Kensington Area Guide

Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before.

A three-day event to enrich every aspect of your daily life and promote healthy living from the inside. There are classes and taster sessions in the Wellbeing Studio while the Live Stage boasts free artistic and musical performances plus interactive demonstrations.

Alternative soloist Loveshy embarks on a landmark headline show this May, at the iconic Notting Hill Arts Club. Be there. Presented by closeup. This is an 16+ event

dinaye Dinaye presents MUSIC FOR YOUR SHOULDERS - the official launch of her debut EP Arrival of Sheba. Where moody Pop/R&B meets the rich soul and rhythms of her Ethiopian heritage, Norwegian-Ethiopian artist Dinaye creates a sound that’s hypnotic and raw, shaped entirely by her, from writing to production. This is a night for R&B lovers-with a cultural twist. Expect a high-energy live performance with a full band, movement at the heart of the show, and music designed to make your shoulders move. Music For Your Shoulders isn’t just a title-it’s a feeling. Marking her journey from Oslo to London, Arrival of Sheba is a celebration of identity, growth and arrival. Joined by Meron T and Julius Richard, with a DJ set from MIMI RICH to carry the night through, this is a full experience of sound, culture and release. Presented by Notting Hill Arts Club. This is an 18+ event

Where Music Meets Memory Written & performed by Karen Cecilia Doorway to Perception asks the audience to consider music as both memory and as part of their own story. Karen Cecilia performs the theremin throughout; a uniquely ethereal, body-responsive instrument that becomes both a musical and symbolic conduit as we journey between sound, story, identity, and political agency. Doorway to Perception asks the audience to consider what music offers us in a time when public expression is increasingly fraught. As political forces attempt to dictate narratives, the act of listening, and of creating, becomes a form of defiance. Each performance includes structured audience participation as Karen tells personal musical memories that become a living part of the work. Starring Karen Cecilia (writer/performer) Projections by Karen Cecilia

By Rachel Fenn Simon and Jay have spent years happily working the night shift at Supersave until recent graduate Nadia joins as a stop gap while applying for grad schemes. Continually demeaning theirlife choices, she pushes Jay to believe hes meant for something more, and goads Simon to become something he's not. As things start to fall apart forher colleagues, Nadia remains oblivious to the damage her ambition leaves behind as she makes plans to move on without them. CAST Helder Fernandes - Jay Katherine Thomas - Nadia Tom Whittaker - Simon Nia Powell - Sara CREATIVE TEAM Lydia Mcnulty - Director Rachel Fenn - Writer Louie Marlow - Tech Nia Powell - Producer Phoebe Bakker - Stage Manager A co-production between Roam Theatre Company and Drayton Arms Theatre