What’s on
Join us for talks, play readings, open days, costume demonstrations, guided walks, and more…
Some events are online, some take place on the site of The Rose Playhouse itself.
We are yet to open on a daily basis, but will do so just as soon as we can.
Just by buying a ticket you are helping to support our mission, so please do come along!
On next:
Saturday 19 September 2026
11.30am until 8.30pm
ROSE-A-THON 2026
ORGANISED BY THE FRIENDS OF THE ROSE
Join us on site at The Rose Playhouse as our hugely popular annual play-reading fundraiser returns this autumn!
Whether you want to get up on your feet and participate or you prefer to just relax and watch from the audience, this is a chance to enjoy the genius of William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe and Ben Jonson – all of whom wrote plays that were originally performed here at The Rose during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.
You can choose to join us for just one play or as many as you like, as we gallop through six plays in one day.
12 noon
Twelfth Night
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1.30pm
Doctor Faustus
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3.00pm
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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4.30pm
Titus Andronicus
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6.00pm
The Alchemist
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7.30pm
Hamlet
Each play has been cut to last just one hour.
Roles will be drawn from a hat 20 minutes before the start of each play, and scripts will be provided.
(Please note that we may be joined by one or two celebrities or professional actors for each play, volunteering to donate their time to us, in which case they may be allocated a particular part in advance – we hope you’ll enjoy the chance to read alongside them!)
No prior acting experience is necessary, but – if you can – we do ask you to stand when it’s your turn to speak.
There is no entry to the building during the plays, but the site will be open half an hour before each play for drinks, snacks, and learning about The Rose.
Tickets per play:
£5 watch / £10 take part
Coming to an event onsite at The Rose?
For information about your visit:
You can download our FREE DIGITAL GUIDE to use during your visit, or to explore The Rose virtually anytime, anywhere.
The Rose Sonic Trail: A Playgoer’s Journey
Step into the shoes of an Elizabethan playgoer with this immersive 75 minute audio walk that begins and ends at The Rose.
It is 1594, and Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus is playing at The Rose. Explore the local area with one of the actors, Jonathan Singer, as your guide, and encounter the stories, sounds, and characters of Philip Henslowe’s London.
You may be surprised by what you hear!
Past events
