If we'd not been dependent on public transport we'd have bought tickets for the matinee. We did do a quick tour of the free bit, the shop (corny badges purchased!) and were lucky to be only ones on the costumes' tour.
Detail of a costume used in Maid Of the West (looked like a real Jackie!), First Portfolio (more impressive to view than our local Magna Carta), Shakespeare's portrait (allegedly) and the grand staircase, all in the original theatre building.
Lampposts around the area were donated by cities and states this from Israel depicting an owl, Bottom and a fiddler (Portsmouth doesn't appear to have sponsored one!)(post script- we just didn't find it!) Finally a fabulous 3D Shakespeare of hanging stars, over the grand staircase.
@randystreat sorry no more of the costumes, did see one worn by Judi Dench and another by David Tennant on mannequins. Jackie was a teen magazine back in the day!
Such an interesting collage with the Jackie mag. On the map of lampposts Portsmouth shows as no 2 in same street as Southampton in Chapel Lane between Worcester and Sunderland. http://sonaheritagelamps.org.uk/map.html
@anniesue it did from straight on
@ljmanning ig was fascinating
@grammyn loved the stories
@beverley365 me too
@joansmor ta
@wakelys they were in alphabetical order, we stopped looking at w
@365anne enjoy