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.
A Couple of Swells – Vesta and Hetty. Presented by Lemon Squeeze Productions.
A Couple of Swells – Vesta and Hetty. Presented by Lemon Squeeze Productions. Written by Sarah Archer. Vesta Tilley & Hetty King were international superstars and rivals who wowed audiences…
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…
Frank Lynne and some “Trifling Occurrences.” A talk by Peter Charlton.
This is a talk presented by Peter Charlton, accompanied by Stephen Lethbridge. What made Peter bring into the Limelight a performer that probably no-one has heard of? Well, he…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
