Talk

Fri 30 Aug 2019, 7.30pm. An Evening with Sam Warburton, OBE in Association with Aitch and Aitch Bee. Following on from other successful evenings at The Blake Theatre, we are delighted to offer you the opportunity to spend an evening…

Sat 7 Sept 2019, 9-3pm or 9-6pm. The award-winning operating theatre live is bringing its live human interactive dissection show to The Blake Theatre. Fresh from being seen on BBC’s Dragons’ Den over the summer, Operating Theatre Live are conducting the UK’s only…

Tues 10 Sept, 7.30pm. Margaret Atwood: Broadcast Live in Cinemas. On Tuesday, September 10th, the wait is over….The Testaments, Margaret Atwood’s highly anticipated sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, is revealed. The momentous literary event will be celebrated with an exclusive…

Fri 27 Sept 2019, 7.30pm.  Life Before the Lens. TV wildlife presenter Iolo Williams (BBC  Countryfile, Spring and Autumn Watch, Wild Wales) describes with humour and wit the adventures he had and the people he met as a Species Officer…

Sat 28 Sept 2019. Learn from an Aardman storyboard expert how to create a visual narrative for animations and short films – a vital part of the creative process for anyone making films and animations, especially for those at Aardman!…

Wed 9 Oct 2019, 7.30pm. In Association with Aitch and Aitch Bee. Come and spend an enthralling evening in the company of one of our most inspirational and unlikely Olympians ever – Eddie “The Eagle” Edwards. Eddie, originally from Cheltenham,…

Thur 17 Oct 2019, 7.00pm. Expedition: Voyages to Undiscovered Places. Steve Backshall has been leading expeditions to unknown parts of the world for nearly twenty years. For the last year, Steve has embarked on his greatest project yet – ten…

Fri 8 Nov 2019, 7.30pm. Digging into Britain’s Past. Anthropologist, author and broadcaster Professor Alice Roberts has been delving into Britain’s past, and making archaeology programmes, for nearly twenty years. In this exclusive talk, Alice will share insights, anecdotes and…

Sat 22 Feb 2020, 11am. Gromit. Aardman Animations are giving you the chance to learn how to make your very own Gromit character at these fun, hands-on clay modelling workshops. Lead by one of their expert model makers, you’ll also…

Sat 22 Feb 2020, 1pm. Shaun the Sheep. Aardman Animations are giving you the chance to learn how to make your very own Shaun the Sheep character at these fun, hands-on clay modelling workshops. Lead by one of their expert…

Sat 22 Feb 2020, 3pm. Morph. Aardman Animations are giving you the chance to learn how to make your very own Morph character at these fun, hands-on clay modelling workshops. Lead by one of their expert model makers, you’ll also…