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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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  • by Andy Kesson

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.
  • by Andy Kesson

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.
  • by Andy Kesson

Galatea Workshops 5: Interview with Becky and Krishna

This morning I had a chance to speak to Becky Barry (BB) and Krishna Istha (KI) about this week.
  • by Andy Kesson

Galatea Workshops 4: Songs, Nymphs, and Boys

The room this week has been filled with the sound of music, in large part from the guitar of Victoria Abbott (@vittyabbott).
  • by Andy Kesson

Galatea Workshops 3: Interviewing Angela and Selina

Today, we had the chance to talk to Angela Clerkin and Selina Thompson about their experiences in the workshop over the first two and a half days:
  • by Andy Kesson

Galatea Workshops: Deities in BSL

As part of working with the text of Galatea in both written, spoken, and British Sign Language (BSL) forms, Nadia Nadarajah, Jamal Ajala, Hermi Behrane, and Becky Barry have devised signs for the play's deities. They're a constant visual presence in the room by now. Here they are both as GIFs and as YouTube videos: