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Theatre Group walk from Blackfriars to St Paul's
25th September 2025
On 25th September the Theatre Group walked from Blackfriars to St Paul's seeing lots of places of interest, quite a few related to Shakespeare. ...
Calamity Jane at the Churchill Theatre Bromley
17th September 2025
Calamity Jane is based on the much-loved Doris Day movie, and this production starred Carrie Hope Fletcher. I was not sure how it would transcend into a musical stage show but I was not disappointed. The gun slinging' tomboy Calamity Jane – biggest mouth in Dakota territory - was always up...
A Man for All Seasons (Theatre Group)
16th September 2025
A Man for All Seasons is a play by Robert Bolt based on the life of Sir Thomas More a staunch Catholic answering only to God and the Pope during the reign of Henry VIII. More was played excellently by Martin Shaw in a reprise of the same role some 20 years ago. Thomas More, a loving family man...
Theatre Group trip to London Canal Museum
14th September 2025
The Theatre Group visited the London Canal Museum and enjoyed a boat trip with cream tea onboard. It was so popular we had two boats of 12 on two different dates. We went through locks, tunnels and saw Kings Cross. Contributed by Mary Garside ...
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike at Bromley Little Theatre
13th September 2025
Following a break in August for our Saturday matinees at Bromley Little Theatre we returned to a comedy which had won awards on Broadway and brought to the UK in 2019. Bromley Little Theatre has been trying to get the rights to perform since then. This was an enjoyable play with many references...
Learning to be retired
10th September 2025
The next 6 week online course (two hours per week) begins on the morning of Monday 10th November. It's completely free of charge. All we ask is that you come willing to share your own experiences of retirement and your thoughts and ideas about the journey ahead. Members login...
Rambles Group visit Otford
9th September 2025
The u3a Rambles group had a very enjoyable circular walk starting at Otford Village car park on what was one of the sunniest days that week. There were some spectacular views and we spotted the Shoreham Cross and at one point crossed the Darent river, still flowing...
Psychology group visit to the Freud Museum
13th August 2025
Freud moved to London from Vienna in 1938 to escape the Nazis into this house in Hampstead with his wife and daughter Anna. He was already in his eighties and suffering from cancer and died the following year. Anna lived there until 1982 and, following her wishes, the house...
ELLE visit to Cliveden
9th August 2025
On Thursday some of the ELLE group went to Cliveden, only a short cab ride from Taplow station. A National trust property, the house is now a 5 star hotel, but we did manage a peek inside. Perched on a cliff at the edge of the Thames with stunning views, the garden and grounds...
Fawlty Towers
6th August 2025
Some members of the theatre group watched Fawlty Towers on stage at the Apollo Theatre on the 6th August. I found this a brilliant adaptation of the 70s sitcom, directed by John Cleese himself and had the audience in stitches. The comic timing was spot-on,...
