Good news - -tickets for Shakespeare in the Squares' production of Twelfth Night in the Crescent Garden on Tuesday July 4th are now on sale! And as we've come to expect from this innovative company it will be a performance with a difference, set in the 1920s.
Their version last year of The Tempest was a well-deserved sell-out so it's best not to delay. The tickets are £30.50 for adults & £15.76 for children aged 12 & under & can be obtained by going to Shakespeare in the Squares or Eventbrite.
The performance will begin promptly at 7pm and will be over by approximately 9.30pm. The Garden will be open for picnics from 5.30pm & check here nearer the time for details of bar & catering facilities on site.
Updated: Apr 19, 2023
Many Formosa residents will no doubt remember retired Flight Sergeant Peter Brown, who lived on the Garden in Warrington Crescent for many years & was a familiar figure at his local paper shop, Dhigs -- always smartly dressed & up for a chat with passers-by. He was humble about his role in the Second World War but in fact was one of the last black "Pilots of the Caribbean", volunteering to come over from Jamaica aged 17 in 1943 & going on to fly five operations in Lancaster bombers.
Sadly Peter died last December aged 96 leaving no known family, but a campaign fronted by the RAF, Westminster Council & history enthusiasts to encourage people to turn up to his funeral went viral to the extent that organisers ditched plans to hold it at Mortlake Crematorium on March 29th, for fear that the number of people attending would far exceed the chapel's capacity. Now the funeral has been re-arranged for May 25th at the 1,000-year-old St Clement Danes church in the Strand, with 600 seats reserved for the public. Priority will be given to those with a connection to him, among whom are sure to be many Formosa Garden residents wanting to give this modest man the send-off he deserves.
- Viv Robins
- Mar 16, 2023
Updated: Mar 20, 2023
This year’s London Open Gardens weekend is scheduled for 10th & 11th June & will feature no fewer than 117 gardens, including our very own Formosa from 2—5 pm on the Sunday.
And for the first time since before the pandemic access will also be granted to the half-acre garden at the back of 10 Downing St. Lucky winners of the ballot organised by the London Gardens Trust will be able to thrill to the scene of the Rose Garden bromance between Nick Clegg & David Cameron in 2010 & enjoy features including a bronze sculpture by Barbara Hepworth.
There will be two tours on Saturday 10 June 2023 at 11.30am and 1.30pm. 24 places are available on each tour, open to visitors aged 12 and over. The ballot closes on 5th April & winners will be notified by 21st April.
To apply for a ticket enter the ballot at this link. https://londongardenstrust.org/whatson/log2023/visit-the-garden-at-10-downing-street/
