Art, Theatre, Music & Shows

A new exhibition: Pilgrim of Hope: A Life of Mary, Mother of Jesus, in pictures, will take place from 1st-30th May at the London Jesuit Centre - next to the Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception - 'Farm Street Church', 114 Mount Street, Mayfair, London, W1K 3AH. This free exhibition from Quarr Abbey, with the National Gallery, tells the story of Mary's life, through copies of paintings held... Read More

Two Halves of Guinness at the Park Theatre, Finsbury Park, London N4, is a delightful and moving one-man play about the great Catholic actor Sir Alec Guinness by Mark Burgess. Zeb Soanes, the former Radio 4 newsreader, plays Guinness spendidly, re-creating his rich, velvety vocal cadence and the voices of over thirty other parts with aplomb. He moves well too, whether it's miming the making of a m... Read More

On the trail of a Palestinian saint, Justin Butcher visits St Botolph's Church in Hardham, Sussex, in this short film, to see the the oldest known image in this country depicting Saint George, patron saint of England, on his feast day. The real St George was a 3rd century Palestinian Christian martyr who stood up against the tyranny of the Roman emperor in defence of a persecuted minority, and has... Read More

An exhibition of works by Helen Elwes and Martin Jarvis, in response to the climate and nature crisis, is taking place at the London Jesuit Centre, 114 Mount Street, London W1K 3AH from April 2 - April 28th 2026. On Tuesday 21st April at 7pm there will be a talk with slides preceded by 6pm Mass for Creation in church next door (Farm Street) The exhibition is open weekdays from 8am to 8pm; Saturday... Read More

An exhibition marking the work of a priest in the coal mines in the 1970s and 1980s is on display at Cusworth Hall in Doncaster. The Reverend David Lawrance, chaplain for the Industrial Mission, worked in and around collieries in the 1970s and 1980s - including during the miners' strike - and kept extensive records and sketches of life and work underground. This exhibition, created from his drawi... Read More

More than 70 people gathered at St John's Cathedral, Portsmouth, on Saturday 14 March for the final instalment of the Portsmouth Gregorian Chant Course, a programme that has received widespread acclaim for introducing the ancient tradition of chant to participants of all ages and musical backgrounds. Launched in January 2026, the course welcomed complete beginners alongside experienced musicians, ... Read More

'Shared Light' is London's first inter-faith art exhibition, and a new dimension to the Aziz Foundation's London Ramadan Lights programme, initiated three years ago. Situated in the Zedwell hotel's basement café near Piccadilly Circus, the entrance is in The Trocadero Arcade, but currently quite hard to find due to building works and extensive scaffolding. Eventually finding the exhibition, the c... Read More

A new exhibition in London for one day only next week, will share the extraordinary story behind the William John Kennedy Box Sets of images of Andy Warhol - iconic leader of the Pop Art Movement - who was also a devout Catholic. ( He attended Mass every day for most of his life). For the first time, Warhol: Inside the Box will share the full, extraordinary stories of these images, from their cre... Read More

The Newman Schola will be performing Allegri's haunting Miserere mei, movements from the Tenebrae by Victoria and culminating with the Fauré Requiem at Saint Mary's Catholic Church, Hampstead, London, on Saturday, 21 March from 7.30pm to 8.30pm. Founded in 2021, the Newman Schola has performed in both concert and liturgical settings up and down the country, as well as releasing its first recordin... Read More

In a landmark moment for one of the capital's most powerful annual events, Wintershall Theatre returns to Trafalgar Square on Good Friday, 3 April 2026, to stage two free open-air performances of The Passion of Jesus, marking 15 years of bringing this extraordinary production to the heart of London. First performed in Trafalgar Square in 2010, the production has grown into a cherished Easter tradi... Read More

Eighty years after the Korean peninsula was divided by war, an exhibition of drawings by children on both sides of the divide is on show in Quaker central offices, London. Born out of more than two decades of exchange between North and South Korean children, the Drawing Hope art exhibit will be on display in Friends House, London, (opposite Euston Station) until 3 April 2026. The exhibit, open d... Read More

As we pass the fourth anniversary of the war in Ukraine, Olga Braga's award-winning wartime domestic tragedy Donbas provides a fascinating and searing response. As you enter the diminutive Theatre 503 above the Latchmere Pub, you are confronted by a claustrophobic scene. Two pro-Russian snipers are hunkered down in a tumbledown dwelling. One, Dmitry (Philippe Spall) is a surly veteran of the Sovi... Read More

Music in Motion - a Choral Concert in aid of destitute refugees in London will take place at All Hallows Church, Savernake Road, (seven minutes walk from Gospel Oak Station) on Sunday 8 March 6.30pm This will be a wonderfully immersive, musical experience, for the audience because the singers move around the church as they present different pieces of choral music - sometimes singing on the move! P... Read More

The London Street Jesuit Centre in Mayfair has been hosting a wonderful exhibition of Sacred Art since January. The Inner Light show of icons and religious portraits ended on Friday with a reception attended by the Lord Mayor of Westminster, Cllr Paul Dimoldenberg. Many of the icons were the work of prominent iconographer Dr Irina Bradley. She studied in Moscow for six years before attending the K... Read More