The Society offers a full programme of shows and talks open to everyone

  • A regular programme of talks by historians, authors and performers
  • Blue Plaque unveilings
  • Variety and Music Hall based shows including an annual Day By The Sea in Eastbourne
  • An annual conference covering all things Music Hall
  • A range of social events from sausage and mash singalong suppers to formal dinners

Members receive discounted rates on all of our events. See below for what is upcoming.

 

Pre AGM Lunch – Showtunes Sunday Roast at The CAA

If you are BMHS member, join us for lunch at The Club for Acts and Actors  before attending the British Music Hall Society AGM. A traditional Sunday roast lunch (2…

Sun 13 Apr 2025, 1:00PM
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Frank Lynne and some “Trifling Occurrences.” A talk by Peter Charlton.

This is a talk presented by Peter Charlton, accompanied by Laurence Payne. What made Peter bring into the Limelight a performer that probably no-one has heard of?   Well, he…

Tue 22 Apr 2025, 7:00PM
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Vulcana: Music Hall Strongwoman. An online talk by Rebecca F. John.

On a winter’s night in 1892, Kate Williams, the daughter of a Baptist Minister, leaves Abergavenny and sets out for London with a wild plan: she is going to become…

Fri 16 May 2025, 1:00PM
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Players Please! The Players Part III. A talk by Keith Fawkes & Richard Norman

Keith and Richard’s THIRD presentation continues with the history of the Players’ Theatre, a legendary British institution. Using archive footage with examples of how the Players’ company became an integral…

Tue 20 May 2025, 7:00PM
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Pre-Day by the Sea event: A Musical Sing Along & Supper Evening with Mr Ashley Knight

As a prelude to the BMHS Annual Day By The Sea, the Society are hosting a special ‘Musical Singalong Evening’ at the Riviera Hotel with supper featuring songs that we all know…

Fri 13 Jun 2025, 7:30PM
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Day By The Sea

Day By The Sea Now a highlight of the Eastbourne theatrical year, the British Music Hall Society returns for its 9th all-day celebration of the worlds of music hall and…

Sat 14 Jun 2025, 10:30AM
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Beyond The Ballroom – British Dance Bands in Variety Theatre. A talk by Catherine Tackley

Having developed to accompany social dancing, British dance bands frequently topped the bills of variety theatres between the Wars as successful acts in their own right – performances that were…

Tue 17 Jun 2025, 7:00PM
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