Experiential Events and Social Team Building
August 4, 2016
Social team building is a way of providing people with memorable and enjoyable experiences. … More Experiential Events and Social Team Building
Category: literature
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child book launches
August 1, 2016
Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany and Jack Thorne, the new play “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” by Jack Thorne is the first official Harry Potter story to be presented on stage. It received its world premiere in London’s West End on 30th July 2016. The story is also the eighth … More Harry Potter and the Cursed Child book launches
Hidden Treasures of London
July 23, 2016
London is one of the most culturally and architecturally rich places in the world. Treasure hunts in London help people to discover the incredible collections held by the cities museums and galleries and organise explorations of the streets, monuments, parks and buildings. Interspersed with the big treasures such as the National Gallery, British Museum and the Houses … More Hidden Treasures of London
The BFG Dream Jar Trail
July 16, 2016
Following on from the other public art trails, this year sees the BFG Dream Jar Trail. There will be 32 Dream Jars to discover from 9 July with another 18 in place by 22 July. Although most are in London there are a few in Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow and Manchester. The art works will be on display on the streets … More The BFG Dream Jar Trail
A Travel Guide Through Time
July 7, 2016
Dr Matthew Green is your guide to six periods in London’s history. Turn the pages and explore the sights, sounds and smells of London through the ages. Circle the walls of medieval London as the city lies barricaded under curfew in 1390. In 1603 visit a savage bull and bear baiting arena on the Bankside at the time of … More A Travel Guide Through Time
Elizabethan Theatre in Southwark
June 4, 2016
Plays were performed in the courtyards of inns, college halls, inns and private houses until 1576. Then the actor-manager James Burbage built the Theatre in Shoreditch with his brother-in-law John Brayne. This was the first purpose-built playhouse in London. William Shakespeare joined the resident troupe at the Theatre in the 1580s. Elizabethan theatres could attract up to 3000 people and were used … More Elizabethan Theatre in Southwark
Arthur Conan Doyle – Born on 22 May
May 22, 2016
Arthur Conan Doyle, the author of #Sherlock Holmes, was born in Edinburgh on 22 May 1859 Trained as a doctor at Edinburgh University in 1881, Arthur Conan Doyle divided his time between medicine and writing. His career included being a writer and a journalist, as well as being a surgeon on a whaling boat and a medical officer on a … More Arthur Conan Doyle – Born on 22 May
Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There
May 20, 2016
What Alice Found Lewis Carroll wrote the sequel to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, called Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There in 1871. It is set a few months after the first book. This time Alice climbs through a mirror to enter a fantasy world. The book includes Alice’s meeting with The Red Queen. She also … More Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There
More than a murder mystery in Dickensian London
April 26, 2016
Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The question was – how did he die and who killed him? This drama begins as a murder mystery in Victorian London. It offers a glimpse into the backstories to the characters described in Charles Dickens works. Dickens created around 989 named characters and many of … More More than a murder mystery in Dickensian London
Celebrating Shakespeare
April 23, 2016
William Shakespeare was born on 23 April and died on his birthday in 1616. To mark the 400th anniversary of his death there are a number of commemorations taking place. The Complete Walk This weekend Shakespeare’s Globe has organised a celebration of Shakespeare’s plays called The Complete Walk. There will be 37 specially-made 10 minute films … More Celebrating Shakespeare