Just Pretend: Praying and Acting

December 1, 2015

Praying and acting are two of the most annoying activities in the world. If you’re not someone who does them, …

‘so pure and rational an attachment’: Isabella Glyn’s Performance of Social and Sexual Risk at Sadler’s Wells

January 2, 2015

A couple of years ago I published this article in the journal Victorian Network, as part of my research into …

December 18, 2014

After reading Lucy Allen’s lovely piece “Time Present and Time Past: Winter Reading for St Lucy’s Day”, I ended up …

November 6, 2013

I’m currently teaching on a course called “Screen Shakespeares”, and many of the most intriguing discussions take place around works …

May 7, 2013

In the 90s Susan Bennett described The Duchess of Malfi as the play of choice for theatres wishing to put …

June 19, 2012

Welcome to the great Duchess of Malfi discussion.[1] The idea for this post came a few weeks ago when Dr. …