The Life and Work of Mervyn Peake Often described as the ultimate Renaissance Man, Mervyn Peake was...
Debussy - Text and Ideas: Maeterlinck's Golaud As title roles of both Maurice Maeterlinck’s play and Claude...
Ben Jonson, 'The Alchemist' and Blackfriars As part of the Literary Londoners series, this lecture explores...
Shakespeare, 'The Tempest' and its City Connections This lecture focuses on Shakespeare, in particular his final solo...
Citizen Authors and Their Heroes: Thomas Dekker, Thomas Heywood and Sir Thomas Gresham As part of the Literary Londoners series, this lecture focuses...
Literary Londoners: William Blake This lecture begins the Literary Londoners series with a journey...
Literary Londoners: John Keats This lecture continues the Literary Londoners series by delving into...
Orature, Oratory and Getting the Message Heard The most valued aspect of our entire culture in England...
Finishing the Unfinished: Completing Mozart's Zaide In November 2003, at the newly restored Hackney Empire, the...
Laurence Sterne and Joseph Haydn An exploration of the connections between Laurence Sterne, the 18th...