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Announcing a new meetup for the London Cultureseekers Group!
What: 'Charlie Chaplin' Guided Walk (click here for the Saturday walk or here for the Sunday walk)
Where: Kennington Tube Station (outside the station)
When: Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th December at 1:30pm
Come along on either Saturday 19th or Sunday 20th December at 1:30pm 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 their 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. As a teenager he joined
a performing group in nearby Brixton 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', 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.
If you can't see us outside the station, please text.
Hope to see you there!
Robert
07905 901 834 (prefer text)
RSVP here for Saturday or here for Sunday...
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