Big Throw #3
2026-04-23 19:30 - 23:00 (Europe/London) | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
An evening of live performance that celebrates complexity, brought together by the Big Throw collective.

Expect spoken word, music, video, object theatre, animation, opera, puppetry, tap dance and things without name, with performances by Simeon Barclay, Maz Murray, Jennet Thomas (with Richard Whitby), Klara Kofen, and Sally O’Reilly.

What to expect

Mysterious tapping and a plot hole that breaks meaning

Workers trapped in Yellow Grid, forced to produce The Sweet Spot

Church windows, the three blind mice and Descartes trying to locate a needle using a stick

An over-populated developer’s model with pool tables all the way down

Event details

Date: Thursday 23 AprilTime: 7:30-11pm (doors at 7:30pm, performances from 7:45)Location: SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, Peckham, SE15 4NPTicketing: £12 standard / £10 members (plus booking fee)While booking is recommended, there may be tickets sold on the door.

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About the organiser

Big Throw is a not-for-profit, unfunded, artist-led collaborative. All income from tickets covers production costs plus a modest fee for our special guests.

For images of previous Big Throws, visit: www.bigthrow.org

Analogue Animation Workshop
2026-04-28 19:00 - 21:00 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
Curious about animation beyond screens and software?

This hands-on workshop offers an introduction to analogue and handmade animation techniques, as part of an ongoing monthly series focused on experimentation, play, and learning by doing. Each session explores a different approach to making moving images using tactile, low-tech methods.

Led by artist and animator, Miranda Peyton Jones, the workshop is designed as an open, supportive space to try new ideas, learn practical techniques, and meet others interested in experimental animation. Participants can expect to leave with a short piece of moving image, along with printed materials created during the session.

No previous animation or drawing experience is required. All materials are provided, and participants are welcome to bring their own materials if they wish.Please note that you will need a smartphone with the free Stop Motion Studio app downloaded before attending.

Event details

Time and dates: Tuesday 28 April, from 7-9pm

Tickets are available via Eventbrite:

£8 concessions

£14 standard

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‘Nothing On Tonight’ with Peckham Lifedrawing
2026-04-29 19:00 - 21:00 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
Peckham Life Drawing offers experiences beyond just observational drawing for everybody. For fun and/or your folio. Materials provided.

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Club Bananas Experimental Drawing Workshop
2026-05-06 18:00 - 20:00 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
Club Bananas returns to SET Social this May, expanding its residency with a new focus: Experimental Drawing.

Following the success of our collage and craft workshops, Club Bananas moves into the medium of drawing. Led by local artist Banana Holdwin, this session investigates surrealist and abstract techniques, continuing the club’s mission to explore creativity without the pressure of perfection.

The session encourages participants to investigate drawing through playfulness and movement, rather than focusing on exact replication or realism. It is a space to embrace looseness, texture, and the contemporary style adopted by the artist—a perfect environment to let your inner child play and experiment freely.

Participants are encouraged to embrace messiness and enjoy the process. Whether you are a regular at Club Bananas or joining us for the first time, this is an inclusive space to connect with others and explore your creative voice.

All materials are provided, including pencils, pens, coloured pencils, crayons, and card. You are always welcome to bring your own favourite sketchbook or specific drawing tools if you prefer.

Event details

Date: Wednesday 6 MayTimes: 6-8pmLocation: SET Social, Red Bar, 55a Nigel Road, Peckham SE15 4NPTickets: Starting from £5. Book via Eventbrite.

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About the organiser: Club Bananas is an art club led by local artist Banana Holdwin, focusing on collage and mixed media making through recycled and found materials. The sessions prioritise experimentation, accessibility and community, offering a playful environment for people of all ages and abilities to make work together.

Green Lions Community Archive Launch
2026-05-08 19:00 - 21:30 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
Celebrate the opening of the Green Lions Community Archive’s new home at SET Social!

The Green Lions Community Archive is a space dedicated to preserving the history of grassroots organizing and social movements. With a focus on decolonial climate justice and solidarity, the collection centers East and South East Asian (ESEA) communities, their diasporic homelands, and allied groups fighting against imperialism and climate colonialism.

This launch event is an invitation to explore a physical space where climate justice, racial justice, and anti-militarism meet. It is a night to convene, explore the stacks, and help shape a resource built by the community, for the community.

What to expect on the night:

Participate in community archiving and mapping interventions.

Chat with the collective about ideas for the space and how to get involved.

Have something to contribute? The archive is looking for materials that represent social movement – think printed zines, writing, photographs, protest ephemera, field recordings, or film. Check out the full collections policy here.

Some light snacks will be provided, and the SET Social bar will be open for drinks all evening.

Built on an ethics of open access and collaborative activation, the archive aims to preserve our histories while generating new, intersectional solidarities.

Come help us celebrate this new chapter!

Event details

Date: Friday 8 MayTime: 7-9.30pmLocation: SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, Peckham, SE15 4NPTicketing: Free to attend. Book via Eventbrite

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About the organisers:

Green Lions is a London-based, grassroots collective which aims to bring East and South East Asian (ESEA) diaspora communities into the decolonial climate justice movement through creativity, political education, community engagement, and collaboration.

Their work includes political education teach-ins, creative programming, community gardening, outreach, and digital projects to encourage ESEA engagement with climate justice and build solidarities through a creative and decolonial lens.

Instagram: @esea.green.lions Poster design: @mikatohmon

This Might Be The Place: Collage and Blackout Poetry Workshop
2026-05-02 14:00 - 16:00 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
What does “place” mean to you?

This Might Be The Place is a collage and poetry workshop inviting you to reflect on locations that feel meaningful, memorable or emotionally significant. Whether it is a sense of belonging or the experience of feeling out of place, the session offers space to explore personal stories through both words and visuals.

The workshop begins with a series of short, accessible writing prompts to help spark ideas and get you started. From there, participants will transform their words into visual collages, working on postcard-sized pieces or with optional templates.

Inspired by the expressive energy of German Expressionist theatre and a range of artist references, the session encourages emotional exploration and bold experimentation. Guidance and prompts will be offered throughout, while leaving plenty of room for your own interpretation and artistic voice.

All levels are welcome.

Event details

Date: Saturday 2 MayTime: 2-4pmLocation: SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, Peckham SE15 4NPTickets: Free. Booking required via Eventbrite

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About the organisers:The Etch Collective was founded by three artists seeking to build stronger creative communities and connect with fellow practitioners. The collective runs critique sessions, group exhibitions and workshops that support emerging artists and encourage experimentation.

Their programme welcomes participants of all backgrounds and experience levels, creating inclusive spaces for creativity, collaboration and learning.

Feminist Reading Group
2026-05-10 14:00 - 15:45
The Feminist Reading Group meets monthly to read and discuss feminist texts.Open to all, the group ensures that all selected readings are easily and freely accessible to everyone. The environment is designed to be friendly, welcoming, and encouraging, with a focus on feminist theory—broadly exploring gender, sexuality, and the structures of oppression. Rather than following a rigid curriculum, the reading list is shaped entirely by the interests of the attendees.

Each session focuses on a bite-sized chunk of a longer book or a standalone short text, with the group collectively picking the next read at the end of every meeting.

If you’re feeling inspired, you’re more than welcome to volunteer to present, but there’s absolutely no pressure. Whether you want to lead the chat or just sit back and listen, it’s entirely up to you. No one will ever be put on the spot!

For updates, join the Feminist Theory Reading Group WhatsApp chat.

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Event details

When: Second Sunday of the month, 2-3.45pmWhere: SET Social, Red Bar, 55a Nigel Road, Peckham, SE15 4NPTicketing/registration: Free, no booking needed. Got a question? Contact the Feminist Reading Group at ameliahorgan@gmail.com

Puppet Workshop
2026-05-11 18:30 - 20:30 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
Communal Clay Puppet Workshop

Using clay and slips you will be able to create a puppet, character, monster or creature.

You will be able to add colour and depth to your work with wild clay slips we have collected from around South London. And the option to have the piece fired and glazed with wood ash glaze.

The session will last 2 hours.

Theses workshops will be more focused on the tactility of playing, practicing and learning sculpture techniques. There is no pressure to make a ‘finished product’ or ‘perfect piece’.

At the end of the workshop if you wish to have your piece fired and glazed, we ask you pay an additional £10 to cover firing costs, glaze materials & transport of your work.

Any leftover clay at the end of the session will be recycled for future use, minimising wastage and keeping our workshops sustainable.

Analogue Animation Workshop
2026-05-12 19:00 - 21:00 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
Curious about animation beyond screens and software?

This hands-on workshop offers an introduction to analogue and handmade animation techniques, as part of an ongoing monthly series focused on experimentation, play, and learning by doing. Each session explores a different approach to making moving images using tactile, low-tech methods.

Led by artist and animator, Miranda Peyton Jones, the workshop is designed as an open, supportive space to try new ideas, learn practical techniques, and meet others interested in experimental animation. Participants can expect to leave with a short piece of moving image, along with printed materials created during the session.

No previous animation or drawing experience is required. All materials are provided, and participants are welcome to bring their own materials if they wish.Please note that you will need a smartphone with the free Stop Motion Studio app downloaded before attending.

Event details

Time and dates: Tuesday 12 May, from 7-9pm

Tickets are available via Eventbrite:

£8 concessions

£14 standard

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Upcycling Workshop x Armenian Embroidery
2026-05-16 12:00 - 14:00 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
Upcycling Your Garms is an intimate embroidery workshop centred on slow, hands-on making.

Rooted in traditional Armenian embroidery, this session offers space to step away from constant consumption and reconnect with making something with intention. No pressure, no perfection – just learning, stitching, and thinking together.

Participants are invited to reflect on what it means to refuse, to unlearn, and to choose differently, while creating a personal piece to take home.

The workshop begins with an introduction to Armenian embroidery and its cultural context, followed by a guided stitching session. Using cross-stitch patterns inspired by Taraz and waste canvas, you’ll be able to stitch directly onto your own garments or fabric, working with symbols, words, or patterns that feel meaningful to you.

Please bring a garment, fabric, or item you’d like to upcycle and stitch onto.

All other materials will be provided.

Event details

Date: Saturday 16 MayTime: 12-2pmLocation: SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, Peckham, SE15 4NPTicketing: Sliding scale from £10. Book via Eventbrite. Allcontributions go directly towards covering materials and workshop costs.

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About the organiser

This workshop is led by Lizzy in collaboration with Luys Collective.Lizzy works with traditional Armenian embroidery, exploring storytelling, symbolism, and slow craft practices. Her work centres on reconnecting with cultural knowledge through making and challenging cycles of mass consumption through craft.armenianembroidery.com

Luys Collective is a direct creative action collective founded by two Armenians focusing on education, creation, and action. Luys (meaning light) is a space for all people to come together to learn about Armenian culture and collective heritage across the Global South and Majority.

Got a question? For specific access requirements or support, please email tatianayusuf@gmail.com in advance.

You can also find information on venue accessibility, including entrances, step-free routes, facilities, transport, and on-site support from the SET Social team, on our accessibility page here.

Medieval Hennin Workshop: Make Your Own Princess Hat!
2026-05-19 19:00 - 22:00 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
Ever wanted to make your own princess hat, like the ones you had as a kid? In this workshop, you’ll create your own DIY Hennin (that classic pointy medieval hat) using card, fabrics, trims, beads and lace.

You’ll be guided step-by-step, so no experience needed. Expect a relaxed, social atmosphere with a medieval-inspired playlist while you craft. There’ll also be a themed backdrop ready for some proper princess photos once you’re done.

All materials are provided, but feel free to bring along any extra bits you’d like to use. Everyone’s welcome, just come along and have a go.

Event details

Date: Tuesday 19 MayTime: 7-10pmLocation: SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, Peckham, SE15 4NPTicketing: £14 Standard, £8 Concession

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About the organiser:

The workshop is led by Dhara Wright (@lasagna_girl_) and Isolda Milenkovic (@isolda_milenkovic), two artists and medieval enthusiasts, not historians.

If you have any questions about the event, please contact: dharasanderwright@gmail.com

Spring Fête of Solidarity: Fundraiser for Giuseppe Conlon House
2026-05-23 16:00 - 20:00 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
The Spring Fête of Solidarity is a celebration of the return of the sun through the lens of mutual aid.

Join us for a vibrant afternoon featuring speed dating, creative workshops, and groove-driven music. Throughout the day, you can also explore our community market, fortune telling, face-painting, and fresh pastries.

All funds raised go to Giuseppe Conlon House, an emergency shelter in North London providing a lifeline for unhoused asylum seekers with no recourse to public funds.

Programme

4-5pm | Speed DatingOpen to everyone looking for romantic sparks or new platonic connections. To help us find your best fits, we ask that all participants fill out our matching form beforehand. On the day, we’ll facilitate the rounds with fun icebreakers and timed rotations to skip the small talk and get straight to the good stuff.Note: Please fill out the Google Form before 8 May so we can match you appropriately.

5-6pm | Seed Bomb WorkshopLearn to create your own seed bombs using native wildflowers to green your garden or neighbourhood.

6-7pm | Spring Scrapbooking WorkshopA hands-on session using various materials to craft your own mini-zines for the season.

5-8pm | Music & DJsSoulful, percussive sets rooted in 70s and 80s disco and Afro-funk from DJs Ami and Mojda. Mojda is a London-based DJ with an affinity for high-energy, bass-heavy and dance-inducing sounds from around the world.

Event details

Date: Saturday 9 MayTimes: 4-8pmLocation: SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, Peckham, SE15 4NP

Ticketing: This event operates on a Pay What You Can basis with a suggested donation of £5. Please note that ensure no one is turned away for lack of funds.

Tickets are sold on the door. For workshops, a QR code will be provided on site to donate directly to the fundraiser.

About the cause

Giuseppe Conlon House is a house of hospitality and an emergency shelter. They provide support and accommodation for people seeking asylum who have been made homeless and are caught in the “no recourse to public funds” (NRPF) trap. Learn more about their work here.

The West African Literary Circle
2026-06-02 19:00 - 20:15 | SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, London, SE15 4NP, United Kingdom
The West African Literary Circle invites readers, thinkers, and the culturally curious to gather for its new monthly residency at SET Social.

Dedicated to celebrating literature from across West Africa and its diaspora, the circle is a relaxed and welcoming space for open discussion, shared reflection, and community connection. Whether you are deeply familiar with the text or joining out of interest in West African storytelling, all backgrounds are welcome.

The Series: Things Fall Apart

For our first three sessions, we will be discussing Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. This landmark novel examines tradition, masculinity, and the seismic cultural shifts of pre- and post-colonial Nigeria. To ensure the discussion is accessible and deep, we have broken the book down into three monthly themes:

2 June | Session 1: Okonkwo’s World (Chapters 1-8)

7 July | Session 2: Colonialism (Chapters 9-19)

4 August | Session 3: The Collapse (Chapters 20-25)

How it works

Don’t worry if you haven’t finished the chapters or are new to the group. Each session includes focused time to read a specific chapter silently or as a group, so initial reading is not strictly required to participate.

The bar and cafe will be open throughout for attendees to replenish themselves during and after the circle.

If you are experiencing barriers to accessing a copy of the book, the host is happy to email a digital copy to potential attendees. Please reach out via Instagram at @walitcircle to request one.

Event details

Date: Tuesday 2 June (and every first Tuesday of the month)Times: 7-8:15pmLocation: SET Social, 55a Nigel Road, Peckham SE15 4NPTicketing: Free of charge. No booking required .

About the organiser:The West African Literary Circle is a community-led reading group dedicated to the exploration and celebration of stories from West Africa and its diaspora. By providing a consistent space for dialogue, the circle aims to foster a deeper understanding of West African storytelling and heritage.

Got a question? Message The West African Literary Circle via Instagram at @walitcircle
