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External video: "Behind the Rose Playhouse, London", Maverick Theatre interview with Celia Gilbert and Linda of the Rose Friends, 27 April 2021
Online interview with Nick Hennegen, Maverick Theatre Company, with the Rose Playhouse manager, Celia Gilbert and Linda, Friends of the Rose describe…
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Rose Facebook post, 18 March 2026
"The vast majority of plays once performed at The Rose Playhouse are now lost, but what can they still reveal about the business of Elizabethan play-making and the audiences who watched them?
The excavations of playhouse foundations by…
The excavations of playhouse foundations by…
Rose Facebook post, 17 March 2026
"The Page of Plymouth project reaches its finale on Sunday 12th April, 3.45 – 5pm at the Barbican Theatre in Plymouth. It’s the culmination of workshops, talks and events celebrating and exploring this lost play, all made possible by the support of…
Rose Facebook post, 4 February 2026
"This coming Saturday afternoon... Experiencing a play by Christopher Marlowe at the site of The Rose where it was originally performed is always something special, and all the more so when you have the chance to speak his lines there yourself – so…
Rose Facebook post, 2 February 2026
"Before true crime drama, there was domestic tragedy, inspired by a sensational series of recent murders. Join Dr Emma Whipday as she explores this radical genre that placed the loves, sufferings, & crimes of ordinary people centre stage."
Rose Facebook post, 31 January 2026
This Saturday... Experiencing one of Marlowe's plays at the site of The Rose is always special – all the more so when you have the chance to speak his lines there, so come along and get involved!
Rose Facebook post, 21 January 2026
"This coming Monday...
A catch-up link will be given on request to anyone who has bought a ticket, but who, for whatever reason, can't make in on the day."
A catch-up link will be given on request to anyone who has bought a ticket, but who, for whatever reason, can't make in on the day."
Rose Facebook post, 26 January 2026
"POSTPONED
We are very sorry to announce that due to illness, tonight's online talk must be postponed. A new date will be announced shortly."
We are very sorry to announce that due to illness, tonight's online talk must be postponed. A new date will be announced shortly."
Rose Facebook post, 14 January 2026
"Presented in conjunction with Literature Works and the Page of Plymouth project.
Before true crime drama, there was domestic tragedy: a genre that flourished in the 1590s and early 1600s, inspired by a sensational series of recent…
Before true crime drama, there was domestic tragedy: a genre that flourished in the 1590s and early 1600s, inspired by a sensational series of recent…
Rose Facebook post, 4 January 2026
"Join legendary theatre director TINA PACKER, founder of Shakespeare & Company in Western Massachusetts, as she traces the emergence of theatres in Elizabethan London.
Why were there no playhouses in London for hundreds of years, and then in a very…
Why were there no playhouses in London for hundreds of years, and then in a very…
Rose Facebook post, 8 November 2025
Researching the Rose - "Pub Crawling with Playhouses" online talk by Professor Laurie Johnson. Join Professor Laurie Johnson, President of the Marlowe Society of America, for an enjoyable ramble around the inns, taverns and ale-houses of Elizabethan…
Rose Facebook post, 12 November 2025
Researching the Rose - "Joan Alleyn - No Mouse" online talk by Calista Lucy. Calista Lucy, former Keeper of the Archive at Dulwich College, pieces together the biography of Joan Alleyn, step-daughter of The Rose's owner, Philip Henslowe, and the wife…
Rose Facebook post, 3 November 2025
Researching the Rose - "Pub Crawling with Playhouses" online talk by Professor Laurie Johnson. Join Professor Laurie Johnson, President of the Marlowe Society of America, for an enjoyable ramble around the inns, taverns and ale-houses of Elizabethan…
Rose Facebook post, 29 October 2025
Discovery Day: Richard III play reading. Take part in or watch a one hour reading of "Richard III" by William Shakespeare and learn about Elizabethan cue scripts.
Rose Facebook post, 21 October 2025
Discovery Day: The Alleyn's 433rd Wedding Anniversary Celebration - Come and discover how a rich, aspiring middle-class Elizabethan couple would have celebrated such an event.
Rose Facebook post, 17 October 2025
Researching the Rose - "Introducing Philip Henslowe's Rose" online talk by Professor Grace Ioppolo. This talk will cover how the Rose Playhouse came into being, who was involved, and how was it used and
maintained with a focus on Philip Henslowe's…
maintained with a focus on Philip Henslowe's…
Rose Facebook post, 15 October 2025
Discovery Day: The Alleyn's 433rd Wedding Anniversary Celebration - Come and discover how a rich, aspiring middle-class Elizabethan couple would have celebrated such an event.
Rose Facebook post, 2 October 2025
Researching the Rose - "Page of Plymouth - Ben Jonson & Thomas Dekker's Lost Play" online talk by Helen Chaloner and David Prescott. An introduction by Helen Chaloner & David Prescott to 'Page of Plymouth', an exciting new
project launching in…
project launching in…
Rose Facebook post, 12 September 2025
Eighth Rose Readathon presented by The Friends of the Rose, featuring the following plays:
Comedy of Errors
The Massacre at Paris
The Alchemist
Macbeth
Much Ado About Nothing
Twelfth Night
Comedy of Errors
The Massacre at Paris
The Alchemist
Macbeth
Much Ado About Nothing
Twelfth Night
Rose Facebook post, 6 September 2025
Eighth Rose Readathon presented by The Friends of the Rose, featuring the following plays:
Comedy of Errors
The Massacre at Paris
The Alchemist
Macbeth
Much Ado About Nothing
Twelfth Night
Comedy of Errors
The Massacre at Paris
The Alchemist
Macbeth
Much Ado About Nothing
Twelfth Night
Rose Facebook post, 6 September 2025
Eighth Rose Readathon presented by The Friends of the Rose, featuring the following plays:
Comedy of Errors
The Massacre at Paris
The Alchemist
Macbeth
Much Ado About Nothing
Twelfth Night
Comedy of Errors
The Massacre at Paris
The Alchemist
Macbeth
Much Ado About Nothing
Twelfth Night
Rose Facebook post, 31 August 2025
Eighth Rose Readathon presented by The Friends of the Rose, featuring the following plays:
Comedy of Errors
The Massacre at Paris
The Alchemist
Macbeth
Much Ado About Nothing
Twelfth Night
Comedy of Errors
The Massacre at Paris
The Alchemist
Macbeth
Much Ado About Nothing
Twelfth Night
Rose Facebook post, 31 August 2025
Eighth Rose Readathon presented by The Friends of the Rose, featuring the following plays:
Comedy of Errors
The Massacre at Paris
The Alchemist
Macbeth
Much Ado About Nothing
Twelfth Night
Comedy of Errors
The Massacre at Paris
The Alchemist
Macbeth
Much Ado About Nothing
Twelfth Night
Rose Facebook post, 28 August 2025
Publicity for the final "August Summer Holiday Opening" on Saturday August 30th, including info about new sonic trail
Rose Facebook post, 20 August 2025
Publicity for the final two "August Summer Holiday Openings" on Friday August 22nd and Saturday August 30th, including info about new sonic trail
Rose Facebook post, 6 August 2025
Publicity for the "August Summer Holiday Openings" including info about new sonic trail
Rose Facebook post, 1 August 2025
August 2nd Discovery Day at the Rose Theatre with a demonstration of a replica of Joan Alleyn's portrait attire
Rose Facebook post, 26 July 2025
August 2nd Discovery Day at the Rose Theatre with a demonstration of a replica of Joan Alleyn's portrait attire
Rose Facebook post, 18 July 2025
Photo of new rope lights installed at the archaeological site outlining the walls of the seating galleries and the front of the stage
Rose Facebook post, 9 July 2025
August 2nd Discovery Day at the Rose Theatre with a demonstration of a replica of Joan Alleyn's portrait attire
Rose Facebook post, 4 July 2025
Discovery Day: Archaeology on Saturday July 5th organised by The Friends of the Rose. Visit the archaeological site of the playhouse and handle objects from the Elizabethan period.
Rose Facebook post, 26 June 2025
Discovery Day: Archaeology on Saturday July 5th organised by The Friends of the Rose. Visit the archaeological site of the playhouse and handle objects from the Elizabethan period.
Rose Facebook post, 19 June 2025
Discovery Day: Play Reading on Saturday June 21st organised by The Friends of the Rose. Watch or join in a play reading of Midsummer Night's Dream on the summer solstice
Rose Facebook post, 29 May 2025
Discovery Day: Play reading - "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare. Celebrate the Summer solstice at The Rose Playhouse with a one hour unrehearsed script-in-hand reading of Shakespeare's magical comedy.
Rose Facebook post, 24 April 2025
Discovery Day: Archaeology on Saturday May 3rd organised by The Friends of the Rose. Visit the archaeological site of the playhouse and handle objects from the Elizabethan period.
Rose Facebook post, 3 April 2025
Discovery Day: A Tudor Easter on Saturday April 5th organised by The Friends of the Rose. Featuring talks on Easter customs in Elizabethan England, food, and dancing.
Rose Facebook post, 16 March 2025
Discovery Day: A Tudor Easter on Saturday April 5th organised by The Friends of the Rose. Featuring talks on Easter customs in Elizabethan England, food, and dancing.
Rose Facebook post, 9 February 2025
Discovery Day: Costume on Saturday March 1st organised by The Friends of the Rose. Replica of Edward Alleyn's portrait outfit is displayed at the Rose site
Rose Facebook post, 6 January 2025
Discovery Day: Play Reading on Saturday February 1st organised by The Friends of the Rose. Watch or take part in a reading of Robin Hood at the Rose site
Rose Facebook post, 22 December 2024
Twelfth Night Celebration: discover how Twelfth Night was celebrated at Elizabeth I's court, meet the dancers, and take part in the mayhem.
Rose Facebook post, 30 November 2024
Researching the Rose - "How to do things with shoes: Digging (for) Dekker's footwear & footwork at The Rose" online talk by Professor Natasha Korda
Rose Facebook post, 30 November 2024
Researching the Rose - "How to do things with shoes: Digging (for) Dekker's footwear & footwork at The Rose" online talk by Professor Natasha Korda
Rose Facebook post, 18 October 2024
The Alleyn's 432nd Wedding Anniversary Celebration - Discover how a rich, aspiring middle-class Tudor couple would have celebrated their wedding
anniversary.
anniversary.
Rose Facebook post, 16 September 2024
"MUCH ADO ABOUT NUMBERS" lecture by Rob Eastaway. In this highly engaging talk, award-winning author Rob Eastaway explores the surprising and
creative ways that numbers crop up in Shakespeare's plays, as well as in Henslowe's 'diary' of
The Rose…
creative ways that numbers crop up in Shakespeare's plays, as well as in Henslowe's 'diary' of
The Rose…
Rose Facebook post, 8 September 2024
Seventh Rose Readathon presented by The Friends of the Rose, featuring the following plays:
Dr Faustus
Macbeth
Much Ado About Nothing
The Alchemist
Romeo and Juliet
Hamlet
Dr Faustus
Macbeth
Much Ado About Nothing
The Alchemist
Romeo and Juliet
Hamlet
Rose Facebook post, 3 September 2024
"MUCH ADO ABOUT NUMBERS" lecture by Rob Eastaway. In this highly engaging talk, award-winning author Rob Eastaway explores the surprising and
creative ways that numbers crop up in Shakespeare's plays, as well as in Henslowe's 'diary' of
The Rose…
creative ways that numbers crop up in Shakespeare's plays, as well as in Henslowe's 'diary' of
The Rose…
Rose Facebook post, 3 July 2024
Researching the Rose - "Borrowed Feathers: Robert Greene & The Rose Playhouse" by Dr Darren Freebury-Jones. Sleazy parasite. Quaffer of Rhenish wine and pickled herring. Pantomimic arch-rival of William
Shakespeare. Or have we done Robert Greene a…
Shakespeare. Or have we done Robert Greene a…
Rose Facebook post, 1 May 2024
Ticketing page link for Open Day - Costume on Saturday May 4th organised by The Friends of the Rose. See a replica of the outfit worn by Joan Alleyn in her portrait.
Rose Facebook post, 19 April 2024
Publicity for upcoming open days:
Costume - May 4th
Play-reading: Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare - June 1st
Costume - May 4th
Play-reading: Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare - June 1st
Rose Facebook post, 25 March 2024
Inaugural Annual Rose Playhouse Lecture: "Titus Revisited" by Sir Gregory Doran
Rose Facebook post, 23 November 2023
Publicity for Ben and David Crystal's virtual talk on their book "Everyday Shakespeare - Lines for Life".The image seen here is actually a gif in which the sparkles appear then disappear.
Rose Facebook post, 22 November 2023
Publicity for Ben and David Crystal's virtual talk on their book "Everyday Shakespeare - Lines for Life".
Rose Facebook post, 18 November 2023
Publicity for Ben and David Crystal's virtual talk on their book "Everyday Shakespeare - Lines for Life".
Rose Facebook post, 17 November 2023
Publicity for Ben and David Crystal's virtual talk on their book "Everyday Shakespeare - Lines for Life".
Rose Facebook post, 14 November 2023
Publicity for Ben and David Crystal's virtual talk on their book "Everyday Shakespeare - Lines for Life".
Rose Facebook post, 10 November 2023
Publicity for Ben and David Crystal's virtual talk on their book "Everyday Shakespeare - Lines for Life".
Rose Facebook post, 9 November 2023
400th anniversary of the publication of Shakespeare's first folio
Rose Facebook post, 7 November 2023
Publicity for Ben and David Crystal's virtual talk on their book "Everyday Shakespeare - Lines for Life".
Rose Facebook post, 30 October 2023
Publicity for Ben and David Crystal virtual talk on their book "Everyday Shakespeare - Lines for Life".
Rose Facebook post, 25 October 2023
Publicity for Ben and David Crystal virtual talk on their book "Everyday Shakespeare - Lines for Life".
Rose Facebook post, 5 July 2023
Researching the Rose - "Who played at the Rose 1587?" by Professor Laurie Johnson. The talk will show that Leicester's Men was likely the first acting company to occupy the Rose.
Rose Facebook post, 2 July 2023
Researching the Rose - "Henslowe, Theatrical Novelty & The Comedy of Humours" online talk by Dr Eoin Price. This talk will ask what it was that made "The Comedy of Humours" so successful, and will then consider why it is that the only person who left…
Rose Facebook post, 21 June 2023
Researching the Rose - "Henslowe, Theatrical Novelty & The Comedy of Humours" online talk by Dr Eoin Price. This talk will ask what it was that made "The Comedy of Humours" so successful, and will then consider why it is that the only person who left…
Rose Facebook post, 20 June 2023
Thank you to Dr Kim Gilchrist for "The Legend of Lies":Romance & Anti-Romance at the Rose webinar
Rose Facebook post, 14 June 2023
Researching the Rose - "The Legend of Lies" : Romance and Anti-Romance at the Rose online talk by Dr Kim Gilchrist. Using Huon of Bordeaux as a case study, this talk will examine romance drama at the Rose as part of a longstanding tradition that is…
Rose Facebook post, 8 June 2023
Researching the Rose - "The Legend of Lies" : Romance and Anti-Romance at the Rose online talk by Dr Kim Gilchrist. Using Huon of Bordeaux as a case study, this talk will examine romance drama at the Rose as part of a longstanding tradition that is…
Rose Facebook post, 5 June 2023
Thanks to Professor Tracey Hill for "Citizen Players, Playgoing Citizens" online talk
Rose Facebook post, 5 June 2023
Researching the Rose - "Citizen Players, Playgoing Citizens" online talk by Professor Tracey Hill. Find out about London's own performance traditions, and discover the many connections it had to the professional stage, and especially to the actors…
Rose Facebook post, 2 June 2023
Researching the Rose - "Citizen Players, Playgoing Citizens" online talk by Professor Tracey Hill. Find out about London's own performance traditions, and discover the many connections it had to the professional stage, and especially to the actors…
Rose Facebook post, 31 May 2023
Publicity for the sixth Rose readathon. Grab your chance to perform the plays of Christopher Marlowe & William Shakespeare on the site of the first purpose built Elizabethan theatre on Bankside, South of the Thames, the theatre where their plays were…
Rose Facebook post, 28 May 2023
Publicity for the sixth Rose readathon. Grab your chance to perform the plays of Christopher Marlowe & William Shakespeare on the site of the first purpose built Elizabethan theatre on Bankside, South of the Thames, the theatre where their plays were…
Rose Facebook post, 24 May 2023
Researching the Rose - "Citizen Players, Playgoing Citizens" online talk by Professor Tracey Hill. Find out about London's own performance traditions, and discover the many connections it had to the professional stage, and especially to the actors…
Rose Facebook post, 16 May 2023
Thank you to webinar presenters Professors Lucy Munro and Clare McManus for their talk "Women Investors in the Fortune Playhouse"
Rose Facebook post, 9 May 2023
Researching the Rose - "Women Investors in the Fortune Playhouse" by Professors Lucy Munro and Clare McManus. This talk will explore how the involvement of women investors with the theatre relates to the broader history of performance at the Fortune…
Rose Facebook post, 3 May 2023
Researching the Rose - "Women Investors in the Fortune Playhouse" by Professors Lucy Munro and Clare McManus. This talk will explore how the involvement of women investors with the theatre relates to the broader history of performance at the Fortune…
Rose Facebook post, 30 April 2023
The Sixth Rose Readathon presented by The Friends of the Rose, featuring the following plays:
The Comedy of Errors
Romeo and Juliet
Much Ado About Nothing
Dr. Faustus
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Hamlet
The Comedy of Errors
Romeo and Juliet
Much Ado About Nothing
Dr. Faustus
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Hamlet
Rose Facebook post, 30 April 2023
Researching the Rose - "How to Play on Bankside: Beers, Bears and Roses" by Dr Callan Davies. Find out where a single penny or two might have taken you 400 years ago, and how the fun on offer on Bankside drew from old May Game celebrations and…
Rose Facebook post, 30 April 2023
The Sixth Rose Readathon presented by The Friends of the Rose, featuring the following plays:
The Comedy of Errors
Romeo and Juliet
Much Ado About Nothing
Dr. Faustus
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Hamlet
The Comedy of Errors
Romeo and Juliet
Much Ado About Nothing
Dr. Faustus
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Hamlet
Rose Facebook post, 30 April 2023
Researching the Rose - "How to Play on Bankside: Beers, Bears and Roses" online talk by Dr Callan Davies. Join Dr Callan Davies to discover what visitors to Bankside in the 1530s, 1580s or 1620s might have expected from a good day out, and how…
Rose Facebook post, 19 April 2023
Repost of "IanVisits" article about new museum for an Elizabethan playhouse in Shoreditch.
Rose Facebook post, 19 April 2023
Researching the Rose - "How to Play on Bankside: Beers, Bears and Roses" online talk by Dr Callan Davies. Join Dr Callan Davies to discover what visitors to Bankside in the 1530s, 1580s or 1620s might have expected from a good day out, and how…
Rose Facebook post, 18 April 2023
The Sixth Rose Readathon presented by The Friends of the Rose, featuring the following plays:
The Comedy of Errors
Romeo and Juliet
Much Ado About Nothing
Dr. Faustus
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Hamlet
The Comedy of Errors
Romeo and Juliet
Much Ado About Nothing
Dr. Faustus
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Hamlet
Rose Facebook post, 16 April 2023
Researching the Rose - "Reconstructing 'Harey VJ' at the Rose" online talk by Dr Darren Freebury-Jones. Using new analysis, this talk will reveal that Nashe's original co-author for "Harey VJ" was Thomas Kyd, and will then reconstruct the original…
Rose Facebook post, 3 April 2023
Publicity for new season of Researching the Rose talks. Next talk: Researching the Rose - "Reconstructing 'Harey VJ' at the Rose" online talk by Dr Darren Freebury-Jones. Using new analysis, this talk will reveal that Nashe's original co-author for…