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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…
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Rose Playhouse Bluesky Feed, 17 November 2024 - 18 March 2025
Single screenshot capture of Bluesky feed beginning 17 November 2024. Including onsite and associated events and activities.
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…
"The Rose goes to Wanamaker", 25 September 1989
Sam Wanamaker and Imry Merchant reach an agreement for the Rose remains to be displayed as part of the Globe centre.
"Request for Rose plan", 26 September 1989
The Globe Theatre Trust and Rose Theatre Trust compete for control of the site's future and development.
"Archaeologists uncover Globe Theatre remains",
13 October 1989
The Globe is discovered. Excavation reveals the remains of the outer walls of the first Globe, brick remnants of the second, as well as coins, and hazelnut shells.
"Globe Theatre unearthed", 13 October 1989
Continuation of "Archaeologists uncover Globe Theatre remains" ; details the pause on constructing the Globe replica theatre and the push to have the discovery classed as a "site of archaeological importance"
"Year of the Rose and the Globe", 16 October 1989
In this letter Martin Clout details the cultural significance of the Rose and the Globe, supporting their case for scheduling as national monuments. He cites the surviving historical documentation of the day to day running of the Rose, and its…
"Façadism and finer feelings", 17 October 1989
Briefly describes the controversy surrounding the fate of the Rose (first three paragraphs), contrasting it to possible conflict around the preservation of the Globe
"London Debates Digging at Site of Globe Theater",
30 October 1989
Mentions the discovery (paragraph 2) and fight for the Rose to be preserved (paragraph 11)
"Rose tea room unearthed", 2 November 1989
Chomley's vittling house discovered in south-west corner of Rose site.
"Army gives ground for defense of Stonehenge",
2 November 1989
Rose Theatre "satisfactory outcome" from earlier in the year is used as a reference in the last column of the article.
"Globe dig may have to halt as timber is drying out",
3 November 1989
The earlier discovery and close proximity of the Rose Theatre is referenced in the first two paragraphs.
"The threat to finding London's history", 30 December 1989
Documents English Heritage's plans for the Rose, conflict between EH and the Museum of London regarding the excavation, and other complications surrounding the excavation and presentation of the site
Marlowe grave commemoration in Deptford, 30 May 1993
Church service and celebration of Marlowe's memorial marker, RSC, RTT, and others
Friends of the Rose Newsletter, February 2000
Apologies
Radar Scan for Rose Site
"Whoredom" (a play, Friends had ticket deal)
Archaeological Finds at Southwark Cathedral
Dame Judi's Dream Theatre
Radar Scan for Rose Site
"Whoredom" (a play, Friends had ticket deal)
Archaeological Finds at Southwark Cathedral
Dame Judi's Dream Theatre
Friends of the Rose Newsletter, May 2000
Site Improvements
Plea for Volunteers
Staffing
Tate Modern
Upcoming Events ("The Archaeology of London's Tudor and Stuart Playhouses" 27 July 2000, Craft Fair)
Southwark Heritage Fair
Plea for Volunteers
Staffing
Tate Modern
Upcoming Events ("The Archaeology of London's Tudor and Stuart Playhouses" 27 July 2000, Craft Fair)
Southwark Heritage Fair
Friends of the Rose Newsletter, October 2000
The Rose to Appear on Television
Pepe's Mural
Craft Fair
Philip Henslowe's Medical Hints
Update: A Rose for Islington
Pepe's Mural
Craft Fair
Philip Henslowe's Medical Hints
Update: A Rose for Islington
Friends of the Rose Newsletter, March 2001
Shakespeare & Co
Cancellation of the Craft Fair
Rose Talks
The Prospects of Re-Excavation at the Rose
Cancellation of the Craft Fair
Rose Talks
The Prospects of Re-Excavation at the Rose
Friends of the Rose Newsletter, September 2001
Activities of the subscription-based membership volunteers who serve as on-site docents, ushers, and support for the Rose Theatre Trust.
Newsletter No.7. Articles: impacts on tourism due to 9/11 and foot and mouth disease; Trial pit excavation…
Newsletter No.7. Articles: impacts on tourism due to 9/11 and foot and mouth disease; Trial pit excavation…
Friends of the Rose Newsletter, November 2002
Editorial
Rose Theatre Trust and Company
The Rose Circle of Friends
Welcome to the Upper Circle
'Shakespeare in Love'
A Reconstruction of the Rose in Massachusetts
Rose Theatre Trust and Company
The Rose Circle of Friends
Welcome to the Upper Circle
'Shakespeare in Love'
A Reconstruction of the Rose in Massachusetts
Friends of the Rose Newsletter, April 2003
Newsletter No 2: membership drive; update on initial HLF bid in 2003; Love of Shakespeare's Women performance by Susannah York; Rose reconstruction in Lenox, Massachusetts (USA)
Friends of the Rose Newsletter, July 2003
Newsletter No 2: Membership drive; Upcoming performances of Titus Andronicus (RSC) on 31 August, and Tamburlaine the Great by Cannon's Mouth from 12 to 21 September; Upcoming event on 23 September with Prof Stanley Wells and Dr Paul Edmundson talk…
Talk: Shakespeare in London and The Rose in Lenox, MA, 23 September 2003
Prof Stanley Wells and Dr Paul Edmondson, Rose Trustees, share their work on Shakespeare's sonnets; Jon Greenfield, architect, shares plans to build a Rose reconstruction in Lenox, Massachusetts (USA). The Rose documentary film also shown.