7:00pm, Thursday 12th of June, The Hearth in Queen’s Park

Join us for an intimate evening with award-winning author and journalist Sophie Haydock as she discusses her latest novel, Madame Matisse. This captivating work delves into the lives of three remarkable women who were integral to the life and art of the renowned French painter Henri Matisse.

8:00pm, Monday 9th of June, St Johns Hyde Park

Join us for an evening of razor-sharp analysis, fearless commentary, and plenty of wit with Baroness Ayesha Hazarika, as she joins us for a no-holds-barred discussion of the week’s biggest news stories.

6:00pm, Monday 9th of June, St Johns Hyde Park

Katie Piper is one of the most compelling voices on trauma, recovery, and self-worth today. In her characteristically unfiltered and deeply compassionate style, Katie will join us at The Trouble Club to talk about the realities of aging in a society obsessed with youth.

8:00pm, Tuesday 3rd of June, Marylebone Theatre

The family courts are failing the very people they’re meant to protect. Women seeking safety from abuse are instead met with disbelief, hostility, and a system that too often sides with their abusers.

6:00pm, Tuesday 3rd of June, Marylebone Theatre

We have been fans of Emma Gannon for YEARS and she is finally gracing the Trouble stage to talk about the most important relationship we’ll ever experience…the one with ourselves!

7:00pm, Wednesday 28th of May, Spaces Camden

Almost everything in life can be reduced down to data. Facts and figures can open our eyes to the most exciting of possibilities and the most terrifying of threats. No one knows this more than Georgina Sturge.

6:00pm, Thursday 22nd of May, Conduit Covent Garden

Islamophobia is rising in Britain, driven by media, politics, and far-right extremism. How did we get here, and how can we change course?

7:00pm, Tuesday 20th of May, Ladbroke Hall

Are women asking for it because of their outfits, routes home, profile pictures or social media posts? Or can we finally admit that there might be something wrong with masculinity in the digital world?

7:00pm, Monday 19th of May, Online via Zoom

Welcome to Sarah Hoover’s candid and propulsive take on motherhood where she turns the ecstatic narrative women have been fed - one of immediate connection to your child followed by a joyful path of maternal discovery - on its head.

7:00pm, Thursday 15th of May, The Hearth Queens Park

'I love puzzles, and finding answers is the only truly enjoyable part of what I do.' This is because Professor Patricia Wiltshire is a forensic ecologist, her days spent at crime scenes collecting samples, standing over dead bodies in a mortuary, or looking down her microscope for evidence.

7:00pm, Monday 12th of May, Virtual Via Zoom

Cardiac, smooth, skeletal-these three different types of muscle in our bodies make our hearts beat; push food through our intestines, blood through our vessels, attach to our bones and help us move. Individually, they do different things. Collectively, they drive us through our days.

8:00pm, Wednesday 7th of May, The Magic Circle Theatre London

Can a planet have legal rights? Could it be defended in a court of law? How do we redefine a 'right to life'? Join us for a critically important event where Mónica will take us behind the scenes of ten real cases.

6:00pm, Wednesday 7th of May, The Magic Circle Theatre London

From The Only Way is Essex to founding the UK’s No.1 Digital Mental Health App and joining the lineup of Dancing on Ice 2025, Trouble is sitting down with Ferne McCann!

6:00pm, Thursday 1st of May, Conduit Covent Garden

Melati Wijsen began her journey as an environmental activist and changemaker at just 12 years old. Fed up with the plastic waste polluting her island home in Bali, Indonesia, she and her sister Isabel founded Bye Bye Plastic Bags.

6:00pm, Wednesday 30th of April, Union Chapel Islington

Emma Jane Unsworth and Dolly Alderton talking about Slags? What’s not to love!?! Bestselling author Emma Jane Unsworth is back with a nostalgic, hilarious and occasionally heartbreaking novel that explores female messiness in all its glory.

7:00pm, Tuesday 15th of April, The Ministry Southwark

Join us for a powerful and inspiring event celebrating the life, career, and unstoppable spirit of DJ Paulette — a true icon of UK club culture. From her early days spinning vinyl in Manchester’s most legendary venues to commanding dancefloors across the globe, Paulette’s journey is one of resilience, reinvention, and resistance.

7:00pm, Wednesday 9th of April, Century Club

“Your mind is like a puppy. If you don't train it, it will sh*t everywhere.” We all have habits and behaviours that hold us back from reaching our fullest potential.

7:00pm, Thursday 3rd of April, The Hearth Queens Park

Autumn 1993. The former USSR. Viv is about to turn 21 and is on a study year abroad, supposedly immersed in the language, history and politics of a world that has just ceased to exist: the Soviet Union.

7:00pm, Tuesday 1st of April, Virtual Via Zoom

Amanda Knox spent nearly four years in prison and eight years on trial for a murder she didn’t commit—and became a notorious tabloid story in the process. Though she was exonerated, it’s taken more than a decade for her to reclaim her identity and truly feel free.

7:00pm, Monday 24th of March, The Hearth Queens Park

Author Sanam Mahloudji was born in Tehran but left during the Islamic Revolution and she will join us to discuss her brilliant new book and the themes of representation, motherhood and family history as well as what it means to identify as Persian or Iranian in 2025.

7:00pm, Thursday 20th of March, The Ministry

“Sometimes I go on news programmes and tell men with bad tans what life is like for little people. I do this because I am a little person, in case you were wondering. It would be an odd thing to do if I wasn't.”

7:00pm, Tuesday 11th of March, Century Club

Drawing on the Japanese concept of 'kiku', sociolinguist and listening expert Haru Yamada will join us at Trouble to share a transformation guide to becoming better listeners in our daily life.

7:00pm, Wednesday 5th of March, Century Club

One of our most requested speakers, Caroline Lucas, is coming to Trouble! For 14 years Caroline was the sole Green Party MP. Now, she’s reclaiming Englishness from the far-right.

7:00pm, Monday 3rd of March, x+why 100 Embankment Manchester

Dr. Sunita Sah investigates what makes us comply. She is an award-winning, tenured professor and organizational psychologist at Cornell University who has conducted groundbreaking research on defiance, advice, and influence.

6.30pm, Thursday 27th of February, Conduit Covent Garden

On the 24 February 2022, Russia launched it’s invasion of Ukraine. The largest war in Europe since WW2 continues and foreign troops and elections are only inflaming the conflict.

7:00pm, Wednesday 19th of February, Allbright Mayfair

This is not for the bare minimum Mondays or the take it easy Tuesdays. It's an evening for those who strive for success; for ambitious women wanting to do it all, those who understand that you have to make a deposit to be able to make a withdrawal.

7:00pm, Monday 17th of February, The Ned Hotel

It's estimated that the average person now makes around 35,000 decisions each day. We're living in the age of abundance, with more choices than ever before. From everyday mundane choices to big life decisions, the more options we have, the more overwhelmed we become.

2:00pm, Saturday 15th of February, Manchester Central Exchange Auditorium

At Trouble we've been devouring Caitlin’s books and articles for years and it's about time she graced the Trouble stage. Our second speaker of the day is the incredible Lois Shearing who will join us to discuss the significant roles women are starting to play in far-right movements.

7:00pm, Tuesday 11th of February, Kindred Hammersmith

Adriana Brownlee just made history as the youngest ever female climber to summit the world’s tallest mountains including Mount Everest.

7:00pm, Tuesday 4th of February, x+why 100 Embankment Manchester

Some say a courtroom is just a boxing ring with fancier headwear and Selma Masood is a master of both arenas. A high-flying lawyer and competitive boxer, Selma will join us at Trouble to discuss her path to becoming a top-tier lawyer and founding her own international law firm.