Chasqui Penguin
@chasquipenguin.bsky.social
Writer of stories revolving around my interests. These include history, comedy and penguins. To read my stories, just visit my website: chasquiswritingworld.wordpress.com
We're reopening our doors with new weekly guided tours! Every Thursday, 17 Sept to 29 Oct. They last 45 mins, and start on the hour 10am to 3pm. Southwark residents, & up to 4 children aged 15-and-under go FREE. Booking required. Link in article, or at: www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/guided-tours
One of London’s most important Shakespeare sites is opening up to the public with new tours
The playhouse played a huge part in the thespian’s early career
timeout.com
In the audience for a fantastic reading of Doctor Faustus @roseplayhouse.bsky.social today. First time there- amazing atmosphere.
We were delighted to have been involved with this amazing project from @literatureworks.bsky.social, based on a true Elizabethan crime story that was the basis for the – now lost – Rose play, Page of Plymouth by Ben Jonson & Thomas Dekker. Please do check out the project's wonderful new website!
Literature Works@literatureworks.bsky.social · last mo.This week, we launched new resources from the Page of Plymouth project, made possible by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. We hope this Elizabethan story will continue to inspire others: to explore their local archives and their own creativity. 👉🏻 pageofplymouth.org.uk
"The Rose Playhouse is a small London treasure" A lovely blog post worth your time reading, with an overview of The Rose then and now, the experience of performing in last week's Rose-a-thon, an insight into the Elizabethan explosion in professional acting, and a bunch of links to online resources.
Luke McKernan @lukemckernan.bsky.social · 3w agoSome thoughts on acting (after a fashion) at what survives of London's Elizabethan theatre @roseplayhouse.bsky.social lukemckernan.com/2026/09/25/p...
EXTENDED UNTIL 26 NOV Our new Thursday guided tours of the archaeological site of The Rose are proving so popular that we are continuing them until the end of November! And they are FREE to Southwark residents and children aged 15-and-under. More info & book: www.trybooking.com/uk/event/118972
Art Garfunkel talks about reconciling with Paul Simon
Art Garfunkel talks about reconciling with Paul Simon
Although he is best known as a singer, Art Garfunkel (85), who achieved fame alongside Paul Simon in the duo Simon & Garfunkel, talked with The Guardian about his life and about reconciling with his l...
rockandrollgarage.com
Napoleon surrendered to the British on this day in 1815! Expecting to be allowed to live the life of a gentleman in England he was actually exiled to the island of St Helena! #History #joaquinphoenix
Selling out! I was surprised—it suddenly rose in the charts. This follows a new ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating, so thanks to whoever's rated it. amazon.co.uk/Charles-II-C... 87% OFF in 🇺🇸 amazon.com/Charles-II-C... #historymatters #Restoration #Stuart #ECW #royals #KingCharles #bio @penandswordbooks.bsky.social
This coming Monday, join us online to hear Jesse Berger in conversation. He'll talk about his new production of Titus Andronicus, currently playing to rave reviews in New York, and which has just received a Lucille Lortel award nomination for Outstanding Revival and extended its run to 3 May.
The Rose Playhouse@roseplayhouse.bsky.social · 6mo agoMon 13 April @ 6.30pm (BST) online JESSE BERGER Founder & Artistic Director of Red Bull Theater Join acclaimed American theatre-maker Jesse Berger as he talks about his career & shares his perspectives on producing classical theatre for modern audiences. £8 / £5 www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on
Dec 29, 1598: Lore has it that following a lease dispute, the Burbage brothers and several helpers dismantle the Theatre in Shoreditch in the night. The timbers are used the next spring in building the original Globe Theatre in Southwark. #OTD #Shakespeare
I've reached three quarters of a century today! I reckon my longevity can be credited to my "diet" of comedy, history, rock music, reading, story writing & penguins, all of which feature in my writing. 🤣✍️💻🎸📚🐧
Young Mr P is very reserved about his tour venues - perhaps to avoid being mobbed by his elderly groupies. It’s unclear whether this session was at the Crumlin Women’s Institute, Pontyclun Bridge Club or Pwll-y-Pant Village Hall, but hopefully they all had a lovely time before going home for tea.
Simon Osborne Pitt the Younger@pitt-the-younger.bsky.social · 10mo agoJust returned from a successful Behind the Scenes Talk! #Blackadder #bbccomedy
#OliverCromwell caused havoc by delaying battle at #Worcester till the #Dunbar anniv & then doing 2 more things of note on 3 Sep. #OTD posts? Where do ya start!? So sod it. The escape: 5 Sep 1651 #CharlesII rubbed his feet raw walking crosscountry in the dark & slept in a barn. #royal #history #war
chasquiswritingworld.wordpress.com/2025/09/05/s... #comedy #standupcomedy #humour #humor #grammar #surrealism #1980s #WritingCommunity #writing #blog Apologies for gaps in the piece but it looked fine in draft but transferring to website created these and I have been unable to rectify the problem
STAND-UP COMEDY ACT (Part 1)
Hello Friends and welcome back to Chasqui’s Writing World – after nearly a year’s break. Over the last 12 months or so I have had to give priority to family, some with health problems, but I am bac…
chasquiswritingworld.wordpress.com
#CharlesII age 10 His tutor is an Anglican bishop. Charles I deems spiritual learning most important. But life's disrupted as #Parliament is back. The boy's on show at the Earl of Strafford's trial, then delivers a vital letter to Westminster, where he receives 'scant civility'. #c17 #legal #royals
#CharlesII age 9 After 11 years without #Parliament, Charles I dissolves a 3-week-old parliament & continues preparing for a second #war against Covenanters, but MP John Pym has already made an impact. The king does not like what 9yo Charles now decides to say... #history #c17 #royals #prediction
#CharlesII age 8 Leaving female care (at last), he gets a household led by the Earl of Newcastle. The earl's into science, writing, music, sport & more and is turning Charles into a top horseman. He also advises Charles on life, education & how to respect women. #royals #horseriding #c17 #history
#CharlesII age 7 Rage fills #Scotland as Charles I forces a new prayer book on the Kirk. Within months, thousands of Scots sign the National Covenant to defy his stand for episcopacy. Prince Charles meanwhile clamours to join the Order of the Garter, excited by its heroic image. #c17 #rebellion
#CharlesII age 6 Now based at Richmond, he's not allowed back to #London for a while, as #plague has hit the city. His father issues orders to limit the spread, and pesthouses thus appear, but plague kills 1,000 Londoners a year for most of the prince's childhood. #medicine #childhoodmemories #c17
On this day in 1497 the Battle of Blackheath - also known as the Battle of Deptford Bridge - took place! This painting depicting the Cornish on the march to take on Henry VII is by Donald MacLeod! ❤️
Simon Knott@simonknott.bsky.social · last yr.Liverpool's Catholic Cathedral has had its listed status upgraded, but I had to smile at the Guardian's report. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... The annoying popular nickname of 'Paddy's Wigwam' clearly can't pass the Guardian's Political Correctness filter, so it has become simply 'the Wigwam'!
#CharlesII age 5 His father Charles I is like a father to the sons (aged 7 & 6) of the late 1st Duke of Buckingham, so they live at the palaces and play with Prince Charles, who loves the comedic talents of the elder—the 2nd Buckingham, but this duke is becoming a bad influence. #royals #history
#CharlesII age 2 He falls alarmingly ill. Doctors are worried by his pulse, temperature and discharge oozing from his neck. Before long, he's also vomiting blood. Treatment, however, is similarly traumatic. #CharlesIICradle #17thC #medicine #history #royals
#CharlesII age 1 Venetian ambassador Vincenzo Gussoni arrives, and Charles needs to be taught how to receive visitors. Seats of differing heights help demonstrate hierarchy, but the prince has so much to learn. #CharlesIICradle #c17 #history #royals #antiques #childdevelopment #KeepItStuart
#CharlesII age 0 His mother holds back his portrait, saying she's 'ashamed' of him. She hopes some of his features will lighten, and she's fed up that he's so advanced for his age. Others react with surprise when they see him. He's no average baby. #CharlesIICradle #c17 #History #babies #royals
