Arts Richmond's New Plays Festival 2026

Arts Richmond will celebrate the work of four finalists in our New Plays competition on Sunday 18th October at 3pm at the Orange Tree Richmond.

Our finalists are

‘Cold Coffee’ by James David Knapp

‘Monster in a Box’ by Tony Pipes

‘Get Close’ by Edward Morgan

‘The Wedding Gift’ by Kirsten Beazley

Please join us for an afternoon of wonderful theatre at the Orange Tree.

Doors open at 2pm on Sunday 18th October and the performance starts at 3pm. For tickets and full details and tickets, click below

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Arts Richmond Literature Festival 2026

Arts Richmond Literature Festival is back for 2026. For more details and the booking link, click " Find out more "

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Arts Richmond Young Writers Festival 2026

Arts Richmond’s annual writing competition for all young people in Richmond.

Deadline for entries: Friday 4th December 2026. Full details, including rules of entry click below.

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Arts Richmond Poetry Competition 2027

Entries are invited for the Arts Richmond Poetry Prize 2027 for full details Click below

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Recent Arts Richmond Events

DRAMA Party 2026

Arts Richmond held its annual Drama Party on Saturday 12th September at the spectacular venue of Landmarks Arts Centre.

Celebrating the SWAN Awards Winners in style

To view the pictures:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/Xfr1A5NLqBiMhVX69

Arts Richmond's Festival of Phenomenal Females 2026

March saw Arts Richmond launch the Phenomenal Females festival featuring Roxanna Panufnik and Debbie Wiseman. A wonderful afternoon of music by female composers was held at the Iconic Landmark Arts Centre, Teddington.

Arts Richmond Artist of the Year 2026

This year's Artist of the Year was held at Ham House; over 20 artists turned up with easels and paints to complete, in three and a half hours, a composition of Ham House and its surrounds. This year's winner was Marziyeh Ramezani, and joint highly commended were Alexandra March and Nadia Day

Support Arts and Culture Across Richmond upon Thames

Arts Richmond is a membership organisation, supporting and promoting over 100 affiliates each month as well as creating new opportunities for culture and creativity across Richmond borough.

Our newsletters are made available on our website every month, however if you would like to be the first to hear all our latest news, and would like to access member only benefits,

our annual membership is just £25.

What are the benefits of membership?

Be the first to receive our latest news every month & hear from our affiliates about their new initiatives
Get early access to tickets for our exclusive events
Get exclusive access to our Showcoach programme
Local artists and creatives can access exclusive exhibition opportunities

You'll also be supporting access to creative opportunities for young people across the borough, including our annual Young Writer's Festival.

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