London’s East End is about to get a lot more surreal. On 27 and 28 September 2025, Whitechapel’s Genesis Cinema will transform into a dreamlike dimension for A Gathering of the Angels: A Tribute and Celebration of the World of David Lynch — a two-day cultural happening that promises to conjure the uncanny spirit of one of cinema’s most enigmatic auteurs.
This one-time-only tribute will serve as an immersive deep dive into the haunting, head-spinning universe of the late David Lynch — visionary director behind Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet, and Mulholland Drive. Expect something stranger than fiction, as the weekend unfolds through screenings, live music, Q&As, panel talks, performance art, and plenty of off-kilter Lynchian spectacle.
Among the guests stepping through the Red Room are Dexter Fletcher (The Elephant Man), Michael Horse (Deputy Hawk in Twin Peaks), Lesley Dunlop (The Elephant Man), Jake Wardle (Freddie Sykes in Twin Peaks: The Return), and longtime Lynch collaborator and producer Sabrina S. Sutherland.
The weekend also serves up two major online panels. Saturday focuses on Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, with rare insights from co-writer Robert Engels and sound designer Douglas Murray, while Sunday’s “Lynch Collaborators” panel assembles a heavyweight line-up including Peter Deming, Johanna Ray, Duwayne Dunham, and Dean Hurley — names that shaped the look and feel of Lynch’s dream-logic worlds.
For something a little wilder, the East London-based Double R Club will serve up its signature brand of Lynch-inspired cabaret, while The Slow Club will operate as a clandestine speakeasy — complete with live sets, quizzes, and nods to Blue Velvet‘s smoky weirdness. Meanwhile, The Angels Art Gallery and a curated short film programme keep the visual side buzzing throughout both days.
The crown jewel? A newly announced Mulholland Drive Dreamscape, a live immersive experience designed by Jos Porath, blending theatrical performance, mystery-solving, and noir glamour into one Lynchian fever dream.
Elsewhere, there’s Lynchian tattoos by LA ink artist Lain Freefall, meditation sessions with The David Lynch Foundation, and a UK premiere of the moving documentary I Know Catherine, The Log Lady, including unseen interview footage of Lynch himself.
Rounding out the weekend: DJ sets from The Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess and cinematic turntablist DJ Yoda, both guaranteed to bring the night to a sonically surreal close.
It’s all in aid of good causes, too, with exclusive charity auctions supporting The David Lynch Foundation, Cabaret Vs Cancer, and Twin Peaks star Mädchen Amick’s mental health charity, Don’t MiND Me.
For those who like their weekends served with coffee, mystery, and the occasional backwards-talking dream sequence, A Gathering of the Angels might just be your spiritual home. Expect mystery. Expect music. Expect a whole lot of weird.
A GATHERING OF THE ANGELS: A Tribute and Celebration of the World of David Lynch
Genesis Cinema, Whitechapel, London
27–28 September 2025
£93.50 Day / £170 Weekend / £310 VIP
www.gatheringoftheangels.com
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