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Friday 24 November 2.30pm - Sunday 7 January 7.30pm
written and directed by Mark Shanahan
Following the huge success of the UK premiere of A Sherlock Carol last Christmas, this ‘winning crossover mystery’ (The Guardian) returns to Baker Street!
This critically acclaimed production has been loved by London audiences, bringing ‘a wonderful festive play to get the entire family in the Christmas spirit’ (Lost in Theatreland) that ‘entertains from start to finish’ (Broadway World).
An impossible murder, a threatening letter, and a missing diamond – it’s just enough to intrigue the great detective. But it’s a dark and treacherous Christmas Eve, and once again the night is haunted by the spirits of the past, present, and future. Using his powers of deduction, can Holmes overcome his own ghosts to crack the case?
Tickets from £15
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Monday 4 December7pm - 8.30pm
with Dr. Sue Peat and Adrian Hotten
Rudolf Steiner’s collection of fifty-two meditative verses were first published in German in 1912. These verses, representing the fifty-two weeks of the year, begin with Easter week and offer thoughts that help us find a deeper relationship with the spiritual forces at work throughout the year.
'You should take these meditations quite especially into your hearts, for they contain what can enliven the soul and really represents a living relationship of soul forces with forces of the macrocosm.’--
Rudolf Steiner, CW 40, 1912Each verse appears alongside the corresponding opposite verse for the week, that represents a kind of mirror, or compensating force during the year. In listening to the changing language of the year we can rediscover our individual nature. These verses help to awaken a feeling of unity with nature while simultaneously stimulating a discovery of the self. We will mainly be using the Ruth & Hans Pusch translation of the verses and The Year Participated, an interpretation and translation by Owen Barfield. Both are readily available to purchase or can be found on the internet. Members of the Meetup group already receive the verses week by week by email.
Come and join us as we work our way through the changing nature of the year.
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82632129836?pwd=SDZ3d0kxWk0wNU1uUzN5OStBZmN6QT09
Meeting ID: 826 3212 9836
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Tuesday 5 December7pm - 8.30pm
with Brendan McQuillan
As we approach Christmas we will be reading these six lectures from October 1918. The lecture cycle is subtitled: 'The connection of the Luciferic-Ahrimanic Impulses with the Christ-Jahve Impulse'.
All welcome.
For further information: ben.mcquillan@outlook.com
Small donations towards expenses welcome: £3/£2
All the Rudolf Steiner lectures and writings that we are studying are available from the library at Rudolf Steiner House and, in addition, many may be accessed online at the Rudolf Steiner Archive. For updated news on these and other events please see: www.meetup.com/rudolf-steiner-spiritual-science
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Tuesday 5 December7.30pm
Café-Concert is continuing the tradition of presenting concerts in an informal and refreshingly innovative way.
'Dresses, diamonds, pimples on noses, beautiful hair, marvellous outfits, the beauty of the devil himself, and the devil without the beauty. The last category is the least rare.' - Frederic Chopin.
This time pianist Yekaterina Lebedeva and violinist Aysen Ulucan will take you on the musical journey of Victorian London, the London of Charles Dickens and Sherlock Holmes by presenting a concert set in a Victorian Street of the theatre play A Sherlock Carol. An engaging talk, delivered by Yekaterina, will guide you through the intrigue and passions of the bygone era.
'How could anyone resist falling in love with a man who is dashingly handsome, composes songs, and sings like an angel?' - Prince Albert was all of those things. Both Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were competent musicians and singers. The doors of Buckingham palace were open to the likes of Felix Mendelssohn, Edvard Grieg, Johann Strauss. The royal couple attended performances and conversed with Chopin, Liszt, Verdi , and Dvorak. Even Tchaikovsky found more popularity in London than in any other country, except his native Russia and United Stated.
London was a crossroads and a magnet for international musicians who were looking to advance their career and popularise their music. Whether you are a fan of classical music or simply curious about the sounds that once filled the air in Victorian London, this concert promises to be an unforgettable evening.
Ticket includes a concert and a minced pie!
The programme will include Chopin Nocturnes, Tchaikovsky 'Dumka', Grieg Violin and piano sonata, Dvorak Dances and much more!
You can book your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/musical-pilgrims-in-victorian-london-a-concert-tickets-759233637247
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Wednesday 6 December2pm - 4pm
with William Bishop
These nine lectures given by Rudolf Steiner in late 1918 examine developments in European consciousness since the fifteenth century and give a basis for a deeper understanding of the present world situation affecting the future of humanity. The group will cooperatively investigate this through reading and discussion.
For further information: williambishop191@gmail.com
Small donations towards expenses welcome: £3/£2
All the Rudolf Steiner lectures and writings that we are studying are available from the library at Rudolf Steiner House and, in addition, many may be accessed online at the Rudolf Steiner Archive.
For updated news on these and other events please see:
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Wednesday 6 December4.15pm - 5.45pm
with Dagmar Steffelbauer
Rudolf Steiner has given five lectures in Dornach (Switzerland), from 5th - 13th October 2023 in which he gives an account of his profound studies of the cosmic forces behind the four great festivals of the year.
On this Wednesday in preparation for the Christmas Festival we are reading The Christmas Imagination.
All welcome.
For further information: ben.mcquillan@outlook.com
Small donations towards expenses welcome: £3/£2
All the Rudolf Steiner lectures and writings that we are studying are available from the library at Rudolf Steiner House and, in addition, many may be accessed online at the Rudolf Steiner Archive. For updated news on these and other events please see: www.meetup.com/rudolf-steiner-spiritual-science
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Wednesday 6 December6pm - 7.15pm
with Sara Hunt (November and December) and Coralee Frederickson (October)
Eurythmy is an art of harmonious movement, developed by Rudolf Steiner, which can increase a sense of well-being and a deeper connection to oneself and others.These open classes are for every and anyone, with no prior experience needed. We will explore ways to connect with our own bodies as well as how we grow comfortable and creative with others in a dynamic space. Poetry and movement will weave together to stimulate vitality and enrich our daily lives. Please wear loose fitting comfortable clothing and soft soled shoes.
Price per class: £10 Full/£8 Concession
Booking
By phone: 020 7723 7984
Online: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/rudolf-steiner-house/e-yxebxx
In person: At the Bookshop at RSH
Sara Hunt
After many years as a class teacher in Canterbury Steiner school, Sara graduated from West Midlands Eurythmy and subsequently completed a Masters in Eurythmy Education with Alanus University. Until recently, she worked as an educational eurythmist in Steiner schools and is presently a freelance personal coach.
Coralee Frederickson
Coralee is a performer and former co-director of eurythmy trainings in London and Oslo. She also offers training for Chinese students in China and Sweden. -
Wednesday 6 December6.45pm - 8.30pm
with Adam Slowikowski
We will be continuing our reading of Rudolf Steiner’s lectures in Great Britain with the lectures given in Penmaenmawr from 19 to 31 August 1923.
All welcome. For more information: adam.slowikoweski69@gmail.com
Small donations towards expenses welcome: £3/£2
All the Rudolf Steiner lectures and writings that we are studying are available from the library at Rudolf Steiner House and, in addition, many may be accessed online at the Rudolf Steiner Archive.
For updated news on these and other events please see: www.meetup.com/rudolf-steiner-spiritual-science
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Thursday 7 December7.30pm - 9pm
with Alex Wright
In these states the physical body is more or less passive, but other aspects of us are very active on levels only perceptible to the clairvoyant.
Most evenings are a combination of lectures and activities. This series has been designed by Alex Wright as a course with the knowledge building week on week, so regular attendance is advised. Alex has an MA in Law from Oxford University and is a graduate of the three-year Emerson Visual Arts Course.
The course costs £90 (£60 student). You are welcome to attend the 1st or 2nd evenings for £10 (£7 student) and then pay the balance if you decide to continue, pay at the door, no cards. If you would like to be kept informed of when the next course starts, then please email introtoanthro2020@gmail.com This course will also run one day earlier on Wednesdays in the Carson Building at Emerson College, Forest Row, East Sussex, RH18 5JX. And two days earlier on Tuesdays at Brighton Waldorf School, BN2 5RA.
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Friday 8 December7pm - 8.30pm
with Ted Prestbury
This talk will explore the relationship between a person’s actions and the moral and legal consequences. How does the English legal system attempt to address these issues and achieve justice? Does the English legal system reflect universal spiritual laws, and can we find in it the laws of karma?
Ted has worked with Anthroposophy for over 40 years. He qualified as a solicitor in 1978 and remained in private practice until 2016. He worked as a lawyer in the city, the west end and in a country practice. He specialised in mental health work and held judicial office for 29 years.
All welcome, no need to book, no charge.
Voluntary donations towards costs are gratefully received and can be made by transfer to a Nationwide account held for this purpose.
Account name: Adrian Hotten, sort code: 07-01-16 account number: 31466776 or via Paypal to suejoanpeat@gmail.com
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Saturday 9 December9am - 1pm
We are looking to recruit children and young people aged 7-16 who are interested in performing arts. We offer a fun and safe environment to learn new skills and meet new friends.
Members of Marylebone Youth Theatre will grow in confidence as they work collaboratively and creatively. They will be taught theatrical skills and there will be regular opportunities to perform in front of an audience in the beautiful Marylebone Theatre.
Marylebone Youth Theatre runs Saturday classes during the school term and weekday classes during the school holidays. Our upcoming projects are below.
To apply, please fill the Marylebone Youth Theatre application form available via https://www.marylebonetheatre.com/get-involved
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Saturday 9 December11am - 12pm
with Graham Kennish
A 1+ hour (free) Zoom workshop to learn a practical anthroposophical method of handling anxiety and stress, through the Goethean observation of one’s own inner emotional state, with the language of gesture. You will leave with a practical exercise that you will have created yourself, to use in daily life.
Graham Kennish is a Steiner science teacher trainer, a driving instructor and a psychotherapist (MBACP Accredited) holding workshops and individual sessions in Goethean Psychology.
Free of charge, but donations to cover Zoom costs are welcome.
For further information and booking your chosen date, please contact: kennish46@gmail.com or 07973 680959
www.goetheanpsychology.co.uk
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Wednesday 13 December6.45pm - 8.30pm
with Adam Slowikowski
We will be continuing our reading of Rudolf Steiner’s lectures in Great Britain with the lectures given in Penmaenmawr from 19 to 31 August 1923.
All welcome. For more information: adam.slowikoweski69@gmail.com
Small donations towards expenses welcome: £3/£2
All the Rudolf Steiner lectures and writings that we are studying are available from the library at Rudolf Steiner House and, in addition, many may be accessed online at the Rudolf Steiner Archive.
For updated news on these and other events please see: www.meetup.com/rudolf-steiner-spiritual-science
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Thursday 14 December7.30pm - 9pm
with Alex Wright
Anthroposophy is a Spiritual Path which can lead to very significant human development. A practical guide to making that a reality.
Most evenings are a combination of lectures and activities. This series has been designed by Alex Wright as a course with the knowledge building week on week, so regular attendance is advised. Alex has an MA in Law from Oxford University and is a graduate of the three-year Emerson Visual Arts Course.
The course costs £90 (£60 student). You are welcome to attend the 1st or 2nd evenings for £10 (£7 student) and then pay the balance if you decide to continue, pay at the door, no cards. If you would like to be kept informed of when the next course starts, then please email introtoanthro2020@gmail.com This course will also run one day earlier on Wednesdays in the Carson Building at Emerson College, Forest Row, East Sussex, RH18 5JX. And two days earlier on Tuesdays at Brighton Waldorf School, BN2 5RA.
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Saturday 16 December10am - 5pm
A sequence of one-day workshops running from September 2023 – July 2024
with Sarah Kane
The one-day workshops planned for weekends at Rudolf Steiner House in 2023 and 2024 aim to provide an overview over the core elements of Michael Chekhov’s acting technique that he continued to develop throughout his life. They range from the very beginnings of any serious artistic research and exploration to the finer points of developing a stage life and creating character, including the character’s psychological gesture.
Each workshop will be an entirety in itself and can be taken individually; priority will be given to those wishing to enrol in the three groups of workshops ( September – December, January – March, April – July) and in the entire series.
Please bring clothes and shoes suitable for movement as a well as a piece of text such as a monologue or poem known by heart, so that it can be used in the exploration of any aspect of the technique in practice.
Part one: The Imagination
September - December‘Imagination is the real and eternal world, of which this vegetable universe is but a faint shadow.’ William Blake
As actors and performers how can we engage with our imagination in the process of creating, transforming into character? Imagination is a part of every human being and for many performers an essential element in their creative process: how can the imagination serve and also enhance our individual creative journey? Can we train it?
These questions will be at the heart or core of the first three weekend workshops for professional actors and performers and will explore one of the core elements of Michael Chekhov’s understanding of and approach to the actor’s professional life and work.
The four Elements as Imaginative Tools for transformation Part 2
Saturday 16 December 10am - 1pm & 2pm - 5pm
This workshop will explore how with the help of the imagination the actor can access the first two of four main qualities present in the world surrounding us as perceived in Ancient Greek culture. How can they inspire performers to express these qualities as they live in human beings in and through the body, both in sound and movement, and then become an element in the creation of character?Workshop Fee: £55 per individual day; £200.00 for four; £150.00 for three workshops; £425.00 for ten workshops
Booking:
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/rudolf-steiner-house/e-qpyxpq
Registration and booking in person available at the Bookshop on the nightComing in 2024:
Part Two
January - March 2024: From Movement to Gesture
April - July 2024: Creating Character -
Sunday 17 December4pm
with Iaia Chiesa
An attempt to convey how wars are experienced by ordinary people on the ground.
Poems written in response to the current wars.
Read by the poet and others.
No booking necessary.
£5 suggested donation at the door.
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Tuesday 19 December7pm - 8.30pm
with Brendan McQuillan
As we approach Christmas we will be reading these six lectures from October 1918. The lecture cycle is subtitled: 'The connection of the Luciferic-Ahrimanic Impulses with the Christ-Jahve Impulse'.
All welcome.
For further information: ben.mcquillan@outlook.com
Small donations towards expenses welcome: £3/£2
All the Rudolf Steiner lectures and writings that we are studying are available from the library at Rudolf Steiner House and, in addition, many may be accessed online at the Rudolf Steiner Archive. For updated news on these and other events please see: www.meetup.com/rudolf-steiner-spiritual-science
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Wednesday 20 December6.45pm - 8.30pm
with Adam Slowikowski
We will be continuing our reading of Rudolf Steiner’s lectures in Great Britain with the lectures given in Penmaenmawr from 19 to 31 August 1923.
All welcome. For more information: adam.slowikoweski69@gmail.com
Small donations towards expenses welcome: £3/£2
All the Rudolf Steiner lectures and writings that we are studying are available from the library at Rudolf Steiner House and, in addition, many may be accessed online at the Rudolf Steiner Archive.
For updated news on these and other events please see: www.meetup.com/rudolf-steiner-spiritual-science
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Thursday 21 December7pm - 9pm
with Barnaby Tobias and Iaia Chiesa
Rudolf Steiner Bookshop offers An Evening of Poetry. Join us for the sharing of poems, monologues, stories, parts of plays, and all things creative. A casual event where we celebrate the spirit of creativity. All are welcome and encouraged to share something of their own work or another’s they admire. We will have some discussion around the inspiration for certain pieces, with a main emphasis on the practical sharing of work.
Cash donations are welcome.
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Saturday 23 December10am - 5pm
A sequence of one-day workshops running from September 2023 – July 2024
with Sarah Kane
The one-day workshops planned for weekends at Rudolf Steiner House in 2023 and 2024 aim to provide an overview over the core elements of Michael Chekhov’s acting technique that he continued to develop throughout his life. They range from the very beginnings of any serious artistic research and exploration to the finer points of developing a stage life and creating character, including the character’s psychological gesture.
Each workshop will be an entirety in itself and can be taken individually; priority will be given to those wishing to enrol in the three groups of workshops ( September – December, January – March, April – July) and in the entire series.
Please bring clothes and shoes suitable for movement as a well as a piece of text such as a monologue or poem known by heart, so that it can be used in the exploration of any aspect of the technique in practice.
Part one: The Imagination
September - December‘Imagination is the real and eternal world, of which this vegetable universe is but a faint shadow.’ William Blake
As actors and performers how can we engage with our imagination in the process of creating, transforming into character? Imagination is a part of every human being and for many performers an essential element in their creative process: how can the imagination serve and also enhance our individual creative journey? Can we train it?
These questions will be at the heart or core of the first three weekend workshops for professional actors and performers and will explore one of the core elements of Michael Chekhov’s understanding of and approach to the actor’s professional life and work.
Imagination IV
Imagination and the transformation of space
Saturday 23 December 10am - 1pm & 2pm - 5pm
The space where performance happens is not often integrated into performance as a creative tool, but many good writers know how the awareness of space, both the individual and the general, can enliven and enrich ensemble work and create mesmerising individual performances. Michael Chekhov calls this imaginative exploration of space ‘atmosphere’, both general or objective and individual or subjective: how can this intangible thing enhance our creativity, become a creative tool and a part of any artistic process?Workshop Fee: £55 per individual day; £200.00 for four; £150.00 for three workshops; £425.00 for ten workshops
Booking:
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/rudolf-steiner-house/e-qpyxpq
Registration and booking in person available at the Bookshop on the nightComing in 2024:
Part Two
January - March 2024: From Movement to Gesture
April - July 2024: Creating Character -
Thursday 11 April7.30pm - 9pm
Lecture by Ralf Roessner
Human society and the kingdoms of nature are both undergoing great changes, in the future these will only accelerate and affect us all. This offers spiritual, social, political and economic opportunities to an increasingly awakened humanity, and demands greater responsibility from us. Through the working of Christ in the etheric body of the Earth since 1933, the connection of our Spirit Self/Angel in our aura has changed, and the elemental and angelic worlds now have new hope in humanity as they perceive the growing light of Christ within us.
There is the opportunity for us to perceive the spiritual-elemental world within us if we turn our gaze inwards, this brings the potential for group work. Together we can shape the world of the future in the light of Christ.
Ralf Roessner is a former Waldorf School art teacher, current Bio-Dynamic farmer cultivating Light Root, beekeeper, inventor and producer of water energising devices (www.imton.de), clairvoyant and esoterist. He is also the author of “The Genius of Bees and the Elemental Beings” and “The Light Root: Nutrition of the Future” both published by Temple Lodge Publishing.
£10 cash on the door.
For further information please call Alex Wright on 01342 827967
Ralf will be lecturing again the following evening (Friday 12 April) at Emerson College followed by a 1½ day workshop on Saturday 13 and the morning of Sunday 14 April.
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Thursday 27 June7.30pm - 9pm
Lecture by Frank Burdich
Reading about elemental beings or nature spirits can leave an abstract impression of something not quite real. Frank has been actively collaborating with the elemental world for more than ten years and so can speak from a wealth of experience about their nature, purpose, and structure, as well as their desire to work with humans. He will also present different methods for perceiving them.
Frank Burdich was for 14 years an Upper School science teacher at a Waldorf School in Germany during which time he pursued an Anthroposophical spiritual path and became clairvoyant. He has been lecturing on supersensible perception since 2007, and in 2012 founded his own supersensible research company Gesellschaft für angewandte Geistesforschung mbH which provides supersensible research services in a range of contexts such as medicine preparation, mistletoe based remedies, oncology, special needs conditions and the spiritual audit of buildings, as well as lecturing and giving workshops on a variety of spiritual topics.
http://www.spiritual-research.eu/en/
£10 cash on the door.
For further information please contact Alex Wright on 01342 827967
Frank will be giving two further lectures as well as a 1.5 day workshop at Emerson College in the days following this lecture. See www.emerson.org.uk for full details