Despite accumulating wealth and fame as an actor and later establishing his College of God's Gift in Dulwich, which brought him social status, Edward Alleyn could not let go of his first love for the stage and the company of fellow actors. Local historian Brian Green will give an illustrated account of the highs and lows of Alleyn’s Fortune Theatre situated just beyond the City wall at Cripplegate. Using original detailed theatrical plans, biographies of its actors and the historical accounts of plague, political interference and ultimately the London Blitz which destroyed it, the talk explores Dulwich's 350 year long connection.

Brian Green is a local shopkeeper and historian with a lifetime’s collection of images of past Dulwich together with first-hand memories, interviews with past residents and hours spent in the archives.

Tickets are £5, proceeds to London Wildlife Trust’s Sydenham Hill Woods project.