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An evening with Hugh Dennis
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Description
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Food & Drink, Pop-Up and Something A Little Different
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Tickets from £100.00 - £900.00
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Embankment
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Over 18
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Wed, 30th Oct 2024 @ 18:30 - 22:00
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18:30 - 22:00
Spend the
evening in RSA's iconic Great Room, enjoying a three-course menu,
followed by a in conversation with Hugh Dennis.
He'll discuss
his career, background, and open up to the floor for any burning
questions. You'll enjoy insightful conversation that often leads to
amusing digressions.
What to expect:
- Welcome drinks and canapes in The Benjamin Franklin Room
- A three-course meal
- Conversation with Hugh Dennis
- An opportunity to meet friends of the RSA
About Hugh Dennis
Probably best known as the hapless, yet BAFTA nominated
dad in the
multi-award winning BBC
sitcom
Outnumbered,
Hugh Dennis also stars in the long running BBC topical panel
show
Mock the
Week,
Phoebe Waller -Bridge’s breakthrough Comedy drama
Fleabag,
and Lee Mack’s
Not Going
Out,
He began his performing career in 1983, as a member of the
Cambridge Footlights, where he met his long-time writing and
performing partner Steve Punt. Forming a double
actact,
they became regulars on the comedy circuit before moving to
television in
Carrott
Confidential,
and
The Mary Whitehouse
Experience
before being given their own
Imaginatively Titled
Punt
and
Dennis
Show
on BBC 1
Hugh is also a regular voice on BBC’s radio network both writing and hosting Radio 4’s award winning comedy The Now Show, currently in its 64th series.
He has also driven on the World’s Most Dangerous Roads in both Peru and Ethiopia, tried to save the British pub with Oz Clarke in Oz and Hugh Drink to Britain, fronted a major BBC series about the geology of Britain, The Great British Countryside, filmed a BBC Documentary about the life of Ronnie Barker, popularised archaeology in Channel 4’s The Great British Dig and been killed very early on in the latest James Bond Film, No Time to Die.
This year he and Steve Punt celebrate 40 years of working together.
Ticket Information and Policies
Tickets cost £100 each, or £90
per person for a table of ten. A percentage of the ticket price
counts as a donation to the RSA, to support our work to unite
people and ideas to create social change.
Attendance is open to everyone,
within and beyond our Fellowship Community. Numbers are limited and
tickets must be booked in advance.
Please note, you will need to provide contact details and dietary requirements for those who wish to book tickets.
Tickets are refundable up to 30 days before the event. Tickets are non-transferable.
Ticket purchases for this event close at 11am on Monday 21st October.
Taking part in RSA
on-person events
We offer a complimentary companion ticket for those who require an assistant to accompany them for accessibility reasons, this will be with basic refreshments offered. We offer 50% discounted tickets to companions should they wish to participate in the full dining experience. We can offer flexibility according to the requirements and preferences of you and your companion, so please contact us at house@rsa.org.uk to discuss your needs.
A photographer will be taking photos during the evening for future promotions and social media. Content would be used by the RSA to publicise the event series or other future RSA activities. By booking to attend we will assume your consent to this unless you inform us otherwise.
By registering or being registered for the event you consent to receiving communications about this event, both before and after.
The information you provide when registering yourself and others for an event will be retained by the RSA and will be used to record attendance at the event. To understand more about how the RSA users your data, please see our Privacy Policy.
Offers
Promotions
Tickets/Times
| Ticket | Event time | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| General Admission | 18:30 - 22:00 | £100.00 |
| Table of 10 | 18:30 - 22:00 | £900.00 |
Location
Address
RSA House 8, John Adam Street, WC2N 6EZ
Area
Embankment
Nearest Station
Embankment (Tube)
Organiser
RSA House
RSA House has been home to the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufacture and Commerce) and its 30,000 strong fellowship since 1774 as well as some of the greatest thinkers and social activists of the past 200 years. Some notable names of past and present fellows you might recognise include Charles Dickens, Dame Judi Dench, Sir David Attenborough and Professor Steven Hawking.
The Coffee House is open to the public Mon-Fri from 8:30am. We host ticketed event throughout the house regularly and there is something for everyone. Everyone is welcome.
The house also hosts 11 bookable spaces that are available for all event types - from conferences to parties. Get in touch at house@rsa.org.uk for more details.
Venue
T&Cs
1. The ticket holder voluntarily assumes all risks and danger incidental to the event for which the ticket is issued, whether occurring prior, during or after the event. The ticket holder voluntarily agrees that the management, venue, event participants, DesignMyNight WFL Media Ltd and all of their respective agents, officers, directors, owners and employers are expressly released by the ticket holder from any claims arising from such causes.
2. Tickets are issued subject to the rules and regulations of the venue.
3. Please check your tickets, as mistakes cannot always be rectified.
4. Occasionally, events are cancelled or postponed by the promoter, team, performer or venue for a variety of reasons. If the event is cancelled, please contact us for information on receiving a refund from the responsible party. If the event was moved or rescheduled, the venue or promoter may set refund limitations. It is your responsibility to ascertain the date and time of any rearranged event.
5. The venue reserves the right to refuse admission and may on occasion have to conduct security searches to ensure the safety of the patrons.
6. Every effort to admit latecomers will be made at a suitable break in the event, but admission cannot always be guaranteed.
7. We regret that tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded after purchase.
8. Tickets are sold subject to the venue or promoter's right to alter or vary the programme due to events or circumstances beyond its control without being obliged to refund monies or exchange tickets.
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