Class Description

There is a great deal of information about the well-trod places in Regency London where respectable folk could find entertainment, from the exclusive Almack’s to the splendid theaters (both those with patents and those without) to Sundays at Hyde Park when anyone—and everyone—could stroll and gawk at the famous and infamous. London, however, has always been known as offering a world of entertainment within The City and Westminster. This workshop will look beyond the usual London Regency hot spots to cover:

1 – Beyond Almacks – Routs, Breakfasts, Dancing Practices
2 – Beyond Hyde Park – The Other Parks, Chelsea Physic Garden, Short Excursions
3 – Beyond Gunter’s – Other Tea Shops, Confectioners, Tea Gardens
4 – Beyond Astley’s Ampitheater – The Royal Circus, Sadler’s Wells
5 – Beyond Drury Lane & Covent Garden – Unlicensed Theaters,Theater in the Provinces
6 – Beyond Vauxhall – The Philharmonic Society, Hanover Square Rooms, the Pantheon on Oxford Street, Private Concerts
7 – Beyond Bond Street – Warehouses, Bazaars, Oxford Street, Burlington Arcade
8 – Beyond Pure Amusement – Charitable Work, Lectures, Curiosities