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Content guidance: The play contains references to sexual assault, sexual violence, child abduction and poisoning. The play also contains depictions of decapitation, death and war.

Join London-based artist Do Ho Suh for a unique talk on his creative practice

Inspired by Emanuel Swedenborg’s journeys into the afterlife and renowned works Heaven and Hell, Arcana Coelestia and The Principia, Swedenborg House is pleased to present an exhibition by artist Simon Moretti. With Eileen Agar | Paul Becker | William Blake | Ithell Colquhoun | Haris Epaminonda | Paul Heber-Percy | Donna Huddleston | Derek Jarman | Linder | Goshka Macuga | David Noonan | Ben Rivers | Daniel Silver | Michael E. Smith | Pelle Swedlund | Joëlle Tuerlinckx | George Frederic Watts | James John Garth Wilkinson | and items from the Swedenborg House collection In exploring the enigmatic and mercurial figure of Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772) through a range of themes, including correspondences, symbols, analogies, duality, transformation, the realms of heaven and hell, cosmology, divine truth and angelic conversations, the exhibition will examine the longstanding connections between art and esotericism. Diagrammatic works, which suggest or taxonomize symbolism, are one interface used to encounter the hereafter featured in the exhibition. The installation will showcase new works by Moretti, alongside a diverse selection of works by guest artists. The exhibition will also include items from the Swedenborg House collection. A programme of events to accompany 'Hereafter', including talks and screenings will be announced soon! A publication will be launched in April 2025 including commissioned texts by Chloe Aridjis, Andrew Durbin, Jennifer Higgie and Deborah Levy. All welcome, but RSVP required for private view: info@swedenborg.org.uk

Get ready for a night of non-stop pop anthems, feel-good vibes, and ultimate singalong moments at Popworld Watling Street! Our DJs will be spinning all the biggest pop hits, from classic throwbacks to the latest chart-toppers!

The incredible ‘Showstopper! The Improvised Musical’ have announced more tour dates and West End shows throughout 2025! Spontaneous musical comedy at its finest, this is the first ever long-form improv show to have a full West End run and to be nominated and win an Olivier Award. For those who haven’t yet experienced the live phenomenon that is ‘Showstopper! The Improvised Musical’, the show is a fully-realised musical created on the spot from audience suggestions. The cast take ideas for settings, genres, musical styles and the show title and weave it into ingenious storylines with hilarious characters. From Lin Manuel Miranda to Stephen Sondheim, whether it’s set in a primary school, Ancient Egypt, or a mattress shop – if the audience thinks it, The Showstoppers can turn it into a hit musical.

The interwar period was a golden age of the uncanny. Clairvoyants, fakirs, Theosophists, mind-readers, miracle-workers and jinn-summoners—all assured the masses that, just like the newly discovered invisible forces of electricity, radiation and magnetism, unseen spiritual powers commanded a realm of hidden human potential. This was a transnational movement of eccentrics, gurus and prophets, with East and West interacting in unexpected ways. Drawing on untapped sources in Arabic as well as European records, Raphael Cormack follows two of the most unusual and charismatic figures of this age: Tahra Bey, who took 1920s Paris by storm as an ‘Oriental’ missionary; and Dr Dahesh, who harnessed Western science to create a pan-religious faith in Lebanon. Travelling between Cairo, New York and Jerusalem, Paris, Istanbul and Rio de Janeiro, the two mystics reflected the desires and anxieties of a troubled age. These forgotten holy men, who embodied the allure of the unexplained at a time of dramatic change, speak to our own unstable world today. Raphael Cormack is an award-winning editor, translator and writer. The author of the widely acclaimed Midnight in Cairo, he is Assistant Professor of Modern Languages at Durham University. Presented by London Fortean Society. This is an all ages event. Under 16's must be accompanied by an adult.