An Evening with Dwina Gibb,Paul Gambaccini and friends Sunday 22nd October, Player’s Theatre, Nelson St, Thame 7.30pm Dwina Gibb in conversation with Paul Gambaccini in Thame!An evening not to be missed  Join us on Sunday 22nd October at 6pm at the Players Theatre Thame,  for a unique event! Dwina Gibb will be in conversation with the renowned TV and Radio presenter, and […]

An Evening with Jane Robinson      Enjoy a very special talk by Jane Robinson to celebrate the Museum’s new exhibition opening 8th April, on Unsung Heroines of Thame, this is the astonishing and uplifting story of the women’s march on London in 1913, and Thame’s part in it – one of the most significant but […]

The untold story of the creation of the SAS – An Evening with Tom Petch TOM PETCH : SPEED AGGRESSION SURPRISE – The untold secret origins of the SAS Wednesday 8th February at the Players Theatre, Thame, 7.30pm. Available live-in-person or via live-stream We are delighted to announce the next exciting author event. In conjunction once again with TAL Festival, we are […]

Thame Chamber Choir Thame Chamber Choir at TAL Festival   THE WORLD IS WAKING UP We are delighted to welcome back live music to the Festival!   Choral reflections on a changing wonderful world A programme of musical pieces based on Climate change, including Elgar, Holst, Palestrina, Schubert, Whitacre and Bob Chilcott. St. Mary’s Church, […]

Tango on Tour Tango in Thame An evening of Fire & Passion   Christchurch, Upper High St. Saturday 16th October : 8pm Adult £12  Concessions £10   “Life is like Tango … sad, sensual, sexy, violent and quiet” – Unknown   ‘Tango in Thame’ brings together three of the most distinctive Tangos by Astor Piazzolla […]

Tony Long | A Midsomer Day Out Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond our control, this event will not now take place.   Die-hard fans of the TV show Midsomer Murders can now tour the picturesque locations where the numerous deadly killings take place in the series, with the help of a new guide- book by […]

Frances Wilson | Burning Man The Ascent of D H Lawrence Frances Wilson is an award-winning biographer and critic.  She has always been drawn to writing about difficult men, making Lawrence her perfect subject.  Her previous biographies on Thomas De Quincy and Bruce Ismay, she admits, “…are cardboard cut outs in comparison to the tangle […]

Simon Akam | The Changing of the Guard Photograph by Dudley Reed A revelatory, explosive new analysis of the military today.  Over the first two decades of the twenty-first century the British Army fought in Iraq and Afghanistan, at considerable and financial human cost.  Yet neither war achieved its objectives.  Award-winning journalist Simon Akam questions […]

John Crace | A Farewell to Calm A Farewell to Calm   Infectiously entertaining political satire from the author of Decline and Fall and I Maybot.   Throughout another year of bluster and bedlam in Westminster, John Crace makes a welcome return to TAL with his brilliantly acerbic political sketches, which once again help to […]

Frances Wilson | How to Write a Life Story Do you have a true story you want to tell? A 90 min online workshop led by FRANCES WILSON   Whatever your subject, either yourself, your grandfather, or Mary Queen of Scots, or you are simply seeking inspiration to get started, this is a wonderful opportunity […]