Documents relating to the events that took place to celebrate the 450th Anniversary of Westminster School including, The Elizabethan Club Ball, The Royal Visit, a Lecture Series and other events throughout 2010.
450th Anniversary of Westminster School
In 2010, Westminster School celebrated its 450th Anniversary. The Anniversary was celebrated in many ways, and the documents created from organising and carrying out these celebrations are catologued here.
Includes administrative records from the 450th Anniversary celebrations relating to budget, website and design, the 2010 Working Party and the Abbey 2010 Group.
To mark the 450th Anniversary of the Westminster School, The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh attended a service at the Abbey before unveiling a statue of Queen Elizabeth I in Little Dean's Yard on 21st May 2010. Includes, correspondence, programmes, schedules, seating plans and notes relating to preparation for this event and the event itself.
Papers relating to the arrangements for the production and performance of the Latin Play. Includes cast lists, sketches and drawings for scenery, Epilogues and Prologues spoken at performances of the play and samples of programmes and tickets for the play. Also includes lists of names and addresses of individuals to receive tickets, production notes covering all aspects of rehearsal and performance and draft seating plans and arrangements for individual performances.
The sub-series contains material relating to the general administrative records and correspondence concerning all aspects of logistical planning for the Latin Play. This includes indexes of addresses to send invitations and tickets to, instructions for those assisting with the play, audience seating plans and production notes. The sub-series is incomplete and most material dates from the first half of the 20th Century.