Announcing a new meetup for the London Cultureseekers Group!
What: 'Charlie Chaplin' Guided Walk (rsvp here for 12:30pm or here for 3:00pm)
Where: Kennington Tube Station (outside the station)
When: Sunday 13th April 2014 at 12:30pm or 3:00pm
Come along on Sunday 13th April at 12:30pm or 3:00pm for a guided walk around Kennington on the early life of the comic genius; Charlie Chaplin!
I'm a massive fan of Charlie Chaplin, so I'll be the guide for the walk.
About the walk
Charlie Chaplin was British and kept British citizenship all his life, even though he spent most of his adult life in America.
He was born in Kennington, London on the 16th April 1889 and lived there until he was 21. He was born into and spent his early years in great poverty in (at the time) one of the poorest areas of London. He joined a performing group and during a tour of the U.S was spotted performing by a scout for Sennett Studios, they signed him up and the rest is history! He went on to star in 81 films mainly during the silent era and playing his 'Little Tramp' character in most of them.
His life is a classic rags to riches story and in his films he was heavily influenced by his poor upbringing. I will guide you round the streets visiting various places that influenced him, the houses where he lived as a child and describing the conditions of the area in late Victorian London. I will tell you the story of his relationships with his mentally ill mother, alcoholic father and the close bond he had with his half brother Sydney. Plus I will also talk about his stage understudy who also went onto become a world famous movie comedian.
I will finish the walk showing you the place where he learnt his famous comedy walk!
The walk is free to 'Full Members 2013', but £5 for everyone else.
The walk will last about 1h 45mins and we will end by going to a pub not far from Vauxhall Tube Station. We will be having two back to back walks, one at 12:30pm and one at 3:00pm, so when you rsvp, please choose which one you would like to come on.
If you can't see us at the station, please call.
Hope to see you there!
Regards
Robert
07905 901 834
RSVP here for 12:30pm or here for 3:00pm
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