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Collecting Kingston

Thursday 2 January - Thursday 2 October 2014

Stories of the borough told through a tour of the museum. Free talk on the first Thursday of each month until October.

1,000 years of crime and punishment

Friday 28 March - Saturday 26 April 2014

Take a walk through the dark streets of Kingston-past to discover tales of theft, murder and heresy. Stories of terrible crimes and even more brutal punishments are told through art, film, sound and stage settings.

Nicole Wermers: the London shape

Thursday 3 April - Saturday 24 May 2014

The London Shape is the name attributed to the particular shape of teapots and cups characterized by a fanciful design, based upon Grecian ornamentation, that appeared in 1812 to almost instant popularity and became dominant over the common Bute by 1820.

Translations

Monday 21 April - Saturday 3 May 2014

The British Army arrives to translate Gaelic place names into the King's English. Farm girl Máire finds herself torn between the affections of the local school teacher and the love of a British soldier, between her native tongue and a new language, between the comfort of the world she knows and the excitement of foreign possibilities.

Des O'Connor

Sunday 27 April 2014, 6.30pm

Des O'Connor is today established as one of the world's most popular and best loved entertainers. Since landing his first television series in the UK in 1963 he has starred in his own mainstream television show every year since then - longer than anyone, anywhere in the world.

Drama BA final-year performance: Half past nowhere

Sunday 27 April - Tuesday 29 April 2014

Fighting Cocks public house, 56 Old London Road, Kingston upon Thames

A performance by final-year Drama BA students, inspired by the poetry of Bukowski and devised by Greta Matuseviciute and Anna Kornilova.

Make It Global workshop - Sustainable development: strategies to access new supply chains

Tuesday 29 April 2014, 11.00am - 3.30pm

Kingston School of Art at Knights Park

This free session will get businesses thinking of ways to access new supply chains by developing their sustainability.

Campus tours

Tuesday 29 April - Wednesday 30 April 2014

If you are thinking about coming to Kingston University then you may be interested in attending a campus tour. The course you study will determine which campus you will primarily be based at. Please ensure that you know where your course is taught, so that you go to the right campus.