The Rose
Bankside's First Theatre 1587

As part of the London Bridge Festival, the Rose Theatre is delighted to announce the following shows in July.

Gift To The Future

A play in one act
Colin David Reese as John Heminges.



1623.
John Heminges returns to his house on the site of the Globe Theatre with a precious package: the first edition of William Shakespeare's "Comedies Histories and Tragedies".

As John starts to read through the plays, the memories come flooding back - of back stage intrigues, performances, successes and disasters and above all the importance of preserving the writings of a genius who, according to Ben Jonson, "was not of an age, but for all time".

The very fact that Shakespeare is so well known and loved today is a testament to John's dedication and firm belief in the work of his extraordinary friend.

Without John Heminges, there would be no Shakespeare!

Performances will take place at The Rose Theatre, Bankside, 56 Park Street, London, SE1 9AS on:

Thursday 9th July, 7.30pm
Friday 10th July, 7.30pm
Saturday 11th July, 7.30pm
Sunday 12th July, 1.00pm and 6.30pm

Tickets £10 / £8 concessions
Box office: 020 7261 9565
Email: rosebankside@btinternet.com

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The Mass Suicide Club

A reading of a new play by Andy Pandini
Directed by Norman Murray

Six people meet each week with one aim: to kill themselves. The Gabriel arrives, and the group tell their stories. As he listens to the club pour their hearts out he sees the people behind the stories, and he can't keep his mouth closed any longer.

This heartwarming play by Andy Pandini addresses suicide and the many reasons we find ourselves on the road to nowhere. It is s story about forgiveness, friendship, love and hope. And ultimately it is a play about death.

As part of the London Bridge Festival, the Rose Theatre presents a rehearsed reading of the play before it goes into further development with director Norman Murray.

Performances will take place at The Rose Theatre, Bankside, 56 Park Street, London, SE1 9AS on:

Thursday 16th July - 7.30pm
Friday 17th July - 7.30pm

Tickets £10 / £8 concessions
Box office: 020 7261 9565
Email: rosebankside@btinternet.com

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Film presentation - for a limited period only

The Genius of Christopher Marlowe

10th July - August 31st

A remarkable film, The Genius of Christopher Marlowe, has been produced which will be shown on a cinematic screen in the Rose, to enable visitors to have an idea how his plays might have been seen and heard by audiences in the place they were first performed. The film will help to raise funds and support for the Rose Theatre Trust in their efforts to fund the preservation and presentation of the oldest excavated theatre on London's Bankside.

The film boasts a cast of outstanding actors which includes Sir Ian McKellen, Dame Judi Dench, Sir Derek Jacobi, Sir Anthony Sher, Henry Goodman, Alan Rickman and Frances Barber to raise funds for the Rose Theatre Trust to preserve and present to the public the oldest excavated theatre in Europe.

Screening times
The Genius of Christopher Marlowe, which has a running time of 35 minutes, will be shown Monday to Saturday at 6 p.m. at the Rose Theatre on Bankside (200 yards from Shakespeare’s Globe) from 10th July to the end of August.

Bookings
Entrance £4.50
No concessions
(under15s free)
boxoffice@rosetheatre.org.uk