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In the early 1960s, a bold, bizarre, and very British art heist captured the public’s imagination. The painting in question was Francisco Goya’s Portrait of the Duke of Wellington, a dignified oil rendering of the military hero who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo. The thief? A 61-year-old retired bus driver named Kempton Bunton. And the settingContinueContinue reading “The Duke, the Thief, and the Spy: The Hidden Art Heist Easter Egg in Dr. No”

We are delighted to announce a special reading of the new musical Kempton Bunton, to be held at The Club for Acts and Actors (Concert Artistes’ Association), 20 Bedford Street, London WC2E 9HP. This one-off event will take place on Tuesday, 27 May 2025, at 2.30pm and will run for approximately 90 minutes. Set onContinueContinue reading “Announcing: A reading of Kempton Bunton The Musical”

The case of the missing Goya Sir John Francis Godolphin Osborne, the 11th Duke of Leeds was, by all accounts, a lover of the good life. After inheriting the title and estates of his Dukedom at the tender age of 26 he spent most of the rest of his life as a tax exile inContinueContinue reading “Kempton Bunton: What really happened”