![]() ![]() ![]() Set in the 1880s and told from the perspective of the narrator, J, the book opens with J and his two friends, George and Harris, deciding to embark upon a boating holiday on the Thames. Three Men in a Boat is the truly hilarious story of, what must be, the most disastrous trip depicted in fiction. So when I saw that there was an upcoming performance at Knebworth House, combined with my real desperation for some light-hearted escapism from exams, I decided to finally give the book a go. This is a book that I have been meaning to read for some time. ![]() On top of this, Knebworth House is playing host to another event for which I am hugely excited – a reading of Three Men in a Boat: To Say Nothing of the Dog! by Jerome K Jerome, to be given by the actor Keith Baldwin in the Banqueting Hall. This Season will be no exception to a fantastic track record (a track record that includes a truly remarkable Garden staging of James and the Giant Peach) with outdoor performances of Pride and Prejudice and Wind in the Willows (I have already bought my tickets, obviously). But one of my favourite tasks is any kind of involvement with the various plays and performances we host through the year. I have watched David Suchet strut his stuff as Poirot and get to see knights joust on a bi-annual basis (no lie). No two days are the same and every summer brings something entirely different. One of the greatest benefits of working at Knebworth House is the sheer variety of people, tasks, and events I am exposed to over the course of the Season. ![]()
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