Pick a side
We'll give you a situation and make you choose. No sitting on the fence.
An experiment in disagreement, grey areas and changing your mind.
106-107 Houndsditch, London EC3A 7BD
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Some things feel obvious. Until you meet someone who sees them completely differently.
Your partner asks you to stop seeing a friend because they think that friend is attracted to you.
Reasonable boundary or controlling?
This edition of Beyond Small Talk is an experiment in disagreement, grey areas and seeing things from another perspective.
Throughout the evening, we'll put you in different situations around trust, attraction, loyalty, privacy and ask you to decide where you stand.
You'll physically pick a side, then sit down with people who chose differently.
Why did they make that choice? Why did you make yours? And where exactly do you draw the line?
There are no right answers and no winning side. You don't need to convince anyone, and you definitely don't need to agree.
The point is to get past the usual small talk and have the kind of conversations we rarely have with people we've just met.
Come curious. Pick a side. Hear theirs.
You might leave seeing something differently.
The shape of the evening
We'll give you a situation and make you choose. No sitting on the fence.
Then you'll sit down with people who chose the opposite answer.
You'll talk. You'll hear why they see it differently. Then we change the situation, and you pick again. 👀
No matching people up. Not men versus women. No pressure to overshare.
Friends are welcome too.
You want conversations that go past small talk.
You're curious about where other people draw the line.
You're willing to hear the other side, not win an argument.
You prefer a smaller hosted room.
You're 28+.
Tickets
If a website place is available, you’ll go straight to secure payment. If website tickets are full, we’ll point you to the Balancers app.
Next step
All Bar One Houndsditch · Sat, 3 Oct 2026. Book your spot for Beyond Small Talk.