British Library - What's On January 2014

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January 2014 What's On

	Accompanying our exhibition Georgians Revealed: Life, Style and the Making of Modern Britain, we revel in an Austentatious comedy, look forward to promenading at a Valentine’s Ball and to hearing Dan Cruickshank on Georgian architecture. Find out more about our Events programme

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Austentatious

Georgian Ball

Dan Cruickshank

Competition

Around Town

Austentatious: An Improvised Novel Friday 7 February, 19.00 - 20.00  Conference Centre £10 (£8 over 60’s) £7 concessions    Austentatious: An Improvised Novel is a comedy performed in the inimitable style of Jane Austen. Marvel as a deliciously witty story, based entirely upon audience suggestions, is concocted before your very eyes. Swoon at the period costumes and live cello accompaniment. After revelling in the delights of the Hay Festival and Latitude, and a sell-out run in Edinburgh,Austentatious have decamped to the British Library for a spot of Georgian merriment, replete with stolen glances, impeccable manners and bewitching bons-mots.More

Georgian Valentine's Ball Fri 14 February, 19.30 – 22.30 British Library, Terrace Restaurant £35   Enjoy the most romantic of nights at a Georgian inspired banquet. Delight in interactive performances, baroque musicians and refined quadrilles. Gorge on historical victuals as we join up with Peyton and Byrne’sSupper Socials and Georgian Townhouse Parties for a magical and romantic evening. More

Dan Cruickshank: A Georgian House Fri 24 January, 18.30 – 20.00 Conference Centre £8 (£6 over 60’s) £5 concessions  Broadcaster and historian Dan Cruickshank has been actively involved in the repair and refurbishment of 18th-century houses and buildings. Join him for a detailed look at Georgian architecture in Spitalfields in East London, an exploration of the characteristic Georgian building-type (the speculatively-built terrace house), and a personal account of his direct experience with an 18th-century building – his own home, built in 1772 in the East End of London. More   Win a Luxury Country Break in Hampshire To celebrate our Georgians Revealed exhibition we are offering you a chance to win a three-night stay in a restored Georgian manor house. For more details Enter here

	Last Chance to see Picture This: children's illustrated classics				Around Town Bill Woodrow
	Until 26 January 2014Folio Gallery, Free The exhibition explores ten classic children’s books from the 20th century and looks at how illustrators have interpreted – and reinterpreted – our favourite tales. Original artwork, rare editions and personal correspondence are reunited with much-loved characters including Paddington Bear, Peter Pan and Willy Wonka and classic works such as Just So Stories,The Wind in the Willows and The Hobbit. More				Until 16 February 2014 Royal Academy You may have seen Bill Woodrow RA’s 'Sitting On History' sculpture in the British Library. Discover this influential sculptor who has been described by the Evening Standard as ‘a key figure of New British Sculpture’ and as one of the ‘biggest achievers’ of his generation by The Times.  Bill Woodrow RA’s eclectic, groundbreaking career is one worth celebrating. ‘Bill Woodrow RA’ Exhibition at the Royal Academy More

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