THE LONDON THEATRE PROGRAM

ROGER WILLLIAMS UNIVERSITY

Group Events 2005

 

SEPTEMBER

16        Opening Dinner with faculty and staff……………………………………Strand Palace Hotel 

17        Panoramic Tour of London with Bridget Wrench

            Group Lunch at The George, a 17th century inn

            Evensong at St. Paul’s Cathedral     

            THE WINTER’S TALE…………………………………….....Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre

20        Tour of  The Globe Theatre and Shakespeare Exhibition with Charles Duff

            Tour of the British Museum

21        BLOODY SUNDAY…………………………………………………………..Tricycle Theatre

22        THE WOMEN OF LOCKERBIE…………………………….......The Orange Tree Theatre

23        THE UN INSPECTOR………….Royal National Theatre Company at the Olivier Theatre

24        Tour to Royal Observatory and National Maritime Museum at Greenwich

            Tour of the Thames River from Greenwich to Westminister Pier

25        MY DINNER WITH ANDRΙ……………………………………………….Almeida Theatre

26        BIRDSONG/WHITE MAN SLEEPS, the Sioban Davies Dance Company………..Sadler’s

                                                                                                                                             Wells Theatre

27        Tour of the National Gallery

27        THE TEMPEST………………………………………………..Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre

28        Tour toThe Tower of London

29        KNIGHT OF THE BURNING PESTLE…………………………………..Barbican Theatre

30        Tour of the North Coventry: Stamford and York

 

OCTOBER

1          Tour of the North Country: York, Rievaulx Abbey, Whitby Abbey

2          Tour of the North Country: Cambridge University, Evensong at King’s College Chapel

3          ARISTOCRATS………………Royal National Theatre Company at the Lyttelton Theatre

4          Tour of The Imperial War Museum

4          Masterclass with Philip Hedley, Artistic Director, Theatre Royal, Stratford East

4          JULIUS CAESAR………………………………………………………..Lyric Hammersmith

5          NATHAN THE WISE…………………………………………………….Hampstead Theatre

6          THE LION AND THE JEWEL…………………………….The Pit Theatre at the Barbican

11        Discussion with Marcello Magni, actor

11        MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE……………………………………..Royal Court Theatre

12, 13, 14  Tour to Stratford-Upon-Avon and Shakespeare Properties

12        Tour to Shakespeare’s Birthplace, Hall’s Croft, The New Place, and Holy Trinity Church  

12        Group lunch at Hall’s Croft

12        AS YOU LIKE IT……………………Royal Shakespeare Company at the Festival Theatre

12        Group Dinner at the Dirty Duck

13        SEJANUS: HIS FALL………………….Royal Shakespeare Company at the Swan Theatre

13        COMEDY OF ERRORS……………Royal Shakespeare Company at the Festival Theatre

13        Group dinner at Marlow’s Restaurant

14        Tour to Mary Arden’s House, Ann Hathaway’s Cottage and Coventry Cathedral

14        Tour to Blenheim Palace

15        MEASURE FOR MEASURE…………………………………Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre

16        LE PARC, The Paris Opera Ballet…………………………………..Sadler’s Wells Theatre

17        SHOOT THE CROW……………………………………………………….Trafalgar Studios

18        Tour to Sir John Soane’s Museum

19        WOYZECK, The Icelandic Vesturport Theatre……...……..….…………Barbican Theatre

19        Tour to Westminster Abbey

20        Flight on the London Eye

20        MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP IN CONCERT………………...Sadler’s Wells Theatre

21        LES RENDEZ-VOUS and LA SYLPHIDE……………………..The Royal Ballet Company at

                                        the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

22-30   Brit Rail Tour of England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Scotland

31        THE PIANO TUNER OF EARTHQUAKES, a film by Alan Passes ………... Odeon West,

                                                                                                                                        Leicester Square

 

NOVEMBER

1          RICHARD II……………………………………………………………………….The Old Vic

1          Tour to the Victoria and Albert Museum

2          MARY STUART………………………………………………………………..Apollo Theatre

3          Discussion with Guy Henry, actor

3          PILLARS OF THE COMMUNITY…………………. Royal National Theatre Company at 

                                        the Lyttelton Theatre

5          FULHAM VS. MANCHESTER CITY…………………………………….....Craven Cottege

6          Tour to St. Albans Cathedral, Verulamium Museum and Roman Theatre

7          EPITAPH FOR GEORGE DILLON………………………………………..Comedy Theatre

8          Tour to Tate Britain Gallery

8          Discussion with Joseph Fiennes, actor and Helen Barrett, Stage Manager

8          CORAM BOY……………………Royal National Theatre Company at the Olivier Theatre

9          GUYS AND DOLLS…………………………………………………………Picadilly Theatre

9          Tour to The Houses of Parliment

10        BACH AND VIVALDI CONCERT………………………………….Royal College of Music

11, 12, 13  Tour to Avebury, Salisbury, Stonehenge, Bath, Bradford, Castle Combe, Oxford

14        JUST FOR SHOW, the DV8 Company……………………………………Lyttelton Theatre

15        Tour to the Wallace Collection

15        THE GOD OF HELL…………………………………………………….Donmar Warehouse

16        Tour to St. Paul’s Cathedral

16        Discussion with Susan Lanton, Opera Education Director

16        XERXES………………….The English National Opera Company at the London Coliseum

17        CLASSICAL SPECTACULAR, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra………..Royal Albert Hall

21        LES MISΙRABLES…………………………………………………………..Queen’s Theatre

22        Tour to Kensington Palace

22        THE HYPOCHONDRIAC………………………………………………......Almeida Theatre

23        Tour to Windsor Castle

23        Discussion with Gabbey Styles, Royal Court Archivist

24        Thanksgiving Dinner with faculty, staff and guests…………………………The Blue Anchor

25        BRONTE, The Shared Experience Company………………………..Lyric Hammersmith

26        Tour to Leeds Castle and Canterbury Cathedral

27        THE MESSIAH FROM SCRATCH, with Sir David Wilcocks…………..Royal Albert Hall

28        Discussion with Polly Teale, Writer/Director

28        Workshop with Shared Experience Theatre Company

28        TRANSLATIONS………..The Royal National Theatre Company at the Cottesloe Theatre

29        Tour to Tate Modern Gallery

30        Tour to Hampton Court Palace

30        BILLY ELLIOT………………………………………………………………..Victoria Palace

 

 

DECEMBER

1          Discussion with Michael Billington, drama critic at The Guardian

1          BRAHMS/BERNSTEIN/TCHAIKOVSKY CONCERT, The London Symphony

                                        Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barbican Hall

2          Backstage Tour at the Royal National Theatre

2          HISTORY BOYS……………...Royal National Theatre Company at the Lyttelton Theatre

3          PAUL…………………………..Royal National Theatre Company at the Cottesloe Theatre

5          Discussion with Desmond Barrit, actor

5          Discussion with Hugh Vanstone, lighting designer

5          ONCE IN A LIFETIME………...Royal National Theatre Company at the Olivier Theatre

6          Tour of Courtauld Institute of Art

6          Workshop with Marcello Magni, Shakespeare’s Globe Actor

6          THE RUBINSTEIN KISS………………………………………………...Hampstead Theatre

7          GREAT EXPECTATIONS………….Royal Shakespeare Company at the Festival Theatre

8          Final dinner with faculty and staff at the Essex Serpent