For the Culture at the Lyric Hammersmith: New events

Hammersmith BID are proud to be sponsoring the Lyric Theatre’s For the Culture programme. For the Culture is a celebration of Blackness Festival that champions Black British artists, activists and thinkers in our community.

Following the success of the first For the Culture festival in 2022 and a further programme of performances in 2023, brand new events will be taking place this spring 2024. We are thrilled to welcome an extraordinary line up of artists who will take centre stage at the Lyric, including one of Britain’s most celebrated poets, Lemn Sissay.

Upcoming events:

For the Conversation 

With Lemn Sissay and Nicholai La Barrie

Thursday 8 February

Join award-winning poet, author and broadcaster Lemn Sissay OBE in a special pre-show Q&A with the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre’s Associate Director, Nicholai La Barrie. Don’t miss out. Get tickets

Sancho & Me – For one night only

Thursday 22 and Friday 23 February

Written by Paterson Joseph, the play explores the life of Charles Ignatius Sancho. Sancho was born on a slave ship on the Atlantic Ocean in 1729, yet he became a writer, composer, shopkeeper and respected ‘man of letters’ in 18th century London and the first man of African heritage to vote in Britain. Get tickets

For the Comedy

Monday 4 March