Theatre Royal Plymouth will be presenting four free performances of a new 30 minute play about Nancy Astor, the first woman to sit as a Member of Parliament, on Friday 29 and Saturday 30 November.
Charlie Chaplin, Amy Johnson, J.M. Barrie, Franz Ferdinand, Henry James, F.D. Roosevelt, Mahatma Gandhi and Joachim von Ribbentrop attended wild parties at the house of Nancy Astor.
The installation of a statue commemorating Nancy Astor, the first female MP to sit in the UK Parliament, has moved a step closer after an artist was chosen to sculpt it.
Hayley Gibbs has been announced as designer of the statue by the judging panel for the committee that ran a successful Crowdfunding campaign to raise the required money to commission it.
The City Museum and Art Gallery is offering a range of talks and tours throughout October that highlight local and art history, Saltram House and former MP and Lady Mayoress, Nancy Astor.
The first talk on Tuesday 1 October is called Beyond Appearance: The Face in Modern Art . Professor Sam Smiles will look at examples of modern approaches to the face in response to headline exhibition...
