Burlescapades! Venue:

Since opening in 1787, the Assembly Rooms at 54 George St has played host to many distinguished guests and historical events such as Sir Walter Scott, King George IV’s visit in 1822 (a painting by Turner of this event hangs in the Tate Britain), a public banquet held in the honour of Charles Dickens in 1841, and the first music festival held in the Music Hall in 1843.

1879 saw the first of many visits by Gladstone, and more recently Seamus Heaney, Norman McCaig and J.K. Rowling have all read excerpts from their best selling books.

Prime Ministers and Presidents attended the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in 1997 and in 1999 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was guest of honour at a Regimental Dinner.

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