A selection of UCL Culture events in February

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UCL Culture operates in various locations in UCL and around London, including the Bloomsbury Theatre & Studio, Grant Museum of Zoology, UCL Art Museum and the The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology. We are excited to share with you a small selection of the events arranged by UCL Culture in February.

Lysistrata Wed 7th - Fri 9th February Venue: The Shaw Theatre, 100 Euston Road, NW1 2AJ Tickets £10/£8 Presented by the UCL Department of Greek and Latin and UCL Culture

We are in Renaissance England. Civil war rages on pitilessly, with no end in sight. Fathers, sons, and husbands are dying in droves. No peaceful resolution is on the horizon, only gathering storm clouds. Lysistrata, unable to stand the bloodshed any longer, brokers a truce with women from across the empire. BOOKING

Bright Club Comedy Night Fri 9th February Venue: Stratford Circus Arts Centre, Theatre Square, Stratford, E15 1BX Tickets £8.50 Bright Club is the platform that transforms researchers into stand-up comedians.

The performers will be tackling the theme ‘the year of the mind and mental health’ - and fusing this with satire, comedy and science. Iszi Lawrence will be the compere for the night. Headlining the show is award-winning comedian Tom Goodlife. BOOKING

Killer Carnivores Tue 13th - Sat 17th February Venue: Grant Museum of Zoology, UCL Free, drop-in. This event is free and there is no need to book. Drop in between 1pm and 4.30pm.

From lions to pythons and sharks to crocodiles, join us this half-term holiday as we investigate the amazing ways that meat-eaters find, catch and eat their prey. Take part in our fun specimen based activities and get up close to our skulls and skeletons. INFO

A Wake for Jeremy Bentham Thu 15th February Venue: South Cloisters, UCL Wilkins Main Building Tickets £7 Don your best mourning garments as we throw a wake for Jeremy Bentham, the 270 year old philosopher whose request to have his body preserved and put on public display revolutionised the way we thought about death, the dead body and grief.

Since his death in 1832 our attitudes towards death and grief have changed significantly, going from the very public displays of mourning beloved by the Victorians to personal private affairs today. But with recent movements such as Death Café and Dying Matters, how we grieve and how we celebrate a person’s life at the point of their death is being discussed much more openly. Join us at a Wake for Jeremy Bentham to discuss the role of death and grief in society today and in our special created Victorian mouring parlour raise a glass to the man himself. BOOKING

Bright Club Comedy Night Thu 22nd February Venue: Stratford Circus Arts Centre, Theatre Square, Stratford, E15 1BX Tickets £8.50 Bright Club is the platform that transforms researchers into stand-up comedians.

This is a 10 year celebration of some of the most prestigious stand-up comics that graced the stage over the years, and for one night only we’ll immerse the audience with thought provoking scientific facts to stimulate the inquisitive mind, blended with high intensity humour to evoke laughter and leave you wondering. Bright Club founder Steve Cross, will be the compere for the evening. Headlining is audience showstopper Bec Hill. BOOKING

Life Drawing 1918 Tue 27th February Venue: UCL Art Museum, Wilkins Building, UCL Tickets £7 Although women were admitted on equal terms to mean at the time, the life room was still segregated by gender. What impact did this have on young women and men’s learning experience and on theor drawing practice? Join us for this evening of life drawing with a historical twist. Workshop, refreshments and basic materials will be provided. BOOKING