25 October 2024 is European Historic Theatres Day, a day established in 2017 by PERSPECTIV - Association of Historic Theatres in Europe, to highlight the value and work of historic venues across Europe. The last seven years have seen a great response on social media with postings of some amazing theatre images using the hashtags #EuropeanHistoricTheatres Day and #HistoricTheatresDay.
Virtual and live events, lectures, and guided tours celebrate the importance of historic theatres in our lives. Let us know how you are planning to celebrate in 2024. Post your event on Facebook, X (formerly known as twitter), Instagram and Tik Tok and share it widely and on the European Historic Theatres Day Facebook page. @europeanhistorictheatresday
This year we celebrate the theame of sustainability and we encourage many theatres to post images, stories, facts and figures to show the way historic theatres promote #theartofsustainability
Join in, mark events, post a story or pictures of your favourite theatres in Europe on social media. If you’re visiting a theatre, attending a tour, working backstage – tell everyone why you love your historic theatre.
Use the tags #European #HistoricTheatresDay #EuropeanHistoricTheatresDay #theartofsustainability on Facebook, X (formerly known as twitter), Instagram, Tik Tok and Threads and connect to theatres across Europe.
On X @visittheatres will be posting throughout the day profiling events and activities from European Historic Theatres.
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Be a part of the European Historic Theatres Day!
EVENTS
FRANK MATCHAM SOCIETY TALK: 2000 Years of Theatre in Lisbon
Friday 25 October 2024, 11am
Hochhauser Auditorium, Victoria and Albert Museum, The Sackler Courtyard entrance, Exhibition Road, South Kensington, SW7 2RL.
(There is ramped and lift access)
Tickets £10 Frank Matcham Society Members, £12 Non-members, only available from Ticketsource www.ticketsource.co.uk (search for Frank Matcham Society) (Tickets will not be available on the door)
The Annual Talk to celebrate PERSPECTIV’s European Historic Theatres Day organised by the Frank Matcham Society in conjunction with The Victoria and Albert Museum, Frank Matcham Society member Philip Lindley will draw on his own experience living and working in Portugal.
Portugal is not a country we normally associate with theatre but it has always played a large part in the social life of the country, especially in the capitol. Today Lisbon has 23 functioning theatres. The talk covers the period from the Roman presence to the present day, including, in the 18C three theatres built by the most important Italian architect and designer of the day, in the 19C the first live streaming of opera and, in the 20C, a theatre covered in swimming pool mosaic. On the premise that 'a picture is worth a 100 words' it is illustrated with over 500 images.
Frank Matcham Society Information
GERMAN ROUTE OF HISTORIC THEATRES
Information on the events taking place in the theatres of the German Route of Historic Theatres can be found on Deutschland-Route Historische Theater Facebook page.
PERSPECTIV the Association of Historic Theatres encourages and supports the conservation and restoration of historic theatres, promotes exchange between theatres and those interested in them, initiates and supports research, and introduces the public to this extraordinary European cultural heritage. It established the European Route of Historic Theatres
From the ancient Greeks until today, the theatre buildings of Europe reflect the colourful tapestry of cultural, social, and artistic history of our continent. The European Historic Theatres Day invites all Europeans to discover how the history of Europe is mirrored in these wonderful buildings, to see stage machinery old and new in action, and to enjoy our rich cultural heritage.
