{"id":38293,"date":"2026-06-24T20:05:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T19:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/footprintsoflondon.com\/live\/eventbrite-event\/walking-tour-peter-daubenys-world-of-theatre\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T20:05:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T19:05:05","slug":"walking-tour-peter-daubenys-world-of-theatre","status":"publish","type":"eventbrite_events","link":"https:\/\/footprintsoflondon.com\/live\/eventbrite-event\/walking-tour-peter-daubenys-world-of-theatre\/","title":{"rendered":"Walking Tour &#8211; Peter Daubeny&#8217;s World of Theatre"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Celebrate the man who brought the world to the London stage!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photo: Aldwych Theatre canopy &#8211; \u00a9 David Charnick 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Peter Daubeny brought the world to London. He invited unprecedented numbers of overseas companies to perform here, laying the foundations of world theatre as we know it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join me to celebrate the theatre manager who revolutionised British performance with his World Theatre Seasons and so much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meet me outside the Church of SS Anselm and Cecilia on Kingsway &#8211; just to the south of the main exit from Holborn Underground Station (Central and Piccadilly Lines).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tour will take approximately two hours. It finishes on Denman Street, near Piccadilly Circus Underground Station (Piccadilly and Bakerloo ines).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For other Page and Stage tours, please see here: <a href=\"http:\/\/charnowalks.co.uk\/page-and-stage\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-msys-clicktrack=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/charnowalks.co.uk\/page-and-stage\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For other Westminster-based tours, please see here: <a href=\"http:\/\/charnowalks.co.uk\/other-london-tours\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-msys-clicktrack=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/charnowalks.co.uk\/other-london-tours\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For information on travel, please use Transport for London&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/tfl.gov.uk\/plan-a-journey\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-msys-clicktrack=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Journey Planner<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t<div id=\"iee-eventbrite-checkout-widget\"><\/div>\n\t\t<script src=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/static\/widgets\/eb_widgets.js\"><\/script>\n\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\t\tvar orderCompleteCallback = function() {\n\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Order complete!\");\n\t\t};\n\t\twindow.EBWidgets.createWidget({\n\t\t\twidgetType: \"checkout\",\n\t\t\teventId: \"1988419975674\",\n\t\t\tiframeContainerId: \"iee-eventbrite-checkout-widget\",\n\t\t\tiframeContainerHeight: 530,\n\t\t\tonOrderComplete: orderCompleteCallback,\n\t\t\tpromoCode: \"\"\n\t\t});\n\t<\/script>\n\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Celebrate the man who brought the world to the London stage! 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