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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
Edward and Joan Alleyn’s Wedding Anniversary, 19 October 2024
"Joan Woodward was the stepdaughter of Philip Henslowe who built The Rose Playhouse. Edward Alleyn was a leading Elizabethan actor and the favourite of Elizabeth I. He and Philip Henslowe had their fingers in many business deals, including brothels,…
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…
Friends of the Rose Newsletter, August 2024
Upcoming Webinar:
"Much Ado about Numbers, Rob Eastaway"
The Rose's Seventh Readathon
Readathon Hats
"A Visit to The Rose Playhouse by The Strawberry Hill Volunteers"
"House of Easement"
"A Submission" (Christina Skaife)
Other News (Alleyn…
"Much Ado about Numbers, Rob Eastaway"
The Rose's Seventh Readathon
Readathon Hats
"A Visit to The Rose Playhouse by The Strawberry Hill Volunteers"
"House of Easement"
"A Submission" (Christina Skaife)
Other News (Alleyn…
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
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…
Friends of the Rose Newsletter, June 2024
Social gathering for Friends
Site-Opening Trials (Costumes, Play Reading)
Play-Reading Review
"Jolly June"
"First Sonic Walk Trials of 2024"
"Our Restless Earth"
Site-Opening Trials (Costumes, Play Reading)
Play-Reading Review
"Jolly June"
"First Sonic Walk Trials of 2024"
"Our Restless Earth"
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
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…
Rose Facebook post, 25 March 2024
Inaugural Annual Rose Playhouse Lecture: "Titus Revisited" by Sir Gregory Doran
Friends of the Rose Newsletter, March 2024
Inaugural Annual Rose Playhouse Lecture - Sir Gregory Doran: "Titus Andronicus Revisited"
Visit the Rose by Wendy Hemmings
Beware the Ides of March by Franki Gray
Welcome, Welcome Glorious Morn by Christina Skaife
Get-Together, the Anchor,…
Visit the Rose by Wendy Hemmings
Beware the Ides of March by Franki Gray
Welcome, Welcome Glorious Morn by Christina Skaife
Get-Together, the Anchor,…
Friends of the Rose Newsletter, February 2024
What Is Happening at the Rose by Peter Jolly
Inaugural Annual Rose Playhouse Lecture - Sir Gregory Doran: "Titus Andronicus Revisited" by Norma Wilshaw
Valentine's and Other Romantic Non-Sense by Franki Gray
Fanfare for the Common Man by…
Inaugural Annual Rose Playhouse Lecture - Sir Gregory Doran: "Titus Andronicus Revisited" by Norma Wilshaw
Valentine's and Other Romantic Non-Sense by Franki Gray
Fanfare for the Common Man by…
Friends of the Rose Newsletter, January 2024
Greenmatthews: Shakespeare's Music - Tuesday 9 January 2024 by Lauretta Hobson
London Bridge Is Falling Down...and Other Grisly Tales by Franki Gray
The Rose Playhouse, Bankside by Christina Skaife
Renewing Your Membership by Penny Evans
London Bridge Is Falling Down...and Other Grisly Tales by Franki Gray
The Rose Playhouse, Bankside by Christina Skaife
Renewing Your Membership by Penny Evans
Friends of the Rose Newsletter, December 2023
Message From the Trustees
Message From the Chair of the Friends' Committee by Dermot McInerney
Greenmatthews: Shakespeare's Music
Ben and David Crystal - Exploring "Everyday Shakespeare - Lines for Life," Thursday 23 November, 2023 by Wendy…
Message From the Chair of the Friends' Committee by Dermot McInerney
Greenmatthews: Shakespeare's Music
Ben and David Crystal - Exploring "Everyday Shakespeare - Lines for Life," Thursday 23 November, 2023 by Wendy…
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, 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, 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".
Friends of the Rose Newsletter, November 2023
Friends of the Rose Playhouse AGM 29 November 2023 at 6.30 at the Rose
Are You Looking Forward to Christmas and the Winter Holiday Season? by Franki Gray
Of Yesteryear by Christina Skaife
Friends' Visit: Dulwich College Archive Guided Exhibition…
Are You Looking Forward to Christmas and the Winter Holiday Season? by Franki Gray
Of Yesteryear by Christina Skaife
Friends' Visit: Dulwich College Archive Guided Exhibition…
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".
Friends of the Rose Newsletter, September 2023
The Rose Playhouse's Summer Party by Wendy Hemmings
Memorial Service for Linda Shannon by Wendy Hemmings
A matter of life and death - and a celebration by Christina Skaife
Michaelmas ... and Goose day! by Franki Gray
Memorial Service for Linda Shannon by Wendy Hemmings
A matter of life and death - and a celebration by Christina Skaife
Michaelmas ... and Goose day! by Franki Gray
Friends of the Rose Newsletter, August 2023
Rose Summer Party Tuesday, 5th September 5.30-8 pm
Linda Shannon's Memorial Service by Franki Gray
Hamlet, Hamlet, wherefore art thou Hamlet? by Franki Gray
A Letter to the Newsletter by Christina Skaife
Linda Shannon's Memorial Service by Franki Gray
Hamlet, Hamlet, wherefore art thou Hamlet? by Franki Gray
A Letter to the Newsletter by Christina Skaife
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…
Webinar: Researching The Rose: "Citizen Players, Playgoing Citizens", Professor Tracey Hill, 5 June 2023
Academic research presentation: Professor Hill discusses the various associations between the Livery companies and the playing companies
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…
Friends of the Rose Newsletter, May 2023
The Rose Playhouse's Summer Party
Readathon 3 June 2023
Researching the Rose talks:
Citizen Players, Playgoing Citizens - Professor Tracey Hill
The "Legend of Lies" : Romance and Anti-Romance at the Rose - Dr Kim Gilchrist
Henslowe, Theatrical…
Readathon 3 June 2023
Researching the Rose talks:
Citizen Players, Playgoing Citizens - Professor Tracey Hill
The "Legend of Lies" : Romance and Anti-Romance at the Rose - Dr Kim Gilchrist
Henslowe, Theatrical…
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…
Friends of the Rose Newsletter, April 2023
The Rose Playhouse's Summer Party 8 June 2023
Readathon 3 June 2023
Researching the Rose online talks:
How to Play on Bankside: Beers, Bears, and Roses - Dr Callan Davies
Women Investors and Performers in the Fortune Playhouse - Professor Lucy…
Readathon 3 June 2023
Researching the Rose online talks:
How to Play on Bankside: Beers, Bears, and Roses - Dr Callan Davies
Women Investors and Performers in the Fortune Playhouse - Professor Lucy…
Rose Facebook post, 14 March 2023
Researching the Rose - "Kemp's Jig: a tale of bruised egos and sore feet" online talk by Jon Hooton. The talk will
cover Kemp's comic roles in Shakespeare's writing and his jaunt to Norwich.
cover Kemp's comic roles in Shakespeare's writing and his jaunt to Norwich.
Rose Facebook post, 13 March 2023
Repost of publicity for National Maritime Museum's exhibition of Shakespeare's first folio.
Rose Facebook post, 13 March 2023
Researching the Rose - "Kemp's Jig: a tale of bruised egos and sore feet" online talk by Jon Hooton. The talk will cover Kemp's comic roles in Shakespeare's writing and his jaunt to Norwich.
Rose Facebook post, 13 March 2023
Repost of The Guardian's article: "Surviving copies of Shakespeare's First Folio to go on show"
Rose Facebook post, 10 March 2023
Publicity for webinar presenter's book: "Shakespeare, Malone, and the Problems of Chronology" by Tiffany Stern
Rose Facebook post, 10 March 2023
Researching the Rose - "Kemp's Jig: a tale of bruised egos and sore feet" online talk by Jon Hooton. The talk will cover Kemp's comic roles in Shakespeare's writing and his jaunt to Norwich.
Rose Facebook post, 6 March 2023
Researching the Rose - "Kemp's Jig: a tale of bruised egos and sore feet" online talk by Jon Hooton. The talk will cover Kemp's comic roles in Shakespeare's writing and his jaunt to Norwich.
Rose Facebook post, 3 March 2023
Researching the Rose - "Kemp's Jig: a tale of bruised egos and sore feet" online talk by Jon Hooton. The talk will cover Kemp's comic roles in Shakespeare's writing and his jaunt to Norwich.
Friends of the Rose Newsletter, March 2023
In Memoriam Linda Shannon by Dermot McInerney
Linda Shannon - Alleyn's Rose Dancer by Penny Evans
Linda Shannon - A Lady of the Theater. In Memoriam by Christina Skaife
Reconstructing ‘Harey the vj’ at the Rose - Dr Darren Freebury-Jones
Linda…
Linda Shannon - Alleyn's Rose Dancer by Penny Evans
Linda Shannon - A Lady of the Theater. In Memoriam by Christina Skaife
Reconstructing ‘Harey the vj’ at the Rose - Dr Darren Freebury-Jones
Linda…
Friends of the Rose Newsletter, February 2023
Forthcoming Webinars:
Marlowe’s The Massacre at Paris and England’s ambivalent relationship with her Huguenot allies - Joanne Hill
Kemp's Jig - Jon Hooton
Researching the Rose
February is a deadly month - Mary Queen of Scots…and Marlowe by…
Marlowe’s The Massacre at Paris and England’s ambivalent relationship with her Huguenot allies - Joanne Hill
Kemp's Jig - Jon Hooton
Researching the Rose
February is a deadly month - Mary Queen of Scots…and Marlowe by…
Friends of the Rose Newsletter, January 2023
The Rose Sonic Walk by Peter Jolly
Meet Your Trustees by Dani Salvadori
"Titus Andronicus," Henslowe and The Rose by Franki Gray
New Year lunch
Nefarious Practice at the Fortune Theatre?
Hakawatis by Christina Skaife
Meet Your Trustees by Dani Salvadori
"Titus Andronicus," Henslowe and The Rose by Franki Gray
New Year lunch
Nefarious Practice at the Fortune Theatre?
Hakawatis by Christina Skaife
Rose Playhouse website, 2020-2025, fifth site, Captured as it was December 2022
Screenshots of the temporary website for the Rose Playhouse. This small website is/was used as a temporary site while a larger website is/was designed for the Rose Theatre Trust (RTT).
External video: Dame Judi Dench appeals for support the 'Big Give' to help fund the Rose Revealed project, 6 November 2022
Dame Judi Dench video fundraising appeal as part of the widespread 'Big Give' campaign to support charities like the Rose Theatre Trust
Friends of the Rose, Newsletter, November 2022
The Big Give Christmas Challenge
The Future of the Rose by Peter Jolly
Meet Your Trustees
December webinar - Gary Andrews "A Christmas Carol"
The Canterville Ghost
All Soules by Franki Gray
Friends' AGM
Actors Wanted
Actors Behaving Badly…
The Future of the Rose by Peter Jolly
Meet Your Trustees
December webinar - Gary Andrews "A Christmas Carol"
The Canterville Ghost
All Soules by Franki Gray
Friends' AGM
Actors Wanted
Actors Behaving Badly…