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The Rest Is History – Book Tour 2024
19 September 2024 @ 7.00pm
About The Rest Is History – Book Tour 2024
The Rest Is History is a top-charting podcast hosted by legendary historians Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook, discussing topics of human history from the Romans to US presidents. The show has since been adapted into a live show that debuted in 2023.
The Rest Is History will head to Cambridge and Oxford in September 2024, ahead of a special show at the Royal Albert Hall in October, where they will discuss the works of Mozart and Beethoven alongside a live orchestra.
Join Tom and Dominic as they delve into the past to unravel its links to the present with their new book, The Rest Is History Returns.
In conversation with a special guest, Tom and Dominic will present various alphabetical miscellany, tackling some of history’s most fascinating and quirky moments!
Charge forth against the traitors of the American Revolution, journey through Baghdad to uncover the origins of the Arabian Nights, and head to Sicily to witness the first epic showdown between Carthage and Rome.
During the evening, Tom and Dominic will ask the questions you never thought to ask:
- Who was Jesus’s wife?
- What would it have been like to live-tweet through the eruption of Vesuvius?
- Why did the Romans inspire so much American science fiction?
- Which Mitford sister tried to seduce her girlish crush, Adolf Hitler?
- What are history’s top 10 monkeys?
- Was Henry V’s great-grandfather, Edward III, the biggest ‘lad’ in British history?
With an opportunity to ask your own questions, don’t miss this chance to dust off your tricorne hat, grab your lasso and get ready for a rollicking rollercoaster through the past.
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Age guidance:
No under 3s allowed in venue.
Under 16s to be accompanied by an adult 21+.
About New Theatre Oxford
There has been a theatre on George Street for almost 170 years. The first theatre was built in 1836, and a second in 1886. In 1934, the third New Theatre opened.
The theatre has been owned by several different companies and undergone several name changes. It is now owned by the Ambassador Theatre Group and hosts everything from ballet and opera to musicals.
On performance days, the Box Office opens at noon and closes 15 minutes after the show starts. If there is a performance on a Sunday or Bank Holiday, Box Office will open 2 hours before the show begins and close 15 minutes after the show starts.
There is a large air-conditioned bar with seating located below the Stalls Foyer, two further bars in the Circle Foyer and an additional one at the back of the balcony. All stocked with an array of drinks and snacks.
There is a cloakroom located in the stalls bar. If this is closed, please speak to a member of staff. £1 per item. It is free to ATG Theatre Card members.
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