Carole King: In Words & Music
Jewish Book Week
| Jane Eisner | speaker |
|---|---|
| Edward Seckerson | chair |
| Cassidy Janson | singer |
| XinRu Chen | pianist |
Don’t miss this specially commissioned discussion on the life and music of legendary singer/songwriter Carole King, featuring performances of some of her greatest hits from Cassidy Janson, the star of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.
55 years after Tapestry transformed popular music, selling 30 million copies, we celebrate one of its greatest icons. Edward Seckerson, host of our recent tributes to Richard Rodgers and Leonard Bernstein, talks to former The Forward editor Jane Eisner about her Jewish Lives biography Carole King: She Made the Earth Move. Performing some of her classic songs is Olivier Award winner Cassidy Janson, who starred in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical in the West End, bringing Carole King to tears before later duetting with her in Hyde Park to an audience of 65,000.
This event will last approximately 75 minutes, with no interval.
Concessions & Under 30s tickets
Kings Place Concessions Tickets
We want to ensure that people who may be struggling financially to purchase a ticket can still enjoy visiting Kings Place. A limited number of tickets are allocated for certain events (if the ticket type does not show in the booking pathway, it means they are not available for this event or have all been sold). Concessions tickets are accessible for people on the following criteria (for more information visit our FAQs)
- Pension Credit
- Universal Credit
- Disability Benefit
- Income Support or Job Seekers allowance
- Students
£10 ‘Under 30s’ tickets
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Plan your visit
Getting here
Kings Place is situated just a few minutes’ walk from King’s Cross and St Pancras stations, one of the most connected locations in London and now the biggest transport hub in Europe.
Our address is:
90 York Way, London, N1 9AG.
The Venue
Our performance spaces are situated on the lower ground floor. Hall One, Hall Two and St Pancras are located in level -2, reached by stairs, escalator and lift from the ground floor entrance level.
Event Times
Door times indicate auditorium entrance times only. Visitors are welcome to enjoy the Kings Place seating areas, gallery-level art, canal-side terrace, café, restaurant and bar throughout the day and evening.
- Our events begin promptly at the advertised start time. Typically, there is no support unless otherwise stated.
- We recommend arriving in good time before the performance. The Hall doors will open 30 minutes before the performance to allow time to take your seats, or to choose a space for standing shows.
- Latecomers will be admitted at a suitable break in the performance where possible
Access
We aim to make your visit to Kings Place as comfortable as possible. For more information about the accessibility of Kings Place, including details about our Access Scheme, please visit this page.
If you would like to discuss your access requirements with a member of our team, please get in touch with the Box Office team at info@kingsplace.co.uk.
Food & Drink
Rotunda Bar & Restaurant
Rotunda, situated on the ground floor of Kings Place, offers a unique dining and drinking experience alongside Regent’s Canal. The concert bar in the venue foyer will also be open for select events.
Green & Fortune Café
Recently re-furbished and now open with a new look, the Green & Fortune Café is open for selected concerts. Serving hot and cold food and drinks, including sandwiches, salads, soup, stew and a pie of the day, alongside a choice of cakes made by the on-site bakery team. See here for selected concert dates and standard opening hours.
Jane Eisner
Jane Eisner is a widely published journalist who held leadership positions at The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Forward. She is the author of Taking Back the Vote. Eisner lives in New York City.
Edward Seckerson
Writer, broadcaster, podcaster, and musical theatre aficionado; Edward Seckerson wrote and presented the BBC Radio 3 series Stage & Screen, in which he interviewed many prominent writers and stars of musical theatre. He produces podcasts of interviews with musical and theatrical artists and appears on the BBC Radio 2 Arts Show, BBC Radio 3 and Radio 4.
Cassidy Janson
Cassidy Janson is a British actress, known for her work in musical theatre. She won the 2020 Olivier Award for Best Supporting Performance in a Musical for & Juliet.
XinRu Chen
Dr XinRu Chen is a pianist and scholar known for her expressive artistry and compelling performances. Between 2023 and 2024, she gave more than ninety concerts across continents, earning acclaim from The Guardian for her “fistfuls of notes, played with bravura execution and effortless command.” Her performances have appeared at major venues throughout the UK, Finland, Ireland, Spain, Italy, and China – including St Martin-in-the-Fields, St James’s Piccadilly, Southwark Cathedral, and Dublin’s National Concert Hall. Recognised for her artistic and scholarly contributions, she was awarded the distinction of Associate of the Royal Academy of Music (ARAM) in 2025.