DVS Autumn Event 2025 – A Motley Celebration

An Oxfordian Autumn to Remember

Join us on Saturday 25 October 2025 for the de Vere Society’s much-anticipated Autumn gathering — a vibrant day of scholarship, stagecraft, and fellowship at Herringham Hall, Regent’s University, London.

Tickets are £75 per person and can be purchased via the the following link: DVS Autumn Event 2025

Programme Highlights

The Alexander Waugh Award

Beyond Audley End: Searching for Shakespeare’s Library and the Strange Case of Seneca’s Ten Tragedies (1563) — Roger Stritmatter

Edgar’s Leap of Imagination: Its Origins and Consequences — Charles Beauclerk

The Oxfordian Narrative — a discussion led by Matthew Wade and Brent Evans

Play Reading: Shakespearacy — written and performed by Ron Destro, with Richard Clifford and Sir Derek Jacobi

Dramatic Passages: Performed by guest actors including Sir Derek Jacobi, Richard Clifford, and Samantha Bond*

* Subject to availability.

Q&A Session: An opportunity to engage directly with the day’s speakers and performers.

Plus: a merchandise table, an auction table, and a book exchange table (where a small donation would be welcome)

To purchase tickets please click on the following link: DVS Autumn Event 2025

We look forward to welcoming you for whatpromises to be a memorable gathering.

Extras Throughout the Day

• Time: Registration opens at 9:30 a.m. | Presentations begin at 10:00 a.m. | Day ends at 4:15 p.m.
• The Autumn Event includes tea, coffee, and pastries on arrival, mid-morning refreshments, a hot buffet lunch with a choice of dishes, and afternoon tea with cakes — a welcome step up from the sandwich lunches of previous years!
• Auction table featuring unique items
• DVS merchandise stall
• Book exchange

Practical Details

• Date: Saturday 25 October 2025
• Venue: Herringham Hall, Regent’s University London, Inner Circle, Regent’s Park, London NW1 4NS

          To purchase tickets please click on the following link: DVS Autumn Event 2025