Previously at Salon
Salon London: Bringing ideas to life.
National Theatre
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Why Our Obsession with Looking Healthy is Making us Sick.
9th Jan 2020
In the age of health obsession, 70% of deaths are caused by the way we treat our bodies. Despite an explosion in the numbers of gyms, health foods and activewear, we are more obese, less active and more stressed than ever before. What can we do to restore a positive relationship with our bodies?
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Swan Song with Kelleigh Greenberg-Jephcott
28th Nov 2019
The 28th November is the anniversary of Truman Capote’s Black and White Ball and we’ll welcome to the Salon stage the award-winning Kelleigh Greenberg-Jephcott, to tell us the story of Truman Capote’s decision to publish in 'Esquire' magazine the deepest, darkest secrets of his best and closest friends, the glamorous, wealthy society women he called his 'Swans'.
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Drug Wars with Neil Woods
26th Nov 2019
Over the past six decades, the changing British attitude to drugs has created the greatest criminal opportunity in the history of this country.
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Don't Look Back in Anger with Daniel Rachel
21st Nov 2019
The nineties was the decade when British culture reclaimed its position at the artistic centre of the world. Not since the 'Swinging Sixties' had art, comedy, fashion, film, football, literature and music interwoven into an explosion of national self-confidence.
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Be My Guest: Reflections on Food, Community and the Meaning of Generosity with Priya Basil
19th Nov 2019
After a year of division, we wanted to do a Salon that celebrates the joy in eating and drinking together and to shine a light on the kindness and generosity of the oncoming season. So on the 19th of November, we’re inviting you to Be My Guest for a heartwarming and thought-provoking discussion of hospitality, over a two-course dinner, with renowned author, and founder of Authors for Peace, Priya Basil.
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Messengers. Who We Listen To, Who We Don't, And Why
5th Nov 2019
When deciding whether or not someone is worth listening to, we think we carefully weigh their words and arguments. But those are far from being the only factors that hold sway with us.
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Experiencing the Impossible
31st Oct 2019
Why do we enjoy experiencing what seems clearly impossible, or at least beyond our powers of explanation? And how do magicians exploit huge gaps in our conscious experience, holes that we are typically unaware of?
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How to Have Feminist Sex: A Fairly Graphic Guide
29th Oct 2019
We talk about feminism in the workplace and we talk about dating after #MeToo, but women's own patriarchal conditioning can be the hardest enemy to defeat. When it comes to our sex lives, few of us are free of niggling fears and body image insecurities. Rather than enjoying and exploring our bodies uninhibited, we worry about our bikini lines, bulging tummies and whether we're doing it 'right'.
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Be More William Blake
16th Sep 2019
As London gets William Blake fever - ahead of the massive show at Tate Britain, this Salon with author John Higgs is the perfect way to get to grips with the visionary poet and painter.
