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Upcoming Events
5 Speakers, 15 Minutes Each - September 2025
Our new season kicks off at The Tabernacle in September with a line-up of acclaimed authors and thought-provoking stories!
The Tabernacle, W11
The Tabernacle, W11
Featuring Talks By:
Laura Bates
The New Age of Sexism
Sam Dalrymple
Shattered Lands
Geoff Dyer
Homework
James Fox
Craftland
Olia Hercules
Strong Roots
Ian Leslie
John and Paul
Genevieve Gaunt
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5 Speakers, 15 Minutes Each - September 2025
Our new season kicks off at The Tabernacle in September with a line-up of acclaimed authors and thought-provoking stories!
The Tabernacle, W11
The Tabernacle, W11
Featuring Talks By:
Esther Freud
My Sister and Other Lovers
Lucy Hughes-Hallett
The Scapegoat
Jeremy King
Without Reservation
Philippe Sands
38 Londres Street
5 Speakers, 15 Minutes Each - October 2025
We're back at The Tabernacle in October with a line-up of award-winning authors and speakers! Join us for an evening of captivating stories.
The Tabernacle, W11
The Tabernacle, W11
Featuring Talks By:
Raymond Antrobus
The Quiet Ear
Jay Griffiths
How Animals Heal Us
Stephen Grosz
Love's Labour
Mary Keen
Diary of a Keen Gardener
5 Speakers, 15 Minutes Each - December 2025
5x15 welcomes a line-up of inspiring speakers and fascinating stories in December, from histories of deafness and learning how to love, to the healing nature of plants and animals.
The Tabernacle, W11
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5x15 produces events of ideas, insight and inspiration for the world’s leading organisations and most discerning audiences. We bring internationally acclaimed speakers to the stage to share stories that are informative, provoking, and above all, entertaining.
Wade Davis @ 5x15 - Cultures at Risk
Wade Davis is a writer, photographer, and filmmaker whose work has taken him from the Amazon to Tibet, Africa to Australia, Polynesia to the Arctic.
About
5x15 produces events of ideas, insight and inspiration for the world’s leading organisations and most discerning audiences. We bring internationally acclaimed speakers to the stage to share stories that are informative, provoking, and above all, entertaining.
