Date/Time: Saturday, 2nd November 2024 at 19:00
Location: London Canal Museum, 12-13 New Wharf Road, London, N1 9RT
Price: Tickets are for those aged 65 and over: £15 per person. Member and guest £30.
Event Organiser: Nigel Bartlett. 190 Church Road, London W7 3BP
For many, life in Victorian Britain was bleak. Carlo Gatti’s Music Hall Theatre gave Londoners an evening of laughter and recreation to dispel the gloom of everyday life. In its heyday “Gatti’s in the Arches” was one of London’s popular music halls. We know that in 1867 Gatti petitioned the magistrates for what today we would call an entertainent licence, giving his address as “Wharf Road, Islington” which we believe is now New Wharf Road and the London Canal Museum.
The New Players’ Theatre Company will perform a show that Victorian audiences might have recognised. They are returning to the London Canal Museum following their sold-out performance for Gatti’s 200th birthday celebration in 2019 and again in 2023. They have presented music hall at The Charing Cross Theatre for many years, under the arches at Villiers Street, and they take great pleasure in bringing music hall to theatres and venues in London and around the country. So let’s step back to the good old days and enjoy an evening of fun and frolics.
Apart from its historic connections the museum is well-suited to theatrical events. Set on two floors, the ground floor will be where you arrive and coat storage will be available. The museum shop will be open and the exhibits of the ground floor including those relating to Carlo Gatti may be viewed before the performance. The layout upstairs ensures that you are never far from the stage. Unlike a big theatre, the audience will be close to the stars of the show.
Timing
The performance will start at 19:30 and finish around 21:30. There will be a bar selling wine and beer from 18:30 onwards, during the interval and after the show.
The seats offered are arranged theatre-style for this event.
Event Booking
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