The British Music Hall Society

The British Music Hall Society has been championing the cause of the history of popular entertainment since 1963.  Without Victorian Music Hall there’d be no “Britain’s Got Talent”.  We are here to make sure that nobody forgets where we came from!

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🎪 Thank you to everyone who came to last night’s 'In the Limelight' talk at the CAA. Insect wrangler and showman Dr Tim Cockerill gave us astounding flea facts, fascinating history, and a lesson in what athletes fleas are. Next talk coming soon! #InTheLimelight #FleaCircus
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Tickets are now available for our annual symposium taking place at the Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon, on 11 Dec 2026, 11am-4pm.

This year's theme is acquisitions & we have invited members to present their work & share insights.

Tix & more info: www.eventbrite.com/e/apac-sympo...
The extraordinary story of Peter Waring, a popular comedian in the 1940s... but also a shameless and cynical fraudster. Comedy Chronicles writer Graham McCann says: "This is one of the oddest stories about a performer I've ever researched."

www.comedy.co.uk/features/com...