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Galatea

Before Shakespeare has been thinking about John Lyly’s play Galatea (1584) as part of our various collaborations with the theatremaker Emma Frankland and Emma’s production of the play. Here, we include all our materials on the play, the production, and its research and development, from workshop insights with performers, translating the play into British Sign Language, innovative ways of working with early modern drama, and understanding the queer and racial implications of Lyly’s radical play.

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Galatea Production Announced!

We’re incredibly excited to be presenting the world premiere of Emma Frankland’s Galatea, commissioned by and as part of Brighton Festival, from the 5-21 May, 2023.
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  • 10 December 2022
  • in Galatea
  • 4 min. read

Galatea Funding News: Diverse Alarums and Postdoctoral Opportunity

We are thrilled to announce that the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council have funded a new project, "Diverse Alarums: centering marginalised communities in the contemporary performance of early modern plays," with a new postdoctoral position.
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  • 20 September 2021
  • in Galatea
  • by Andy Kesson

Galatea 101: Performing John Lyly in the 21st Century

Lyly's Galatea (c.1584) enjoyed some more research and development with actors in August 2021, as it heads towards a production in collaboration with Wildworks, when director Emma Frankland gathered theatremakers at the 101 Outdoor Creation Space (thanks to their seed funding).
  • by Andy Kesson

Galatea 101 #8: Emma Frankland and Subira Wahogo

Emma Frankland and Subira Wahogo look back on our two-week residency.
  • by Andy Kesson

Galatea 101 #7: Michelle Tiwo and Mary Malone on Galatea’s two queer, trans lovers

Michelle Tiwo and Mary Malone tell us about performing the two queer, trans lovers at the heart of John Lyly's Galatea, and working with this company that aims to centre performers and lives so often excluded from theatre.
  • by Andy Kesson

Galatea 101 #6: Ralph Bogard and Sophie Stone on Cupid and the nymphs

The actors Ralph Bogard and Sophie Stone tell us about working through British Sign Language to explore the characters of Cupid, Rafe and the nymphs in Galatea.