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Join us for an extraordinary in-person event celebrating Annie Horniman, the trailblazing theatre pioneer, comfortable life was not for herAnnie Horniman was born in London to a wealthy middle-class family and could so easily have followed the natural career path of so many of her contemporaries; enjoy an easy life, make a good marriage and spend her time helping her husband further his career. Not our Annie! In an age where women were only just beginning to strike out for themselves Annie broke away from convention and a bequest from her grandmother enabled her to follow her dream to become involved in the theatre.
Her friendship with the Irish poet W.B.Yeates led her across the Irish sea to Dublin and the founding of the Abbey Theatre, from Dublin to Manchester but alas not all plain sailing, however Dublin’s loss was Manchester’s gain.
Controversy in the Midland Hotel. the opening of the Gaiety Theatre and all events in between led to Miss Horniman becoming one of the most prominent women in Manchester, but what happened then? How is it that this fascinating and radical woman is largely unknown today.
Come and hear more about the life and times of Miss Annie Elizabeth Fredericka Horniman.
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St Peter's Square,Manchester,M2 5PD,GB, United Kingdom
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