ten stories high in a strait jacket. Now she is deeply in debt, struggling with addiction and desperate to stay in the public eye.

When she is accused of rigging a séance, and with the press hounding her as a fraud, she is forced to flee to a private sanitarium. Does she truly believe her husband has reached out to her from the Beyond? Or, haunted as she is by her own memories and hallucinations, can she even tell the difference? Her doctor is up-to-date with the latest treatments but neither he, nor her celebrity-obsessed nurse, nor her hovering family, can make the slightest dent in her despair.

As she battles with her own demons, she stumbles upon devastating clues about Houdini’s secret life, leading to the revelation that their perfect marriage may have been the greatest illusion of them all. But if everything she built her life upon was only for show, how will she be able to survive Life after Harry?

Running Time: TBC

Watercolour Group Exhibition @ Lauderdale House
Nov 4 @ 8:44 pm – 9:44 pm

The Highgate Watercolour Group look forward to welcoming their visitors, both local and from further afield, and take great pleasure in presenting their work in this beautiful historic house.

This year they will have the cream of their output on display, beautifully framed and reasonably priced.  Nearly all members are represented, so there is great variety and hopefully something for everyone.

In August, the Highgate Watercolour Group painting activities moved out of 10A South Grove, where they usually work, enabling them to exploit the city more widely. Look out for paintings of Omved Gardens in Highgate, views of Hampstead and the Heath, as well as other north London hotspots. And of course one of their favourite venues is Waterlow Park and Lauderdale House itself.

Everyone is welcome to the private view on Wednesday 11th October from 7.30 pm to 9.30pm – come meet the artists and see the work first!

The gallery is generally open:

  • Monday – Tuesday : 12pm to 4pm
  • Wednesday : 11am to 3pm
  • Thursday – Sunday : 12pm to 4pm

Please note that the gallery hours may change or the gallery may close at short notice due to private events. To avoid disappointment, please check our most up-to-date opening hours by clicking here or calling us on 020 8348 8716 the day before your visit.

Nov
5
Sun
Splash Test Dummies @ Jacksons Lane
Nov 5 @ 11:00 am

The Splash Test Dummies are off on an exciting adventure! With a brilliant array of stunt work, dazzling acrobatics, juggling and slapstick comedy, the Dummies are ready to roll out their beach towels and spring into an exciting hour of circus-filled hilarity for the whole family.

Suitable for all ages.

Performances at 11am & 2pm

One person holds another person above their head. A third person stands holding swimming accessories, they are all wearing flippers.

Bess – The Other Houdini @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Nov 5 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Escape Artists Theatre Company presents
Bess – The Other Houdini

The startling true story of Harry Houdini’s beloved wife and her breakdown in the aftermath of his death. The world knew Bess as Houdini’s loyal partner, both on and off stage, his inspiration, his guiding star – Or was their perfect marriage their greatest illusion?

It is 1929, the height of the Spiritualist frenzy. Houdini, the world’s first Superstar, has been dead two years and all attempts to contact him have failed. Yet surely if anyone can break through from the Other Side, it’s Harry.

Meanwhile his widow, Bess, his beloved partner both offstage and on, is alone and lost, her fragile health already stretched thin by years of living in daily fear as her husband was buried alive, flung manacled into icy rivers and dangled upside down ten stories high in a strait jacket. Now she is deeply in debt, struggling with addiction and desperate to stay in the public eye.

When she is accused of rigging a séance, and with the press hounding her as a fraud, she is forced to flee to a private sanitarium. Does she truly believe her husband has reached out to her from the Beyond? Or, haunted as she is by her own memories and hallucinations, can she even tell the difference? Her doctor is up-to-date with the latest treatments but neither he, nor her celebrity-obsessed nurse, nor her hovering family, can make the slightest dent in her despair.

As she battles with her own demons, she stumbles upon devastating clues about Houdini’s secret life, leading to the revelation that their perfect marriage may have been the greatest illusion of them all. But if everything she built her life upon was only for show, how will she be able to survive Life after Harry?

Running Time: TBC

Watercolour Group Exhibition @ Lauderdale House
Nov 5 @ 8:44 pm – 9:44 pm

The Highgate Watercolour Group look forward to welcoming their visitors, both local and from further afield, and take great pleasure in presenting their work in this beautiful historic house.

This year they will have the cream of their output on display, beautifully framed and reasonably priced.  Nearly all members are represented, so there is great variety and hopefully something for everyone.

In August, the Highgate Watercolour Group painting activities moved out of 10A South Grove, where they usually work, enabling them to exploit the city more widely. Look out for paintings of Omved Gardens in Highgate, views of Hampstead and the Heath, as well as other north London hotspots. And of course one of their favourite venues is Waterlow Park and Lauderdale House itself.

Everyone is welcome to the private view on Wednesday 11th October from 7.30 pm to 9.30pm – come meet the artists and see the work first!

The gallery is generally open:

  • Monday – Tuesday : 12pm to 4pm
  • Wednesday : 11am to 3pm
  • Thursday – Sunday : 12pm to 4pm

Please note that the gallery hours may change or the gallery may close at short notice due to private events. To avoid disappointment, please check our most up-to-date opening hours by clicking here or calling us on 020 8348 8716 the day before your visit.

Nov
6
Mon
Coffee and Computers @ Highgate Society
Nov 6 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Monday 6 Nov coffee computers 10 30

Kung Fu Classes for Children (5.45) and Adults (6.30) @ Highgate Society
Nov 6 @ 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!

Watercolour Group Exhibition @ Lauderdale House
Nov 6 @ 8:44 pm – 9:44 pm

The Highgate Watercolour Group look forward to welcoming their visitors, both local and from further afield, and take great pleasure in presenting their work in this beautiful historic house.

This year they will have the cream of their output on display, beautifully framed and reasonably priced.  Nearly all members are represented, so there is great variety and hopefully something for everyone.

In August, the Highgate Watercolour Group painting activities moved out of 10A South Grove, where they usually work, enabling them to exploit the city more widely. Look out for paintings of Omved Gardens in Highgate, views of Hampstead and the Heath, as well as other north London hotspots. And of course one of their favourite venues is Waterlow Park and Lauderdale House itself.

Everyone is welcome to the private view on Wednesday 11th October from 7.30 pm to 9.30pm – come meet the artists and see the work first!

The gallery is generally open:

  • Monday – Tuesday : 12pm to 4pm
  • Wednesday : 11am to 3pm
  • Thursday – Sunday : 12pm to 4pm

Please note that the gallery hours may change or the gallery may close at short notice due to private events. To avoid disappointment, please check our most up-to-date opening hours by clicking here or calling us on 020 8348 8716 the day before your visit.

Nov
7
Tue
Annie’s Yoga in Highgate @ Highgate United Reformed Church
Nov 7 @ 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 

Bess – The Other Houdini @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Nov 7 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Escape Artists Theatre Company presents
Bess – The Other Houdini

The startling true story of Harry Houdini’s beloved wife and her breakdown in the aftermath of his death. The world knew Bess as Houdini’s loyal partner, both on and off stage, his inspiration, his guiding star – Or was their perfect marriage their greatest illusion?

It is 1929, the height of the Spiritualist frenzy. Houdini, the world’s first Superstar, has been dead two years and all attempts to contact him have failed. Yet surely if anyone can break through from the Other Side, it’s Harry.

Meanwhile his widow, Bess, his beloved partner both offstage and on, is alone and lost, her fragile health already stretched thin by years of living in daily fear as her husband was buried alive, flung manacled into icy rivers and dangled upside down ten stories high in a strait jacket. Now she is deeply in debt, struggling with addiction and desperate to stay in the public eye.

When she is accused of rigging a séance, and with the press hounding her as a fraud, she is forced to flee to a private sanitarium. Does she truly believe her husband has reached out to her from the Beyond? Or, haunted as she is by her own memories and hallucinations, can she even tell the difference? Her doctor is up-to-date with the latest treatments but neither he, nor her celebrity-obsessed nurse, nor her hovering family, can make the slightest dent in her despair.

As she battles with her own demons, she stumbles upon devastating clues about Houdini’s secret life, leading to the revelation that their perfect marriage may have been the greatest illusion of them all. But if everything she built her life upon was only for show, how will she be able to survive Life after Harry?

Running Time: TBC

Nov
8
Wed
Highgate Cemetery: Facing the future @ Highgate Society
Nov 8 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Highgate Cemetery: Facing the future @ Highgate Society

Wednesday 8th November 2023
7.00 for 7.30 pm
10A South Grove N6 6BS and on Zoom
Entry £7.50 including a glass of wine. (£3 on Zoom)
Booking is via Eventbrite – click here

Highgate Cemetery is one of the most famous in the world. Opened in 1839, it is now treasured not only as a sanctuary both for the living and the dead but also for its beauty and heritage. Ian Dungavell, Chief Executive of the Friends of Highgate Cemetery Trust, will explain plans for a major project to conserve and unlock Highgate Cemetery’s remarkable landscape of memories, strengthen its resilience to the effects of climate change and enhance the visitor experience.

Bess – The Other Houdini @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Nov 8 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Escape Artists Theatre Company presents
Bess – The Other Houdini

The startling true story of Harry Houdini’s beloved wife and her breakdown in the aftermath of his death. The world knew Bess as Houdini’s loyal partner, both on and off stage, his inspiration, his guiding star – Or was their perfect marriage their greatest illusion?

It is 1929, the height of the Spiritualist frenzy. Houdini, the world’s first Superstar, has been dead two years and all attempts to contact him have failed. Yet surely if anyone can break through from the Other Side, it’s Harry.

Meanwhile his widow, Bess, his beloved partner both offstage and on, is alone and lost, her fragile health already stretched thin by years of living in daily fear as her husband was buried alive, flung manacled into icy rivers and dangled upside down ten stories high in a strait jacket. Now she is deeply in debt, struggling with addiction and desperate to stay in the public eye.

When she is accused of rigging a séance, and with the press hounding her as a fraud, she is forced to flee to a private sanitarium. Does she truly believe her husband has reached out to her from the Beyond? Or, haunted as she is by her own memories and hallucinations, can she even tell the difference? Her doctor is up-to-date with the latest treatments but neither he, nor her celebrity-obsessed nurse, nor her hovering family, can make the slightest dent in her despair.

As she battles with her own demons, she stumbles upon devastating clues about Houdini’s secret life, leading to the revelation that their perfect marriage may have been the greatest illusion of them all. But if everything she built her life upon was only for show, how will she be able to survive Life after Harry?

Running Time: TBC

Nov
9
Thu
Bess – The Other Houdini @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Nov 9 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Escape Artists Theatre Company presents
Bess – The Other Houdini

The startling true story of Harry Houdini’s beloved wife and her breakdown in the aftermath of his death. The world knew Bess as Houdini’s loyal partner, both on and off stage, his inspiration, his guiding star – Or was their perfect marriage their greatest illusion?

It is 1929, the height of the Spiritualist frenzy. Houdini, the world’s first Superstar, has been dead two years and all attempts to contact him have failed. Yet surely if anyone can break through from the Other Side, it’s Harry.

Meanwhile his widow, Bess, his beloved partner both offstage and on, is alone and lost, her fragile health already stretched thin by years of living in daily fear as her husband was buried alive, flung manacled into icy rivers and dangled upside down ten stories high in a strait jacket. Now she is deeply in debt, struggling with addiction and desperate to stay in the public eye.

When she is accused of rigging a séance, and with the press hounding her as a fraud, she is forced to flee to a private sanitarium. Does she truly believe her husband has reached out to her from the Beyond? Or, haunted as she is by her own memories and hallucinations, can she even tell the difference? Her doctor is up-to-date with the latest treatments but neither he, nor her celebrity-obsessed nurse, nor her hovering family, can make the slightest dent in her despair.

As she battles with her own demons, she stumbles upon devastating clues about Houdini’s secret life, leading to the revelation that their perfect marriage may have been the greatest illusion of them all. But if everything she built her life upon was only for show, how will she be able to survive Life after Harry?

Running Time: TBC

Nov
10
Fri
Bess – The Other Houdini @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Nov 10 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Escape Artists Theatre Company presents
Bess – The Other Houdini

The startling true story of Harry Houdini’s beloved wife and her breakdown in the aftermath of his death. The world knew Bess as Houdini’s loyal partner, both on and off stage, his inspiration, his guiding star – Or was their perfect marriage their greatest illusion?

It is 1929, the height of the Spiritualist frenzy. Houdini, the world’s first Superstar, has been dead two years and all attempts to contact him have failed. Yet surely if anyone can break through from the Other Side, it’s Harry.

Meanwhile his widow, Bess, his beloved partner both offstage and on, is alone and lost, her fragile health already stretched thin by years of living in daily fear as her husband was buried alive, flung manacled into icy rivers and dangled upside down ten stories high in a strait jacket. Now she is deeply in debt, struggling with addiction and desperate to stay in the public eye.

When she is accused of rigging a séance, and with the press hounding her as a fraud, she is forced to flee to a private sanitarium. Does she truly believe her husband has reached out to her from the Beyond? Or, haunted as she is by her own memories and hallucinations, can she even tell the difference? Her doctor is up-to-date with the latest treatments but neither he, nor her celebrity-obsessed nurse, nor her hovering family, can make the slightest dent in her despair.

As she battles with her own demons, she stumbles upon devastating clues about Houdini’s secret life, leading to the revelation that their perfect marriage may have been the greatest illusion of them all. But if everything she built her life upon was only for show, how will she be able to survive Life after Harry?

Running Time: TBC

Nov
11
Sat
Tidy up Highgate @ Highgate Society
Nov 11 @ 9:30 am – 10:30 am
Coffee AM at the Highgate Society @ Highgate Society
Nov 11 @ 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.

Bess – The Other Houdini @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Nov 11 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Escape Artists Theatre Company presents
Bess – The Other Houdini

The startling true story of Harry Houdini’s beloved wife and her breakdown in the aftermath of his death. The world knew Bess as Houdini’s loyal partner, both on and off stage, his inspiration, his guiding star – Or was their perfect marriage their greatest illusion?

It is 1929, the height of the Spiritualist frenzy. Houdini, the world’s first Superstar, has been dead two years and all attempts to contact him have failed. Yet surely if anyone can break through from the Other Side, it’s Harry.

Meanwhile his widow, Bess, his beloved partner both offstage and on, is alone and lost, her fragile health already stretched thin by years of living in daily fear as her husband was buried alive, flung manacled into icy rivers and dangled upside down ten stories high in a strait jacket. Now she is deeply in debt, struggling with addiction and desperate to stay in the public eye.

When she is accused of rigging a séance, and with the press hounding her as a fraud, she is forced to flee to a private sanitarium. Does she truly believe her husband has reached out to her from the Beyond? Or, haunted as she is by her own memories and hallucinations, can she even tell the difference? Her doctor is up-to-date with the latest treatments but neither he, nor her celebrity-obsessed nurse, nor her hovering family, can make the slightest dent in her despair.

As she battles with her own demons, she stumbles upon devastating clues about Houdini’s secret life, leading to the revelation that their perfect marriage may have been the greatest illusion of them all. But if everything she built her life upon was only for show, how will she be able to survive Life after Harry?

Running Time: TBC

Nov
12
Sun
Bess – The Other Houdini @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Nov 12 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Escape Artists Theatre Company presents
Bess – The Other Houdini

The startling true story of Harry Houdini’s beloved wife and her breakdown in the aftermath of his death. The world knew Bess as Houdini’s loyal partner, both on and off stage, his inspiration, his guiding star – Or was their perfect marriage their greatest illusion?

It is 1929, the height of the Spiritualist frenzy. Houdini, the world’s first Superstar, has been dead two years and all attempts to contact him have failed. Yet surely if anyone can break through from the Other Side, it’s Harry.

Meanwhile his widow, Bess, his beloved partner both offstage and on, is alone and lost, her fragile health already stretched thin by years of living in daily fear as her husband was buried alive, flung manacled into icy rivers and dangled upside down ten stories high in a strait jacket. Now she is deeply in debt, struggling with addiction and desperate to stay in the public eye.

When she is accused of rigging a séance, and with the press hounding her as a fraud, she is forced to flee to a private sanitarium. Does she truly believe her husband has reached out to her from the Beyond? Or, haunted as she is by her own memories and hallucinations, can she even tell the difference? Her doctor is up-to-date with the latest treatments but neither he, nor her celebrity-obsessed nurse, nor her hovering family, can make the slightest dent in her despair.

As she battles with her own demons, she stumbles upon devastating clues about Houdini’s secret life, leading to the revelation that their perfect marriage may have been the greatest illusion of them all. But if everything she built her life upon was only for show, how will she be able to survive Life after Harry?

Running Time: TBC

Nov
13
Mon
Kung Fu Classes for Children (5.45) and Adults (6.30) @ Highgate Society
Nov 13 @ 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!

Laughter is the Best Medicine @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Nov 13 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Research suggests that laughter can offer stress relief, soothe tension, improve mood and even relieve pain. This charity comedy event will put that to the test, and endeavour to show case that Laughter is the Best Medicine.

With the genius comedy stylings of Ali Woods (“In a world of wannabes, Woods is the real deal” – The Evening Standard), Elf Lyons (“Praise her genius” – The Telegraph), Raj Poojara (BBC New Comedy Awards Regional Finalist, 2Northdown Comedian of the Year Finalist) and Markus Birdman (Britain’s Got Talent 2023 Semi-Finalist), the event promises to be a night of laughter and good deeds.

The evening event will be raising money for InspireUK – The Charity, a small charity which offers low-cost and accessible therapy for those who need it, with a particular focus on marginalised communities.

Running Time: TBC

Nov
14
Tue
Annie’s Yoga in Highgate @ Highgate United Reformed Church
Nov 14 @ 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 

Hauntings @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Nov 14 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Hauntings is a spellbinding evening of three tales of the supernatural from two of the world’s greatest writers of ghost stories, E.F. Benson and M.R. James.

From the acknowledged master of the ghost story genre, M.R. JAMES, comes Oh, Whistle and I’ll Come to You, My Lad – in which a medieval spirit strikes terrorizes an arrogant professor.

With masterful storytelling from the award-winning actor Gerard Logan, Hauntings will transport you to a world of invisible, but terrifyingly present, spirits.

★★★★★
“Logan is astounding….He takes a strong script and flies it to the stars”
 Edinburgh Festival Review 

 ★★★★★
 “Watching Logan work is like being privy to a wonder of nature and remains with you … A true masterpiece of solo performance”
The Edinburgh Guide

Nov
15
Wed
The Jive Aces @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Nov 15 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 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.

“The Jive Aces have to be one of the most entertaining and multi-talented acts around. Brilliant musicianship combined with a madcap sense of fun on stage.”
The Stage

“The Jive Aces rocked us, literally. They raised the roof with their quirky suits and energetic moves.” 
The Huffington Post

Nov
16
Thu
Havisham @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Nov 16 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

EMUL8 Theatre presents
Havisham

Who was the woman behind Dickens’ most monstrous female creation? What drove the hopeful young Miss Havisham to her cruel and fractured fate? Experience her heartbreak, as we delve into her childhood trauma and follow her on an intricate journey to a world where she finds herself ‘the leading lady in a drama she can’t comprehend.’ The gaslighting is subtle, the coercive control slick. Can Miss Havisham escape her twisted karma? Or is she destined to impose the devastation of her trauma on a new victim?

Starring Heather Alexander (ROOM, Upstairs at the Gatehouse, 2023) an award-winning actress, writer, and producer with a prodigious list of stage, television, and film credits.

Directed by Dominique Gerrard. Recent credits include award winning production Quintessence (Emily Carding), SOE & A Necessary Woman (both for Clair Obscur Theatre) and Heather’s previous work Room (Emul8).

Reviews for previous work:

★★★★★

“Alexander, as Room’s writer, delivers a linguistic treat. The language is a joy to hear. As a performer, Alexander is a delight to watch. Her assured performance is pitch perfect, and her nuanced vocal delivery brings the rich language to life” Reviews Hub

★★★★

“A beautiful portrayal by an accomplished actor at the top of her game” British Theatre Guide

Running Time: TBC

Nov
17
Fri
Havisham @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Nov 17 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

EMUL8 Theatre presents
Havisham

Who was the woman behind Dickens’ most monstrous female creation? What drove the hopeful young Miss Havisham to her cruel and fractured fate? Experience her heartbreak, as we delve into her childhood trauma and follow her on an intricate journey to a world where she finds herself ‘the leading lady in a drama she can’t comprehend.’ The gaslighting is subtle, the coercive control slick. Can Miss Havisham escape her twisted karma? Or is she destined to impose the devastation of her trauma on a new victim?

Starring Heather Alexander (ROOM, Upstairs at the Gatehouse, 2023) an award-winning actress, writer, and producer with a prodigious list of stage, television, and film credits.

Directed by Dominique Gerrard. Recent credits include award winning production Quintessence (Emily Carding), SOE & A Necessary Woman (both for Clair Obscur Theatre) and Heather’s previous work Room (Emul8).

Reviews for previous work:

★★★★★

“Alexander, as Room’s writer, delivers a linguistic treat. The language is a joy to hear. As a performer, Alexander is a delight to watch. Her assured performance is pitch perfect, and her nuanced vocal delivery brings the rich language to life” Reviews Hub

★★★★

“A beautiful portrayal by an accomplished actor at the top of her game” British Theatre Guide

Running Time: TBC

Nov
18
Sat
Coffee AM at the Highgate Society @ Highgate Society
Nov 18 @ 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.

Havisham @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Nov 18 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

EMUL8 Theatre presents
Havisham

Who was the woman behind Dickens’ most monstrous female creation? What drove the hopeful young Miss Havisham to her cruel and fractured fate? Experience her heartbreak, as we delve into her childhood trauma and follow her on an intricate journey to a world where she finds herself ‘the leading lady in a drama she can’t comprehend.’ The gaslighting is subtle, the coercive control slick. Can Miss Havisham escape her twisted karma? Or is she destined to impose the devastation of her trauma on a new victim?

Starring Heather Alexander (ROOM, Upstairs at the Gatehouse, 2023) an award-winning actress, writer, and producer with a prodigious list of stage, television, and film credits.

Directed by Dominique Gerrard. Recent credits include award winning production Quintessence (Emily Carding), SOE & A Necessary Woman (both for Clair Obscur Theatre) and Heather’s previous work Room (Emul8).

Reviews for previous work:

★★★★★

“Alexander, as Room’s writer, delivers a linguistic treat. The language is a joy to hear. As a performer, Alexander is a delight to watch. Her assured performance is pitch perfect, and her nuanced vocal delivery brings the rich language to life” Reviews Hub

★★★★

“A beautiful portrayal by an accomplished actor at the top of her game” British Theatre Guide

Running Time: TBC

Nov
19
Sun
The Princess and The Pea @ Jacksons Lane
Nov 19 @ 11:00 am

Grethe Mangala Jensen returns after multiple sell-out runs with more stories. Prince Baxter von Caramel Slice is very sad, very sad indeed! His biggest wish is to have a girlfriend, well not just a girlfriend but a wife… and she must be a Real Princess!

Suitable for ages 3+

Performances at 11am & 2:30pmA person stands on stage telling a story, she is surrounded by a group of children.

Havisham @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Nov 19 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

EMUL8 Theatre presents
Havisham

Who was the woman behind Dickens’ most monstrous female creation? What drove the hopeful young Miss Havisham to her cruel and fractured fate? Experience her heartbreak, as we delve into her childhood trauma and follow her on an intricate journey to a world where she finds herself ‘the leading lady in a drama she can’t comprehend.’ The gaslighting is subtle, the coercive control slick. Can Miss Havisham escape her twisted karma? Or is she destined to impose the devastation of her trauma on a new victim?

Starring Heather Alexander (ROOM, Upstairs at the Gatehouse, 2023) an award-winning actress, writer, and producer with a prodigious list of stage, television, and film credits.

Directed by Dominique Gerrard. Recent credits include award winning production Quintessence (Emily Carding), SOE & A Necessary Woman (both for Clair Obscur Theatre) and Heather’s previous work Room (Emul8).

Reviews for previous work:

★★★★★

“Alexander, as Room’s writer, delivers a linguistic treat. The language is a joy to hear. As a performer, Alexander is a delight to watch. Her assured performance is pitch perfect, and her nuanced vocal delivery brings the rich language to life” Reviews Hub

★★★★

“A beautiful portrayal by an accomplished actor at the top of her game” British Theatre Guide

Running Time: TBC

The Italian tenor: a tribute to Beniamino Gigli. @ Lauderdale House
Nov 19 @ 7:00 pm – 8:45 pm

A celebration of the legendary Italian tenor Beniamino Gigli!

This concert will feature the talented Yuri Sabatini, accompanied on the piano by the graceful playing of Caroline Jaya-Ratnam.

 

The program is a mesmerising mix of Gigli’s most iconic pieces, showcasing the tenor’s incredible vocal range and emotional depth. Lauderdale House sets the stage for this special night. It’s a tribute not to be missed for all the music lovers out there!

PROGRAMME:

Buzzi-Peccia – Lolita

Bixio – La canzone dell’amore

Di Chiara – La Spagnola

Bixio – Mamma

Caccini – Amarilli

Boito – Giunto sul passo estremo

Cilea – E’ la solita storia del pastore

Puccini – Che gelida manina

Donizetti – Una furtiva lagrima

Tosti – L’ultima canzone

De Curtis – Non ti scordar di me

Bixio – Parlami d’amore Mariu’

Innocenzi – Addio, Sogni di gloria

Denza – Funiculì Funiculà

Leoncavallo – Mattinata

Verdi – La donna è mobile

Nov
20
Mon
Kung Fu Classes for Children (5.45) and Adults (6.30) @ Highgate Society
Nov 20 @ 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!

Nov
21
Tue
Annie’s Yoga in Highgate @ Highgate United Reformed Church
Nov 21 @ 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