Quotations from P G Wodehouse are copyright of, and reprinted by permission of, the Trustees of the Wodehouse Estate © 2010 The P G Wodehouse Society (UK)

Future Events

 

16th February 2010,  Society Meeting We meet from 6:00 p.m. at the Arts Club, 40 Dover Street, London, W1S 4NP. Our speaker will be the wonderful Jonathan Cecil, who amongst his many many achievements has also created some brilliant audio books of Wodehouse's work. The nearest Underground station for Dover Street is Green Park.

 

27th March 2010,  Murphy’s Wodehouse Walk Norman Murphy is resuming his Wodehouse Walks! Please see our articles on the Plum Pie exhibition at Heywood Hill and also Norman's own article in Recent Events entitled 'Wodehouse Walks at Heywood Hill - September/October 2009'. These walks really are a 'must do' for Wodehouse fans. The start time will be 10:00 a.m. Call Norman on 020 8881 9979 to book a place and get details on where to meet. For information on how to order Norman's book Three Wodehouse Walks please use the form provided at the base of the article mentioned above.

 

21st May to 27th June 2010, Oh, Boy! staged in Chicago The City Lit Theatre in Chicago are staging the classic Bolton-Wodehouse-Kern musical Oh, Boy! See Wooster Sauce, December 2009 edition, page 17 for details.

 

22nd May 2010,  Murphy’s Wodehouse Walk Norman will lead another walk around Wodehouse’s London. The start time will be 10:00 a.m., please see the entry for 27th March 2010 for further details.

 

18th June 2010, Gold Bats vs. The Dulwich Dusters The annual match of the society's cricket team the Gold Bats against The Dulwich Dusters, at Dulwich College (where of course Wodehouse went to school). A marvellous tea is also provided and tickets for this can be purchased in advance. Members will see details of this in the March 2010 edition of Wooster Sauce.

 

20th June 2010, Gold Bats vs. Sherlock Holmes Society Another of the Gold Bats' annual fixtures, this time against the Sherlockians at the West Wycombe cricket ground.

 

4th July 2010, Cricket at Charterhouse School Members of the Gold Bats will play the Intellectuals at Charterhouse School, the start time will be 2:00 p.m.

 

6th July 2010, Society Meeting We will meet from 6:00 p.m. at the Arts Club, 40 Dover Street, London, W1S 4NP. Our speaker will be announced nearer the time, but be sure to put this in your diary as another enjoyable evening is assured! Norman Murphy will also conduct an abbreviated Wodehouse Walk prior to the meeting. Call Norman on 020 8881 9979 for details on when and where to meet. The nearest Underground station for Dover Street is Green Park.

 

21st July 2010, Cricket in Kent Members of the Gold Bats will play together with the Siegfried Sassoon Society against the Matfield Cricket Club in Kent, starting at 2:00 p.m. This is the annual Flower Show match, re-creating Sassoon's highly regarded fictional cricket match fixture. Please see reports in our Recent Events section and our Archive on this interesting and important fixture.

 

8th August 8 2010, Gold Bats vs. Kirby Strollers This annual charity match will take place in the wonderful setting of the grounds of Audley End House, near Saffron Walden. The start time will be 1:00 p.m.

 

11th September 2010, Murphy’s Wodehouse Walk Norman will lead another walk around Wodehouse’s London. The start time will be 10:00 a.m. Please see the entry for 27th March 2010 for further details.

 

28th October 2010, Society Dinner at Gray’s Inn The Society’s biennial formal dinner will again be held at Gray’s Inn, London. If you have been to a Society dinner before you will want to place this in your diary now and await fuller information in Wooster Sauce in due course.

 

16th November 2010, Society Meeting We will meet from 6:00 p.m. at the Arts Club, 40 Dover Street, London, W1S 4NP. Our speaker will be announced nearer the time. The nearest Underground station for Dover Street is Green Park.