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The Rose Playhouse
@roseplayhouse.bsky.social
Bankside's first theatre

Built by Philip Henslowe 1587, rediscovered 1989

Original home of plays by Shakespeare, Marlowe, Kyd & many others

Scheduled Monument & Registered Charity

www.roseplayhouse.org.uk

Rose Theatre Trust
56 Park St, London SE1 9AR
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With a new Chair & Board of Trustees now in place, we're renewing our mission to complete the full archeological excavation of The Rose and to preserve its remains.

Then we'll build a new public exhibition, education centre & performance space.

We'll need your support, so please do follow us!
6.30pm Monday 8 Dec online

What can zooarchaeology tell us about the lives of the dogs & bears involved in animal-baiting on Bankside and beyond?

A catch-up link will be made available to those who have bought a ticket but can't attend on the day.
Mon 8 Dec @ 6.30pm online

BEASTS OF BANKSIDE
Dr Liam Lewis, Dr Lizzie Wright
& Professor Hannah O’Regan

The @archaeobears.bsky.social team share their latest research into the lives of the animals performing in the bear-baiting arenas that stood next to The Rose.

www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on
December 7, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Kick off your festive season this Saturday at The Rose Playhouse, with special guests the Hi Lo Singers.
Sat 6 Dec @ 2pm at The Rose

CAROL CONCERT
An afternoon of music & song

Celebrate Christmas with us, as our annual Rose Friends & Family Seasonal Celebration returns!

Entry includes mince pies & warm mulled wine

Audience participation will be encouraged...

Book: www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on
December 5, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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Get into the festive spirit this coming Saturday here at The Rose Playhouse, with special guests the Hi Lo Singers!
Sat 6 Dec @ 2pm at The Rose

CAROL CONCERT
An afternoon of music & song

Celebrate Christmas with us, as our annual Rose Friends & Family Seasonal Celebration returns!

Entry includes mince pies & warm mulled wine

Audience participation will be encouraged...

Book: www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on
December 1, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Philip Henslowe, The Rose's owner, & Edward Alleyn, its star actor, lobbied hard to become Master of the Bears in the late 1590s, formally receiving the title in 1608.

Find out more next Monday – and if you can't make it then, a catch-up link will be available if you have already bought a ticket.
Mon 8 Dec @ 6.30pm online

BEASTS OF BANKSIDE
Dr Liam Lewis, Dr Lizzie Wright
& Professor Hannah O’Regan

The @archaeobears.bsky.social team share their latest research into the lives of the animals performing in the bear-baiting arenas that stood next to The Rose.

www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on
December 2, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Get into the festive spirit this coming Saturday here at The Rose Playhouse, with special guests the Hi Lo Singers!
Sat 6 Dec @ 2pm at The Rose

CAROL CONCERT
An afternoon of music & song

Celebrate Christmas with us, as our annual Rose Friends & Family Seasonal Celebration returns!

Entry includes mince pies & warm mulled wine

Audience participation will be encouraged...

Book: www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on
December 1, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Mon 8 Dec @ 6.30pm online

BEASTS OF BANKSIDE
Dr Liam Lewis, Dr Lizzie Wright
& Professor Hannah O’Regan

The @archaeobears.bsky.social team share their latest research into the lives of the animals performing in the bear-baiting arenas that stood next to The Rose.

www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on
November 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Mon 8 Dec @ 6.30pm online

BEASTS OF BANKSIDE
Dr Liam Lewis, Dr Lizzie Wright
& Professor Hannah O’Regan

The @archaeobears.bsky.social team share their latest research into the lives of the animals performing in the bear-baiting arenas that stood next to The Rose.

www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on
November 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Sat 6 Dec @ 2pm at The Rose

CAROL CONCERT
An afternoon of music & song

Celebrate Christmas with us, as our annual Rose Friends & Family Seasonal Celebration returns!

Entry includes mince pies & warm mulled wine

Audience participation will be encouraged...

Book: www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on
November 17, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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TONIGHT at 6.30pm (GMT) Mon 24 Nov online

Please book by 6pm.

If you cannot make the event live, then if you have bought a ticket a catch up link will be available for a short time upon request.
Mon 24 Nov @ 6.30pm online

JOAN ALLEYN – NO MOUSE

Join Calista Lucy, former Keeper of the Archive at Dulwich College, as she pieces together the biography of Joan Alleyn, step-daughter of The Rose's owner, Philip Henslowe, & wife of Edward Alleyn, its star actor.

www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on
November 24, 2025 at 11:29 AM
TONIGHT at 6.30pm (GMT) Mon 24 Nov online

Please book by 6pm.

If you cannot make the event live, then if you have bought a ticket a catch up link will be available for a short time upon request.
Mon 24 Nov @ 6.30pm online

JOAN ALLEYN – NO MOUSE

Join Calista Lucy, former Keeper of the Archive at Dulwich College, as she pieces together the biography of Joan Alleyn, step-daughter of The Rose's owner, Philip Henslowe, & wife of Edward Alleyn, its star actor.

www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on
November 24, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Reposted by The Rose Playhouse
Mon 24 Nov @ 6.30pm online

JOAN ALLEYN – NO MOUSE

Join Calista Lucy, former Keeper of the Archive at Dulwich College, as she pieces together the biography of Joan Alleyn, step-daughter of The Rose's owner, Philip Henslowe, & wife of Edward Alleyn, its star actor.

www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on
November 11, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Sat 6 Dec @ 2pm at The Rose

CAROL CONCERT
An afternoon of music & song

Celebrate Christmas with us, as our annual Rose Friends & Family Seasonal Celebration returns!

Entry includes mince pies & warm mulled wine

Audience participation will be encouraged...

Book: www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on
November 17, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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This November and December, our project funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, ‘Page of Plymouth', offers some unique, free, hands-on workshops, delving into the archives at @theboxplymouth.bsky.social for a glimpse of 16th Century life.
November 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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This will be fascinating. Joan Alleyn, nee Woodward, is an under-researched figure in early modern theatre. Woodwarde Rd in Dulwich is named for her (not sure why it has an E at the end). #LocalHistory
Mon 24 Nov @ 6.30pm online

JOAN ALLEYN – NO MOUSE

Join Calista Lucy, former Keeper of the Archive at Dulwich College, as she pieces together the biography of Joan Alleyn, step-daughter of The Rose's owner, Philip Henslowe, & wife of Edward Alleyn, its star actor.

www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on
November 12, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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We were delighted to welcome Jessie Buckley back to The Rose last week, for her interview with @cbssundaymorning.bsky.social about her life and career, and her new film Hamnet.

She wanted to be here, because it's where her journey performing Shakespeare began.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3q6FdgxwOE
November 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
We were delighted to welcome Jessie Buckley back to The Rose last week, for her interview with @cbssundaymorning.bsky.social about her life and career, and her new film Hamnet.

She wanted to be here, because it's where her journey performing Shakespeare began.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3q6FdgxwOE
November 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Mon 24 Nov @ 6.30pm online

JOAN ALLEYN – NO MOUSE

Join Calista Lucy, former Keeper of the Archive at Dulwich College, as she pieces together the biography of Joan Alleyn, step-daughter of The Rose's owner, Philip Henslowe, & wife of Edward Alleyn, its star actor.

www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on
November 11, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Thanks @lostplayhouse.bsky.social for “Pub Crawling Through Playhouses” - an excellent romp through playhouses and their drinking culture and cheers to @roseplayhouse.bsky.social for hosting! 🍻
November 10, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Join us online this Monday evening as Professor Laurie Johnson @lostplayhouse.bsky.social – President of the Marlowe Society of America, and former President of the Australian & New Zealand Shakespeare Association  – uncovers the connections between ale houses and playhouses in early modern London.
Monday 10 November
@ 7.30pm online

PUB CRAWLING WITH PLAYHOUSES

Join Professor Laurie Johnson @lostplayhouse.bsky.social for a ramble around the inns, taverns & ale-houses of Elizabethan London, to discover their role in the emergence of playhouse culture.

Book: www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on
November 6, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Join us online this Monday evening as Prof Laurie Johnson
@lostplayhouse.bsky.social – President of the Marlowe Society of America, and former President of the Australian & New Zealand Shakespeare Association – uncovers the connections between ale houses & playhouses.
Monday 10 November
@ 7.30pm online

PUB CRAWLING WITH PLAYHOUSES

Join Professor Laurie Johnson @lostplayhouse.bsky.social for a ramble around the inns, taverns & ale-houses of Elizabethan London, to discover their role in the emergence of playhouse culture.

Book: www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on
November 9, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Join us online this Monday evening as Professor Laurie Johnson @lostplayhouse.bsky.social – President of the Marlowe Society of America, and former President of the Australian & New Zealand Shakespeare Association  – uncovers the connections between ale houses and playhouses in early modern London.
Monday 10 November
@ 7.30pm online

PUB CRAWLING WITH PLAYHOUSES

Join Professor Laurie Johnson @lostplayhouse.bsky.social for a ramble around the inns, taverns & ale-houses of Elizabethan London, to discover their role in the emergence of playhouse culture.

Book: www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on
November 6, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Reposted by The Rose Playhouse
Monday 10 November
@ 7.30pm online

PUB CRAWLING WITH PLAYHOUSES

Join Professor Laurie Johnson @lostplayhouse.bsky.social for a ramble around the inns, taverns & ale-houses of Elizabethan London, to discover their role in the emergence of playhouse culture.

Book: www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on
November 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Monday 10 November
@ 7.30pm online

PUB CRAWLING WITH PLAYHOUSES

Join Professor Laurie Johnson @lostplayhouse.bsky.social for a ramble around the inns, taverns & ale-houses of Elizabethan London, to discover their role in the emergence of playhouse culture.

Book: www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on
November 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
This Saturday at The Rose!

If you want to take part, there are just a handful of tickets left...
Sat 1 Nov @ 2pm onsite

PLAY READING: RICHARD II

Find out about cue scripts – what they were and how Elizabethan actors used them to learn their parts.

Then watch or take part in a one hour long version of Shakespeare's Richard II.

Roles drawn from a hat & scripts provided.

Book: bit.ly/4o0MTgH
October 31, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Sat 1 Nov @ 2pm onsite

PLAY READING: RICHARD II

Find out about cue scripts – what they were and how Elizabethan actors used them to learn their parts.

Then watch or take part in a one hour long version of Shakespeare's Richard II.

Roles drawn from a hat & scripts provided.

Book: bit.ly/4o0MTgH
October 21, 2025 at 3:07 PM