11+ hour, 19+ min ago   (233+ words) Chiswick Opera Talks – Chiswick Memorial Club The Chiswick Calendar What's on in Chiswick Chiswick Opera Talks – Chiswick Memorial Club 17 September @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm BST This week’s opera talk, led by Ross Alley, is on Gluck’s “Iphigénie en Tauride”. Based on a…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (135+ words) Human Nature – Gunnersbury Park Museum The Chiswick Calendar What's on in Chiswick Human Nature – Gunnersbury Park Museum 25 August 2026 - 30 May 2027 As part of Gunnersbury Park’s continued centenary celebration, the Young Curators have been exploring the Park through their lens. Tuesday 25 August…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (184+ words) Horatio Nelson, Fever and Fire is a captivating one-man show written and performed by Adam Preston, telling the life story of Britain’s foremost naval hero. Described as an ‘outstanding achievement’ by London Theatre 1, the show is based on deep research,…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (772+ words) Simon Gray (1936 – 2008) The actor Simon Callow was in Chiswick on Sunday night (6 September) to talk about his friend of 25 years, the late novelist and playwright Simon Gray. Over a period of 45 years Gray wrote five published novels, 40 original stage plays,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (197+ words) Romeo and Hamed is a bold, provocative queer reimagining of Shakespeare’s tragedy from debut writer Scott Horgan. Romeo moves through a world that never softens. Croydon’s concrete glare presses in from every side, until Hamed cuts through it. Their connection…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (111+ words) Hitchcock for Halloween: Chiswick Cinema will revisit the pioneering direction of Alfred Hitchcock in part two of the exclusive Halloween retrospective covering the master of suspense’s influential career. 
 Verloc, the manager of a London West End Cinema, is also the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (171+ words) The LGBTQ+ New Comedian of the Year Competition is back for 2026, bringing together some of the most exciting emerging talent on the LGBTQ+ comedy scene. Join the George IV in the Boston Room to watch, vote for your favourites and…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (552+ words) Guy Fairbank, London Blue Badge Guide and leader of the Chiswick Book Festival’s Chiswick Rocks walk Guest blog by Guy Fairbank Chiswick has a surprisingly rich musical heritage. Handily placed for Heathrow, away from the hustle and bustle of the…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (277+ words) Quentin Crisp: Naked Hope – Riverside Studios The Chiswick Calendar What's on in Chiswick Quentin Crisp: Naked Hope – Riverside Studios 30 August - 1 September 2026 Mark Farrelly brings his hugely acclaimed solo play to Riverside Studios for an up-close encounter with the original Englishman…...

2+ week, 7+ hour ago   (133+ words) 250 years ago, Horace Walpole described Twickenham as a “a seaport in miniature”, a description that holds true to this day in this hidden gem of Thames riverside. Using extensive visual reference provided to each participant, this series of hour-long guided…...