Wednesday 19th May 2021
“Curtain Up! The Story of London’s Theatreland”
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
We joined actor and London Blue Badge Guide Simon Whitehouse on this virtual tour exploring 350 years of London’s West End Theatre heritage.
From plays and musicals to opera and ballet, we remembered the star studded first nights (and the odd spectacular flop!)
Highlights included:
– The story of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane: the birthplace of West End theatre & the world’s oldest theatre site in continuous use since 1662.
– The Agatha Christie Memorial and the story behind the longest running play in the world; “The Mousetrap”
– The Actors’ Church where two actresses are laid to rest & where we uncover the somewhat darker origins of Shaw’s “Pygmalion” – and much more….
This virtual tour was streamed online on Wednesday 19th May 2021 at 11:00am.
This was a replacement for the postponed Dornywood House & Dorney Court visit which has been rearranged for May 2023.
