Bishopsgate Institute

11/06/2026

Only three more weeks of Mat Pilates at 1200 on a Thursday lunchtime - £15 drop-in rate https://www.bishopsgate.org.uk/whats-on/activity/260604-pilates/

Final class of this season is on Thursday 2 July, then we resume in September.

Through a gentle flow of exercises, you’ll learn to strengthen your core, improve posture, and increase flexibility and balance. Each class will leave you

08/06/2026

Congratulations to all the TONY Award winners - especially the Ragtime revival.

In June 2016, we presented a semi-staged semi-pro concert of Ragtime the musical, conducted by Ben Ferguson, with the full Bill Brohn orchestration. Jordan Li-Smith's partnership with Myra the Steinway began in this production. We presented the piece in traverse, with the company on a narrow catwalk and the audience seated on the floor below. Five chairs, some scarves, some canes and bespoke Lemington Ridley costumes and choreography. Directed by Toby Hine with support from Daniel Penfold. Martin Segerstrale was our rep pianist.

We received four Broadway World nominations for what was, in some ways, an amateur show and definitely our first ever production.

This photo by Antony Sendall.

08/05/2026

For those dancers competing at the 2026 Gay Games in Valencia, we've partnered with the UKEDC to offer a practice session on Saturday 6 June, 1200 - 1700. Committee members Tom and Thorsten are sharing playlist duties.

Book in advance or pay on the door: £10 per dancer.

You may book in advance or pay on the day. There are changing rooms and showers available on the lower ground floor level, free drinking water provided aro

22/01/2026

Our online study session on *HeatedRivalry is on Saturday 31 January, 1500 - 1700 GMT...

https://www.bishopsgate.org.uk/whats-on/activity/260131-heated-rivalry-queer-sports-romance-and-activism/

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jan/22/heated-rivalry-olympic-torch-relay-hudson-williams-connor-storrie

The stars of the hit series Heated Rivalry will carry the Olympic flame ahead of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games opening ceremony

03/10/2025

Dame Patricia Routledge - friend to the Institute, magnificent musician, actor and comedienne - has died. We last welcomed her to the Great Hall in May this year for the Myra Hess: National Treasure event and this photo shows her with Libby, Myra's niece, and Francesca, our CEO & Artistic Director. A colossal loss, and our condolences go to her family, nearest and dearest.

04/09/2025

How lovely - free social dancing to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Spitalfields Market (right outside the Institute). So many regulars, too.

05/08/2025

Still a few places left on this Sunday’s writing workshop with Matt Skully…

Join one or all three of these workshops that will be using material from the UK Fe**sh Archive held at Bishopsgate Institute.

13/06/2025

13/06/2025

Tomorrow (14 June 2025) in person, two tours of the LGBTQIA+ archives:

1300
1530

Why was John Gielgud told to see a doctor? How many le***an pulp fiction novels can one library hold? We are a treasure trove of LGBTQIA+ history with exte

13/06/2025

Tomorrow (14 June 2025) online:

Part historical overview and part literary analysis, this course will examine LGBTQIA+ literature through the decades. Beginning with “hidden histories” of