Trinity Laban concerts

12pm on Friday 28 February
Bakehouse Theatre

As a Friend our popular Friday lunchtime concerts are free to attend or £5 for guests. These monthly concerts are given by students from the nearby Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance on the last Friday each month during the academic year.

This month's concert will feature a string quartet on violin and cello.

Programme to follow.

Richard II

2.30pm on Thursday 20 March
Bridge Theatre
Tickets £60

Richard II is charismatic, eloquent and flamboyantly witty. He is also a disastrous king, dishonest, dangerous and politically incompetent. There are modern echoes in a ruler with a rock-solid belief in his right to rule but poor judgement and surrounded by unwise counsel. The play, directed by Nicholas Hytner, formerly artistic director at the National Theatre, revolves around the autocratic king who believes he is divinely sanctioned and Henry Bolingbroke, the hard-headed pragmatist who opposes him. The action draws on the life of Richard II who ruled England from 1377 to 1399 and has as its main source the Chronicles of Holinshed. It was an immediate success when first performed in 1595. Written entirely in verse it contains some of Shakespeare's  most famous speeches including John of Gaunt's evocation of England as 'This royal throne of kings, this sceptr'ed isle.' The king has been played by many exceptional actors including John Gielgud,  Mark Rylance, Ian McKellen and now, at the Bridge, Jonathan Bailey, who recently starred in Bridgerton, the Netflix period drama.

Buy tickets online

Numbers are limited. Email aefriends.theatre@gmail.com to be added to the waiting list.

About the Theatre Group

One of the many benefits of becoming a Friend is the chance to join our Theatre Group for visits to productions in the West End, South Bank and local theatres.

We arrange theatre visits across London and have seen dozens of performances featuring a wide range of modern and classic playwrights in recent years. About once a month throughout the year, a small group - usually between 14-20 of us - meets up to see a play. It might be in the West End or at one of the many wonderful local theatres we are blessed with in London.

Most often we choose a midweek matinee: a mix of comedy, drama and the occasional musical.

After the play - and this is the bit that our people really value - the group moves to somewhere nearby that we can enjoy a drink together and have a lively discussion about what we’ve just seen.

All the admin around each trip is done for you - reviewing and selecting good shows, securing tickets (often at group rates), travel and joining instructions. What’s more, a small percentage of the cost of each ticket you purchase goes towards Age Exchange’s activities.

All theatre tickets are sold online. 

To join our waiting list please email aefriends.theatre@gmail.com