The Shackleton 150 convention - Friday

Join us for a special performance of the one-man play Shackleton's Carpenter. This will be part of the biennial conference of the Sir Ernest H Shackleton Appreciation Society which will be held at the Society this May marking 150 years since Shackleton’s birth. 

Come and indulge in a celebration of the life and work of ‘The Boss’ and the men from the Heroic Age of Antarctic exploration. 

Friday evening is free to those attending the conference weekend.

Programme

6.00pm - Welcome and introduction: Stephen Scott-Fawcett

6.15pm - Opening of the Johnny Midnight ‘Shackleton Collection’ of oil paintings. There will be a talk by the artist. 

7.00pm Malcolm Rennie in a special performance of his acclaimed one-man play Shackleton’s Carpenter.  Destitute in New Zealand, Chippy McNish, the only man to challenge ‘the Boss’, confronts the ghosts of his old shipmates from the Endurance including Shackleton himself. 

Making a booking

There are three individual events available to book. Please note that you do not need to book for Friday as this comes as part of the price for Saturday and/or Sunday.

Here are instructions on how to pay for all three events together:

1. Select ‘book now’ on one of the events.
2. Fill in the booking details.
3. Select ‘next’ and you will arrive at your cart.
4. Go back to ‘Events’ (top right-hand tab) or follow this link: The Shackleton 150 convention and gala dinner - RGS to book the other conference day and gala dinner if you wish. Your cart will be saved while you do this.
5. Once you have added all the events that you require to your cart, you can ‘proceed to checkout’ and pay.