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Monday 9am - 5:30pm Tuesday 9am - 5:30pm Wednesday 9am - 5:30pm Thursday 9am - 5:30pm Friday 9am - 5:30pm

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Bespoke themed children's parties, interactive theatrical events, drama/imagination workshops, costu Murder Mystery events.
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Professional historical, fantasy and celebration events, reenactment and interpretation, archery tuition, music and storytelling. Bringing elegance and a personal touch to every event large or small. Premium bespoke Princess/'Frozen'/fairy/pirate/superhero parties, drama/imagination workshops, historical interpretation, archery, music, storytelling, face painting, princess pamper parties, princess

etiquette/princess training school, lessons in how to be a gentleman for young boys, Tudor workshops for children & Medieval princess & knight school (archery and swordplay can be included.) We now also do 'Warrior Training For Girls' (for the tomboys who would rather climb trees than braid hair..) This will include such activities as archery skills, swordplay & forest survival skills/outlaw training. Children's 'Planting Workshops' (introduction to gardening for little ones. Using only the finest fairy dust, of course)

Themed adults events, Burlesque, Steampunk and vintage events, Period corporate events. Singing lessons (private lessons available from a trained professional singer/West End performer) drum and guitar tuition, private one on one drama lessons (all available for both children and adults.) We would want to make your event special and memorable so will be open to any idea or suggestion. We will always do our best to cater to your needs. For our children's parties we can include Princess/Pirate/Disney/'Frozen'/Fairy/Superhero themed party games, drama/imagination workshops and storytelling. We can also provide Pass The Parcel containing specially chosen (and often lovingly handmade) magical gifts and sweets (sweets optional, other healthy treats/presents can be arranged.) Fairy/Princess/Pirate themed treasure and scavenger hunts. We can provide the clues and the treasure. Face painting - Fairies, pirates, mermaids, magical animals, elves, pixies etc Princess hair & make up. Our professional Wishing Chair Events photographer can also be booked for your event. Let us capture your memories of your special day & have beautiful photos for your family to treasure. All images taken by us will be edited for you & presented as hard copy or digital, on a USB in a beautiful gift box or in a elegant glossy hard backed photo book.

'Jump aboard the Wishing Chair and whizz off on magical adventures. Using the power of your imagination it will take you anywhere you wish to go...'

05/06/2023

25/05/2023

Hi everyone,

I'm Special Events Coordinator for D'Oyly Carte Island and Eyot House in Weybridge, former home of Richard D’Oyly Carte.

"A La Carte"

Introducing a live stream event using Dolby Technology on Saturday 24th June 2023!

"A La Carte" is a miscellany of Gilbert & Sullivan favourites, linked by extracts from diary entries, correspondence, and contemporary reviews. The evening recounts the volatile creative partnership of William S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, and their dealings with their theatrical impresario, Richard D’Oyly Carte, in both word and song.

Five Royal Opera Company performers, accompanied by a Sullivan’s Grand Piano, perform live from the ballroom of Eyot House on the exclusive D’Oyly Carte Island, West London.

The Live Stream includes a virtual tour of the house to see significant items from the Gilbert & Sullivan Museum.

When is it?

Saturday 24th June 2023

5.30pm (UK)

12.30pm EST (USA)

9.30am PST (USA)

2.30am AEST (Australia)

How much is it?

To view the live stream, tickets are £10.

How do I purchase a ticket?

Book your ticket now in advance using the link below and simply follow the instructions in the confirmation email you receive. Then sit back and watch the live stream in the comfort of your own home.

https://maestro.tv/doylycarte/gilbert-sullivan

Please also like our D'Oyly Carte FB & Instagram pages to keep up to date with the renovations and exciting upcoming events on the island.

23/05/2023

"A La Carte"

Introducing a live stream event using Dolby Technology on Saturday 24th June 2023!

"A La Carte" is a miscellany of Gilbert & Sullivan favourites, linked by extracts from diary entries, correspondence, and contemporary reviews. The evening recounts the volatile creative partnership of William S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, and their dealings with their theatrical impresario, Richard D’Oyly Carte, in both word and song.

Five Royal Opera Company performers, accompanied by a Sullivan’s Grand Piano, perform live from the ballroom of Eyot House on the exclusive D’Oyly Carte Island, West London.

The Live Stream includes a virtual tour of the house to see significant items from the Gilbert & Sullivan Museum.

When is it?

Saturday 24th June 2023

5.30pm (UK)

12.30pm EST (USA)

9.30am PST (USA)

2.30am AEST (Australia)

How much is it?

To view the live stream, tickets are £10.

How do I purchase a ticket?

Book your ticket now in advance using the link in our bio above and simply follow the instructions in the confirmation email you receive. Then sit back and watch the live stream in the comfort of your own home.

23/05/2023

23/05/2023

Brilliant (work in progress..) illustration by the super talented ! It's unfinished, half done according to lovely Georgina, but we love it already and can't wait to see the finished artwork.

Georgina will be visiting D'Oyly Carte Island in the coming weeks to see and feel the magic of the island up close & get inspiration for the rest of the piece.

We always love seeing artwork inspired by the island and Eyot House, so please do send/tag us in your wonderful art.

We are hoping to display and showcase the work of local artists at Eyot House one day soon. 🎨

16/05/2023

'The bridge to D'Oyly Carte' by Walton Art Club

Walton Art Club's beautiful entry to the Art Club Challenge is titled 'The bridge to D'Oyly Carte', inspired by the island and Eyot House. The club meets nearby every Wednesday evening.

The club was founded in 1960 to enable people to enjoy art in a friendly & sociable atmosphere.

This was done from a photograph but in black and white, so they didn't know the exact colours but could concentrate instead on tone. 34 members took part.

We think this is stunning.
Thank you

11/05/2023

We have that !

Happy everyone!

Boulter's Lock, Sunday Afternoon.
Edward John Gregory (1850-1909)

11/05/2023

How a Surrey entrepreneur is bringing back to life the most musical island on the Thames.

11/05/2023

"Capturing The Flower Moon" by who hosts the most beautiful art workshops on our island.

Look up in the sky as we all watch the same full moon rise around the globe (and across the ages and species)

The Full Moon of May is known as Flower Moon to signify the flowers that bloom during this month.
Also known as the Budding Moon, Egg Laying Moon, and Planting Moon.

The Anglo-Saxon name for May’s brightest moon phase is Milk Moon from the Old English Rimilcemona. It means three-milkings-month in modern English because cows were milked three times a day during this time of year. The Celtic and Old English names are Mothers’ Moon, Bright Moon, Hare Moon, and Grass Moon.

Many wildflowers bloom in May in the Northern Hemisphere, where these traditional Full Moon names originated. For example, many types of anemone, wild garlic, indigo, bluebells, lupine, sundrops, and violets, to name just a few.
Plants were said to draw upon the additional light and ground water to advance from seed, or flush with growth like rising tides at the full moon.

A3
Canvas
Mixed media

11/05/2023

🎺🎼🎉 INTERNATIONAL GILBERT AND SULLIVAN DAY! 🎉🎼🎺

May 3rd was also Richard D’Oyly Carte’s birthday! (1844).

🎨 Costume design by Charles Ricketts for Yum-Yum in The Mikado, Princes Theatre, 1926.

20/04/2023

🖌A very busy studio aboard the beautiful Bristle & Rose!🎨

Saturday - Creative retreats
Printing 3 ways
Step into printing....

It is a great way to play with your creativity, free up,
build on, or just take some pleasure learning a new skill.

✨️Next dates...✨️

May 13th - Print 3 ways
May 27th - Just Gel printing June 10th - Collage
June 24th- Print 3 ways

Time: 10 am -1.00pm

Place: Bristle & Rose canal boat D'Oyly Carte island Weybridge KT13 8LX

Duration: 3 hours

Cost: £65.00 pp Includes: All resources - Tea - Coffee - Biscuits, drinks, and nibbles.

20/04/2023

"Faeries, come take me out of this dull world,
For I would ride with you upon the wind,
Run on the top of the dishevelled tide,
And dance upon the mountains like a flame."

(William Butler Yeats - The Land of Heart's Desire)

Iolanthe opened at the Savoy on 25th November 1882.
A great deal of confusion surrounds the title of the fairy operetta. Until a few days before the opening night it was called ‘Perola’ but it is evident from a letter of Gilbert’s to Carte, dated 13th October, that he wanted to call the new piece ‘Iolanthe’.

✨️The electric star lights the principal fairies wore on top of their heads aroused much excitement.
The incandescent star lights, made by the Swan United Electric Light Company, were worked by a small battery carried on the shoulder and hidden by the fairies’ long flowing hair. The term ‘fairy lights’ has been in common usage ever since.✨️

Iolanthe ran at the Savoy until 1st January 1884.

Artwork - William Heath Robinson 'The Fairies Birthday'.

Address

Hampton Court Road
London
KT89BN

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5:30pm
Tuesday	9am - 5:30pm
Wednesday	9am - 5:30pm
Thursday	9am - 5:30pm
Friday	9am - 5:30pm

Website

http://jacklivermoredesign.wix.com/wishingchair

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