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Victoria Embankment Gardens

Contains 1 collection item, 7 performances, 8 in total. Currently showing 8 in total.
  • 7th Midsummer Poetry Festival (1991)

    7th Midsummer Poetry Festival (1991)

    22 June 1991 at 
    Victoria Embankment Gardens (8)
    This performance in partnership with Alternative Arts
  • Midsummer Poetry Festival (1992)

    Midsummer Poetry Festival (1992)

    21 June 1992 at 
    Victoria Embankment Gardens (8)
    This performance was in partnership with Alternative Arts
  • Midsummer Poetry Festival 1993

    Midsummer Poetry Festival 1993

    20 June 1993 at 
    Victoria Embankment Gardens (8)
  • Midsummer Poetry Festival (1994)

    Midsummer Poetry Festival (1994)

    19 June 1994 at 
    Victoria Embankment Gardens (8)
  • Midsummer Poetry Festival (1995)

    Midsummer Poetry Festival (1995)

    18 June 1995 at 
    Victoria Embankment Gardens (8)
    Annual partnership event with Alternative Arts.
  • Midsummer Poetry Festival 1996

    Midsummer Poetry Festival 1996

    16 June 1996 at 
    Victoria Embankment Gardens (8)
  • Photos of Midsummer Poetry Festival 2000

    Photos of Midsummer Poetry Festival 2000

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

    Midsummer Poetry Festival (2000)

    18 June 2000 at 
    Victoria Embankment Gardens (8)
    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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