{"id":5948,"date":"2019-05-31T14:15:07","date_gmt":"2019-05-31T13:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=5948"},"modified":"2019-05-31T14:15:07","modified_gmt":"2019-05-31T13:15:07","slug":"sharing-new-experiences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=5948","title":{"rendered":"Sharing New Experiences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>SHARING NEW EXPERIENCES <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sylvia Harvey<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Rose Playhouse, Bankside<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5949\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?attachment_id=5949\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/theatre.jpg?fit=716%2C515\" data-orig-size=\"716,515\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"theatre\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/theatre.jpg?fit=300%2C216\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/theatre.jpg?fit=716%2C515\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5949\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/theatre.jpg?resize=716%2C515\" alt=\"\" width=\"716\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/theatre.jpg?w=716 716w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/theatre.jpg?resize=300%2C216 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Rose Theatre, built in 1587, was the first Elizabethan Theatre on Bankside and was where Shakespeare learned his craft.<\/p>\n<p>I went there to a production of Twelfth Night, as a musical and set on a cruise liner. You are pre-warned there is no heating and no toilets.<\/p>\n<p>On arrival you are given a blanket, the stage is small, you share it with the cast and it overlooks the protected archaeological site of the original theatre.<\/p>\n<p>It was a magical performance, singing, music, dancing and the words of Shakespeare. An experience to be recommended.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Garden Museum, Lambeth <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This museum was set up to save an abandoned church and a knot garden where the gardener John Tradescent was buried. This museum is Britain\u2019s only museum of the art, history and design of gardens. A tranquil place to visit and best of all they have the most delicious cinnamon buns in the Garden caf\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SHARING NEW EXPERIENCES Sylvia Harvey &nbsp; The Rose Playhouse, Bankside &nbsp; The Rose Theatre, built in 1587, was the first Elizabethan Theatre on Bankside and was where Shakespeare learned his craft. I went there to a production of Twelfth Night, as a musical and set on a cruise liner. You are pre-warned there is no heating and no toilets. On [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6cWjO-1xW","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13173,"url":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=13173","url_meta":{"origin":5948,"position":0},"title":"IN THE SUMMER TIME WHEN THE WEATHER IS FINE","author":"Alan Williams","date":"3rd July 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"IN THE SUMMER TIME WHEN THE WEATHER IS FINE.. \u00a0 The dramatic improvement in the weather in May and June tempted many of us to enjoy the opportunity to get outdoors. 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