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External video: Hamnet (film) Actor Jessie Buckley CBS Sunday Morning interview at the Rose Playhouse, 9 November 2025
Actor Jessie Buckley talks to Seth Doane about her recent role in Hamnet, an Oscar nominated film in 2025. Buckley performed at the Rose during her…
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- Collection: Event History (lectures, concerts, guided walks, festivals, etc.), 1993-2026
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A Concert for Christmas, 11 December 2012
Choral concert of Christmas songs and sing-along event with piano. Lyric and music handouts for Christmas carols. Rose events flyer for March to July 2013. 59 tickets, £240.
'Books do Furnish a Room': Book Bonanza, 1 March 2014
Book donation and selling fundraising event as part of World Book Day.
"Save the Rose: As seen from the eyes of one Southwark resident". Richard Miller film screening, 10 February 2014
Screening of Save the Rose film with an introductory talk by Richard Miller
"The Rose Theatre: Archaeological remains tour" site visit led by Harvey Sheldon, 12 March 2015
Talk by Harvey Sheldon, archaeologist and Chair of the Rose Theatre Trust, regarding the discovery, excavation and display of the Rose Theatre with special access to the site, 10:30 to 12:00. In association with the Museum of London.
15th Anniversary Celebration (1989 Discovery),
Rose Revealed launch and HLF info, 8 March 2005
Parameta architectural plan FIX
RTT shares plans to complete the excavation with support of HLF funding. Fundraising announcement and list of trustees. Description of new red rope lights to indicate foundations (replacements for luminary pads of 1999). Invitation from Sir David…
A Concert for Christmas, 15 December 2014
Caroling sing-along concert with special invitation for Friends of the Rose and upcoming for February through April 2014 including a Friends visit to the archives at Dulwich College coming up in January 2015 (?). Approximately 60 tickets.
A Very Shakespeare Christmas, carol singing, 16 December 2016
Christmas carol sing-along. Mince pies and mulled wine.
A Voice for Richard, Yvonne Morley-Chisholm, 9 March 2020
On-site lecture presentation of research to recreate the King Richard III's voice, including original pronunciation
A Walk on the wild Bankside, 22 January 2019
Rose volunteer, Pepe Pryke (?), leads guided walk through Bankside and Borough Market.
Alleyn Walks, 2022 (Guided Walks starting at Moorgate)
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Art exhibition: Mirrorscapes, 28 April 2005
Exhibition of 12 or more paintings, ceramic works, mirror assemblages created by Stephen Shurman from 2001 to 2005, also artist's biographical statement
Art Exhibition: Simon Tarrant, 25 March 2004
Private view of oil paintings by Simon Tarrant from 25 to 31 March 2004 at the Rose
Bankside Walking Tour with Harvey Sheldon, 16 October 2009
"Tudor & Stuart Southwark: Entertainment and Spectacle in Bankside's Tudor and Jacobean Arenas and Playhouses", Better Bankside webpage describing walk led by Harvey Sheldon, archeaologist and chair of the Rose Theatre Trust. Part of the Inside Out…
Book launch: "Spirit of the Rose" and rose scented merchandise, 8 March 2005
Public book launch event for "Spirit of the Rose" by David Lloyd, collection of photographs featuring roses, and perfume and scented candles, etc by John Bailey, perfumer and scent maker
Cheapside Talk: production discussion about The Chaste Maid of Cheapside, 16 March 2015
Artists associated with The Chaste Maid of Cheapside hold discussion panel for audience with separate ticket, 14 tickets
Christmas Carol Concert, 17 December 2015
Holiday caroling sing-along event with 50/50 split with charity Place2Be, sold-out with approximately 84 tickets. Mince pies and mulled wine.
Concert: A Concert for Christmas, 9 December 2013
Christmas carol sing-along with free mince pies and warm mulled wine. Wonky Rose illustration by Pepe Pryke. 7:30 PM
Concert: Carol Concert, 17 December 2008
Octave singing group will lead holiday carols with keyboard accompaniment. Mince pies and mulled wine available. 60 tickets sold.
Concert: Concert for Christmas, 12 December 2011
Octave singing group leads audience in sing-along concert of Christmas carols and holiday songs. Mince pies and mulled wine. Lyrics included in concert programme. 59 tickets, £324.
Concert: Country and Acoustic Music, 13 October 2014
Country and Acoustic music in celebration of Canadian Thanksgiving featuring the Umbrella Birds, Nigel of Bermondsey, Andy Hank Dog hosted by Woody with "licensed saloon"
Concert: Korros Ensemble, 13 September 2006
Korros Ensemble plays Bax, Debussey, and others. The ensemble is a trio: flute, harp, and clarinet.
Concert: Passamezzo, 10 December 2004
"Music for a Renaissance Christmas" concert with historic instruments including lute, viola, violin, bass viols, recorders, a countertenor and spoken word (actor),
company tour information for ten locations including the Rose on 10 December 2004
company tour information for ten locations including the Rose on 10 December 2004
Concert: Passamezzo, 12 September 2006
"Music for Marlowe and the Rose"
Music from the Renaissance by Dowland, Wilbye, Nicholson, and others played on historic instruments including viols, guitar and lute, etc., lyric sheet, SE1 newsletter announcement on page 5, 6 and 8 (red box), open…
Music from the Renaissance by Dowland, Wilbye, Nicholson, and others played on historic instruments including viols, guitar and lute, etc., lyric sheet, SE1 newsletter announcement on page 5, 6 and 8 (red box), open…
Concert: Passamezzo, 23 April 2005
Shakespeare's Birthday event: "Gallimaufrey: Elizabethan and Jacobean music at court, in the country, in the playhouse and in the streets" with "words by Shakespeare" by William Sutton, historic instruments: recorders, viols, lute, etc.,…
Concert: The Alizé Quartet, 19 December 2004
Christmas concert in conjunction with the Frost Fair festivities offered by Shakespeare's Globe. String quartet plays music of Beethoven, Hayden and Dvorak (sic)
Promoted as the "first recital at the Rose" after 1999 opening
Friday, December 19th…
Promoted as the "first recital at the Rose" after 1999 opening
Friday, December 19th…
Dance: "A Measure for the Rose, an Elizabethan Dance Sampler", 16 September 2007
Participatory dance event. Instruction for visitors in the pavin, cinquepace, and manners, etc
Discovery Days: "A Tudor Easter", 5 April 2025
Friends of the Rose dress in Tudor clothing and offer an interpretation of Easter celebrations from the Elizabethan era with songs, dancing, clothing and food demonstrations
Discovery Days: Archaeology, 2 November 2024
"Join the Friends of The Rose Playhouse on site to view our new artefacts. You will find out about the excavation of the site in 1988-89 and have a chance to handle over 400 year old objects from the period, found by Thames mudlarks. They are…
Discovery Days: Archaeology, 3 May 2025
Friends of the Rose host an open day and fundraiser with archaeological artefacts for display and handling. These include clay pipes, coins, bones and other objects either discovered during the 1989 excavation or environs.
Discovery Days: Archaeology, 5 July 2025
The Friends of The Rose organise and staff an open day with archaeological artefacts from the Rose dig and contemporary sites on display. Public invited to touch small artefacts like buttons, shoes, bones, clay pipes, etc.
Discovery Days: Joan Alleyn Costume, 6 July 2024
See more images in Social Media collection, 2015 Website capture. Costume was created in 2013 for the RTT by Caroline Akselson
Discovery Days: Play-reading of A Midsummer Night's Dream, 21 June 2025
Friends of The Rose lead a participatory play reading of A Midsummer Night's Dream with parts decided by pulling characters from a hat. Fundraiser.
Discovery Days: Tudor Costume - Joan Alleyn, 2 August 2025
Friends of The Rose organise an open day at the Rose with costume/clothing demonstrations including the reconstructed dress depicted in the portrait of Joan Woodward, commissioned by the Rose Theatre Trust. Members of the public are invited to try on…
Discovery Days: Twelfth Night Celebration, 3 January 2026
Friends Discovery Day: "Join us at The Rose to discover how Twelfth Night was celebrated in Shakespeare’s day. Ruling over the festivities will be King Bean and Queen Pea, selected in the time-honoured way by two lucky guests finding a bean or a pea…
Festival of British Archaeology, 14-29 July 2012
A week of open houses and events celebrating UK archaeology sites sponsored by Council for British Archaeology (CBA). Event dates: 14 - 29 July 2012
"Archaeological site of the first Elizabethan theatre on Bankside, where Shakespeare and Marlowe…
"Archaeological site of the first Elizabethan theatre on Bankside, where Shakespeare and Marlowe…
Festival of British Archaeology, 16-31 July 2011
Events guide of various locations included in the annual national festival celebrating archaeology and archaeological sites.
No events at the Rose (?) - check this
In this booklet in the section for Greater London, Correspondence, fact sheet, and…
No events at the Rose (?) - check this
In this booklet in the section for Greater London, Correspondence, fact sheet, and…
Festival of British Archaeology, 17 July 2010
A week of open houses and events celebrating UK archaeology sites sponsored by Council for British Archaeology (CBA). 17 July to 1 August 2010
Events guide, page 27: "Visit the site of the first Elizabethan Theatre on Bankside where Shakespeare…
Events guide, page 27: "Visit the site of the first Elizabethan Theatre on Bankside where Shakespeare…
Festival of British Archaeology, 18-19 July 2009
Directory of various locations included in the annual national festival celebrating archaeology and archaeological sites. The Rose Theatre is included in this booklet in the section for Greater London, page 33. Correspondence, fact sheet, and…
Festival: Bankside Frost Fair, 15 December 2006
The Rose opened its doors during Bankside's Frost Fair, 2006. New wonky Rose holiday illustration (by Pryke?)
Festival: Frost Fair, 22 December 2003
Shakespeare's Globe presents one-day outdoor festival to celebrate the 1564 and 1814 festivities when the Thames froze. Varied events for children and adults. Music, food stalls, craft fair, caroling and mulled wine.
Ghosts Revenants & Witch Hunters: Halloween at The Rose, 28 October 2012
Halloween event at The Rose with Boo Tours
Guided Walk: The Rose with Pepe Pryke for the Canadian Women's Club, 10 April 2008
"The actual theatre in Shakespeare's time", this guided walk takes visitors to locations associated with Shakespeare's life and work in Bankside: the ferryman's seat, the site of the original Globe, London Bridge, Southwark Cathedral, etc. led by…
Guided walk: The Rose with Pepe Pryke for the Canadian Women's Club, 27 September 2007
Billed as a tour about "The actual theatre in Shakespeare's time", this guided walk by Pepe Pryke took visitors to locations associated with Shakespeare's life and work in Bankside: the ferryman's seat, the site of the original Globe, London Bridge,…
Hallowtide: Antiquaries of Terror, 31 October 2014
Halloween storytelling event: Jon Kaneko-Jones reads excerpts from Arthur Machen's "The White People," M.R. James "A View from a Hill" and magician Sieggfried Loew's explores Marlowe's character of Doctor Faustus.
Happy Christmas from the Rose, handout message to supporters, September 2005
End of year holiday wishes with acknowledgement of having participated in Open House London and the upcoming unveiling of the Rose blue plaque (voted by the people) in the new year scheduled for Thursday, 12 January 2006. Distributed at Passamezzo…
Huscared bust of Shakespeare viewing, 31 January 2013
Fundraising event - public viewing of Garrick Huscared bust of Shakespeare donated to the Rose Theatre Trust. (Huscared died December 2013.)
Inaugural Annual Rose Playhouse Lecture: Sir Gregory Doran - 'Titus Revisited', at LSBU, 27 March 2024
Sir Gregory Doran gave the first Annual Rose Playhouse Lecture, 'Titus Revisited' at London Southbank University where Sir Simon Hughes, long-standing member of the Rose Theatre Trust, is Chancellor. The talk centered on his 1995 production of Titus…
Lecture: "Excavating Shakespeare's Shoreditch" with Heather Knight, MoLA, 11 November 2013
Heather Knight, senior archaeologist at MoLA (Museum of London Archaeology) talk about the discovery and excavations of the Theatre and the Curtain in Shoreditch. Photographs of Knight at the excavation at the Curtain and Theatre.
Lecture: "Shakespeare's Kings" by John Julius Norwich at Museum of London Weston Theatre, 11 November 2015
Lecture and fundraising event to support the development of the Rose Theatre by John Julius Norwich at the Museum of London Weston Theatre.
Lecture: "The Animal-Baiting Arenas on Bankside" by David Saxby
MoLA, 15 July 2013
David Saxby, senior archaeologist at the Museum of London Archaeology (MoLA) lecture on animal baiting and the last bear garden, Davie's bear baiting arena, 1662 to 1684. Map.
Lecture: "The Rose Revealed" at STR by Jon Greenfield, architect, 16 November 2006
The Society for Theatre Research (STR) hosts a lecture "The Rose Revealed" by Jon Greenfield, architect, as part of The Winter Lecture Series 2006-2007 with Iain Mackintosh as chair. Location: The Art Workers Guild, 6 Queen Square, London WC1, 7:30.
Lecture: Julian Bowsher, "Recent Research on the Playhouses of Shakespeare's London", 10 October 2011
Julian Bowsher, senior archaeologist at Museum of London Archaeology, lecture on the discovery, excavation and assessment The Theatre in Shoreditch and its relation or comparison with the Rose. 58 tickets, £390.
Lecture: Julian Bowsher, "The Rose: Archaeology, History, Drama", 20 May 2019
Julian Bowsher, senior archaeologist at the Museum of London Archaeology, provides assessment of archaeological discovery at the Rose and other playhouses with interpretation of historical documents like the Peacham sketch depicting Titus Andronicus…
Lecture: MoLA "The Archaeology of London's Elizabethan and Jacobean Theatres" 7 April 2014
Panel discussion by archaeologists from Museum of London Archaeology including Julian Bowsher, Heather Knight, Pat Miller, and David Saxby, chaired and moderated by Professor Andrew Gurr, University of Reading and Rose Theatre trustee. 68 tickets.…
London Architecture Biennale, 23 June 2006
"Shakespeare, Social Space and Design" guided walk on 23 June in Bankside in Southwark led by David Marshall. Although map does not pass the Rose, it was likely included in this walk due to Marshall's close association with the Rose (volunteer,…
Marlowe grave commemoration in Deptford, 30 May 1993
Church service and celebration of Marlowe's memorial marker, RSC, RTT, and others
My Bloody Valentine: Antiquaries of Love, 16 February 2015
Storytelling and concert event to celebrate Valentine's Day. Performances include songs by Suzanne Marie, readings from horror writers M.R. James and Arthur Machen by Jon Kaneko-Jones and Anthony Lewis, and magician Siegfried Loew creates performed…
National Archaeology Week, 12 July 2008
A week of open houses and events celebrating UK archaeology sites sponsored by Council for British Archaeology (CBA). "The archaeological site of the first Elizabethan Theatre on Bankside where Shakespeare learnt his craft." Booklet, page 27. Event…
National Archaeology Week, 14-22 July 2007
Event dates: 14 - 22 July 2007
Open Day at the Rose: "Visit the Rose and become part of the theatre's history where Shakespeare learnt his craft." Rose listed on page 43. Special talks by RTT trustees Harvey Sheldon (Saturday, 14 July) and Andrew…
Open Day at the Rose: "Visit the Rose and become part of the theatre's history where Shakespeare learnt his craft." Rose listed on page 43. Special talks by RTT trustees Harvey Sheldon (Saturday, 14 July) and Andrew…
National Archaeology Week, 15-16 July 2006
Open Day at the Rose: 15-16 July and 22-23 July
(Rose not an official participant in sponsored event) National Archaeology Week is a week of open houses and events celebrating UK archaeology sites sponsored by English Heritage.
(Rose not an official participant in sponsored event) National Archaeology Week is a week of open houses and events celebrating UK archaeology sites sponsored by English Heritage.
National Storytelling Week, 2 February 2014
Thameside Tellers tells stories from around the world including "Betty Mundy's Bottom". Approximately 59 participants.
Open Day in association with gala fundraiser, "Shakespeare in Love" (stage play), 25 July 2014
Special Open Day to coincide with performance of Shakespeare in Love (stage play) as charity fundraiser for The Rose and Chicken Shed Theatre at the Duke of York's, St Martin's Lane.
Open Day: Festival of British Archaeology at the Rose, 9 July 2009
"Genius of Marlowe" screening
SE1 newsletter (monthly) for July 2009 with Rose events included on pages 3 and 6: "Gift to the Future", "Mass Suicide Club" and "The Genius of Marlowe", also Metro announcement of London Bridge Festival
Open Day: Open Day at the Rose Theatre, 18 September 2004
flyer announcing open day at the Rose on September 18, 2004 from 11:00 to 5:00 with cartoon performer and drawing of Bankside with playhouses and environs. Free admission. Invitation to join the Friends of the Rose with membership donation and…
Open Day: Rose Open Days, January-April 2004
flyer or handbill for public access and events in January to April 2004 including open days, children's story telling, and performances of BeLIEve, Second Best Bed, "Under the Greenwood Tree" Thomas Hardy Evening (concert), and Simon Tarrant oil…
Open Days, August Summer Openings, 8-30 August 2025
The Friends of the Rose open the doors on the 8, 9, 15, 16, 22 and 30th August for 'Open Days' to welcome visitors to the Rose and offer displays and demonstrations including costume, dance, archaeology, etc
£6 admission for adults and teens; £20…
£6 admission for adults and teens; £20…
Open House London, 15 September 2007
The Rose participated in Open House London. Visitors were able to see the Rose documentary (approx 25 mins), see the site of the 1989 excavation now covered by water and protective layers of sand and porous concrete, and ask volunteer docents about…
Open House London, 16 September 2006
The Rose participated in Open House London. Visitors were able to see the Rose documentary (approx 25 mins), see the site of the 1989 excavation now covered by water and protective layers of sand and porous concrete, and ask volunteer docents about…
Open House London, 17 September 2005
The Rose participated in Open House London. Visitors were able to see the Rose documentary (approx 25 mins), see the site of the 1989 excavation now covered by water and protective layers of sand and porous concrete, and ask volunteer docents about…
Open House London, 17 September 2011
The Rose participated in Open House London. Visitors were able to see the Rose documentary (approx 25 mins), see the site of the 1989 excavation now covered by water and protective layers of sand and porous concrete, and ask volunteer docents about…
Open House London, 18 September 2010
Application form, correspondence, insurance info, etc. The Rose participated in Open House London. Visitors were able to see the Rose documentary (approx 25 mins), see the site of the 1989 excavation now covered by water and protective layers of sand…
Open House London, 19 September 2009
Participant information, application, and correspondence in preparation for the event on 19-20 September 2009. The Rose participated in Open House London. Visitors were able to see the Rose documentary (approx 25 mins), see the site of the 1989…
Open House London, 20 September 2008
The Rose participated in Open House London, an annual event when sites normally not open to the public open their doors for tours. Special access given to historic and cultural sites in London . Visitors were able to see the Rose documentary (approx…
Partying is Such Sweet Sorrow, Pepe Pryke leaving party, 25 May 2018
Pepe Pryke leaving party after 19? years of service at the Rose, volunteer and contract service, including operations management (foh). (Pepe would return after 2022 intermittently.)
Reading: Richard Briers and Janet Suzman, 13 January 2007
Event and fundraiser for the Rose, raised over £1,200 organized and produced by Tony Toller (RTT)
Researching the Rose: Ballads as Theatre 'Merch' in Shakespeare's London with Professor Tiffany Stern, 27 April 2026
"Join Professor Tiffany Stern to discover why theatrical broadsheet ballads were sold outside The Rose and other playhouses, who wrote them them, printed them & sung them, and why & how they were connected with the plays performed inside."
Researching the Rose: Beasts of Bankside with Dr Liam Lewis, Dr Lizzie Wright, & Professor Hannah O'Regan, 8 December 2025
Academic research presentation: "Join the Box-Office Bears team as they share their latest research into the lives of the animals forced to performed in the bear-baiting arenas that stood close by to The Rose."
Researching the Rose: Before The Rose: Marlowe at The Curtain with Dr Callan Davies, 11 May 2026
"Join Dr Callan Davies as he takes you back to the years around 1587, when The Rose is being built on Bankside while Christopher Marlowe is living north of the river up in Shoreditch, a stone’s throw from The Curtain Playhouse.
His ‘mighty lines’…
His ‘mighty lines’…
Researching the Rose: Domestic Tragedy, Lost and Found with Dr Emma Whipday, 26 January 2026 (postponed)
"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 murders . . . " This talk will explore this fleeting and ephemeral, yet significant, genre.
Researching the Rose: In Conversation – Jesse Berger, Founder & Artistic Director of Red Bull Theater, New York, 12 April 2024
"Join acclaimed American theatre-maker Jesse Berger in conversation with The Rose's Ben Prusiner, as he talks about his career in the arts, and shares his perspectives on producing classical theatre for modern audiences.
Learn first-hand about Red…
Learn first-hand about Red…
Researching the Rose: Lost Plays & The Rose with Professor David McInnis, 23 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…
Researching the Rose: Tina Packer. 12 January 2026 - CANCELLED
Join legendary theatre director TINA PACKER, founder of Shakespeare & Company in Western Massachusetts, as she traces the emergence of theatres in Elizabethan London.
Richard III play reading, 1 November 2025
Friends of the Rose host a participatory play-reading of Richard III
Riverside London: One Big Summer (festival), June 2015
Rose included on map of attractions during the Riverside festival and performance of "The Ghost Sonata", performance dates 4-28 August, page 9
Shakespeare 400th Anniversary, 23 April 2016
Open day scheduled from 10:00 - 5:00PM with a variety of demonstrations, performances, dance, readings, the Rose documentary film (approx 25 minutes), etc. to commemorate 400 year anniversary of Shakespeare's death in 1616.
Shakespeare Revealed. International Month at the Rose, 2 April 2013
Six Characters in Search of an Author, Something is Rotten at the Rose: Hamlet and Sonnet reading event, Sonneteers Come to the Rose
Sonic Trail (full trial) and Rose Visit, 22 May 2024
"You are outside the Rose Playhouse and John Singer, a player in the company of Admiral's Men, invites you to take a stroll around Southwark and Bankside before the play begins. Join us for a 60 minute trial of our new circular sonic trail starting…
Sonic Trail (full trial) and Rose Visit, 4 June 2024
"You are outside the Rose Playhouse and John Singer, a player in the company of Admiral's Men, invites you to take a stroll around Southwark and Bankside before the play begins. Join us for a 60 minute trial of our new circular sonic trail starting…