Symposium on Thomas Middleton’s A Game at Chess - two Bursaries available

Two Bursaries Available to attend the Symposium on Thomas Middleton’s A Game at Chess
Canterbury Christ Church University, UK
Saturday 4th July, 9.15am-6.15pm

Thanks to the generous financial support of the Society for Renaissance Studies, we are pleased to offer two bursaries for postgraduate or postdoctoral students wishing to attend the event. Each bursary is for £60, and waives the registration fee and provides assistance with travel/accommodation expenses.

If you would like to be considered for a bursary, please email Steve Orman at checkmatemiddleton@gmail.com stating in a sentence or two how attending the symposium will benefit your research / programme of study. Please send emails before Friday 8th May.

Featuring a script in hand performance by professional actors of Middleton’s A Game at Chess in a converted church. Directed by Robert F. Ball.

Keynote Speaker: Professor Michelle O’Callaghan (University of Reading).

The event also features papers from Dr Alex Samson, Richard Eales, Dr Sarah Olive, Nora Williams, and concludes with a roundtable discussion.

Registration closes Friday 8th May.
For more information, contact Steve Orman: checkmatemiddleton@gmail.com
Registration: Please register through the CCCU online shop: http://www.canterbury.ac.uk/shop/Thomas-Middleton-Symposium

Spaces are limited so early registration is encouraged.

Please see the conference website for the programme and further details: https://checkmatemiddleton.wordpress.com/

Trick to Catch the Old One, by Thomas Middleton, at The Rose

Come and have some fun at the latest production for my company Mercurius (www.mercuriustheatre.co.uk), a little known Thomas Middleton City Comedy to be performed at The Rose Playhouse around the foundations of the oldest theatre in Bankside. The Rose was built in 1587 and was home to Philip Henslow’s company, worth a visit in its own right www.rosetheatre.org.uk

Written by Thomas Middleton
Directed by Jenny Eastop
Presented by Mercurius

6th to 24th May 2014

All Performances at 7.30 pm - Sundays 3.00 pm (No Performance Sunday 11th ) No Monday performances

When young Witgood’s greedy uncle tricks him out of his inheritance he determines to get his own back by passing off his courtesan as a wealthy widow. But news of this wealthy widow’s arrival sends everyone scrambling to grab the willing courtesan and Witgood’s plot threatening to spin out of control.

Who the devil (or Old One) is amongst all these schemes and counter schemes is anyone’s guess…….

The Rose is an indoor archaeological site, it is advisable to dress with an extra layer as there is no heating. There are also no toilets so please use Shakespeare’s Globe just a few hundred metres away.

Please arrive 15 minutes before the production starts to pay for or collect your tickets.

Booking Information
Tickets Full £12 / Cons £10 (Friends of The Rose, OAP, Student or Equity – on presentation of ID) £9 Southwark Residence With Proof of Address
Book Office 020 7261 9565
Email boxoffice@rosetheatre.org.uk

Matthew Lyons interviewed director Jenny Eastop about the play, you can read his interview here.