From writing workshops and concerts to drama fun, see what’s on this November/ December:

Writing Ecologies at the Barbican Conservatory

Barbican Conservatory, The Barbican, Silk Street, EC2Y 8DS
Until 1 February

Explore your relationship with the natural world through a series of writing workshops and talks in the Barbican Conservatory. Whether writing is your career, creative expression, or lifelong dream, we invite you to dive deeply into humanity’s relation to nature and ecology in this unique series of writing salons.

Each session will open with a question-and-answer session with an established author, who will then set a writing prompt, followed by time to write in the lush setting of the Conservatory. Exploring themes of interdependence, activism and healing, these workshops run alongside COP 25 and the Dystopia is Not the Future season. Writers of all backgrounds are welcome.

Bringing together established authors and local writers, the series will finish with the creation of five pieces centred around ecology and shared in a literary day and live performance reading on 1 February 2026.

£10 for a single event in the programme and £40 for all the events. Find out more and buy your ticket for Writing Ecologies at the Barbican.

Symphonic Gospel with the London Symphony Orchestra

Sunday 9 November, 7pm
The Barbican Hall, The Barbican, Silk Street, EC2Y 8DS

André J Thomas celebrates the power of American gospel music!

The London Symphony Orchestra is building a huge chorus of 250 people from our local community to sing with the LSO and Associate Artist André J Thomas as part of our Symphonic Gospel concert on 9 November 2025 on the Barbican stage.

Whether you’re already an enthusiastic singer, or have always wanted to give singing a go, you’re invited to take part. You need any prior experience of singing and you don’t need to be able to read music. A range of learning materials, suitable for all abilities, will be provided to help you get to know the pieces that will be performed.

Free. Find out more and book your place

Mini marvels sensory play for under-fives

Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art, 39a Canonbury Square, N1 2AN
Wednesday 12 November, Wednesday 10 December, 10–11am

Explore the Estorick Collection’s interactive and sensory play space, designed for families with young children under five.

Relaxed mini marvels sensory play for under-fives for neurodivergent families

Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art, 39a Canonbury Square, N1 2AN

19 November, 11 December, 10–11am

Explore the Estorick Collection’s interactive and sensory play space, designed for families with young children under five. This relaxed session is suitable for neurodivergent families.

The Smallest Theatre in the World: Tour and crafting workshop with The Charles Dickens Museum

Sunday 30 November, 10.30am, 12.30pm, 2.30pm
Charles Dickens Museum, 48-49 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LX

Be like Charles Dickens and have a theatre in your own home! Join us for a theatrical tour of the museum, then make a cut-out and keep mini-theatre which can include you as a character!

For ages seven to 11 years. Maximum of one adult with up to three children – all children must be accompanied. Booking is essential. Find out more and book your place.

Family art day

30 November, 14 December (Christmas session), 10am–12noon
Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art, 39a Canonbury Square, N1 2AN

Join for a special out-of-hours gallery activity designed for children and families of all ages.

Make a Scene! Drama fun with Scrooge with The Charles Dickens Museum

Sunday 7 December 2025, 10.30am, 12.30pm, 2.30pm
Charles Dickens Museum, 48-49 Doughty Street, WC1N 2LX

Our Victorian actor needs your help to put on a scene from one of Charles Dickens’s most famous books! Learn performance skills and take an on or offstage role in ‘the smallest theatre in the world’ at Charles Dickens’s own home.

For ages nine to 12 years. Maximum of one adult with up to three children – all children must be accompanied. Free event, booking essential. Find out more and book your place.