Theatre and Performance in Georgian Derby and Derbyshire with Dr Peter Collinge

Star performers, audience reactions, collapsing scenery and seating, comic turns, gossip, circus performers, novelty acts and musicians; Dr Pete Collinge regales us with tales of life in the Georgian theatre.

Dr Peter Collinge is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. His research focuses on female enterprise in Georgian Derbyshire, the poor laws, and health, leisure, and tourism. Recent publications include articles on Kedleston spa and inn, and country house visitors in the eighteenth century.

Suitable for adults.

Image courtesy of Oliver Taylor.

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