What do we see when we look at early modern plays in contemporary theatre? Well, this is a very UK-based, and probably London-based answer, but we generally see a lot of white, able-bodied cis men in plays about white, able-bodied cis men; we generally see the same 10-15 plays of the 400 or so early … Continue reading Galatea, BritGrad and diverse alarums
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A slice of Christmas (b)log
This has been the only full year of our two year research project, and we have been busy. This blog offers a summary of the year's blog activity, from furries to archives, from handwriting competitions to virgin sacrifice. And whatever else you do, do be sure to take our fabulous and not-in-any-way-difficult Christmas quiz. Our … Continue reading A slice of Christmas (b)log
The Sound of Lyly: Galatea Interview
We recently had a chance to interview Vicky Abbott, the musical lead on Emma Frankland's Galatea project, and we asked her what it was like writing music for a sixteenth-century play in a modern production. We feature here some of Vicky's brilliant recordings (©Vicky Abbott) along with choreographed responses to songs that have been crucial … Continue reading The Sound of Lyly: Galatea Interview
Galatea in Cornwall: Finding Gods in Truro
For this week's R&D workshops, Emma Frankland and Mydd Pharo are joined by Kellan Frankland, Krishna Istha, Mzz Kimberley, and Nadia Nadarajah in and around Truro (based at the Hall of Cornwall, thanks to their support) for a week looking at Galatea's Gods and their divine interactions: Neptune, Venus, her son Cupid, and Diana and … Continue reading Galatea in Cornwall: Finding Gods in Truro
Getting Mortal in St Austell: Galatea in Cornwall
We are joining Emma Frankland and her crew of artists and players for the next few days. Emma is spending this week and next week with two groups of artists to explore in more detail some of the themes and scenes of John Lyly's Galatea, building on research and development workshops from last August. The … Continue reading Getting Mortal in St Austell: Galatea in Cornwall
keywords for collaboration
by Liz Oakley-Brown curiosity 13 Jul 2016 10:22 Between Shakespeare Dear Andy, I'm in town for London leg of W[orld] S[hakespeare] C[ongress]. Any chance I could attend am workshop activity on August 5th? In haste, Liz (Oakley-Brown) exploration Fri 29/07/2016 14:22 into the woods with Galatea Dear Galatea workshop attenders, Thank you … Continue reading keywords for collaboration
Galatea Workshop Response: Hester Bradley
We are very pleased to host Hester Bradley's response to the Galatea workshops hosted at the Jerwood Space in August this year. Hester is a PhD student at Oxford Brookes, whose work explores what representations of the moon by John Lyly and William Shakespeare can reveal about contemporary ideas of female identity and personhood. *** I attended … Continue reading Galatea Workshop Response: Hester Bradley
Galatea Workshops: Let us into the grove
Yesterday, we took some of the scenes we'd been working on to the park. These photos show moments throughout the play surrounding the lovers, Galatea and Phillida:
Galatea Workshops: Stephen Purcell’s Response
On Thursday, we welcomed among the visitors to the room Stephen Purcell, an academic, director, and practitioner. Here are his thoughts on the morning: *** The group was three days into its week-long exploration of Lyly's Galatea when I attended its Thursday morning session. It was, I understand, the first session dedicated to the play's … Continue reading Galatea Workshops: Stephen Purcell’s Response
Galatea Workshops 6: Interview with Antonia and Steve
This afternoon I spoke to Antonia Kemi Coker and Steve Jacobs about their experiences in the workshops. How are you finding the week and the workshops? SJ: I’m really, really enjoying it. I work a lot in Cornwall with a lot of companies that tend to be the same people, so it’s great to … Continue reading Galatea Workshops 6: Interview with Antonia and Steve
