Events2016

Venue: The Albany Time: Saturday 19.00 Age Range: Suitable for age 14+ Simon Watt plus guests Dan Schreiber & Frank Swain   Evolution has gotten lazy and needs a prod. My life would be so much better if it had more tentacles or a prehensile face. Combining gene splicing and Read more…

Venue: Albany Theatre Time: Saturday 4pm Age Range: Suitable for ages 10+ SMASHfestUK: host stand-up poet Laurie Bolger   A smash-up of talented local entertainers and brilliant variety acts celebrate the sun and all its glory.  A mix of science and the arts come together to celebrate how amazing our Read more…

Venue: The Albany Time: Friday 17.00 Age Range: Suitable for ages 10+ SMASHfestUK: host stand-up comedian Tiernan Douieb   A live entertainment show wrapped around a solar storm. Sit back as the SMASHfestUK line-up of top performers combine science, stand-up and their own particular flare to create a great ball of Read more…

Venue: The Albany, ticketed Time: Friday 14.00 Age Range: Suitable for age 7+ University of Sheffield: Dr Nate Adams   Without plants the human race couldn’t survive on the planet – we need nanobots for that! Nanobots work furiously and specifically to produce the products required for a plant to respire, respond Read more…

Venue: The Albany, Red Room, ticketed Time: Friday & Saturday 14.00 Age Range: Suitable for all ages Ugly Animals Preservation Society   Why should the panda get all the praise? The Ugly Animal Preservation Society is dedicated to raising the profile of the world’s most aesthetically challenged endangered species.   Join Read more…

Venue: The Albany Times: Friday 11.00, Saturday 12.00 Age Range: Suitable for ages 6+, Ticketed Event   Comedy Club 4 Kids gets the best stand-ups and sketch acts from the international circuit to do their thing for an audience of children and their families… but without the rude bits! The show Read more…

Venue: The Albany, roving performers Time: Friday & Saturday 10am-5pm Age Range: Suitable for age 4+ Guerilla Science   Roll up, roll up! An array of human-sized fruit fliesis coming to Deptford. Step right up for your chance to meet our troupe of colourful characters as they showcase their remarkable Read more…

Venue: The Albany, Orange Room, ticketed Time: Friday & Saturday 10.00 – 11.30 Age Range: Suitable for age 7+, 10 spaces per workshop SMASHfestUK: Sinead Kempley   Use electric paint and recycled materials to create simple circuits which will light up Deptford after the solar storm has wiped out all Read more…

Venue: The Albany, Orange Room, drop-in Time: Friday & Saturday 10.00 – 18.00 Miho Janvier Virtual Reality Talk: Friday 16.00, Saturday 15.00, ticketed Age Range: Suitable for age 9+ Dr. Miho Janvier   An immersive 3D experience to witness the birth and journey of a solar storm from the Sun to Read more…