Watermans Online

This case study explores how Creative People & Places Hounslow developed community-led approaches to heritage and visual arts commissioning through its visual arts programme.

Artist Alexis Parinas reflects on his visual arts commission for Creative People and Places Hounslow, Markets, Memories and Mangoes

CPP Hounslow Report on Helping Hounslow Community Choir to Become Independent

Watermans Announces Six UK Premieres for Theatre is Freedom | Teatr to Wolność Festival, part of the UK/Poland Season 2025

Tango Whisky Eight is a new book of stories and poems all about Brentford, written by the people who know it best

A new podcast series talking about how we survived 2020

An exciting new programme for people in Hounslow

A brand new online children's theatre commission from Watermans helps children discover these famous tales.

A Christmas school holiday special to watch on demand, when you like, as many times as you like...

Discover how to make super-simple plant pots and grown your own cress seeds in them.

This month is Black History Month. So here are some picks of what's out there.

Bringing happiness to a stage after a looooong lockdown!

A reflection on how it's been to reopen West London's arts centre, 7 days in.

Hounslow-based artist Gerald Curtis reflects on how his practice has developed during lockdown.

Dont' miss our fantastic online event with special guest speaker Michael Brooke and picks to keep you going until we reopen!

Meet new people from the comfort and safety of your home using your phone and enjoy some giddy circus cabaret!

Almost four months on from an abrupt end to face to face engagement, it seems timely to have a look at what we know about digital inclusion.

My selection from BBC Arts' Filmed in Lockdown plus a chance to attend a world-famous New York dance festival.

Aall of our recommendations this week come from the frustration of locked down choreographers desperate to create new dance!

Plus new adaptations from Little Angel Theatre and a stop motion animation workshop for kids.

How Is Your Lockdown Hair? Meet the Artists with our first ever Virtual Studios!

Asif Kapadia, Charlotte Saluard and Michael Brooke join Jon Davies. Plus film picks for this week.

Pure joy in three different takes on Bolero plus gems from National Theatre and Glyndebourne.

Charming stories from New York, The Wiggles from Australia and a lovely idea form Tate Kids.

A Pride festival from the National Film School, a late and great Pedro Almodovar and this week's timely Cinema Club.

This week, a music focus... but music with a real sense of performance about it!

How CPP Hounslow's visual arts programme is busier than ever in lockdown (and beyond!).

From Welly Upcycling to a Gauntanamo tale.

Quirky icelandic drama, 1981 South Africa and my favourite director's Great Expectations.

Check out some of the most interesting names in dance this week.

Watermans' director entreats us to watch and listen again, and do so more carefully.

A new Woody Allen release, two great director talks and my picks for the week.

Glyndebourne opens its house, pure joy from Circus Abyssinia and some iPlayer gems.

Our director talks about how we're bringing our programme for disabled children online.

A chance to see gripping Pina Bausch, the life of Jacqueline Du Pre and rebel ice skaters from Montreal.

Create your own day out at Watermans... at home.

Homeschool film, Julie Walter and Celine Sciamma's debuts, and a Saudi gem.

Gillian Anderson stars at the Old Vic plus a binaural sonic adventure and genre-defying lockdown party.

The Sydney Opera House, Beatboxing & free dance classes entertain kids this week

Film festival updates and this week's film picks. Plus don't miss our second No Ticket Required Cinema Club.

Enjoy some great performances for free from the comfort of your sofa. Ice creams at the interval!

Step up your window decorations with this easy recipe!

We have a real mix of great online performances this week - very varied but I hope something for everyone!

Indie film The Assistant, The Jewish Film Festival and a film from Watermans' first year.

Lockdown film picks for the week of 23 April 2020

A dip into the best performance out there this week