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Whats on: Canada Water




The Albany, working in partnership with Southwark Council, is delighted to be managing an exciting new venue, the Canada Water Culture Space at Canada Water Library where we'll be presenting a programme of theatre, music, dance, comedy, live literature and community events. A new website for the space will be coming very soon, in the meantime, tickets for events at the Canada Water Culture Space can be bought via our website. See what's on below.


PLEASE NOTE: these events take place at the Canada Water Culture Space at Canada Water Library.

Image:Mari Wilson
Fri 18 May

Mari Wilson

With hits old and new combined with storytelling and wit, Mari Wilson is one of the best live performers in town.

Image:Red Riding Hood’s Magic Purse
Sat 19 May
Clydebuilt Puppet Theatre presents

Red Riding Hood’s Magic Purse

Family Saturdays at Canada Water Culture Space. From the adventurous Red Riding Hood to the hungry Wicked Wolf, favourite characters spring to life in this classic story told with a twist.

Image:Kupenga Kwa Hamlet
Wed 23 May
Two Gents Productions presents

Kupenga Kwa Hamlet

Set in the twilight of pre-colonial Zimbabwe, two actors, two props and the convergence of two cultures are all it takes to create an urgent, poetic and spiritual reimagining of the rarely seen First Quarto of Shakespeare’s classic.

Image:Sheila O'Flanagan and Sasha Wagstaff
Mon 28 May

Sheila O'Flanagan and Sasha Wagstaff

Find out how bestselling authors Sheila O'Flanagan and Sasha Wagstaff swapped the boardroom for book deals.

Image:Ben Okri
Wed 30 May

Ben Okri

The Booker Prize winning author of The Famished Road talks about his work and reads from Wild, his first collection of poetry in over a decade.

Image:John Hegley: the Adventure of Monsieur Robinet
Sat 16 Jun

John Hegley: the Adventure of Monsieur Robinet

Tales about a Frenchman with some unusual (but clean) habits, which include burying his dog’s kennel and his own luggage pieces.

Image:Tristan Mackay
Sat 30 Jun

Tristan Mackay

Join rising Singer-songwriter Tristan Mackey as part of his first UK tour with performances from his debut album ‘Out Along the Wire’, released to critical acclaim in 2010 and number one in the iTunes Blues charts in the UK and Australia.