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MOONBEAM MAGIC BOOK CLUB

We did an online survey for participants to feedback their preferences and the first book we will be reading is

LOVE IN A COLD CLIMATE by Nancy Mitford.

Originally planned as solely an online activity respondents told us they would prefer a mix of engagement so that is what we will be delivering.

Our first in person meeting will be held at one of our favourite venues in Hackney – NEWINGTON GREEN MEETING HOUSE https://www.ngmeeting.house/ at 2pm on 18 May.

The Book Club will run throughout the next 12 months as a blended online/in person/in pairs activity and findings will feed into our Audio, Digital and Live Heritage outputs.

We will be sourcing second hand books as again we listened to the answers in our survey and 100% of those wanting to take part requested a hard copy rather than online/Kindle version.

We will also share other resources such as Radio drama versions and films.

Anyone can join at anytime and books we have coming up are:

VILE BODIES by Evelyn Waugh

THE WELL OF LONELINESS by Radclyffe Hall

Radclyffe Hall

COLD COMFORT FARM by Stella Gibbons

SERIOUS PLEASURES: THE LIFE OF STEPHEN TENANT by Phillip Hoare

THE ENIGMA OF ARRIVAL by V S Naipaul

THE VORTEX by Noel Coward

Launch at Newington Green Meeting House

If you have any interest in Moonbeam Magic generally or in the Book Club specificall just drop us an email

unityarts@unityartslondon or message us on Twitter arts_unity

This activity is funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund

NLHF to fund 1920s Project – Moonbeam Magic!

We have just had the exciting news that our submission to NLHF to fund a 30 month project with a 1920s heritage focus has been successful!

MOONBEAM MAGIC will deliver a blended programme of in person and online events and activities looking at post-war social history including the subjects the “Bright Young Thing” Stephen Tennant and silent movie star Mabel Poulton.

Over the life of the project there are so many activities to get involved in which include:

Working with Queer Tours of London to create a walking tour and App based on the letters of Stephen Tennant.

Heritage site visits and Specialist talks.

Create exhibitions and installations and learn analogue photography.

Archive research and training to help deliver an Audio output and an ebook

Work on a silent movie.

Our flagship event at The Rio Cinema in 2024 will include all our research and the silent movie screening!

We will officially launch the project in January 2022 please let us know if you would like to sign up or find out more!