Exhibition
Kitty Clive: The Creation Of A Female Celebrity
21 Sep 2018 – 30 Dec 2018
Regular hours
- Friday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Saturday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Sunday
- 11:00 – 17:00
- Tuesday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Wednesday
- 10:00 – 17:00
- Thursday
- 10:00 – 17:00
Cost of entry
Adults £11, Concessions £8.25
Address
- 40 Brunswick Square
- London
- WC1N 1AZ
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- 59, 68, 91, 168, 188
- Russell Square, King's Cross St Pancras
- Euston, St Pancras International and King's Cross
Explore the life and career of 18th-century actress, singer, feminist author and campaigner Kitty Clive.
About
Kitty Clive, born Catherine Raftor, was a star of the London stage. She sang in Handel’s first London performance of Messiahin 1743, and he created the role of Dalila for her in his oratorio Samson the same year. Clive cultivated her popular image as an actress and fought public battles in the media to achieve greater rights for theatrical performers. She also wrote and performed in several satirical sketches with feminist undertones, and published a pamphlet, The case of Mrs Clive, exposing her ill-treatment by the theatre managers.
In this in-focus display in the Handel Gallery, learn about Kitty Clive’s rise to fame from humble origins to star of the London stage.