The Group, joined by other u3a members had an enjoyable and informative afternoon at the Rose Playhouse, the charity which is restoring the theatre where Shakespeare’s early plays and plays by Christopher Marlowe were performed. We learned of the history, the archeological dig, the costumes of the time and danced a gig! The Trust holds monthly discovery afternoons and on 20th September is running an all day play reading event based on 6 Shakespeare and Marlowe plays. Everything is run by volunteers. Full details of the activities can be found on its website. www.roseplayhouse.org.ukSmall fees are payable and donations welcomed as money is required to continue the dig and save this precious gem for the nation.
Here is the programme of walks and gallery visits for June.
There are some spaces still for some sessions: David Lloyd's NPG visit 9th June Freda Dahl-Nielson Georgian heroine 25th June Richard Pusey's Whitehall walk 29th June Elena Paolini Guildhall Art Gallery 30th June
All events are £10, no refunds. The sessions from June will launch on Thursday 21st May 2026
The next full programme of walks for July can be found here and on the events page of the website. The sessions for July will launch on Sun 28th June '26 from 10.00
As members of Newham U3A you can access all the free events, workshops and talks covering a host of different subjects offered by the National U3A trust.
You can get monthly updates by joining their mailing list. Look at the national U3A website: search for u3a - Online Learning Events
