By Phil Tattersall-King, Deputy Head (Co-curricular) and Director of Bedales Events

With only three weeks left of the academic year, suddenly September doesn’t seem such a distant prospect… and with it comes a new season of Bedales Events, available to book from 8am on Saturday 15 June.

The season gets underway on 10 September with an incendiary double bill – HOTTER and The Privileged – where we question attitudes to the female orgasm and white privilege in Bedales’ open and honest way. Visiting poet Julia Copus will also go beyond the conventional on 17 September, when you can hear both her written works and a piece commissioned for radio. Old Bedalian Marika Hackman returns to Bedales on 20 September ahead of her impending UK-US tour, and there’s an the opportunity to get to know former nation’s favourite Michael Barrymore again on 26 September – this time through the eyes of Nick Cassenbaum’s childhood adoration and without the overblown vilification of his downfall. On 28 September, we welcome Squashbox Theatre to Bedales for family show Tales from the Trees, and on 4 October, Taking Flight Theatre explore accessibility and unfairly marginalised stories in Peeling.

Later in the season comes another double bill: Status and Signals. Seth Kriebel tells the ancient tale of Beowulf, Jo Berry and Dr Patrick Magee share what it is to forgive in the annual Global Awareness Lecture, and you can fill your belly with laughs in the run up to the Christmas holidays with comedian Matt Parker’s Humble Pi.

If all that culture isn’t enough to tempt you, there’s all the usual home grown productions by Bedales students. Find out more and book tickets to all events via the Bedales Events website.