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22nd May, 2005
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London Theatre Walks
The Theatre Museum is offering a season of guided walks on the subject
of the history of the Theatre in London. The season lasts until Saturday
October 29th 2005 and will consist of two walks:
The Shakespearian Stage – a tour of Bankside and the
London Theatre to 1661
11.30am every Saturday -starting point Old Operating Theatre Museum,
Southwark
The walk goes along Bankside, across the Millennium Bridge to Blackfriars,
and ends in the Fleet Street area.
Covent Garden and the origins of the West End Theatre
2.30pm every Saturday – starting point Theatre Museum, Covent
Garden
A circular walk which takes in the Covent Garden and Strand area.
The walks, which last two hours, provide both a history of the Theatre
in London from the Tudor period to the present day and also a pleasant
walk around two of London's most historic Cultural Quarters. Each walk
will cost £5 per person, £4 for Concessions, £10 for
family tickets.
There are also a number of special walks which take place on the first
Sunday of every month from June to October, starting at the Theatre
Museum, Covent Garden, at 2.30.
5th June
Garrick & Johnson's 18th Century London
2.30pm Theatre Museum
David Garrick and Dr Johnson left Litchfield to make their fortunes
in London. Garrick became Britain's most famous actor and manager
of the famous Drury Lane Theatre. Dr Johnson compiled his famous English
Dictionary. They both lived and worked in the Covent Garden/Fleet
Street areas and maintained contact with each other. This special
walk explores Garrick and Johnson's relationship and the Theatrical
and Literary world of 18th Century London.
3rd July
Dickens' Theatrical London
2.30pm Theatre Museum
As a young single man, Dickens dreamed of making his fortune in the
Theatre. He performed in famous 'amateur' dramatics and his readings
of his works were a theatrical tour de force. According to
William Macready, famous Actor Manager of the period, Dickens had
the capability to become a great actor. This special walk explores
Dickens connections to the Covent Garden area and the 19th Century
Theatre of Edmund Kean and William Macready.
7th August
Garrick & Johnson's 18th Century London
2.30pm Theatre Museum
4th September
Dickens' Theatrical London
2.30pm Theatre Museum
2nd October
Gilbert & Sullivan's London
2.30pm Theatre Museum
The Strand was a major centre of theatre and musical hall in the late
19th Century. It was here that Richard D'Oyly Carte built the Savoy
Theatre for the performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's witty operattas.
The Operatta created a satire on contemporary society hitting at such
targets as Government bureaucracy and the aesthecism of Oscar Wilde.
The walk explores Theatrical London in the time of Gilbert & Sulivan
and uses some of the lyrics to illustrate the late 19th London.
Prices are £5, Conc. £4
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