Felix
Felix is an eccentric Victorian chap with a passion for sharing his talents. Not only does he dabble in magic and manipulation, but he is also a master of stunts on his penny farthing bicycle. He...
Palestine Music Expo 2019: hope and creativity
For the first two years of the Palestine Music Expo (PMX), our Programme Manager Katherine has represented the festival at this groundbreaking event. This year, it was the turn of our Creative...
Wendy Cope
Wendy Cope OBE read history at university and then worked in London primary schools for 14 years. Since the publication of her first book, Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis, in 1986 she has been a...
Yassmin Abdel-Magied
Yassmin Abdel-Magied is a Sudanese born author, broadcaster, social advocate and digital influencer with a background in mechanical engineering. Yassmin founded her first organisation, Youth...
Vickie Cooper
Dr Vickie Cooper is a lecturer in criminology and co-director of Harm and Evidence Research Collaborative at the Open University. Vickie's research focuses on homelessness and housing inequality...
Tony Walsh
Forget what you imagined a poetry set could be and expect belly-laughs, tears and everything in between from this stunning, big-hearted performer who often leaves audiences on their feet, dazzled and...
Press Club
Press Club have already risen way out of Australia's underground punk scene, to become one of the country's buzziest new bands. Support from the influential Triple J radio station has come...
SOAK
Grim Town. It's unclear exactly what or where it is but it's grey, flat and small in both size and significance. It's a concrete slab on a cul-de-sac that leads to nowhere. It's a...
The Undercover Hippy
Drum and Bass MC turned singer songwriter Billy Rowan, aka The Undercover Hippy, is definitely not your average singer songwriter. His music brings together soulful vocals, infectious reggae...
The Racket
The Racket are a 4-piece rock band from Widnes whose live show boasts high energy and excitement. Their singles Faded Days and Know It For A Fact speak working class wisdom and have received mass...
Sink The Pink DJs
From small beginnings in East London, Sink The Pink has grown to become one of the most recognised and progressive queer nights across the UK. Its dedication to freedom of expression and fun has...
The Artist presented by Thom Monckton & Circo Aereo
The Artist presented by Thom Monckton & Circo Aereo Created by Thom Monckton and Circo Aereo, The Artist is a physical comedy based in a painter's atelier. Trying to fabricate inspiration, the...
Peter Bloom
Dr. Peter Bloom is a Senior Lecturer and Head of the Department of People and Organisations at the Open University, Co-Founder of the research group REEF (Research into Employment, Empowerment, and...
Police Cops in Space
Police Cops in Space is an ‘80s low-fi sci-fi' set in the most dangerous place on Earth…Space. After his father is killed by an evil robot, Sammy Johnson, the last Police Cop in the universe,...
The Ballad of Kylie Jenner’s Old Face presented by Jayde Adams
As seen on 8 Out Of 10 Cats does Countdown, Comedy Central's Roast Battle & BBC's upcoming TV show Good Omens. In 2019 if you want to be a ‘successful independent woman person' you better...