The British Music Hall Society

The British Music Hall Society has been championing the cause of the history of popular entertainment since 1963.  Without Victorian Music Hall there’d be no “Britain’s Got Talent”.  We are here to make sure that nobody forgets where we came from!

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The History of the Royal Variety Performance. A talk by Mark Fox.

The History of the Royal Variety Performance. A talk by Mark Fox.

Tue 07 May 2024, 7:30PM

A look back at over 100 years of the Royal Variety Performance with stories and clips from some of the stars who have performed for the Royal Family since the…

Researching Cinquevalli – a star of the Music Hall. An online talk for #MusicHallVarietyDay

Thu 16 May 2024, 7:00PM

Day by the Sea 2024

Sat 01 Jun 2024, 10:30AM

Operetta & burlesque at the Gaiety Theatre under John Hollingshead. A talk by Eilidh Innes.

Tue 16 Jul 2024, 7:30PM

Research and archive

Our archive is an impressive collection of sheet music, photographs, posters, theatre programmes and much more.

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If you are interested in entertainment past and present, why not join our Society?

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2nd Music Hall Conference
12th-13th October 2024 at Hoxton Hall

31 March 2024
Event

Blue Plaque for Victoria Monks
Blackpool’s forgotten music hall star

28 March 2024
Event

Press Release: Su Pollard is the new President of the British Music Hall Society

3 October 2023
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