West Kensington Area Guide

To celebrate the release of ‘The Insider's Guide to Inside No. 9’, Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith will be taking to the stage for an informative and hilarious guide to the creation of their Bafta award-winning comedy anthology.

John St John Joseph BEM, also known as Johnathan Joseph and professionally as DJ Spoony, is a British DJ, radio and television presenter. He is a member of the UK garage production trio, the Dreem Teem.

Our excitement is growing, for Jack and the Beanstalk is the Lyric’s 2025 panto! Join our hero Jack and his trusty cow on an adventure of gigantic proportions, a festive treat for the whole family from the heart of West London. Following 2024’s magical Aladdin, writer Sonia Jalaly and Nicholai La Barrie are climbing back on board to bring the classic Lyric twist to this epic fairy tale. Expect beanstalk-sized chaos, side-splitting comedy, chart-topping tunes and much more. RELAXED PERFORMANCE : Tuesday, 2nd December, 10am BSL PERFORMANCE : Friday, 5th December, 7pm OPEN CAPTIONED PERFORMANCE: Saturday, 13th December, 2pm

Described as ‘a truly gifted stand up’ by The Sunday Times, join Joanne as she revisits her irreverent and critically acclaimed show The Prosecco Express. Due to a relentless ageing process, Joanne is suddenly in her late thirties with no husband, no kids, no pension and no plan. She is full of questions: if she doesn’t birth anything, who will be obligated to watch her die so she doesn’t have to do it alone? Can she start a GoFundMe page to get a golden tomb built for single people to get buried in together, or do we all just get thrown into a mass grave and covered in cat hair?

COURSE DESCRIPTION An opportunity to learn and practice lighting design in a theatre! Guided by Jessica Parritt, professional LD, we will be going through the basics all the way to more niche and specialist aspects of lighting design, whether you are a technician who would like to learn more of the theory behind lighting design or a creative who is wondering how lighting design can enhance your performance, or just a nerd who is curious about lighting design you are welcome to attend this workshop. For all ability levels - most beneficial for directors to learn how to account for lighting during blocking and how to get the lighting to emphasise the intent of the direction, and technicians who want to learn about lighting design to potentially become designers COURSE DETAILS This course will run from 11am-4pm including a 1 hour lunch break plus 1 hour of Jess hanging around the bar after to answer questions, tell anecdotesor just like chat innit YOUR COURSE LEADER Jessica Parritt has been a professional technician for over a decade. She started her career in theatre as a child actor and went on to study acting, directing, writing, design and tech. If there exists a job in theatre, Jessica has probably worn the hat at one point or another, although she primarily works as a technician and lightingdesigner now she still assists in clowning and directing workshops, leads on teaching people many different tech skills and is alwayseager to help people with their work, from her work as a technician to talking through Ideas and how to implement them in theatre. Her varied background allows her to bridge the gap between performer, designer and operator to help productions come together as smoothly and effectively as possible. Spaces are limited! For any further questions please email [email protected] All participants get 50% off a meal downstairs in the Drayton Arms pub

The Grammy award-winning music and the infectious energy of its mesmerising choreography and breathtaking performances has left audiences in awe. To celebrate this incredible 30th year milestone, Riverdance 30: The New Generation will embark on a special anniversary tour in 2025, bringing its magic to audiences around the world. This spectacular production rejuvenates the much-loved original show with new innovative choreography and costumes and state of the art lighting, projection and motion graphics.