The Immortal Sisterhood Live

Name: The Immortal Sisterhood Live
Start: 2026-10-08T19:30:00+00:00
End: 2026-10-08T20:30:00.000Z
Location: Factory International

British Library

96 Euston Road · and other venues

Fri 18 Sept · 19:30 · £35

London

Get tickets · £35

60m · Talk

About this event

Join us at the London premiere of The Immortal Sisterhood LIVE in the grand Entrance Hall of the British Library as a new book by award-winning broadcaster and writer Gemma Cairney comes to life in an extraordinary fusion of art forms. The Immortal Sisterhood LIVE blends movement, readings, sound, song and strings in a captivating stage show with an intuitive, futurist and feminist perspective.From Grace Jones and Mary Wollstonecraft to Pharaoh Hatshepsut and Wang Zhenyi, the constellation of The Immortal Sisterhood and their stories – even in the face of racism, sexism, illness or war – all offer something different to guide us through life, and to create our own stories.Plus special guests, stalls and more and DJs to close.Two performances. Friday 18 and Saturday 19 September.The event will be partially seated, with standing areas. Seating will be on a first come, first served basis with priority for those less able to stand.

feminism biography women's history interdisciplinary art

Dates & venues

British Library

96 Euston Road

19:30Fri 18 Sept· £35
Tickets
19:30Sat 19 Sept· £35

Follow the thread

From this venue’s worldWinter Reading RoomsJanuary is for ideas. These are the rooms where London still thinks in long form — independent bookshops, library reading rooms, and societies that predate the internet by centuries.From this venue’s worldManchester FlagshipsStart with the cultural institutions that define Manchester.LineageManchester International FestivalTrace other London rooms working in this tradition.LineageContemporary performanceTrace other London rooms working in this tradition.LineageVisual artsTrace other London rooms working in this tradition.Adjacent this weekLocker Room TalkTraverse Theatre Adjacent this weekSandra George: Start from the LevelCity Art Centre Adjacent this weekMrs Stern Wanders the Prussian State LibraryTraverse Theatre

A different kind of night

Not the same tradition as the lineage above — a genuinely different thread to pull, if you want one.