Rehearsed Reading of ‘Follow My Leader’ Dinner and A.G.M.
- At July 27, 2015
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Award-winning director and friend of Terence Rattigan, Adrian Brown, will be directing members of the Society (VOLUNTEERS PLEASE) in a rehearsed reading of ‘Follow My Leader’, written in 1938 but banned by the Lord Chamberlain until 1940. Members who attended the Oxford Conference will recall the extracts from the play performed as part of Michael Darlow’s unforgettable final conference session.
The evening will begin with drinks and the rehearsed reading, followed by dinner during which our Annual General Meeting, will be conducted (professionally but with brevity) by TRS Secretary Clive Montellier. The event will be hosted by Denis Moriarty, a member of the exquisite Oxford & Cambridge Club through whose auspices we shall have access to this unique venue.
The foundation of the Oxford and Cambridge University Club dates from a meeting of members from the two universities held at the British Coffee House, 27 Cockspur Street on 17 May 1830, with Lord Palmerston in the chair. The meeting resolved that a club consisting of members of both universities should be formed “for the association of individuals educated at those universities and for promoting and continuing a mutual interest and fellowship between them.” This remains the Club’s ethos. Denis Moriarty will be happy to escort members on a tour of the club during a break in the proceedings.
Harlequinade & “All On Her Own” | Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company
- At July 20, 2015
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In this brief but powerfully atmospheric play, a woman with a secret, alone at midnight in London has a burden to share that is at times both heart-breaking and sinister. This never-before-seen double bill celebrates the contrast in Rattigan’s astonishing range.
Harlequinade Announced for Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company
- At April 19, 2015
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It will run from 24th October 2014 until 13th January 2014.
Watch the video below to hear Sir Kenneth discuss the season. More information can be found here.
Previous Members’ Event: Rattigan on Screen
- At January 17, 2015
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Rattigan on Screen
2.00 p.m. a tour of the Museum and film screening
London’s Cinema Museum is devoted to keeping alive the spirit of cinema. Set in historic surroundings in the former Lambeth Workhouse, Kennington, close to the Elephant & Castle, the Cinema Museum houses a unique collection of artefacts, memorabilia and equipment that preserves the history and grandeur of cinema from the 1890s to the present day, including items relating to former Workhouse inmate, Charlie Chaplin. Our visit will include a tour of the Museum collection, followed by screening of a Rattigan-related film (either an adaptation of one of his plays or one of his screenplays) with a ‘supporting programme’ of material from the Museum’s collection. Tickets cost £12 to include refreshments.
To add a sense of audience participation, please vote for your preferences of film from the following selection:
Movies on 16mm film: The Browning Version. Movies on DVD: The Deep Blue Sea (1955), Separate Tables (1958), The Way to the Stars, Bond Street, The Yellow Rolls Royce, The Sound Barrier, The Browning Version, The Man Who Loved Redheads. TV productions: The Winslow Boy (1977), The Browning Version (1985), Adventure Story (1961), Heart to Heart (1962), Separate Tables (1970), French Without Tears (1976). We can’t guarantee to have every film available on the day, but these are the ones we hope to be able to choose from.
and an optional pre-event
Lunch at Brasserie Toulouse Lautrec
12 noon. 140 Newington Butts, Kennington, London SE11 4RM
Head Chef: Florent Regent
IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF RATTIGAN
- At July 21, 2014
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CONFERENCE AT TRINITY COLLEGE, OXFORD.
Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th June, 2015
The Society is holding its first conference on Terence Rattigan next year at his former college – Trinity College, Oxford. Full details appeared in Issue number 11 of ‘The Rattigan Version’, our quarterly newsletter available for viewing on this website. For further details about the conference, please e-mail barbara.longford@ntlworld.com