Brexit – What next: Dialogue & Debate

Dialogue & Debate with Cumberland Lodge

A recording of our Dialogue & Debate webinar, live-streamed on Wednesday 3 February 2021 at 11am, exploring the implications of Brexit, particularly in terms of our sense of identity, and the UK’s future relationships both across its own four nations and with the wider world. This hour-long discussion features an audience poll and questions submitted live by our audience online. It[…]

A Conversation with Sir Stanley Wells and Dr Paul Edmondson

Dr Paul Edmondson and Sir Stanley Wells

On Thursday 26 November 2020, two of the world’s leading Shakespearean fellows, Sir Stanley Wells and Dr Paul Edmondson joined us for a virtual Cumberland Conversation.  Paul and Stanley reflect on their lives’ work to date, dedicated to the study of Shakespeare. In particular, they discuss their new book All The Sonnets of Shakespeare, which assembles[…]

Cumberland Lodge Debate 2020: Arts & the Union

Arts & the Union

Our 2020 Annual Debate examines the cultural bonds between the United Kingdom’s four nations, and the role that the arts can play in building social cohesion across the union. Speakers This year’s four guest panellists represent each of the four nations and come from a range of senior positions in the arts. Our guest panellists for this[…]