Anne Sebba

The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz Anne Sebba7.30pmTuesday 14 October 2025St Mary’s Barnes What role could music play in a death camp? What was the effect on those women who owed their survival to their participation in a Nazi propaganda project? And how did it...

Sir Alan Hollinghurst

Our Evenings Sir Alan Hollinghurst7.30pmTuesday 18 November 2025St Mary’s Barnes The Booker prize-winning novelist, Sir Alan Hollinghurst, will be talking about his latest novel. Spanning half a century and written with Hollinghurst’s trademark eloquence...

Monica Macias

Black Girl from Pyonhyang: In Search of My Identity Monica Macias7.30pmTuesday 6 May 2025St Mary’s Barnes In 1979, seven-year-old Monica Macias was sent by her father Francisco, the president of Equitorial Guinea, to the beautiful, unfamiliar surroundings of...

Andrew O’Hagan

Caledonian Road Andrew O’Hagan7.30pmTuesday 8 April 2025St Mary’s Barnes Andrew O’Hagan was born in Glasgow. He has been nominated for the Booker Prize, was voted one of Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists in 2003, and won the E. M. Forster...

JoJo Moyes

JoJo Moyes in conversation 7.30pmTuesday 4 MarchSt Mary’s Barnes JoJo Moyes is one of Britain’s most successful writers. Her books, which have been translated into 46 languages, have sold over 40 million copies worldwide. Two of her books, Last Letter from...

COME TO OUR SUMMER PARTY

Our summer party is taking place on Tuesday 2nd June, at St Mary's Church, 6.30 - 8.00pm.  

Drinks and refreshments from 6.30 to 7.30pm. And then we are delighted that our patron, Gyles Brandreth, has agreed to entertain us from 7.30 to 8pm.

Tickets for members and guests are now on sale at £20 each. Please contact Louise Carr using the button below with the names you are booking for. She will send you the bank account details for payment.

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