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From the makers of Frank's Closet comes a new musical set in London's Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens. Opening July 2012 at Hoxton Hall

The Mask of Joy is a musical adaptation of Max Beerbohm's The Happy Hypocrite, the story of a man who dons a mask for love – and by using a disguise, reveals his true self.

Set in the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens on a single night, The Mask of Joy throws light on a period when London attracted the attention of the world, in a place that was a synonym for groundbreaking and extravagant public entertainment.

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Storified! Mask of Joy at Museum of London’s Pleasure Garden Ball

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Russell Whitehead is Cupid. (Taken with instagram)

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Wantonness Mask’d. A satire of a couple at a masquerade, the young man, on the left, has taken his mask off in his ardour, while the woman has not. 6th May 1771.
Hand-coloured mezzotint in the British Museum Collection.

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Wantonness Mask’d. A satire of a couple at a masquerade, the young man, on the left, has taken his mask off in his ardour, while the woman has not. 6th May 1771.Hand-coloured mezzotint in the British Museum Collection.

Wantonness Mask’d. A satire of a couple at a masquerade, the young man, on the left, has taken his mask off in his ardour, while the woman has not. 6th May 1771.
Hand-coloured mezzotint in the British Museum Collection.