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Victoria Embankment Gardens

Contains 1 collection item, 5 performances, 6 in total. Currently showing 6 in total.
  • 7th Midsummer Poetry Festival (1991)

    Performance: 7th Midsummer Poetry Festival (1991)

    22 June 1991 at 
    Victoria Embankment Gardens (6)
    This performance in partnership with Alternative Arts
  • Midsummer Poetry Festival (1992)

    Performance: Midsummer Poetry Festival (1992)

    21 June 1992 at 
    Victoria Embankment Gardens (6)
    This performance was in partnership with Alternative Arts
  • Midsummer Poetry Festival (1994)

    Performance: Midsummer Poetry Festival (1994)

    19 June 1994 at 
    Victoria Embankment Gardens (6)
  • Midsummer Poetry Festival (1995)

    Performance: Midsummer Poetry Festival (1995)

    18 June 1995 at 
    Victoria Embankment Gardens (6)
    Annual partnership event with Alternative Arts.
  • Photos of Midsummer Poetry Festival 2000

    Collection item: Photos of Midsummer Poetry Festival 2000

    18 June 2000
    Twenty photos from Midsummer Poetry Festival 2000.
  • Midsummer Poetry Festival (2000)

    Performance: Midsummer Poetry Festival (2000)

    18 June 2000 at 
    Victoria Embankment Gardens (6)
    Photos show a relaxed (if thin) audience in deckchairs. Apparently John C didn’t show, so he’s not in any of them.
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