The Eternal Shame of Sue Perkins

You may know her as  Bake-Off Sue, Taskmaster Sue, Just A Minute Sue, or the Sue that gives you travel envy - but stand-up Sue is full of surprises.

In this brand-new show, she shares the unlikely happenings from a career in the spotlight.

What’s the fallout when your pituitary gland goes haywire on live TV?  How do you convince the public you didn’t really fall onto that hoover attachment? And when intimate photos get splashed all over the internet, how do you switch the shame to dignity and joy?

Jigsaw Linocut

Spend a day exploring the jigsaw method of linocut to create an edition of multi-colour prints.

Printing a linocut jigsaw style is an easy way to print a design in multiple colours. You cut the lino block into pieces, ink them up separately, then put the lino block back together to print.

Sara Pascoe – I Am A Strange Gloop

Have you ever been awake in the middle of the night and thought something so smart and astute that you couldn’t wait for the world to wake up so you could tell them? THIS SHOW IS THAT THOUGHT.

In that it doesn’t make much sense and is a bit weird on reflection.

Sara Pascoe is a comedian and her children don’t sleep and her kitchen won’t clean itself and her husband “doesn’t want to be in it”.

Reduction Linocut – 2 Week Course

Explore the reduction method of linocut to create your own multi-layered lino prints. On this two-session evening course you’ll learn how to create a multi-colour lino print. You will develop an edition of lino prints with 2-3 layers of colour using the reduction method of linocut. Your tutor will guide you step by step through the process and you will use oil based inks and our traditional Albion and Imperial presses in the workshop.

 

Sandi Toksvig: Friends of Dorothy

Come and join the comedian, broadcaster, campaigner (and tiny Danish beacon of hope) for an evening celebrating her love and passion for writers and books.

A sell-out in 2024, this show is packed with fascinating stories, a lively Q&A and the much-contested Cleverest Person in the Room game. Dive into Sandi’s extraordinary collection as she explores outrageous and bizarre titles such as The Beginners Guide to Sex in the Afterlife and Cheese Problems Solved.

Fin vs History: Live!

The show for people who like history but don't care what actually happened.

Join Fin Taylor and Horatio Gould on their trademark disgusting sofa for their first live episodes of their new smash hit podcast.

Presented by Show And Tell.

Hollie McNish / Brand New Book Tour!

The title is still under-wraps but Hollie is back with a brand-new book tour in Autumn 2025.

A Sunday Times bestselling author, chatter and poetry lover, expect strong language and adult content, gift-wrapped in her much-loved poetry as she reads from this brand-new collection about love, loss, wolves and warm morning croissants. With support poet Maria Ferguson.

Introduction to Screen Printing – 5 Week Course

Explore the process of screen printing onto paper and develop your confidence as an independent screen printer. You will learn how to register and layer your designs, and print with multiple colours. You will gain an understanding of the photo stencil emulsion technique and will learn how to coat and expose screens using our UV exposure unit. Your tutor will also introduce you to relevant contextual artists and screen printing terminology.

Bookbinding Taster Day

On this one day workshop you will learn how to use the tools, materials and techniques to get started in bookbinding. You’ll make books from scratch to take away with you using methods such as pamphlet stitch, concertina books and Japanese stab binding, and you will gain some knowledge to keep making books at home.

Bookbinding is great for creating notebooks, sketchbooks, albums or books which are art objects in themselves.