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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, March 2022
Friends Committee, announcement of biographies
Webinar review (Appearances, Disguises, and the Elizabethan Theatre)
Upcoming webinars (A Voice for Richard, Between London and Venice: The Early Modern and the Commedia dell'Arte)
Meet Your Committee…
Webinar review (Appearances, Disguises, and the Elizabethan Theatre)
Upcoming webinars (A Voice for Richard, Between London and Venice: The Early Modern and the Commedia dell'Arte)
Meet Your Committee…
Friends of the Rose Newsletter, March 2018
Rose Readathon
Visit to Dulwich College (Henslowe Archive)
Forthcoming Productions ("Will or the Eight Lost Years of Young William Shakespeare", 27-21 April 2018)
Olivier Photograph (1989)
Visit to Clothworkers' Hall
Open Days: Dates for Your…
Visit to Dulwich College (Henslowe Archive)
Forthcoming Productions ("Will or the Eight Lost Years of Young William Shakespeare", 27-21 April 2018)
Olivier Photograph (1989)
Visit to Clothworkers' Hall
Open Days: Dates for Your…
Friends of the Rose Newsletter, March 2012
Mudlarking with the Rose
Rose News
Time Team Special "Searching for Shakespeare's House"
Shakespeare's Restless World Radio Four, 18 April 2012
Twitter (Fake Rose Twitter account)
Upcoming Performances ("The Comedy of Errors" 3 April-4 May 2012,…
Rose News
Time Team Special "Searching for Shakespeare's House"
Shakespeare's Restless World Radio Four, 18 April 2012
Twitter (Fake Rose Twitter account)
Upcoming Performances ("The Comedy of Errors" 3 April-4 May 2012,…
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, 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"
Friends of the Rose Newsletter, June 2021
Meet Your Trustees (interview with Chris Constable);
Webinar reviews (Edward Alleyn - Life After the Rose, Bear Baiting, Shakespeare Lavs and Loo Paper);
Upcoming webinars (Shakespeare and Collaboration);
"Midsummer Eve/ St John's Eve";
Volunteer…
Webinar reviews (Edward Alleyn - Life After the Rose, Bear Baiting, Shakespeare Lavs and Loo Paper);
Upcoming webinars (Shakespeare and Collaboration);
"Midsummer Eve/ St John's Eve";
Volunteer…
Friends of the Rose Newsletter, June 2017
Update on the Rose Revealed Project
Visit to Charterhouse
Summer Performances ("The Tempest", 22 June- 2 July. "Richard II", 11-23 July)
The Many Faces of Olivier
A Volunteer's Reflections
Shakespeare's Secret Playhouse
Advertisement (Can You…
Visit to Charterhouse
Summer Performances ("The Tempest", 22 June- 2 July. "Richard II", 11-23 July)
The Many Faces of Olivier
A Volunteer's Reflections
Shakespeare's Secret Playhouse
Advertisement (Can You…
Friends of the Rose Newsletter, June 2011
The Rose Performance Season January-June 2011 ("Henry VI part I")
The Rose Performance Season July 2011 ("Othello" 5-30 July 2011)
Heritage Lottery Fund Bid
Oral History Project
Planned Visit (The College of Arms, 12 September 2011)
The Rose Performance Season July 2011 ("Othello" 5-30 July 2011)
Heritage Lottery Fund Bid
Oral History Project
Planned Visit (The College of Arms, 12 September 2011)
Friends of the Rose Newsletter, July/August 2017
Your Committee Needs You!
Bodice Ripping and Costume Drama
Rose Revealed Update
A Thousand Years of History
August Programme ("A Midsummer Night's Dream", 1-26 August)
Tudor Trivia
Caption Competition
Reviews (Film: "The Lost Valley of…
Bodice Ripping and Costume Drama
Rose Revealed Update
A Thousand Years of History
August Programme ("A Midsummer Night's Dream", 1-26 August)
Tudor Trivia
Caption Competition
Reviews (Film: "The Lost Valley of…
Friends of the Rose Newsletter, July 2021
No newsletter in August
Rose potential opening report
Meet Your Trustees (Interview with Sir Simon Hughes)
Webinar review (Shakespeare and Collaboration)
"A rose by any other word..."
"How online events had a positive impact on audience…
Rose potential opening report
Meet Your Trustees (Interview with Sir Simon Hughes)
Webinar review (Shakespeare and Collaboration)
"A rose by any other word..."
"How online events had a positive impact on audience…
Friends of the Rose Newsletter, July 2018
At Last...We're on the Way
Mobile Phone Donations
Full Mickle is Their Might
Midsummer Revels June 16
Visit to Foundling Hospital
Clerkenwell Walk
Interview with Beatrice Outram
York Mystery Plays
Martext
Open Days" Dates for Your…
Mobile Phone Donations
Full Mickle is Their Might
Midsummer Revels June 16
Visit to Foundling Hospital
Clerkenwell Walk
Interview with Beatrice Outram
York Mystery Plays
Martext
Open Days" Dates for Your…
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…
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, 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
Friends of the Rose Newsletter, January 2022
Happy New Year
Webinar reviews (The Sixth Devil and the College of God's Gift, The Blue Carbuncle, Enchanted Ground)
Upcoming Webinars (David Garrick-An Actor and His Time)
RSC Readathon announcement
"A treasure in the Dulwich Archives"
"The…
Webinar reviews (The Sixth Devil and the College of God's Gift, The Blue Carbuncle, Enchanted Ground)
Upcoming Webinars (David Garrick-An Actor and His Time)
RSC Readathon announcement
"A treasure in the Dulwich Archives"
"The…
Friends of the Rose Newsletter, January 2020
Introduction;
"The End of Christmas"; "A Voice for Richard" announcement; Resignation of Trustees (Lucie Amos and Mark Sullivan); "Meals and Manners around the Rose Playhouse"; "Twenty Theatres to see Before You Die" Review; "A Romance of Courtly…
"The End of Christmas"; "A Voice for Richard" announcement; Resignation of Trustees (Lucie Amos and Mark Sullivan); "Meals and Manners around the Rose Playhouse"; "Twenty Theatres to see Before You Die" Review; "A Romance of Courtly…
Friends of the Rose Newsletter, January 2004
Shakespeare Theatre Day excursion to Stratford-upon-Avon sponsored by Shakespeare's Birthplace trust to benefit the Rose Theatre Trust (speakers: Greenfield, Spottiswoode, Rutter, Gurr, Edmondson).
Friends of the Rose Newsletter, February 2025
The Rose Readathon- A Date For Your Diary
2025 Discovery Days at the Rose Playhouse
Saturday 1st March | Costume: Edward Alleyn
Saturday 5th April | A Tudor Easter
Saturday 3rd May| Archaeology
2025 Discovery Days at the Rose Playhouse: Play-…
2025 Discovery Days at the Rose Playhouse
Saturday 1st March | Costume: Edward Alleyn
Saturday 5th April | A Tudor Easter
Saturday 3rd May| Archaeology
2025 Discovery Days at the Rose Playhouse: Play-…
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, 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, February 2022
Professor Emma Smith webinar announcement
Closure of the website
Webinar review (David Garrick: An Actor and His Time)
Article about Shirley Newton and the Globe's 2000 production of Hamlet
"Phillip Sidney - and his very talented…
Closure of the website
Webinar review (David Garrick: An Actor and His Time)
Article about Shirley Newton and the Globe's 2000 production of Hamlet
"Phillip Sidney - and his very talented…
Friends of the Rose Newsletter, February 2018
Review of 2017 Performances
Forthcoming Productions (Love's Labour's Lost (2018), Will or Eight Lost Years of Young William Shakespeare's Life)
"Reflections on the Rose"
"Shakespeare's Secret Playhouse"
"Bonfire in Merrie England"
Visit to…
Forthcoming Productions (Love's Labour's Lost (2018), Will or Eight Lost Years of Young William Shakespeare's Life)
"Reflections on the Rose"
"Shakespeare's Secret Playhouse"
"Bonfire in Merrie England"
Visit to…
Friends of the Rose Newsletter, February 2015
The Rose Revealed Update
Spring Performance Programme ("Othello" 3-28 February 2015, "A Chaste Maid in Cheapside" 3-28 March 2015, "Macbeth" 5-30 May 2015)
Christmas Carol Concert
Gastronmico-Historico Treat
The Friends AGM 2014
Ruffs and…
Spring Performance Programme ("Othello" 3-28 February 2015, "A Chaste Maid in Cheapside" 3-28 March 2015, "Macbeth" 5-30 May 2015)
Christmas Carol Concert
Gastronmico-Historico Treat
The Friends AGM 2014
Ruffs and…
Friends of the Rose Newsletter, February 2011
Friends Meeting, 6 December 2010
Rose Revealed Project
The Rose Performance Season 2011 ("Edward II" 10 February-5 March 2011, "Antony and Cleopatra" 9 March- 2 April 2011, "Century of Great Women" 14, 21, 28 March 2011, "Weak Edward" April 2011,…
Rose Revealed Project
The Rose Performance Season 2011 ("Edward II" 10 February-5 March 2011, "Antony and Cleopatra" 9 March- 2 April 2011, "Century of Great Women" 14, 21, 28 March 2011, "Weak Edward" April 2011,…
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, 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…
Friends of the Rose Newsletter, December 2020
Meet your Trustees: Chair, Harvey Sheldon;
"Directing at the Rose";
"Shakespeare North" (new playhouse);
Green Matthews review;
Upcoming Webinars (A Friends' Twelfth Night Extravaganza, A Voice for Richard, An Archer Prepares);
Rose Volunteer…
"Directing at the Rose";
"Shakespeare North" (new playhouse);
Green Matthews review;
Upcoming Webinars (A Friends' Twelfth Night Extravaganza, A Voice for Richard, An Archer Prepares);
Rose Volunteer…
Friends of the Rose Newsletter, December 2012
Newsletter: Rose wins HLF support to begin Revealing the Rose study, announcement breakfast at the British Museum on 15 November 2012 with Ian McKellen, Ralph Fiennes, Janet Suzman, Michael Pennington, Timothy West and others; Upcoming productions of…
Friends of the Rose Newsletter, December 2010
Friends Meeting, 6 December 2010
Rose Regenerated Campaign
The Rose Performance Season for 2011 ("Edward II" 10 February-5 March, "Antony and Cleopatra" 9 March-2 April, "A Century of Great Women" 14, 21, 28 March 2011, "Henry VI Part I" May,…
Rose Regenerated Campaign
The Rose Performance Season for 2011 ("Edward II" 10 February-5 March, "Antony and Cleopatra" 9 March-2 April, "A Century of Great Women" 14, 21, 28 March 2011, "Henry VI Part I" May,…
Friends of the Rose Newsletter, Autumn 2016
Visit to the College of Arms;
Foreshore Frolics on the Thames;
Membership News;
"Such Stuff as Dreams are Made On";
Dancing at the Rose;
Autumn Programme ("Romeo and Juliet", 15 November-10 December 2016);
News from the Board;
Evening at…
Foreshore Frolics on the Thames;
Membership News;
"Such Stuff as Dreams are Made On";
Dancing at the Rose;
Autumn Programme ("Romeo and Juliet", 15 November-10 December 2016);
News from the Board;
Evening at…
Friends of the Rose Newsletter, Autumn 2015
Tales of the Rose Dancers
Elementary, My Dear Holmes
The Lost Valley of London's Rose
Scandals, Chapels, and Painted Halls
The Rose Unfolds Lecture Programme ("Twelfth Night, the Undead, and the Possession of Malvolio", 12 October 2015. "The…
Elementary, My Dear Holmes
The Lost Valley of London's Rose
Scandals, Chapels, and Painted Halls
The Rose Unfolds Lecture Programme ("Twelfth Night, the Undead, and the Possession of Malvolio", 12 October 2015. "The…
Friends of the Rose Newsletter, Autumn 2014
Annual General Meeting
Winter Performance Programme ("Antiquaries of Terror" 31 October 2014, "Dark Tales by Candlelight" 2 November 2014, "Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang" 4-29 November 2014, "Winter's Rages" 2-14 December 2014, "The Lark" January…
Winter Performance Programme ("Antiquaries of Terror" 31 October 2014, "Dark Tales by Candlelight" 2 November 2014, "Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang" 4-29 November 2014, "Winter's Rages" 2-14 December 2014, "The Lark" January…
Friends of the Rose Newsletter, Autumn 2013
Rose Revealed Project - Update
Honorary Artistic Associates
Meeting with Kim Cattrall at Canada House
"Shiver me Timbers"
Programme of Events especially for younger visitors (22 September 2013 - Food and Table Settings, 20 October 2013 - Theatre…
Honorary Artistic Associates
Meeting with Kim Cattrall at Canada House
"Shiver me Timbers"
Programme of Events especially for younger visitors (22 September 2013 - Food and Table Settings, 20 October 2013 - Theatre…
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…
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
Friends of the Rose Newsletter, August 2018
The Rose Revealed...Next Steps
A Walk on the Wild Side?
Changes to Friends Membership Form
Visit to Foundling Hospital
The Theatre in the Car Park - York's Pop-Up Rose
Mobile Phone Donation
Open Days: Dates for Your Diary
Tudor…
A Walk on the Wild Side?
Changes to Friends Membership Form
Visit to Foundling Hospital
The Theatre in the Car Park - York's Pop-Up Rose
Mobile Phone Donation
Open Days: Dates for Your Diary
Tudor…
Friends of the Rose Newsletter, August 2004
Editorial
Be a Volunteer or Steward and Help the Rose
London Open House, 18-19 September 2004
Comings and Goings (Marshal joining Board, Graham and Blatherwick leaving)
The Rose Theatre Trust is Looking for a Project Director
A Most Fascinating…
Be a Volunteer or Steward and Help the Rose
London Open House, 18-19 September 2004
Comings and Goings (Marshal joining Board, Graham and Blatherwick leaving)
The Rose Theatre Trust is Looking for a Project Director
A Most Fascinating…
Friends of the Rose Newsletter, August 2012
The Rose Revealed Project
Upcoming Performances:
"Actor Revealed - An Evening with Liam Brennan" 10 September 2012,
"Cardenio" 4-29 September 2012,
"Pericles" 2-28 October 2012,
"Ghosts Revenants and Witch Hunters - a Celebration of…
Upcoming Performances:
"Actor Revealed - An Evening with Liam Brennan" 10 September 2012,
"Cardenio" 4-29 September 2012,
"Pericles" 2-28 October 2012,
"Ghosts Revenants and Witch Hunters - a Celebration of…
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…
Friends of the Rose Newsletter, April 2020
Intro (Covid-19 pandemic begins);
"Happy Birthday, Shakespeare!";
"The Ban on Mass Gatherings";
"If Music be the Food of Love...";
"Quotes for Our Times";
"Armchair Travels";
Shakespeare Quiz #1;
Letters
"Happy Birthday, Shakespeare!";
"The Ban on Mass Gatherings";
"If Music be the Food of Love...";
"Quotes for Our Times";
"Armchair Travels";
Shakespeare Quiz #1;
Letters
Friends of the Rose Newsletter, April 2019
Intro
The Fifth Rose Readathon
"A Brief History of Music" announcement
"Twelfth Night" at Rose Playhouse
"Visit to the Mithraeum"
Readathon Donations
"Thirtieth Anniversary Gala"
"The Rose Also Rises"
"The Rose: Archaeology, History, Drama"…
The Fifth Rose Readathon
"A Brief History of Music" announcement
"Twelfth Night" at Rose Playhouse
"Visit to the Mithraeum"
Readathon Donations
"Thirtieth Anniversary Gala"
"The Rose Also Rises"
"The Rose: Archaeology, History, Drama"…
Friends of the Rose Newsletter, April 2018
The Fourth Readathon - One Month to Go
Fundraising
Martext Evenings (Marlowe)
Clothworkers Cedric and Tenterhooks
Tudor Trivia
Open Days: Dates for Your Diary
Caption Competition
Arts Corner (Review: "Will or Eight Lost Years of Young William…
Fundraising
Martext Evenings (Marlowe)
Clothworkers Cedric and Tenterhooks
Tudor Trivia
Open Days: Dates for Your Diary
Caption Competition
Arts Corner (Review: "Will or Eight Lost Years of Young William…
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, September 2017
News from the Board (Farewell to Pepe, operations mgr, Welcome to Emma Rice, new Patron)
In Memoriam - Sir Peter Hall
Performance Open Day
From the Thistle to the Rose from the Edinburgh Festival to London's Bankside
Performance Programme…
In Memoriam - Sir Peter Hall
Performance Open Day
From the Thistle to the Rose from the Edinburgh Festival to London's Bankside
Performance Programme…
Friends of the Rose Newsletter (Christmas and New Year's Edition), December 2018
Intro
"The Rose Revealed - The Latest"
"A New Date with Marlowe" (Date change for Ken Pickering talk on Marlowe)
"Rose Playhouse Ceiling"
"A Yule Tide Ride"
Readathon 2019
"Playing with Power: Christopher Marlowe, Edward Alleyne, and the…
"The Rose Revealed - The Latest"
"A New Date with Marlowe" (Date change for Ken Pickering talk on Marlowe)
"Rose Playhouse Ceiling"
"A Yule Tide Ride"
Readathon 2019
"Playing with Power: Christopher Marlowe, Edward Alleyne, and the…
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.
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 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 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, 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, 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…
External video: Rally for the Rose (Ben Prusiner), 21 November 2020
Fundraising video (1:41:20) with various contributors from Dame Judi Dench to Sir Simon Hughes and others involved in the 1989 protests that saved the Rose and the following decades of preserving the site with readings from 1989, etc. Produced for…
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 training at RADA.
Click URL to view the interview on Youtube
Click URL to view the interview on Youtube
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
External video: "Wilde Without The Boy- Tabard Theatre, 30 April- 2 May" 13 April 2014
Wilde about the Boy, one-man show by Gareth Armstrong
External video: "Thrice Ninth Henry IV Part 1 Teaser Trailer" by Thrice Ninth, 2014
Video trailer for performance staged at the Rose on the viewing platform overlooking the pool where the Rose site is located, outlined by red rope lights on the floor.
External Video: "The Taming of the Shrew - Trailer" by Time Zone Theatre, 2013
trailer of performance of "The Taming of the Shrew" performed at the Rose
External video: "Hamlet at The Rose- trailer" 08 February 2016
trailer for a performance of "Hamlet" at the Rose
External video: "Boo Tours Halloween at the Rose Teaser!" contracted with Boo Tours, 2012
Publicity video to promote Halloween walking tour with Pryke
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 and discuss the history and current status on the Rose archaeological site and hopes for the ongoing…
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,…
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…
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: 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: 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: 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: 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, 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: "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
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
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…
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: 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, 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: Korros Ensemble, 13 September 2006
Korros Ensemble plays Bax, Debussey, and others. The ensemble is a trio: flute, harp, and clarinet.
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: 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: 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: 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
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.
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
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
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…
Art Exhibition: Simon Tarrant, 25 March 2004
Private view of oil paintings by Simon Tarrant from 25 to 31 March 2004 at the Rose
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
Alleyn Walks, 2022 (Guided Walks starting at Moorgate)
23 June
14 July
20 July
15 September
20 September
13 October
20 October
14 July
20 July
15 September
20 September
13 October
20 October
A Walk on the wild Bankside, 22 January 2019
Rose volunteer, Pepe Pryke (?), leads guided walk through Bankside and Borough Market.
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 Very Shakespeare Christmas, carol singing, 16 December 2016
Christmas carol sing-along. Mince pies and mulled wine.
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.