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Audio Walk: Abney Rambles—Love, Wrath, Death, Lions: A Performed History of Frank & Susannah Bostock

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Photo by Romany Reagan, Abney Park Cemetery

For this walk, enter Abney Park Cemetery from the Neo-Egyptian gates entrance on Stoke Newington High Street.

Audio Download Link: Abney Rambles – Love, Wrath, Death, Lions – A performed history of Frank & Susannah Bostock

This audio walk is the performed life story of Frank and Susannah Bostock, a famous travelling circus and menagerie couple, buried in Abney Park Cemetery. Frank was a famous lion tamer, and the Bostocks were part of the founding members of Dreamland Amusement Park, Coney Island, New York.

This walk is a love story, but not a simple one.

When completed, please take the time to fill out my short survey

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CGRML3B

I would like to thank my cast for the generous donation of their time and performances!

Cast:

Frank Bostock: Professor Richard Dennis

Susannah Bostock: Sam Edwards

Thomas Dyson, attorney: Gavin Kelly

Times journalist: Ronan Shields