LGBTQ Culture Lovers - London

Trent Park - House of Secrets

Sat, Oct 10 · 2:00 PM BST

Cockfosters Underground Station, Barnet EN4 0DZ, London, GB

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Trent Park House of Secrets in London is a new museum which reveals the incredible story of the WWII ‘Secret Listeners’ - a story which remained hidden for over 70 years.

The museum occupies two floors of Trent Park House, following the meticulous restoration of one of London’s grandest houses. On the ground floor, visitors will journey through magnificently restored and furnished rooms that were the backdrop to Sir Philip Sassoon’s socialite and political world, where he hosted some of the most influential statesmen, journalists, royalty and politicians in the 1930s.

Walk There: From 14:00
Visit: 14:30 to 16:00ish
Cafe: Until 17:00
Walk Back: 17:00

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"An Oak Tree" at The Other Palace

Fri, Oct 23 · 6:00 PM BST

The Other Palace, 12 Palce Street, SW1E 5JA, London, GB

PLEASE BUY A TICKET BEFORE UPDATING YOUR RSVP. Tickets are available between £20 to £45, and are available from the theatre.

Tim Crouch‘s groundbreaking An Oak Tree returns to London this autumn. A* bereaved father comes face to face with the stage hypnotist involved in his daughter’s death in a funny, moving and utterly unique theatrical event. Featuring a different guest co-star every performance, seeing the script live for the first time.*

An Oak Tree is presented by the Olivier Award-winning producers of Fleabag, Baby Reindeer and Weather Girl.

Friday 23rd October's guest co-star is* SASHA DHAWAN*, who depending on your level of geekery you may recognise from Iron Fist, or Doctor Who, or much longer ago, The History Boys.

Arrangements to meet up for a beverage beforehand tbc. The play starts at 19.00 and has a running time of 1h15m.

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto + Schumann's 3rd Symphony

Sun, Nov 1 · 3:00 PM GMT

Royal Festival Hall, Southbank, London, GB

Join us for a concert of Smetana, Mendelssohn & Schumann.

*Please buy your ticket HERE before marking your attendance*

Hear Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto brought to life in all its glory by the Philharmonia Orchestra and one of the great violinists of our time, Nicola Benedetti. Lyrical and virtuosic in equal measure, Mendelssohn’s only Violin Concerto has long been one of the best-loved works in the classical repertoire. The chance to hear it live from this dream team of orchestra, conductor and soloist is a highlight in London’s musical calendar. What better way to spend a Sunday afternoon!

Conductor Jakub Hrůša reunites Mendelssohn with his friend Schumann – the two met regularly with fellow musicians to set the world to rights in the cafes of 1830s Leipzig. The last symphony Schumann wrote, the Rhenish was inspired by a happy holiday with his wife Clara. The second movement evokes the broad, peacefully flowing river Rhine, the fourth, with its sombre brass chorales, tells of a ceremony the couple witnessed in Cologne Cathedral, and the finale brings this joyful concert to a close in celebratory mood.

PROGRAMME

• Smetana: Overture, The Two Widows
• Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto
• Interval
• Schumann: Symphony No. 3 (Rhenish)

Philharmonia Orchestra
Conductor: Jakub Hrůša
Violin: Nicola Benedetti

TICKETS
Full price tickets start at £17 + £4 booking fee. The booking page can be found here: https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/mendelssohn-violin-concerto-with-benedetti/ I'm in seat AA 12 at the front of the rear stalls, if anyone wishes to sit nearby.

We'll meet at the bar on level 2 (river end of the building) at 2:30-2:45 for a brief hello before the concert. I'll post in the comments exactly where I'm sitting and what I'm wearing, for those who don't know me. The concert will last 2 hours. Afterwards we'll meet at on level 2 near the bottom of the 'green' staircase (the right side if your back's to the river), and go for a drink nearby.