    PROGRAMME FOR 2009
We are drawing towards the end of a big year for SHC. The DARWIN DAYS (see below) of June, July and August went very well after a wet start in June. The LAST PERFORMANCES took place on SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 12TH.
We performed four scenes at four different locations in the town centre, morning and afternoon, illustrating aspects of the early life of Charles Darwin.
The four locations were
ST CHAD’S CHURCH, where Charles Darwin was christened. 10.45am AND 2.45pm.
The UNITARIAN CHURCH, which Charles attended with his mother, until she died, when he was 8 years old. 11.20am AND 3.20pm.
The BELLSTONE, outside the Morris Hall, which Charles found an intriguing puzzle. 11am AND 3pm.
The LIBRARY, previously Shrewsbury School, which Charles attended from 1818, when he was 9, until 1825. 11.50am AND 3.50pm.
On SATURDAY OCTOBER 3, the BEAGLE BALL was held at the Lion Hotel, to which Charles returned on the night of the 4th October 1836, after nearly five years on the Voyage of the Beagle. SHC provided characters and dancers for this spectacular occasion.
This glittering occasion in the Adam Ballroom included a complimentary drink, buffet, dancing to Green Ginger and a magic lantern lecture by Charles Darwin himself!
Photos
See Beagle Ball photos by Sabine Hutchinson here
See Darwin Days Photos by Mike Ashton here |
