Blue Plaques Talk Back Live featuring Sir Stephen Fry, Lyse Doucet OBE, Dennis Morris and Kathryn Hughes

Join us for an extraordinary morning celebrating Chelsea’s rich and radical cultural heritage at Cadogan Hall, produced by Storystock Sounds who will be launching a new Blue Plaques Talk Back audio tour of Chelsea at the event.

We are delighted to announce beloved actor, author and comedian Sir Stephen Fry, award-winning news correspondent, journalist and author Lyse Doucet OBE, celebrated photographer Dennis Morris and award-winning author Kathryn Hughes will join us on stage for this special event in individual discussions around the Blue Plaque icons we are celebrating.

This unique theatrical experience brings together the art of storytelling with historical insight, as acclaimed actors and experts breathe life into the remarkable stories behind Chelsea’s most iconic Blue Plaques –  Brought to life by Sir Stephen Fry, Flora Montgomery, Darryl Foster and Alex Hinston.

The luminaries being celebrated are reggae legend Bob Marley, Irish author, poet, and playwright Oscar Wilde, novelist and poet George Eliot and war correspondent and author Martha Gellhorn.

Each segment of the event features vivid, intimate portraits of the extraordinary individuals who once called Chelsea home. These compelling dramatisations are followed by in-depth discussions delving deeper into each Blue Plaque story.

This event is taking place as part of the inaugural Chelsea Arts Festival.