What's On in Brentford: a packed Coronation weekend

By Joe Acklam 4th May 2023

Local News by Joe Acklam 4th May 2023

Every Thursday we bring you our top picks of events in Brentford happening over the coming weekend.

Browse our What's On section or read on for the can't-miss events on in Brentford between now and Sunday.

And remember – you can add your event for FREE using the 'Nub It' button.

Watermans Arts Centre is the Brentford Nub News What's On sponsor. Without community-minded partners like Watermans we would not be able to produce the locally-relevant, clickbait-free news to the people of Brentford.

Events going on in Brentford

THE STORY GAME (6+ YEARS), Watermans

Andrew Barnett Jones has made up stories for loads of top TV shows including The Amazing World of Gumball, Mr Bean: The Animated Series, Dick'n'Dom's Diddy Movies and Diddy TV, Dennis the Menace and Gnasher, Shaun the Sheep, Diddy Movies, The 4 O'Clock Club and The Slammer.

Today he's going to tell you a story – but he has no idea what it is. No title, no characters, not a single word in his head. Instead, with your help, he'll be playing The Story Game, creating a hysterically funny, wildly creative story from a handful of words, a roll of the dice and his own roller coaster imagination.

If you've ever wondered where writers get their ideas from, now's your chance to find out – and once you've seen him in action, you'll be inspired to use his simple, practical methods to play the Game yourself and make up your own madcap stories!

Star of CBBC's The Slammer in a wide variety of wigs, winner of the Children's Choice Award for Funniest Voice and previous holder of the Crick Crack Club's Grand Liar's Trophy making him officially one of the biggest liars in the country (honest!), Andrew is known to thousands of theatregoers across Great Britain for his previous improvised storytelling shows Professor Bumm's Story Machine and Fairly Tales.

Find out more and how to get tickets here.

The Story Game is a great activity for kids this weekend. Photo: Watermans.

Design and decorate a commemorative crown, Beavers Library, Feltham Library, and Hanworth Library

One of many events going on at schools and libraries across the weekend for children and parents to get involved in.

At several libraries across the borough you can design your own commemorative crown to mark the occasion of the Coronation of King Charles III. This is just one of over 60 community events going on across the weekend, with lots of street parties also going on.

Find out more here.