
An Eighteenth-century entrepreneur: Sarah Baker and her Kentish theatres, 1737-1816
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An Eighteenth-century entrepreneur: Sarah Baker and her Kentish theatres, 1737-1816
- St Pauls Church, Canterbury, CT1 1NH England, CT1 1NH United Kingdom (map)
The latest talk hosted by the Canterbury Historical and Archaeological Society, by Dr Jean Baker (no relation).

The Orange Street Theatre prior to its re-fronting in 1815 by William Dowton - (By permission of the Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales)
Dr Jean Baker
Author of the book, "Sarah Baker and her Kentish Theatres 1737–1816: Challenging the Status Quo"
St Paul’s Church, Canterbury, CT1 1NH
Non-CHAS members are very welcome to
attend any in-person talk for a one-off fee of £3.
📧 chas.membership@gmail.com
🌐 https://www.canterbury-archaeology.org.uk/
The speaker Jean Baker (no relation) hopes to sell copies of her book at the end of the talk. It's entitled Sarah Baker and her Kentish theatres 1737-1816: Challenging the Status Quo. It was the Society for Theatre Research's annual publication for 2019. The cost of the book is £20 and the proceeds go to the Society which is a charity.
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- Tagged: Canterbury Historical and Archaeological Society, Women's Histories, Modern