Magic Lantern Show and Exhibition Late View

Join us for an evening of specially devised entertainment by the renowned magic lantern performers Jeremy and Carolyn Brooker from the Magic Lantern Society.

Before the main event you can view our current exhibition and an extra curated display of documents just for the evening. A paying bar will be available.

LATE VIEW: 6.45 - 7.30pm (browse our displays at your own pace)

See our 'Spotlight on Music Hall' display, and visit our 'London in the Second World War' exhibition.

Don't miss the special document display - for one night only - around the theme of 'The Silver Scream: twentieth-century cinema'. See original documents including images of cinemas and archival materials relating to scary films.

MAIN EVENT - MAGIC LANTERN SHOW: 7.30-8.30pm (with an opportunity to view the projector up close afterwards)

The show will feature an authentic triunial (or Triple) magic lantern combining three projectors in a single device. This is the most complex and rarest form of magic lantern entertainment creating fast-moving shows featuring the most spectacular effects the lantern can produce. Carolyn and Jeremy Brooker have been performing together for over 20 years to perfect this demanding art (www.jeremybrooker.com).

With live musical accompaniment provided by acclaimed silent film pianist Costas Fotopoulos (http://www.costasfotopoulos.com/). Costas is based in London and works internationally as a composer and arranger for film, the stage and the concert hall, and performs as a concert, silent film and jazz pianist.

See what the performance was like last year: https://www.thelondonarchives.org/blog/past-performance-magic-lantern-show

Special offers:

1. Early Bird tickets are available at a discounted price until 11.59pm on 16 September 2025.
2. “Book two featured events for a discount”: Book a standard price ticket for this event (Magic Lantern) and receive a discount code for £5 off a standard price ticket for Centre Stage: Music Hall at The London Archives taking place on 1 November 2025. [OR, receive £5 off a standard price ticket for this event if you’ve already booked a standard price ticket for Centre Stage: Music Hall at The London Archives]. Offer does not apply to Early Bird tickets.