Everyone’s welcome at the book club that meets up each month at Peckham Levels to discuss a left-wing non-fiction book.

The book being discussed in this meeting will be Brick by Brick: How We Build a World Without Prisons.

Feel free to come along even if you aren’t able to read the book - it will be used as a jumping off point for a broader discussion.

Left Book Club is a not-for-profit book subscription featuring some of the best radical writing published as collectible editions. You do not have to be a Left Book Club member to attend so bring a friend along!

Join the group’s WhatsApp chat to get the latest updates and vote on upcoming books.

"You tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is: never try."

Do you remember when The Simpsons was good? Specifically the first ten seasons? Then this is the trivia night for you and your fellow Springfield loving, Duff swilling, shorts eating pals! Our quiz covers all the hilarious antics, characters and guest stars of the hit animated series. From Homer quotes to chalkboard gags, this trip down memory lane is a guaranteed great night out for those who crave a bit of nostalgia and healthy competition. 

In partnership with Jubel Brewery.

• Doors open at 7:30pm

• Quiz starts at 8:00pm

• Tickets are £3 per person, teams no bigger than 6 people

• First Place: £50 Bar Tab

• 20% off drinks for ticket holders throughout the night

• Food served all evening

• Over 18s only

A recent study in the UK found that approximately 50% of adults reported having a fetish or kink. Despite their prevalence, they are often shrouded in taboo and misunderstanding. In this talk Dr Lori Beth Bisbey will demystify the topic and answer the often asked question… Am I normal?

Discover the psychological and social factors that drive fetish and kink behaviours. Explore the ways in which individuals who engage in these practices experience pleasure and fulfilment. You will also be given practical steps on how to explore your own desires, communicate with partners and how to deal with any feelings you have around this aspect of sexuality.

Doors open at 7pm, talk starts at 7.30pm - come down early to grab a good seat!

Dr Lori Beth Bisbey is a psychologist, accredited advanced GSRD (gender, sex, relationship diversity) therapist, sex & intimacy coach, author, podcast host speaker and resident specialist therapist on Open House: The Great Sex Experiment (channel 4). She has been working with people for the past 35 years to help them create and maintain incredible relationships that contain exciting sex and are without shame. She specialises in GSRD - which is gender, sex, and relationship diversity (which includes non-monogamy, kink and BDSM) and the treatment of trauma.

Experience the future of UK jazz at NYJO's new monthly residency at Peckham Levels.

Each month, a different ensemble of NYJO Emerging Professionals will work with Ahnansé (Steam Down) and a special guest artist from the SE London jazz scene to create a one-off 45-minute set of original music, followed by an open jam session.

Expect bold, original music, boundary-pushing improvisation from London’s top emerging jazz talent.

With collaboration, community, and creative expression at its heart, this residency will create a space where jazz lovers of all backgrounds are welcome.

Alongside NYJO musicians, opening the series will be special guest musicians from the high-energy, progressive London jazz collective Levitation Orchestra.

About NYJO:

Also known as the National Youth Jazz Orchestra, NYJO is an organisation dedicated to making jazz and creative music-making more accessible to early-career musicians, young people, and audiences across the country. Throughout our activity, we seek to create a meeting ground between the established and the experimental – the past, present, and future – to build bespoke programmes which cater to lifelong and new jazz fans.

About Levitation Orchestra:

Formed in 2018 by musical director Axel Kaner-Lidstrom, Levitation Orchestra has earned a reputation as a visionary artistic collective, whose dynamic live shows have built a following which stretches beyond the UK jazz scene and across genres.

The group has developed a uniquely egalitarian approach to creativity, and their “ultimate disregard for any boundaries” has allowed them to create a perfect blend of their diverse musical influences.

Inspirations range from Alice Coltrane and Sun Ra to Stravinsky and Ravel, all blended in the mixing pot of London's heritage of sound-system musics. Expect cinematic landscapes and emotions mixed with all the energy of the vibrant new London jazz scene.

“Boundless talent, vibrant dynamism, and an effortless exploration of genre with ultimate disregard for any boundaries those labels might bring” - Loud & Quiet.

“Collaboration at its best between a young crop of musicians who create something extraordinarily powerful” - Jazz Revelations.

Relax and get creative with Arts by Kola and Mental Wealth London at this free, drop-in Family Wellbeing Art Club.

Mental Wealth London provide safe spaces for women and families to practice art for mindfulness and wellbeing. Visitors will engage in a creative activity to help relax and manage daily stressors.

This is a ticketed, drop-in session and you can stay as long as you like. Please register via the button above so we can keep track of numbers and ensure a relaxing experience with the appropriate resources.

Last admissions will be 7pm to ensure you have enough time to complete your artwork.

Drummer and composer Nadav Schneerson comes to Peckham Levels for the launch of his incredible debut album ‘Sheva’.

A night showcasing some of the burgeoning talent of the London jazz scene, curated by drummer and composer Nadav, the evening will be a look into his wide influences and a unification of the bustling SE London jazz community.

Nadav and his septet will be showcasing newer material alongside playing his debut album in full. Hosting the night is UK Jazz community pillar DJ Gordon Wedderburn (GW Jazz), alongside special support and DJ acts (till late) to be announced.

Rooted in jazz, 25 year old Nadav has been on a steady emergence, having played with the likes of Charlie Stacey (Yussef Dayes), Finn Rees, Dargz and being a frequent at Peckham Levels with Steam Down. Nadav has already graced many UK and international stages such as The Jazz Cafe, Pizza Express Jazz Club, Hootananny Brixton, Montreux Jazz Festival, Jassmine Warsaw etc.

Schneerson’s debut album features Afronaut Zu on lead single ‘Juju Man’, fellow Tomorrow’s Warriors alumnus Sultan Stevenson on piano and musicians from bands such as Ebi Soda, Levitation Orchestra and Hak Baker to name a few.

An alumnus of Tomorrow’s Warriors - Nadav has come up alongside some of the finest jazz talent in London, whilst heavily influenced by previous generations of the program - artists such as Nubya Garcia, Joe Armon-Jones and Ezra Collective have paved the way for his path while he individually blends contemporary jazz styles with various influences from around the Middle East.

• Drums - Nadav Schneerson

• Keys - Sultan Stevenson

• Double Bass - George Richardson

• Trumpet - Sam Warner

• Tenor Sax - James Akers

• Trombone - Will Heaton

• Oud - Ekin Öykener

We’re thrilled to welcome Deeper Into Movies back to Peckham Levels for more expertly curated screenings of cult classics, overlooked gems and important contemporary cinema.

An expert observer of unembellished humanity, writer-director Mike Leigh reached new levels of expressive power and intricacy with this exploration of the deceptions, small and large, that shape our relationships.

When Hortense (Marianne Jean-Baptiste), a black optometrist who was adopted as a child, begins the search for her birth mother, she doesn’t expect that it will lead her to Cynthia (Brenda Blethyn, winner of the Cannes Film Festival’s best actress award), a lonely white factory worker whose tentative embrace of her long-lost daughter sends shock waves through the rest of her already fragile family.

Born from a painstaking process of rehearsal and improvisation with a powerhouse ensemble cast, Secrets & Lies is a Palme d’Or–winning tour de force of sustained tension and catharsis that lays bare the emotional fault lines running beneath everyday lives.

This drop-in art session hosted by Mental Wealth London is for women who have experienced challenges with their mental health or identify with the need for some time during the week to engage in a creative activity to help relax and manage daily stressors.

This is a ticketed drop-in session, and you can stay as long as you would like. Please register before you attend so we can keep track of numbers and ensure a relaxing experience with the appropriate resources. If you can't attend the session, please return your ticket to give others an opportunity to attend.

Last admissions will be 7pm to ensure you have enough time to complete your artwork.

Join us for an evening of silliness and solidarity with a wonderful bunch of comedians gathering to raise funds for The Rammun Foundation.

The show's line-up includes six very talented comedians lending their voices to raise funds for The Rammun Foundation, who are delivering vital aid to displaced families in Northern Gaza.

On the bill we are delighted to present:

• Jen Brister - Live at the Apollo, Frankie Boyle's New World Order, The Weakest Link, QI, Mock the Week. Jen is a regular performer on the UK and international comedy circuits and has written 7 solo shows which she has performed at the Edinburgh Comedy Festival, as well as touring extensively around the UK and internationally. Her book, a comedy memoir, "The Other Mother", was published by Square Peg in 2019.

• Ivo Graham - Winner- 'So You Think You’re Funny?' aged 18 in 2009. Eight sell-out shows including Game of Life, which received nominations for Best Show and Best Joke at that year’s Edinburgh Fringe. Ivo has appeared on Have I Got News for You, QI, The Last Leg, Mock the Week, and Live at the Apollo and been quizzed with varying degrees of success on Pointless, House of Games, Mastermind, and University Challenge.

• Ayoade Bamgboye - Channel 4 Comedy Playground 'Rise and Shine with Channel 9'. Ayoade has performed at venues such as the Bill Murray, the Moth Club, and at the White Bear Theatre where she performed her hour-long one-woman show inspired by every one-(white) woman show ever performed, titled 'Rubbish and Nonsense'.

• Rhys James - Roast Battle, Russell Howard’s Stand Up Central, A League of Their Own, and Live at The Apollo. Rhys is a regular panellist on Mock the Week and has had three BBC Radio 4 series, Rhys James is… Rhys James Isn’t… and Rhysearch; all met with great acclaim and delight by the listeners and critics.

• Alison Spittle - Wheel of Misfortune, The Guilty Feminist, The Alison Spittle Show, Petty Please, Nowhere Fast, Alison Spittle in Ireland. Alison has appeared on Celebrity Gogglebox, Richard Osman’s House of Games, Pointless Celebrities, and as a judge on the BBC New Comedy Awards’. Her first play, ‘Starlet’ picked up five stars from The Sunday Times. Her 2023 show ‘Soup’ had a full sell out fringe run and toured the UK and Ireland. Her 2022 show ‘Wet’ was one of British Comedy Guide’s best reviewed shows at the Edinburgh Fringe.

• Jack Barry (our wonderful host) - Feel Good series 1&2, Rose Matafeo’s Starstruck, The Russell Howard Hour, Dad’s Army: The Lost Episodes, Catastrophe, Cuckoo, Turn Up Charlie, The Stand Up Sketch Show, Smothered, This is Going to Hurt.

We will also be holding a huge raffle with some amazing prizes to be won, so please do bring some cash!

In silliness & solidarity.

ESS SESSIONS: EMMELINE/EAVES WILDER/SEREN/HALLE CASZ/ISSA ODYSSEA/FIZA + DJ BABY GUINNESS

The community showcase of up-and-coming talent from women and non-binary people in music returns to Peckham Levels.

Spoken word artist and alternative hip-hop performer Emmeline set up ESS Sessions in 2024, as a community night for female and non-binary musicians to showcase their skills, and discuss their experience of the industry. Emerging out of those conversations was the overwhelming need for a space in London where people could come together to create and perform, whilst being adequately supported. ESS Sessions at Peckham Levels is the group’s first live foray, and will feature performances from 7 up-and-coming musicians and DJs, with a strong interactive and community-driven focus.

Join us for some amazing music going late into the night, and to support a great cause. 

Emmeline:

Emmeline is a singer/songwriter originally from West Yorkshire now living in London, making spoken word and alternative hip-hop. She initially caught the attention of super producer Fraser T Smith (Stormzy, Adele, Dave), and had since gone on to release 3 projects, most recently her mixtape 'Shapes, Shadows, DVDs' with Lewis Recordings. In the past two years she has opened for The Streets, as well as playing Brighton's The Great Escape, and will in 2025 be heading to Austin for SXSW. Her blend of lyrical mastery with sharp delivery, and unique genre focus has gained her over 200 plays on UK Radio, including a live session with BBC Introducing's Emily Pilbeam, and interviews with other champions like Lauren Laverne and Cerys Matthews. 

Eaves Wilder:

Eaves Wilder began songwriting around the age of eight, harnessing an early obsession with 60s soul and jangle pop, and the reverb soaked landscapes of Lush and The Cocteau Twins. Wilder’s inspirations are endless, but it was the riot grrl movement that first blew the doors open for her, proving what was possible if she could just write with honesty and power, letting her supposed imperfections shine. “Hookey,” Wilder’s forthcoming debut EP, details her story so far. Hidden behind dreamy shoegaze guitars and delivered in Wilder’s sweet voice, her lyrics are honest, direct, and deceptively cutting.

Seren:

Seren is a young artist with an undeniable voice and a gift for songwriting. Her music takes inspiration from the best of soul and folk music, infused with a love of storytelling and a keen ear for melody. At its heat her music celebrates the simple joys and complicated vulnerabilities of our ordinary lives.    Seren is already making a name for herself as a talented singer and songwriter. In her short career so far she has performed at venues such as Koko Camden and The Other Songs x Ivors Academy night at The London Palladium, created music for the Mastercard X Brit Awards advert and signed her first publishing deal at the start of 2024.

Halle Casz:

Halle Casz is an 18 year old alternative pop artist from London. Her music consists of a fusion of pop, dance and R&B with lyrics that encapsulate the experience of young women in today’s society. Creating music with upcoming producer Cassell Beats, Halle Casz transforms her poignant lyrics into danceable records. Halle Casz began her creative journey performing in several professional television and theatre productions before honing her creativity into being an artist. Halle Casz made her debut performance at 229 London in Great Portland Street for In The Making presents Inside Track Live. Halle Casz has a unique performance style combining her creative abilities with music, dance and filmmaking.

Issa Odyssea:

Originally from Gothenburg, Sweden, ISSA ODYSSEA is a London based singer-songwriter and multidisciplinary artist. Rooted in poetic lyricism, with influences of alternative R&B, lofi and indie soul sonics, her songs are layered with distinctively emotive vocal melodies and genre-bending production. Since her debut project in 2019, she’s released a high quality catalogue of songs, as well as directed and produced her own visuals, revealing her unique vision and creativity. Over the past few years, ISSA’s been establishing her place on the live music scene; performing at iconic venues across the city whilst writing and recording new music. Calling it her favourite work to date, she’s set to release her sophomore EP in spring 2025.

FIZA:

FIZA, a singer, songwriter, and guitarist from North West London, is making waves with her emotionally resonant vocals, intricate guitar work, and heartfelt lyrics. After gaining recognition through a Sofar Sounds session in Edinburgh, she has performed in cities across the UK and beyond, including London, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Newcastle, Santa Barbara, and Los Angeles. FIZA is also a regular performer at Sofar Sounds London, further solidifying her presence in the live music scene.

Her debut single, Pieces, was named BBC Introducing Radio Scotland’s Track of the Week, with hosts Phoebe Inglis-Holmes and Shereen Cutty predicting great things for her. The track was also featured on BBC Asian Network, with many calling her a rising star.

FIZA has supported Skinny Pelembe on tour, played at the Edinburgh Fringe, Edinburgh Hogmanay First Footing, and even collaborated with AllSaints for a special London Fashion Week performance. Her talent has earned praise from Right Chord Music, Podcart Music Blog, and The Vinyl District, who named her UK Artist of the Week for her "velvet" voice and a melody that could “melt butter.”

+ DJ Baby Guinness:

Join us for a night of incredible independent music. Don't sleep on booking tickets!

Oxford band Low Island announce their third album, bird, produced by Grizzly Bear’s Chris Taylor and due for release May 29th on their own label Emotional Interference. 

The announcement comes with a string of intimate, In-the-Round, album launch parties and a new single ‘spit it out,’ with a video directed by fashion photographer Brian Rankin.

The May album shows will be an opportunity for audiences to experience the music of bird ‘In the Round’ for a string of intimate album launch parties.

Low Island are an independent band from Oxford, UK. Their first album reached #5 in the UK Independent Chart, finding them champions in 6music’s Chris Hawkins (‘beautifully produced’), Radio 1’s Jack Saunders (‘stunning’) and Apple Music’s Zane Lowe ('incredible band…if you were to put together Radiohead, LCD Soundsystem, Caribou and Glass Animals’). They have been supported across the US' KEXP, KCRW, Australia's Double J, and Germany’s DLF Nova and NDR. Rolling Stone, in an interview with the band, lauded their ‘pop instinct with avant garde ambition,’ with Line of Best Fit describing the band as ‘arena ready.’ They have previously supported artists including Hot Chip, Friendly Fires, Django Django, TEED and The Boxer Rebellion. They have performed at festivals such as Glastonbury, Lollapalooza Berlin, Openair Zurich, SXSW and Prague’s Metronome. 

bird is Low Island’s third album, due for release 29.05.25 on their own label, Emotional Interference.