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Faculty HP: From Powerhouse to Playhouse 23 November <strong>2022</strong><br />
Date: Wednesday 23 November <strong>2022</strong><br />
Time: 6.00 pm<br />
Who can attend: Open to all<br />
Lecture cost: Faculty HP members £5, non-Faculty HP<br />
members £10, students free<br />
Lecture & supper: £42, students £17<br />
Dress code: Smart casual<br />
Contact: facultyhp@apothecaries.org<br />
From Powerhouse to Playhouse: London Blackfriars at the heart of the nation<br />
To be given by Dr Simon Thurley<br />
Although now, somewhat pedestrianly, memorialised in the name of a railway station, for three<br />
centuries, London Blackfriars was at the centre of national events. It was a religious, political and<br />
cultural centre to rival Westminster itself. Home to priors and friars, of course, but also to kings,<br />
minsters, artists and writers, its very name was long resonant with power and creativity. Had the<br />
twists of history been different, this corner of the ancient city of London could have been the seat of<br />
the monarchy and the home of Parliament.<br />
Simon Thurley will trace the area’s history from the early 14 th century to the Great Fire of London.<br />
Using an array of contemporary documents, including plans and views, he will reconstruct the<br />
physical world of Blackfriars before and after the Reformation, showing how it rose to be a key locus<br />
for national events. He will also show how its later notoriety as the venue for an illegal playhouse<br />
grew out of a long history of officially sanctioned court and aristocratic drama.<br />
Livery Committee: AGM, Carol Service & Supper 5 December <strong>2022</strong><br />
Date: Monday 5 December <strong>2022</strong><br />
Time: 6.30 pm to 10.30 pm<br />
Who can attend: <strong>Society</strong> members and their guests<br />
Cost: £85<br />
Dress code: Lounge suit<br />
Venue: St Andrew-by-the Wardrobe<br />
Contact: drkieranmchugh@aol.com<br />
Friends and family of <strong>Society</strong> members are most welcome to join our<br />
seasonal celebration. Following the Carol Service, there will be a supper<br />
in the Hall. Places can be booked by emailing the address above: please<br />
note that, due to limited places, booking will be on a first come basis.<br />
The Livery Committee will hold its Annual General Meeting in the Hall at<br />
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Please visit the website for up-to-date details on Livery Committee Events<br />
(under Venue & Events)<br />
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