"A Georgian Guide to Getting Laid: Sex, Scandal and Harris’s List", with Sofia Gallucci

In 1757, a struggling Irish poet, a Covent Garden pimp and one of London’s most celebrated courtesans came together to create London’s newest little black book: Harris’s List of Covent Garden Ladies.

Published annually for nearly four decades, the List catalogued the names, addresses, appearances and ‘specialities’ of women working in London’s sex trade, becoming one of the most notorious bestsellers of the 18th century.

Yet beyond its outrageous and often hilarious entries lies a glimpse into the lives of the people who made, sold and appeared in its pages. List in hand, Sofia Gallucci takes us through the streets of Georgian London - from brothels and taverns to theatres and courtrooms - uncovering a world shaped by sex and money, ambition and desire, exploitation and survival. At its heart, the women whose private lives became public entertainment.

Bio:
Sofia Gallucci is a theatre director, dramaturg and PhD researcher. Her work includes productions with the RSC, Shakespeare’s Globe and in the West End. With her company, Pelican Daughters, she is currently creating HUSSY, a new play inspired by the women and scandalous history of Harris’s List of Covent Garden Ladies.

10% of all ticket sales are going towards Sofia Gallucci's newest production 'HUSSY'!

Event Running Time:
(We recommend arriving at 6:30pm if you're eating, and 7pm if drinks only)
Doors from 7pm
Introduction: 7:25pm
Lecture: 7:30pm
Q&A: 8:10pm
Finish: 8:30pm