Come to the exhibition Bonaparte and the British in Room 90 to see Regency-era toy theatre productions of The Battle of Waterloo (1824) and Bonaparte's Invasion of Russia (1825). The origins of the English toy theatre date back to 1811 when William West published the 'first cheap theatrical print'. West's versions of these plays, based on Astley's Amphitheatre, have been unavailable and unperformed since West's death in 1854, until now.
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Friday 13 March
18.30–20.00
Room 90, free
British Museum
Langue(s) : English