Wilton's

Part of Scene in Time, Wilton's yearly heritage weekends

24th October to 25th October . Stalls from 10am, performances from 11am - 6pm .
Free

This free family weekender (all ages welcome) will be a full on tribute to music hall and Wilton’s heritage. Get involved with community music hall shows, make friends over arts and crafts activities, sing along to a Victorian hit list, listen to memories of music hall and Wilton's or leave your own in our memory booths and generally soak up a good old fashioned East End atmosphere.

The John Wilton Room, formerly known as The Library due to our random collection of books, leaflets and flyers, will also be officially opened this weekend as a dedicated history and heritage room, with lots of fascinating and informative displays.

Saturday 24th October
On Stage
              
11am  
    A Visit From Sherlock (20 mins)

                by Pollyanna Training Theatre

11.40am
  Lighting up the Darkness

                Musical Performance (15 mins)

                by the families of St Peters London
Docks Church
                of England Primary School
and Shapla Primary School
12.30pm  Music Hall Performance (15 mins)
                by children from Harry Gosling Primary

                School & their families

1.20pm
    Katherine Rhodes’ Magic Show (50 mins)
2.30pm    Magic Lantern Show (40 mins)
3.30pm
    Lucky Dog Picturehouse presents

                The Adventurer (Charlie Chaplin),  

                Felix The Cat &

                The Lucky Dog (Laurel & Hardy) (40 mins)
4.30pm    Film Screening (details t.b.c.)
              

Stalls
Pollyanna Training Theatre, Shadow Puppet Making with The National Gallery, Face Painting by Strawberry Studio, Benjamin Pollock’s Toyshop Presents…, Wilton’s Arts & Crafts, Sarah’s Paper Theatre presents Popular Music Hall Turns, Wilton’s Weekly Crafters, Magic Lantern Display, Kat’s Krafts Face Painting, Museum of London Docklands’ Penny Plain Making, Charles Dickens Museum, Balloons & Lucky Dips

Sunday 25th October
On Stage
          
11am       A Visit From Sherlock (20 mins)
                by Pollyanna Training Theatre
11.40am  The “Magic” of Queensbridge School
                by dance artist Paola Piccato

                & Year 6 from Queensbridge School (20 mins)
12.20pm  Katherine Rhodes’ Magic Show (50 mins)
2pm         Magic Lantern Show (40 mins)3pmLucky Dog Picturehouse presents
                The Scarecrow (Buster Keaton),

                Felix The Cat &

                The Lucky Dog (Laurel & Hardy) (40 mins)
4pm         Following in Father’s Footsteps…
                A Musical Lecture (40 mins)

                by Queen Mary University of London

                Parental guidance: contains adult themes
              

Stalls
Pollyanna Training Theatre, Face Painting by Strawberry Studio, Benjamin Pollock’s Toyshop Presents…, Wilton’s Arts & Crafts, Magic Lantern Display, Sarah’s Paper Theatre presents Popular Music Hall Turns, Wilton’s Weekly Crafters, Kat’s Krafts Face Painting, Charles Dickens Museum, Balloons & Lucky Dips              

Tours of the Building will take place on:
SAT 11:45am & 2pm
SUN 11:10am & 1:20pm

And food will be available all day from The Mahogany Bar!

All timings are subject to changes. Baby changing facilities are on the ground floor. There is limited buggy parking.

  • Art, Music Hall and Circus in the Belle Époque
    10:30am - 4pm at the National Gallery, 6pm - 10pm at Wilton's
    Alongside our family event on the Saturday, The National Gallery will be holding a study day for adults. From trick-riding to trapeze, they will be taking a closer look at the sheer variety and ingenuity of circus and music hall acts and how these performances inspired the Impressionists and others, to innovate. Wilton's and the National Gallery are offering a special combined ticket that includes access to: the study day (taking place at the National Gallery between 11am - 4pm), a special historic talk at Wilton's about the entertainment that took place here in the Victorian age (from 6pm) and entry to Wilton's Cockney Sing-A-Long. 
    For more information on the study day: nationalgallery.org.uk/art-music-hall.
    To book: wiltons.org.uk/whatson/97-study-day-talk-sing-a-long

Supported by:Heritage Lottery Fund
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