How to Play on Bankside: Beers, Bears, and Roses
Dr Callan Davies
What might visitors to Bankside in the 1530s, 1580s or 1620s have expected from a good day out?
This May Day, join us to discover how Henslowe’s Rose fitted into England’s dynamic entertainment scene.
The talk will take you on a tour through the entertainment hub that developed on Bankside from the early 16th century, and explore the spatial, social and commercial contexts for an enterprise like the Rose. You will encounter riotous audiences who demanded ‘best of’ compilations from their favourite dramas, celebrity bears and giant, pyrotechnic roses.
Find out where a single penny or two might have taken you 400 years ago, and how the fun on offer on Bankside drew from old May Game celebrations and innovative early theatrical projects elsewhere in London and beyond.
Dr Callan Davies is the author of What is a Playhouse? England at Play, 1520-1620 (Routledge, 2023)
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