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Few people have been analysed and debated as relentlessly as Donald Trump. But Mary Trump knew him long before the presi...
15/09/2026

Few people have been analysed and debated as relentlessly as Donald Trump. But Mary Trump knew him long before the presidency and grew up within the family that shaped him.

Just weeks before the US midterms, the clinical psychologist and bestselling author joins Guardian political sketch writer John Crace to explore the making of Donald Trump, what drives him, and what his past can tell us about the way he governs today.

Monday 19 October at Conway Hall

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Where is the world heading?On 5 October, global bestselling author Yuval Noah Harari and Nobel Peace Prize-winning journ...
14/09/2026

Where is the world heading?

On 5 October, global bestselling author Yuval Noah Harari and Nobel Peace Prize-winning journalist Maria Ressa come together in London for an exclusive conversation with 5x15 about the forces reshaping our world.

AI is advancing at extraordinary speed, the global balance of power is shifting, and democracies are under growing strain. Harari and Ressa will consider what kind of world is taking shape, how power is shifting, and how much control we still have over what comes next.

Monday 5 October, 7pm
Central Hall Westminster

Tickets on sale now at 5x15.com.

In under two weeks, global bestselling author of Grit Angela Duckworth comes to London for her only event celebrating Si...
08/09/2026

In under two weeks, global bestselling author of Grit Angela Duckworth comes to London for her only event celebrating Situated, her first book in a decade.

What really determines whether we succeed? Angela will explore grit, achievement and the surprising power of the people, places and environments around us to shape our success.

We’re delighted to announce that she’ll be joined by Kenneth Cukier of The Economist for this special live conversation, followed by an audience Q&A and book signing.

Friday 18 September
Emmanuel Centre, London

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03/09/2026

Slavoj Žižek comes to London this October.

For this specially created 5x15 event, Žižek has selected more than 20 film clips and images that offer a window into his world. In conversation with Tim Marlow, Director of the Design Museum, he’ll use them as the starting point for an evening spanning cinema, s*x, politics, ideology, theology and the end of the world.

From Titanic and Casablanca to Lacan, Trump, revolution and propaganda, each selection opens up a different strand of Žižek’s thinking.

This event will not be livestreamed or released online. The only way to experience it is to be in the room.

📍 Union Chapel, London
📅 Sunday 11 October

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We’re delighted to launch 5x15 Icons, a new series of online conversations with some of the world’s most influential thi...
26/08/2026

We’re delighted to launch 5x15 Icons, a new series of online conversations with some of the world’s most influential thinkers and cultural figures.

For our first event, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel Jared Diamond joins award-winning journalist Gillian Tett to mark the publication of his new book, Profits, Prophets, Coaches and Kings.

Moving beyond the traditional “great man” theory of history, Diamond asks a deceptively simple question: when do leaders really make a difference? Drawing on politics, business, sport and religion, he investigates the conditions under which leaders genuinely change outcomes — and when circumstance matters more.

From Seretse Khama and Genghis Khan to Winston Churchill, Nelson Mandela and Jeff Bezos, Diamond offers a fascinating new way of thinking about leadership, success and what it really takes to make an impact.

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What does it mean to be a man today?Across the Western world, many young men are struggling with loneliness, declining w...
29/07/2026

What does it mean to be a man today?

Across the Western world, many young men are struggling with loneliness, declining wellbeing and a growing sense of disconnection. At a time when the loudest voices are not always the wisest, where should we look for purpose, belonging and direction?

On 18 November, bestselling author, entrepreneur and cultural commentator Scott Galloway joins 5x15 for a one-off London event exploring the ideas behind his Sunday Times bestseller Notes on Being a Man.

Tickets available now at 5x15.com

What does it mean to be a man today?Across the Western world, many young men are struggling with loneliness, declining w...
28/07/2026

What does it mean to be a man today?

Across the Western world, many young men are struggling with loneliness, declining wellbeing and a growing sense of disconnection. At a time when the loudest voices are not always the wisest, where should we look for purpose, belonging and direction?

On 18 November, bestselling author, entrepreneur and cultural commentator Scott Galloway joins 5x15 for a one-off London event exploring the ideas behind his Sunday Times bestseller Notes on Being a Man.

Tickets available now at 5x15.com.

Together, 5×15 and Chelsea Arts Festival bring together fashion designers Susie Cave and Bella Freud at Cadogan Hall for...
01/07/2026

Together, 5×15 and Chelsea Arts Festival bring together fashion designers Susie Cave and Bella Freud at Cadogan Hall for an exclusive London evening exploring creativity, style, motherhood and the role beauty and art can play in surviving loss.

Wednesday 16th September, 7pm, Cadogan Hall

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What gives a painting its power? 🎨How did Giotto make walls shimmer with light? How did Rembrandt sculpt portraits with ...
11/06/2026

What gives a painting its power? 🎨

How did Giotto make walls shimmer with light? How did Rembrandt sculpt portraits with textured paint?

Artist and writer Lachlan Goudie joins Sir Simon Schama for an evening exploring the materials, techniques and breakthroughs behind the world’s greatest paintings, and why they continue to astonish, unsettle and move us centuries later.

Friday 10th July, 7pm at Conway Hall, London

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As summer beckons, join us at The Tabernacle in June for an inspiring evening of stories told live! The 5x15 format is s...
29/05/2026

As summer beckons, join us at The Tabernacle in June for an inspiring evening of stories told live!

The 5x15 format is simple: five speakers, each with fifteen minutes to change the way we see the world...

Leading historian Andrea Wulf on the remarkable eighteenth-century explorer George Forster, and his unshakable belief in our shared humanity.

Million-selling author and economist Tim Harford gives a brief history of bad medicine.

Social historian and bestselling author Juliet Nicolson on the secrets women keep, and what they tell us about our changing times.

Poet and critic Jack Parlett on the power of flamboyance and what q***r historian can teach us about living boldly.

Journalist and award-winning novelist Erica Wagner on the extraordinary life of Washington Roebling, builder of the Brooklyn Bridge.

Monday 29th June, 7pm
The Tabernacle, W11

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