2022 Events

SATURDAY 10 DECEMBER 2022 – CHRISTMAS OUTING

We attended a matinee performance of Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw at the Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond followed by a two-course dinner at Bacco Ristorante Italiano.

SUNDAY 20 NOVEMBER 2022 – AGM, LUNCH AND MATINEE PERFORMANCE OF ‘THE DOCTOR‘

The Society once again combined our AGM with an exciting theatrical event.  We started the day with the formal proceedings, which included the election of the Committee and the adoption of accounts.  The AGM was be followed by a two-course lunch at Koha Restaurant, 10-11 St Martin’s Court, London WC2N 4AJ. 

We then attended the matinee performance of The Doctor by Arthur Schnitzler at The Duke of York’s Theatre.  

THEATRE TRIP – FRIDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2022 

The Society arranged a trip to the Bridge Theatre (next to London Bridge) to see JOHN GABRIEL BORKMAN by Henrik Ibsen.  This was followed by dinner at The Ivy immediately adjacent to the Theatre.

ANNUAL BIRTHDAY DINNER – MONDAY 6 JUNE 2022

The Annual Birthday Dinner was held at The Hurlingham Club, Ranelagh Gardens, London, SW6 3PR – 7 for 7.30pm on 6 June 2022.  The Society was delighted to welcome Dan Rebellato as the guest speaker at this year’s Annual Birthday Dinner.  

Wednesday 1 June 2022, 2pm
THE CORN IS GREEN by Emlyn Williams

Emlyn Williams’ semi-autobiographical drama The Corn is Green gets its first London revival for thirty-five years with director Dominic Cooke’s new, large-scale production. Nicola Walker, alongside Iwan Davies, leads the company as Miss Moffat, a headstrong English teacher working in an impoverished mining village in late 19th-century Wales. Set and costume design by ULTZ.

National Theatre, Lyttelton. Tickets: £46.00 senior (£66 standard rate)

Saturday 16 July 2022, 2.45pm
FOLK by Nell Leyshon 

Members of the Society were able to see Folk at Hampstead Theatre which was postponed from earlier in the year. 

1903, Somerset. Rooted in the land where she has lived her entire life, Louie Hooper’s mind overflows with its songs – more than 300 of them passed down from her mother. Cecil Sharp, a composer visiting from London, fears England’s folk songs will be lost forever and sets out on a mission to transcribe each and every one. He believes Louie’s music should speak not just for this place but for the whole of England.

Inspired by a true story, Nell Leyshon’s Folk is a beautiful new play with songs.  Directed by Roxana Silbert.

Some events of interest to members

The Committee thought that Society members might be interested in the following:

Here at Last is Love at the Stables Theatre Hastings which is during the week of 23 May.

Harrow/Eton match at Lords on Tuesday 28 June at 11am. This is the last opportunity to experience this match – 2022 being the final year it will be played at Lords. Tickets are £20 and can be booked on the Lords website: 

https://tickets.lords.org/en-GB/shows/eton%20v%20harrow/events

Saturday 23 April 2022, 2.30pm
THE FEVER SYNDROME by Alexis Zegerman – Hampstead Theatre

Dr Richard Myers, the great IVF innovator, is virtually a secular saint because of the thousands of babies he has created throughout his career. Now, his family gather to see him receive a lifetime achievement award. This fractious group are more accustomed to debate than empathy, so it’s not long before the family home in the Upper West Side of Manhattan is once again alive with dispute: conflicting Thanksgiving memories and polarised opinions on investment banking and how best to care for their ailing father. And crucially, who will inherit Richard’s wealth and Richard’s prestigious science institution?

Stars Robert Lindsay.  Director: Roxana Silbert.

Saturday 5th February – A Day At Hampstead Theatre

The Society has decided to widen the scope of events in future. Given Rattigan’s plays are not performed with the frequency of, say, Shakespeare’s, the two titles offered in February were by playwrights we believe he’d approve of and plays he would keen to see himself. From time to time future visits not connected to Rattigan himself will be similarly curated.

Unfortunately the first of the two plays at Hampstead: Folk was cancelled due to covid.  So Society members met for supper at nearby Bradleys and saw a preview on the main stage at Hampstead Theatre of Florian Zeller’s new play The Forest directed by the ever dependable Jonathan Kent.