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On June 15, we will be saying farewell to Hornsey Town Hall with a celebration of all things Crouch End.'Crouch End Chronicles', which mixes readings, live music and raucous anecdotes, digs into local history and the characters who have helped shape it: from Edward VII to Matt Monro, Joan Rhodes (Britain's Strongest Woman), Bob Dylan, Bridget Hitler and the Suffragettes. There will also be readings from Linda Grant and Arnold Bennett.To add to the occasion, Blacktooth Productions will be…See More

On April 27, Blacktooth productions, a local performance group, will be celebrating springtime, as seen by novelists, poets, natural history writers, diarists and wits through the ages.May Daze combines live music with anecdotes and readings from DH Lawrence, Virginia Woolf, Kenneth Grahame and many others. At Hornsey Town Hall on Thursday, April 27, from 8pm to 10pm. Tickets cost £10 from: …See More

'Wish You Were Here'  celebrates 2,000 years of holidaymaking, from the carnivals of ancient Rome to medieval high days and holy days, saucy seaside holidays and trips to Las Vegas and Varanasi. The performance includes anecdotes, jokes, live music and readings from Chaucer, Jerome K Jerome, the Golden Bough, angry puritans and many more. Tickets cost £10, via:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/preview?eid=28753759268See More

A celebration of London through the ages, with readings (from Dickens, Pepys, Mrs Pankhurst, Blake and many more), wild anecdotes and live music. The actors are Daniel Dresner and Kate Walsh; music from Bow and Bellows (ukulele, vocals, accordion, violin, horn)Tickets cost £10 from:https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-calling-tickets-25203591621?aff=erelexpmltSee More

A celebration of all things Sixties, with readings, music and a wealth of anecdotes; from Leary to Laing; the Doors to the Dead; Syd Barrett to Ram Dass. The readers are Daniel Dresner and Kate Walsh; music is by Rick Sanders and Jim Gosney.Tickets: £10 from eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-summer-of-love-tickets-24984195401 See More