Dr. James Barry was posted world-wide rising to be a Surgeon-General.

His ten years in Cape Town, South Africa proved his most volatile and dramatic, fighting duels and challenging anyone who questioned his methods and personal appearance or sexuality.

He performed the first successful Caesarean in Africa. Accused of having a homosexual affair with the governor Lord Charles Somerset, Barry defended his lifelong friendship. On his death some 50 years later in 1865, it was found that Barry was a woman.

Date: Thursday, 22 January 2026
Time: 18h30 for 19h00 (Meet in the bar)
Menu: Price includes a 2 course meal (drinks not included)

Venue: The Cape Town Club
Tickets: Members R300 | Guests R400