THE TERENCE RATTIGAN SOCIETY

Monday 6 June 2022: Annual Birthday Dinner
The Hurlingham Club, Ranelagh Gardens, London, SW6 3PR 
7 for 7.30pm
Guest of Honour and Speaker: Professor Dan Rebellato 
Dress code: Summer Smart

The Society is delighted to announce that Dan Rebellato has accepted our invitation to be the guest speaker this year. 

Dan Rebellato is Professor of Contemporary Theatre at Royal Holloway University of London and has published widely on contemporary British theatre. His books include 1956 and All That, Theatre & Globalization, The Suspect Culture Book, Modern British Playwriting 2000-2009, Contemporary European Theatre Directors, and Contemporary European Playwrights. He is currently editing The Cambridge Companion to British Playwriting since 1945, The Cambridge Companion to British Theatre since 1945 and Terence Rattigan: New Critical Approaches for Cambridge. He edits the plays of Terence Rattigan for Nick Hern Books (13 volumes so far). He is also a playwright and his work for stage and radio include Here’s What I Did With My Body One Day, Static, Chekhov in Hell, Cavalry, Emily Rising, Negative Signs of Progress, My Life Is A Series of People Saying Goodbye and, most recently, You & Me. He was lead writer on Radio 4’s epic, award-winning adaptation of Emile Zola’s 20-volume novel sequence under the title Emile Zola: Blood, Sex & Money. His practical book on playwriting will be published by Bloomsbury and the National Theatre next year.

Dan is editing a book of essays on Rattigan’s work and will talk about why Rattigan is surprisingly difficult to write about.

The evening will begin with a wine reception followed by dinner in The Terrace Room. A three-course dinner will be served including coffee, club mints and half a bottle of wine which are included in the price of £95 per person.  Costs include a share of the guests’ costs and service charge. 

To reserve places please make a bank transfer to The Terence Rattigan Society using the reference TRBD:

Lloyds TSB Chelsea Branch
Sort Code: 30-64-72 
Account Number: 22820768

Email to Phill Ward, the Events Manager (phillward@me.com) to confirm payment has been made giving your name, telephone number, name of your guest if applicable and any dietary requirements. 

Alternatively complete the booking form below and send it together with a cheque made payable to The Terence Rattigan Society, with the reference TRBD on the back, and send it to:

Phill Ward, 114 Sandmere Road, London SW4 7QH

Receipt of all bookings will be acknowledged by email.

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BOOKING FORM

Event
	Cost	
Dinner at The Hurlingham Club 	£95 per head (includes everything listed above)	
Name
		
Name of guest (if applicable)	
	
E-mail address and telephone no. 
		
Address	
	
Special dietary requirements?

Directions to The Hurlingham Club:

Underground: connected by the District Line to the West End and the City, the Club is 0.3 miles from Putney Bridge Tube station, at the eastern end of Ranelagh Gardens.  Turn left out of the station and left again under the bridge.  The Club is straight ahead.

Rail: the Club is 1.1 miles from Putney train station and can be reached by walking over Putney Bridge or take a bus.  Bus routes from the station that stop near the Club are 39, 85, 93, 14 and 430.

Car: the Club is situated at the east end of Ranelagh Gardens, at the southern end of Napier Avenue.  Sat Nav users should key in ‘Napier Avenue’ due to the restricted access under the bridge by Putney Bridge station.  Guest parking is limited and incurs a charge of £20.

Accessibility: the Club is committed to ensuring that its grounds are welcoming and equally accessible to everyone.  There are several entrances around the Club that cater for those using wheelchairs or with limited mobility.