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Death of a Bookseller: Wanstead Book Festival presents Alice Slater

Wanstead Library Churchill Room Spratt Hall Road, Wanstead

NB. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED.  Ticket-holders will be contacted by email. Death of a Bookseller has become a hit novel in the past year but unlike many popular crime novels this is dark. Written by Walthamstow-based author Alice Slater, a former bookseller herself, the book is about a true crime fanatic who has all … Continue reading "Death of a Bookseller: Wanstead Book Festival presents Alice Slater"

£10

MUST Wine Bar: Cigar Masterclass in the Courtyard

MUST Wine Bar 125 High Street, Wanstead, United Kingdom

MUST Wine Bar – host of the Wanstead Wine Festival MUST Wine is also the home of MUST Cigars! Join us for a ‘Cigars in the Courtyard Masterclass’ where we will expertly pair three outstanding cigars from the New World – Mexico, Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic – with three drinks from our fine whisky … Continue reading "MUST Wine Bar: Cigar Masterclass in the Courtyard"

£35.00

Indoor Kinema: Romeo + Juliet

The Wanstead Curtain Wanstead Curtain (Wanstead Methodist Church hall) Hermon Hill London E11 2AR

Come and experience the new venue for the Indoor Kinema, the Wanstead Curtain. Romeo + Juliet While Verona Beach crackles to the drama of a family feud, two star-crossed lovers meet … Baz Luhrmann’s interpretation is faithful, joyous and vibrant. (Cert 12A, 1996, 120 min).  

£6.00 – £8.00

The Silk Road (kinda)

The Bull 129 High Street, Wanstead

Winner of the Baloney Award 2024 HAPPY TEN THOUSAND DEATHS!!! Yuji (Aimee Yue), Peking Opera’s ultimate self-sacrificial Concubine. Salome (Megan Winstanley), Oscar Wilde’s ultimate femme fatale protagonist. Two characters, separated by the West and East, find themselves in a liminal space that congratulates them on what is seemingly their only similarity — that their theatric … Continue reading "The Silk Road (kinda)"

£12 – £15

The Silk Road (kinda)

The Bull 129 High Street, Wanstead

Winner of the Baloney Award 2024 HAPPY TEN THOUSAND DEATHS!!! Yuji (Aimee Yue), Peking Opera’s ultimate self-sacrificial Concubine. Salome (Megan Winstanley), Oscar Wilde’s ultimate femme fatale protagonist. Two characters, separated … Continue reading "The Silk Road (kinda)"

£12 – £15

Recital: Five Rooms

Wanstead United Reformed Church Nightingale Lane, Wanstead

A room to listen, a room to discover, and another room to escape the noises of life. The Music Rooms is a series of concerts offering a fresh listening experience in the heart of Wanstead, presenting eclectic musical programmes and extraordinary musicians. These concerts aim to offer a cosy headspace to reflect and explore through … Continue reading "Recital: Five Rooms"

£12 – £15

The Angel, The Cad and The House: Wanstead Book Festival presents Geraldine Roberts and Hannah Armstrong

Wanstead Library Churchill Room Spratt Hall Road, Wanstead

Next year marks 10 years since Geraldine Roberts’ book The Angel and the Cad revived a generation’s interest in the tragedy of Wanstead House. Historian Hannah Armstrong, author of Wanstead House: East London’s Lost Palace knows more about the building that was at the centre of the romance than anyone else. Join the two of … Continue reading "The Angel, The Cad and The House: Wanstead Book Festival presents Geraldine Roberts and Hannah Armstrong"

£10

Woodrow Auditions Live

The Bull 129 High Street, Wanstead

Coming straight from the Edinburgh Fringe, Woodrow is ready to bring his absurd antics to Wanstead. Woodrow is finally getting a chance to pursue his dream… becoming an actor. He’s … Continue reading "Woodrow Auditions Live"

£12 – £15

Wanstead Flats Parkrun

Wanstead Flats Playing Fields Harrow Road, London, England, United Kingdom

A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you! Free to take part but please register before you first come along.

Free

Wellbeing Walks

Free walks organised by Redbridge Vision. This walk is Grade 2 - described as "a steady pace, some gentle slopes and uneven terrain". Meet on Christchurch Green, by the church.

Family Book Day featuring Tola Okogwu, Supertato and Joseph Elliott

Wanstead Library 18 Spratt Hall Road, Wanstead, England

In the first Wanstead Book Festival Family Book Day, staged jointly as part of Redbridge Libraries’ Fabula festival, a day of fun, stories and books for children.   11.30am Celebrated author Tola Okogwu with Bekah and the Moon 1pm Author and (and CBeebies star) Joseph Elliott with Nora and the Map of Mayhem 3pm Discover … Continue reading "Family Book Day featuring Tola Okogwu, Supertato and Joseph Elliott"

LINKED – an audio trail

Commissioned by the Museum of London and launched in 2003, LINKED is a radio installation by Graeme Miller installed on lampposts across 3 miles of East London. It is an artistic response to the creation of the M11 Link Road in East London in the 1990s which involved the demolition of over 400 buildings, including Graeme’s own home, amid dramatic and passionate … Continue reading "LINKED – an audio trail"