AGM SAVE THE DATE Members are asked to please save the date for the Society’s 22nd Annual General Meeting in celebration of Sir Henry Irving’s Birthday.  This year’s festivities will take place on the afternoon of Sunday 11 February, 2017.  Members are asked to assemble at the Irving Statue on Charing Cross Road at 2.15pm.   Following the ceremonial laying of the…

FORTHCOMING IRVING SOCIETY AUTUMN EVENT At 11.00 am Monday 27 November, 2017, The Irving Society is planning an outing to the London Metropolitan Archives (40 Northampton Rd, Clerkenwell, London EC1R 0HB) to visit their exhibition Life on the London Stage.  Entry to the exhibition is free and, following the visit, those who wish would be welcome to join us for lunch at…

THE IRVING SOCIETY HOLDS ITS 21st ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Imogen Irving Lays the Wreath at the Statue of Sir Henry Irving The Irving Society’s Chair, Frances Hughes, Addresses Members at the 21st Annual General Meeting.   Alan Stockwell with his Book, “What’s the Play and Where’s the Stage?”                 The Society’s 21st Annual General Meeting was…

GARRICK CLUB DINNER REVIEW   Luckily October 4th was a fine autumn day so there was no depositing of umbrellas and soggy raincoats when we arrived at the Garrick Club for our Annual Dinner. On this occasion our genial host was Garrick Club member Nick Bromley, well known to many of us as Master of the Drury Lane Theatrical Fund,…

THE IRVING SOCIETY HOLDS ITS 20th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Sunday, 21 February 2016 was a thankfully bright and warm day for our for Members as they gathered at Sir Henry Irving’s Statue on Charing Cross Road and watched Luke Irving ascend the ladder to place a wreath at his famous great-great-great Grandfather’s feet. After the wreath laying, the party assembled at the Concert…

MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS AND AGM SAVE THE DATE To all of our Members, we send belated Season’s Greetings and our wishes for a very Happy New Year! By now, you will have received your membership renewal forms for the 2016 membership year, but if they have not arrived with you please don’t hesitate to contact us at theirvingsociety@gmail.com. The Committee looks forward…

IRVING SOCIETY VISIT TO NORTHAMPTON Tuesday 29th September 2015 Following the success of the visits to Richmond, Surrey (2013) and Bristol (2014), a trip has been organised to Northampton by Society member Paul Campion on Tuesday, 29th September 2015.  The day is planned to include a guided tour of Northampton Guildhall (designed by Edward Godwin), a visit to Northampton Museum (where we…

Overview of the 19th AGM of The Irving Society & the 19th Century Theatre The Society’s 19th Annual General Meeting was this year held on Sunday, 8 February 2015 at the Concert Artistes’ Association at 20 Bedford Street in London.  The day was unseasonably bright and mild, and the Society’s festivities were well attended by Members.  The afternoon began as…

In Memory of Sir Donald Sinden (Photo Credit: Rex) On 14 September 2014, Sir Donald Sinden, the much beloved Patron of The Irving Society and an Honorary Life Member of the Society for Theatre Research, passed away aged 90.  The formidable actor, renowned for his ease in playing both tragedy and farce, was an active and long-time member of the Society whose…