Another Kind of Fireworks: America and how it got that way

You think you know America? Do you? Guy Fawkes is history. The real explosion may be just around the corner.

On this momentous US Presidential Election night join Dr Andrew Wines, former College Republican, one-time progressive Capitol Hill lobbyist and current Assistant Head at CH, for a genuinely non-partisan journey through the complex depths of the American psyche. Dig beneath the surface of the headlines, sound bites and stereotypes to uncover those less self-evident truths that shape the oft-proclaimed land of the free and home of the brave.  Cinema, art, literature, music and popular culture will be the lens through which religion, honour, race, ideology, governing institutions, gun rights, immigration, civil unrest, political violence, cults, conspiracy theories and toxic masculinity will be considered. Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln will come face to face with Charlton Heston, Charles Manson and QAnon.  

The event is interactive, and you will be able to share your insights, ask questions and even vote. By the end of the evening you may be better able to answer Bob Dylan’s famous question, ‘Is there anything more American than America?’

Our leading musicians display their skill in an exciting and diverse programme of solo performances.

Christ's Hospital Choral Society presents Haydn's 'Creation'

Tickets £12.50 in advance £15.00 on the door.

Further information available on the Choral Society website

Continuing with our very successful Evenings of Comedy we will be hosting another trio of comedians in Christ's Hospital's fantastic theatre.

Further information about the acts to follow soon!

May contain content suitable only for adults.

DG* (Year 12) / GR (Year 13) students only

*DG students must attend with an appropriate adult.

The Symphony Orchestra and Concert Band are central in this exciting annual concert of our larger ensembles. This year’s programme includes Arturo Marquez’s thrilling Danzon no.2.