‘The Old Vicarage, Grantchester’ – A Centenary Celebration

Sunday 6 May 2012 - Join us at Ten to Three in The Old Vicarage garden.

One hundred years ago this May, Rupert Brooke wrote The Old Vicarage, Grantchester. To mark this centenary the Rupert Brooke Society has joined forces with Dr Mary Archer who will be opening the beautiful gardens of The Old Vicarage to members and their friends.

A honey tea will be served next door at the Orchard, followed by a premiere performance of Is there honey still for tea? – a play/dialogue Dr Archer has commissioned actor Mark Payton to write on Brooke’s time at The Old Vicarage. Dr Archer will also be talking about her new book The Story of The Old Vicarage, Grantchester and signing copies.

The programme for this event is as follows:

2.50 p.m.		Guests arrive at Ten to Three at The Old Vicarage for tours of the garden.
5.00 p.m.		Guests move to the Orchard for tea (with honey).
5.45 p.m.		Performance of: Is there honey still for tea? in the Brooke Room.

Tickets are £18 each for members (£20 non-members) but availability is limited, so first come first served.

If you would like to attend, please contact the Society’s chairman, Lorna Beckett by Monday 30th April to reserve your ticket, which will be given to you at the door on the day.

Also, on Tuesday 26th June 2012 as a continuation of the centenary celebrations, an additional event is being held in the grand setting of Gallery 3 in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. A concert premiering David Earl’s song setting of ‘The Old Vicarage, Grantchester’ will be performed by the Cambridge University Chamber Orchestra, along with other settings by relevant composers. Mark Payton will again perform his monologue, and it is hoped some original Brooke material will be on display.