7:00pm, Thursday 31st of July, Ladbroke Hall
This comedy powerhouse ditched the corporate grind to conquer the stand-up scene, all because of a life-changing run-in with the iconic Joan Rivers. Cally joins us to spill the tea on smashing midlife stereotypes, navigating chaos, and owning every moment with zero apologies.
7:00pm, Tuesday 5th of August, x+why 100 Embankment Manchester
We like to think of ourselves as logical, clear-thinking, in control. But the truth is, our brains are full of shortcuts, blind spots, and strange little tricks we barely notice. And they’re shaping every decision we make.
7:00pm, Wednesday 20th of August, Virtual via Zoom
Deesha Dyer applied for a White House internship in 2009. A few years later, she was running President Obama’s social calendar as White House Social Secretary.
7:00pm, Friday 22nd of August, Ladbroke Hall London
In 2013, Tulisa stood at the pinnacle of her career. The N-Dubz singer was topping the charts and judging on the X Factor. Then, an elaborate sting operation saw her reputation publicly shredded and her future thrown into chaos, all captured for the front pages of The Sun.
7:30pm, Thursday 28th of August, Conway Hall London
Join award-winning columnist and host of The Rest is Entertainment podcast, Marina Hyde as we dive into the biggest and most bizarre celeb trials of recent decades and ask: Is this fair legal process or just entertainment?
6:00pm, Wednesday 24th of September, The Tab Centre Shoreditch
The UK’s richest 50 families hold more wealth than half the country combined. From billionaire philanthropy to democratic fragility and wealth taxes, join political activist and businesswoman Gina Miller for a real conversation all about the power of money.
7:00pm, Tuesday 21st of October, St Marylebone Church London
From that Prince Andrew interview to prime ministers toppling like dominoes. From pandemic-era chaos to billionaire Presidents dodging bullets. The last five years in global news have felt more like a fever dream than reality.
7:00pm, Thursday 6th of November, St Marylebone Church London
Elizabeth Day has become the poster woman for failure. But now, with over 35 million podcast streams and a string of hit books to her name, you have to wonder: is failure even an option anymore?
7:00pm, Thursday 24th of July, The Hearth in Queen’s Park
Acclaimed historian and writer Edna Bonhomme will join us at The Trouble Club to explore how six pivotal diseases – Cholera, HIV/AIDS, the Spanish Flu, Sleeping Sickness, Ebola and COVID-19 – have shaped the trajectory of human history.
6:00pm, Wednesday 23rd of July, Conduit Covent Garden
Yuan Yang, a journalist and the first Chinese-born British MP, tells the true story of four Chinese women striving for a better future in an unequal society.
7:00pm, Friday 18th of July, Century Club Soho
Join us for an extraordinary night with Linda Calvey, the woman known as the Black Widow. Once part of London’s criminal underworld, Linda mixed with legendary figures like the Kray twins before her own life of glamour and crime caught up with her.
8:00pm, Tuesday 8th of July, Magic Circle Theatre Euston
What happened to feminism in the 21st century and how did a movement built on empowerment get repackaged into something glossy and utterly hollow? Acclaimed cultural critic Sophie Gilbert joins journalist and broadcaster Pandora Sykes to explore a pivotal shift in pop culture.
6:00pm, Tuesday 8th of July, Magic Circle Theatre Euston
Imagine waking up one morning to discover that you are an enemy of the Chinese state and there’s a bounty on your head of $1,000,000-HK. "I actually just wanted to take a gap year after school, but I've ended up with a bounty!"
7:00pm, Friday 4th of July, Century Club Soho
Kelechi Okafor dives into power, technology, identity and how they collide in the lives of Black women navigating a future that’s already here.
7:00pm, Thursday 3rd of July, x+why 100 Embankment Manchester
Adriana Brownlee just made history as the youngest ever female climber to summit the world’s tallest mountains (let’s hope she hasn’t peaked…….we’re here all night.)
7:00pm, Saturday 28th of June, Conway Hall
A serial entrepreneur, changemaker and one of our most requested speakers at Trouble, Grace Beverley is an innovator by nature. Join us as we meet this incredible force in the world of business.
8:00pm, Wednesday 18th of June, Virtual Via Zoom
Get ready to go wheels up with one of the most dynamic voices in aviation. Katherine Moloney joins us for a Q&A that spans vintage warbirds, modern helicopters, and everything in between.
6:00pm, Wednesday 18th of June, Virtual Via Zoom
As the U.S. threatens fresh trade wars, Europe braces for economic fallout, and global markets teeter on the edge of uncertainty, we ask: who really holds the power in today’s economy?
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, Tuesday 8th of April, Lowry Building (Manchester Metropolitan University)
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, 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, 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.”
1:00pm, Thursday 6th of March, The Conduit Covent Garden
Can music heal the mind and body? Renée Fleming, celebrated soprano, Grammy winner, and passionate arts advocate, believes it can—and she’s here to share the evidence.
