Stephen Purcell

Theatre history is not so much about establishing fact as it is about embracing uncertainty, a dialogue between competing and sometimes complementary narratives.

We launched our website last year, on the date of Shakespeare’s 400^th anniversary, with an introduction to the project and something of a provocation in Andy’s post about putting the Shhhh into Shakespeare....

On Thursday, we welcomed among the visitors to the room Stephen Purcell, an academic, director, and practitioner.  Here are his thoughts on the morning.