2026 DATES ON SALE NOW
December 11, 12 & 13
Kings Place, London
The Cosmic Shambles Network’s annual mash up of science, comedy, music and culture returns to Kings Place.
We’re back for four shows of carefully managed curiosity filled chaos for 2026. As ever Robin Ince will be your trusty host and he’ll be joined by an exciting mix of special guests ready to expand your minds and delight your senses with geology and jokes, astronomy and art, biology and beats and just about anything else you can think of! With all profits to charity as always this is an annual tradition you don’t want to miss!
Evening shows on all dates, plus family matinee on the 12th
All shows hosted by Robin Ince
FRIDAY DECEMBER 11th LINEUP
Prof Helen Czerski
Prof Chris Jacskon
Dame Prof Ijeoma Uchegbu
Lara Ricote
Philip Ball
Dr Rachel Honeyghan-Williams
Dr Sarah Alam Malik
Jim Moray
Dr Orchimas Das
Penfriend
Sam See
Escaping Time
Peter Buckley-Hill
Caroline Litman
The Shambles Trio
and MANY, MANY, MANY more to be announced… and not announced.
SATURDAY DECEMBER 12th MATINEE LINEUP
Prof Helen Czerski
Roma Agrawal
Prof Jen Gupta
Howard Read
Nate Rae
Mabel Read
Freya McGhee
The Shambles Trio
and MANY, MANY, MANY more to be announced… and not announced.
SATURDAY DECEMBER 12th EVENING LINEUP
Dr Katie Mack
Dr Clara Nellist
Prof Helen Czerski
James Payne
Zoe Barnett
Roma Agrawal
Funmbi Omotayo
Prof Jen Gupta
Dr Suze Kundu
Ami Sawran
Marian Gibson
Dr Sarah Turner
Natalia Seddon
The Shambles Trio
and MANY, MANY, MANY more to be announced… and not announced.
SUNDAY DECEMBER 13th LINEUP
Dr Katie Mack
Prof Turi King
Olga Koch
Dr Nikesh Shukla
Dr Mark Spencer
Tadiwa Mahlunge
Subhadra Das
i.am.afiya
Joanna Neary
Dr Suzi Gage
John-Luke Roberts
Dr Hannah Wakeford
Chris Lynham
Dr Megan O’Donnell
Rachel Taylor-Beales
Hugh Warwick
The Shambles Trio
and MANY, MANY, MANY more to be announced… and not announced.
As ever, all profits will go to charity and there will be a foodbank collection at each show.
If you want to find out more about the history of shows be sure to watch our new free feature length documentary, Curious People: An Incomplete History of Nine Lessons and Compendium.
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