The Truth About Harry Beck

Cubic Theatre, London Transport Museum, London, WC2E 7BB

The Truth About Harry Beck

London Transport Museum, London, WC2E 7BB

Description

Important: Tickets need redeeming through a third-party website after booking on our platform. Additional fees may apply (see details in the additional information section below)

A new play “packed with love, loss, wit, triumph and tragedy” (North West End) based on the man behind the iconic Tube map! Find out more about the creative mind behind the map and how it came to life.

For many of us, the London Underground is purely functional. But to Harry Beck, this web of geography became an obsession – a fascination with the creation of the perfect Tube map. How did Beck create the iconic diagrammatic diagram of today, and at what cost? To understand you need to meet Harry, and his wife Nora.

Take a glimpse inside a journey of passion, a wife’s dedication and the living breathing network of the tunnels and train tracks in our capital. Embrace your inner transport enthusiast through a mash up of real-life accounts, uncovered anecdotes and seemingly unconnected facts (…with a peppering of fictitious characters) in this “A long-overdue tribute to a neglected hero” (The Arts Desk).

Join The Natural Theatre Company as they take you on a whimsical whirlwind of fact through the worlds of design, transport, modern history…and an addiction to getting it right in this brand-new production.

How To Get Your Tickets

1. Book your desired number of vouchers (one voucher is equal to one ticket) and await an email from us confirming your order. This email will contain a booking confirmation PDF, this is NOT a ticket.

2. Open your booking confirmation PDF and follow the instructions to redeem your ticket(s) using the unique link or code found in the PDF. You must redeem your ticket(s) as soon as you have purchased your voucher to avoid disappointment.

3. Once you have redeemed your ticket(s) and received them via email, take them with you and show them on entry at the event. Ensure that you take personal ID with you or you may be turned away.

Additional Information

• Running time approx. 65 minutes

• For further event information please visit https://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/theatre

Accessibility Information

• Please note: We recommend all access bookings are made directly through the event organiser, however, we are here to assist where possible. Please get in touch with us prior to booking if you have access requirements. For accessibility information please visit https://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/visit

Genre
Dates & times

Saturday, 16 Nov 2024, 7:30pm - Sunday, 17 Nov 2024, 3:30pm

Important: Tickets need redeeming through a third-party website after booking on our platform. Additional fees may apply (see details in the additional information section below)

A new play “packed with love, loss, wit, triumph and tragedy” (North West End) based on the man behind the iconic Tube map! Find out more about the creative mind behind the map and how it came to life.

For many of us, the London Underground is purely functional. But to Harry Beck, this web of geography became an obsession – a fascination with the creation of the perfect Tube map. How did Beck create the iconic diagrammatic diagram of today, and at what cost? To understand you need to meet Harry, and his wife Nora.

Take a glimpse inside a journey of passion, a wife’s dedication and the living breathing network of the tunnels and train tracks in our capital. Embrace your inner transport enthusiast through a mash up of real-life accounts, uncovered anecdotes and seemingly unconnected facts (…with a peppering of fictitious characters) in this “A long-overdue tribute to a neglected hero” (The Arts Desk).

Join The Natural Theatre Company as they take you on a whimsical whirlwind of fact through the worlds of design, transport, modern history…and an addiction to getting it right in this brand-new production.

How To Get Your Tickets

1. Book your desired number of vouchers (one voucher is equal to one ticket) and await an email from us confirming your order. This email will contain a booking confirmation PDF, this is NOT a ticket.

2. Open your booking confirmation PDF and follow the instructions to redeem your ticket(s) using the unique link or code found in the PDF. You must redeem your ticket(s) as soon as you have purchased your voucher to avoid disappointment.

3. Once you have redeemed your ticket(s) and received them via email, take them with you and show them on entry at the event. Ensure that you take personal ID with you or you may be turned away.

Additional Information

• Running time approx. 65 minutes

• For further event information please visit https://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/theatre

Accessibility Information

• Please note: We recommend all access bookings are made directly through the event organiser, however, we are here to assist where possible. Please get in touch with us prior to booking if you have access requirements. For accessibility information please visit https://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/visit

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Location

Cubic Theatre

London Transport Museum

London

WC2E 7BB

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