427 years ago today, Elizabethan theatre manager Philip Henslowe noted that he'd paid 40 shillings to two playwrights to begin work on the tragedy 'Pagge of Plemouth': lostplays.folger.edu/Page_of_Plym...

Sat 19 Sept, 11.30 noon until 8.30pm ROSE-A-THON 2026 Our annual play-reading fundraiser returns! Take part or just watch as we gallop through 6 plays in one day. Each play is cut to last one hour – roles drawn from a hat & scripts provided. More info & book: www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on

Sat 19 Sept, 11.30 noon until 8.30pm ROSE-A-THON 2026 Our annual play-reading fundraiser returns! Take part or just watch as we gallop through 6 plays in one day. Each play is cut to last one hour – roles drawn from a hat & scripts provided. More info & book: www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on

This coming Monday – we hope you can join us!

The Rose Playhouse@roseplayhouse.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Monday 22 June @ 6.30pm online MARLOWE'S SUDDENNESS Join Stephen Greenblatt as he talks with Paul Edmondson from the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust about Christopher Marlowe and his new book about him, Dark Renaissance. £8 / £5 students & Friends More info & book: www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on

This coming Monday – we hope you can join us!

The Rose Playhouse@roseplayhouse.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Monday 22 June @ 6.30pm online MARLOWE'S SUDDENNESS Join Stephen Greenblatt as he talks with Paul Edmondson from the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust about Christopher Marlowe and his new book about him, Dark Renaissance. £8 / £5 students & Friends More info & book: www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on

Monday 22 June @ 6.30pm online MARLOWE'S SUDDENNESS Join Stephen Greenblatt as he talks with Paul Edmondson from the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust about Christopher Marlowe and his new book about him, Dark Renaissance. £8 / £5 students & Friends More info & book: www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on

Monday 22 June @ 6.30pm online MARLOWE'S SUDDENNESS Join Stephen Greenblatt as he talks with Paul Edmondson from the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust about Christopher Marlowe and his new book about him, Dark Renaissance. £8 / £5 students & Friends More info & book: www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on

TONIGHT AT 6.30pm Discover how reimagining part of Marlowe’s canon at or around The Curtain creates a longer, richer spatial history for The Rose’s repertory. Can't make it? A catch-up link will be available on request to anyone who buys a ticket but who can’t attend live. Please book by 6.15pm.

The Rose Playhouse@roseplayhouse.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Monday 11 May @ 6.30pm online BEFORE THE ROSE: MARLOWE AT THE CURTAIN Dr Callan Davies takes you back to the years around 1587, when The Rose is being built on Bankside and Christopher Marlowe is living up in Shoreditch, close by to The Curtain Playhouse. £8 / £5 www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on

Looking forward to wandering around the Curtain playhouse with Chrisopher Marlowe and co later today!

The Rose Playhouse@roseplayhouse.bsky.social · 3mo ago

TONIGHT AT 6.30pm Discover how reimagining part of Marlowe’s canon at or around The Curtain creates a longer, richer spatial history for The Rose’s repertory. Can't make it? A catch-up link will be available on request to anyone who buys a ticket but who can’t attend live. Please book by 6.15pm.

TONIGHT AT 6.30pm Discover how reimagining part of Marlowe’s canon at or around The Curtain creates a longer, richer spatial history for The Rose’s repertory. Can't make it? A catch-up link will be available on request to anyone who buys a ticket but who can’t attend live. Please book by 6.15pm.

The Rose Playhouse@roseplayhouse.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Monday 11 May @ 6.30pm online BEFORE THE ROSE: MARLOWE AT THE CURTAIN Dr Callan Davies takes you back to the years around 1587, when The Rose is being built on Bankside and Christopher Marlowe is living up in Shoreditch, close by to The Curtain Playhouse. £8 / £5 www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on

This talk, looking at Marlowe and his work from a new perspective, will be fascinating – hope you can join us! Can't make it on the day? A catch-up link will be made available upon request to anyone who buys a ticket for the talk but who can’t attend live.

The Rose Playhouse@roseplayhouse.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Monday 11 May @ 6.30pm online BEFORE THE ROSE: MARLOWE AT THE CURTAIN Dr Callan Davies takes you back to the years around 1587, when The Rose is being built on Bankside and Christopher Marlowe is living up in Shoreditch, close by to The Curtain Playhouse. £8 / £5 www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on

This talk, looking at Marlowe and his work from a new perspective, will be fascinating – hope you can join us! Can't make it on the day? A catch-up link will be made available upon request to anyone who buys a ticket for the talk but who can’t attend live.

The Rose Playhouse@roseplayhouse.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Monday 11 May @ 6.30pm online BEFORE THE ROSE: MARLOWE AT THE CURTAIN Dr Callan Davies takes you back to the years around 1587, when The Rose is being built on Bankside and Christopher Marlowe is living up in Shoreditch, close by to The Curtain Playhouse. £8 / £5 www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on

This coming Monday...

The Rose Playhouse@roseplayhouse.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Monday 11 May @ 6.30pm online BEFORE THE ROSE: MARLOWE AT THE CURTAIN Dr Callan Davies takes you back to the years around 1587, when The Rose is being built on Bankside and Christopher Marlowe is living up in Shoreditch, close by to The Curtain Playhouse. £8 / £5 www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on

This coming Monday...

The Rose Playhouse@roseplayhouse.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Monday 11 May @ 6.30pm online BEFORE THE ROSE: MARLOWE AT THE CURTAIN Dr Callan Davies takes you back to the years around 1587, when The Rose is being built on Bankside and Christopher Marlowe is living up in Shoreditch, close by to The Curtain Playhouse. £8 / £5 www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on

Monday 11 May @ 6.30pm online BEFORE THE ROSE: MARLOWE AT THE CURTAIN Dr Callan Davies takes you back to the years around 1587, when The Rose is being built on Bankside and Christopher Marlowe is living up in Shoreditch, close by to The Curtain Playhouse. £8 / £5 www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on

Monday 11 May @ 6.30pm online BEFORE THE ROSE: MARLOWE AT THE CURTAIN Dr Callan Davies takes you back to the years around 1587, when The Rose is being built on Bankside and Christopher Marlowe is living up in Shoreditch, close by to The Curtain Playhouse. £8 / £5 www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on

We're in this! (As well as lots of other fine folk...) THE DEATH AND LIFE OF CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE Written & presented by Professor Jerry Brotton On BBC Radio 3 & BBC Sounds – ten 14 minute episodes, releasing 20 April - 1 May, at 9.45pm www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002v6z8

Mon 27 April @ 6.30pm online Join Professor Tiffany Stern to discover why theatrical broadsheet ballads were sold outside The Rose, who wrote them, printed them & sung them, and why & how they were connected with the plays performed there £5 / £8 More info & book: www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on

Mon 27 April @ 6.30pm online Join Professor Tiffany Stern to discover why theatrical broadsheet ballads were sold outside The Rose, who wrote them, printed them & sung them, and why & how they were connected with the plays performed there £5 / £8 More info & book: www.roseplayhouse.org.uk/whats-on

Tonight at 6.30pm (1.30pm EST) Jesse Berger in conversation, talking about Red Bull Theater, The Rose, and his current production of Titus Andronicus, nominated for a Lortel award for Outstanding Revival, and playing in New York until 3 May. Can't make it? Buy a ticket and ask for a catch-up link.

The Rose Playhouse@roseplayhouse.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Mon 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

Tonight at 6.30pm (1.30pm EST) Jesse Berger in conversation, talking about Red Bull Theater, The Rose, and his current production of Titus Andronicus, nominated for a Lortel award for Outstanding Revival, and playing in New York until 3 May. Can't make it? Buy a ticket and ask for a catch-up link.

The Rose Playhouse@roseplayhouse.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Mon 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

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 · 4mo ago

Mon 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

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 · 4mo ago

Mon 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

Mon 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

Mon 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

This Monday, join Professor David McInnis – co-founder of the Lost Plays Database – as he explores some particularly tantalising lost plays from The Rose’s repertoire. ... and if you can't make it on the day, just buy a ticket in advance and then ask for a catch-up link to a recording of the talk.

The Rose Playhouse@roseplayhouse.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Monday 23 March 7.30pm (GMT) online LOST PLAYS & THE ROSE Professor David McInnis The vast majority of plays once performed at The Rose are now lost, but what can they still reveal about the business of Elizabethan play-making? Tickets: £8 / £5 students & Friends Book: www.trybooking.com/uk/GEID

This Monday, join Professor David McInnis – co-founder of the Lost Plays Database – as he explores some particularly tantalising lost plays from The Rose’s repertoire. ... and if you can't make it on the day, just buy a ticket in advance and then ask for a catch-up link to a recording of the talk.

The Rose Playhouse@roseplayhouse.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Monday 23 March 7.30pm (GMT) online LOST PLAYS & THE ROSE Professor David McInnis The vast majority of plays once performed at The Rose are now lost, but what can they still reveal about the business of Elizabethan play-making? Tickets: £8 / £5 students & Friends Book: www.trybooking.com/uk/GEID

Monday 23 March 7.30pm (GMT) online LOST PLAYS & THE ROSE Professor David McInnis The vast majority of plays once performed at The Rose are now lost, but what can they still reveal about the business of Elizabethan play-making? Tickets: £8 / £5 students & Friends Book: www.trybooking.com/uk/GEID