Feature Event

Materials Protecting People is the third seminar in the hugely popular series of events from the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, looking at how materials can protect people in society.  High quality presentations from leading experts will address the important role of materials in developing solutions to some of the many challenges facing society in the fields of Healthcare, Air Quality and Protection & Security.

Join the House of Illustration for an evening of quick-fire drawing challenges designed to get you thinking creatively. They're delighted to welcome acclaimed illustrator Jonny Hannah as their latest guest host.

Shutter up the windows, dim the candles, and settle by the fire for a Christmas ghost story, told by no less a master than Charles Dickens.

Feeling overwhelmed by the continuously changing technology landscape?  Struggling with the pace of disruption, the latest technology tools, platforms, and the shiniest new things?  What should you be paying attention to?

Uchenna Dance put their unique twist on the much loved fairy tale, interweaving African and contemporary dance styles with original music and storytelling to create a thrilling dance theatre adventure for the whole family!

Take a step back in time this Christmas Eve with a visit to the enchanting Charles Dickens Museum.

An adventurous New Year’s Eve night packed with live music, dance, food and drink with an electrifying line-up of artists in collaboration with Aurora players – Nico Muhly, Teitur, Lips Choir and Nwando Ebizie (Lady Vendredi)

Written in collaboration with the playwright Isley Lynn and Inspired by Orson Welles' famous radio broadcast and H.G. Wells’ sci-fi novel, The War of the Worlds wrestles with the boundaries of truth in a thrilling broadcast of the end of the world.