Built by Philip Henslowe 1587, rediscovered 1989
Original home of plays by Shakespeare, Marlowe, Kyd & many others
Scheduled Monument & Registered Charity
www.roseplayhouse.org.uk
Rose Theatre Trust
56 Park St, London SE1 9AR
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JOAN ALLEYN – NO MOUSE
Join Calista Lucy, former Keeper of the Archive at Dulwich College, as she pieces together the biography of Joan Alleyn, step-daughter of The Rose's owner, Philip Henslowe, & wife of Edward Alleyn, its star actor.
www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on
JOAN ALLEYN – NO MOUSE
Join Calista Lucy, former Keeper of the Archive at Dulwich College, as she pieces together the biography of Joan Alleyn, step-daughter of The Rose's owner, Philip Henslowe, & wife of Edward Alleyn, its star actor.
www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on
CAROL CONCERT
An afternoon of music & song
Celebrate Christmas with us, as our annual Rose Friends & Family Seasonal Celebration returns!
Entry includes mince pies & warm mulled wine
Audience participation will be encouraged...
Book: www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on
CAROL CONCERT
An afternoon of music & song
Celebrate Christmas with us, as our annual Rose Friends & Family Seasonal Celebration returns!
Entry includes mince pies & warm mulled wine
Audience participation will be encouraged...
Book: www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on
JOAN ALLEYN – NO MOUSE
Join Calista Lucy, former Keeper of the Archive at Dulwich College, as she pieces together the biography of Joan Alleyn, step-daughter of The Rose's owner, Philip Henslowe, & wife of Edward Alleyn, its star actor.
www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on
She wanted to be here, because it's where her journey performing Shakespeare began.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3q6FdgxwOE
She wanted to be here, because it's where her journey performing Shakespeare began.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3q6FdgxwOE
She wanted to be here, because it's where her journey performing Shakespeare began.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3q6FdgxwOE
She wanted to be here, because it's where her journey performing Shakespeare began.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3q6FdgxwOE
JOAN ALLEYN – NO MOUSE
Join Calista Lucy, former Keeper of the Archive at Dulwich College, as she pieces together the biography of Joan Alleyn, step-daughter of The Rose's owner, Philip Henslowe, & wife of Edward Alleyn, its star actor.
www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on
JOAN ALLEYN – NO MOUSE
Join Calista Lucy, former Keeper of the Archive at Dulwich College, as she pieces together the biography of Joan Alleyn, step-daughter of The Rose's owner, Philip Henslowe, & wife of Edward Alleyn, its star actor.
www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on
@ 7.30pm online
PUB CRAWLING WITH PLAYHOUSES
Join Professor Laurie Johnson @lostplayhouse.bsky.social for a ramble around the inns, taverns & ale-houses of Elizabethan London, to discover their role in the emergence of playhouse culture.
Book: www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on
@lostplayhouse.bsky.social – President of the Marlowe Society of America, and former President of the Australian & New Zealand Shakespeare Association – uncovers the connections between ale houses & playhouses.
@ 7.30pm online
PUB CRAWLING WITH PLAYHOUSES
Join Professor Laurie Johnson @lostplayhouse.bsky.social for a ramble around the inns, taverns & ale-houses of Elizabethan London, to discover their role in the emergence of playhouse culture.
Book: www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on
@lostplayhouse.bsky.social – President of the Marlowe Society of America, and former President of the Australian & New Zealand Shakespeare Association – uncovers the connections between ale houses & playhouses.
@ 7.30pm online
PUB CRAWLING WITH PLAYHOUSES
Join Professor Laurie Johnson @lostplayhouse.bsky.social for a ramble around the inns, taverns & ale-houses of Elizabethan London, to discover their role in the emergence of playhouse culture.
Book: www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on
@ 7.30pm online
PUB CRAWLING WITH PLAYHOUSES
Join Professor Laurie Johnson @lostplayhouse.bsky.social for a ramble around the inns, taverns & ale-houses of Elizabethan London, to discover their role in the emergence of playhouse culture.
Book: www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on
@ 7.30pm online
PUB CRAWLING WITH PLAYHOUSES
Join Professor Laurie Johnson @lostplayhouse.bsky.social for a ramble around the inns, taverns & ale-houses of Elizabethan London, to discover their role in the emergence of playhouse culture.
Book: www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on
@ 7.30pm online
PUB CRAWLING WITH PLAYHOUSES
Join Professor Laurie Johnson @lostplayhouse.bsky.social for a ramble around the inns, taverns & ale-houses of Elizabethan London, to discover their role in the emergence of playhouse culture.
Book: www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on
@ 7.30pm online
PUB CRAWLING WITH PLAYHOUSES
Join Professor Laurie Johnson @lostplayhouse.bsky.social for a ramble around the inns, taverns & ale-houses of Elizabethan London, to discover their role in the emergence of playhouse culture.
Book: www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on
If you want to take part, there are just a handful of tickets left...
PLAY READING: RICHARD II
Find out about cue scripts – what they were and how Elizabethan actors used them to learn their parts.
Then watch or take part in a one hour long version of Shakespeare's Richard II.
Roles drawn from a hat & scripts provided.
Book: bit.ly/4o0MTgH
If you want to take part, there are just a handful of tickets left...
PLAY READING: RICHARD II
Find out about cue scripts – what they were and how Elizabethan actors used them to learn their parts.
Then watch or take part in a one hour long version of Shakespeare's Richard II.
Roles drawn from a hat & scripts provided.
Book: bit.ly/4o0MTgH
PLAY READING: RICHARD II
Find out about cue scripts – what they were and how Elizabethan actors used them to learn their parts.
Then watch or take part in a one hour long version of Shakespeare's Richard II.
Roles drawn from a hat & scripts provided.
Book: bit.ly/4o0MTgH
This should be a fascinating talk, so please do join us if you can!
INTRODUCING PHILIP HENSLOWE'S ROSE
Join Professor Grace Ioppolo, @profshakespeare.bsky.social, Founder & Director of the Henslowe-Alleyn Digitisation Project, as she examines the business partnerships that built The Rose.
More info & book: bit.ly/4nMtaBv
This should be a fascinating talk, so please do join us if you can!
INTRODUCING PHILIP HENSLOWE'S ROSE
Join Professor Grace Ioppolo, @profshakespeare.bsky.social, Founder & Director of the Henslowe-Alleyn Digitisation Project, as she examines the business partnerships that built The Rose.
More info & book: bit.ly/4nMtaBv
THE ALLEYNS’ 433rd WEDDING ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Discover how an aspiring middle-class Elizabethan couple would celebrate their wedding anniversary.
Enjoy a few Tudor sweetmeats, and join in with the dancing!
More info & book: www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on
INTRODUCING PHILIP HENSLOWE'S ROSE
Join Professor Grace Ioppolo, @profshakespeare.bsky.social, Founder & Director of the Henslowe-Alleyn Digitisation Project, as she examines the business partnerships that built The Rose.
More info & book: bit.ly/4nMtaBv
INTRODUCING PHILIP HENSLOWE'S ROSE
Join Professor Grace Ioppolo, @profshakespeare.bsky.social, Founder & Director of the Henslowe-Alleyn Digitisation Project, as she examines the business partnerships that built The Rose.
More info & book: bit.ly/4nMtaBv
PLAY READING: RICHARD II
Find out about cue scripts – what they were and how Elizabethan actors used them to learn their parts.
Then watch or take part in a one hour long version of Shakespeare's Richard II.
Roles drawn from a hat & scripts provided.
Book: bit.ly/4o0MTgH
PLAY READING: RICHARD II
Find out about cue scripts – what they were and how Elizabethan actors used them to learn their parts.
Then watch or take part in a one hour long version of Shakespeare's Richard II.
Roles drawn from a hat & scripts provided.
Book: bit.ly/4o0MTgH
INTRODUCING PHILIP HENSLOWE’S ROSE - with PROFESSOR GRACE IOPPOLO
📅 Monday 27th October 2025 🕡 6.30pm 💻 online
🎫 £5 /£8 Book via The Rose: www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on
INTRODUCING PHILIP HENSLOWE’S ROSE - with PROFESSOR GRACE IOPPOLO
📅 Monday 27th October 2025 🕡 6.30pm 💻 online
🎫 £5 /£8 Book via The Rose: www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on
There are more online talks with The Rose coming up in early 2026 too, so look out for news of those.
There are more online talks with The Rose coming up in early 2026 too, so look out for news of those.
INTRODUCING PHILIP HENSLOWE'S ROSE
Join Professor Grace Ioppolo, @profshakespeare.bsky.social, Founder & Director of the Henslowe-Alleyn Digitisation Project, as she examines the business partnerships that built The Rose.
More info & book: bit.ly/4nMtaBv
INTRODUCING PHILIP HENSLOWE'S ROSE
Join Professor Grace Ioppolo, @profshakespeare.bsky.social, Founder & Director of the Henslowe-Alleyn Digitisation Project, as she examines the business partnerships that built The Rose.
More info & book: bit.ly/4nMtaBv
THE ALLEYNS’ 433rd WEDDING ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Discover how an aspiring middle-class Elizabethan couple would celebrate their wedding anniversary.
Enjoy a few Tudor sweetmeats, and join in with the dancing!
More info & book: www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on
THE ALLEYNS’ 433rd WEDDING ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Discover how an aspiring middle-class Elizabethan couple would celebrate their wedding anniversary.
Enjoy a few Tudor sweetmeats, and join in with the dancing!
More info & book: www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on
Join Helen Chaloner & David Prescott from @literatureworks.bsky.social as they introduce the new Page of Plymouth project.
Actors Beth Park & Tim Frances will be there to read extracts from pamphlets & ballads about the murder that Ben Jonson & Thomas Dekker turned into a Rose play.
Join Helen Chaloner & David Prescott from @literatureworks.bsky.social as they introduce the new Page of Plymouth project.
Actors Beth Park & Tim Frances will be there to read extracts from pamphlets & ballads about the murder that Ben Jonson & Thomas Dekker turned into a Rose play.