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Cakes and Ale: Mr Robert Baddeley and his Twelfth Night Cakes

Original price was: £11.99.Current price is: £9.99.

Cakes and Ale honours the life, times and legacy of an original director of the Drury Lane Theatrical Fund, Robert Baddeley

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Cakes and Ale honours the life, times and legacy of an original director of the Drury Lane Theatrical Fund, Robert Baddeley – cook, valet and stalwart actor – a member of David Garrick’s company at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, and a man whose benevolence created the oldest surviving theatrical ceremony in British Theatre.

‘A dramatic, tasty tale.’

Samantha Bond, star of The Marlow Murder Club.

‘A delicious slice of theatre history.’

Michael Coveney, author of The Final Curtain and Master of the House

‘Here’s a treat. A rare book for cake and theatre lovers alike.’

Ian Kelly, author of Cooking for Kings, now adapted as the 2025 major Apple Originals TV series Carême