March 24/25th 2018
Saturday March 24th 09.30 – 18.00
‘Political Theology and Shakespeare’s Richard II’
Richard Ashby (Royal Holloway University London): ‘Pierced to the Soul: The Sovereign Gaze in Richard II’Thomas Cartelli (Muhlenberg University): ‘The Breath of Kings: Richard II in the Marlowe Aftermath’
Antonio Cerella (Kingston University): ‘The Sovereign Sacrifice: A Genealogy of Political Representation’
Guillaume Foulquie (University of Worcester): ‘Conceptions and Ideologies of Blood in Richard II’
Ronan Hatfull (Shakespeare Institute): ‘Hollow Crowns and Thrones: The Postmodern Celebrity Richard’
Eric Heinze (Queen Mary University London): ‘The Performance of Law’s Legitimacy in Richard II’
Edward Paleit (City University London): ‘Marlowe Never Dies: Deposing Sovereignty in Richard II’
Elena Pellone (Shakespeare Institute) and David Schalkwyk (Queen Mary University London):
‘Breath of Kings: Political and Theatrical Power in Richard II’
Ildiko Solti (Kingston University): ‘Power Play: The Audience as Pawn in Richard II’
David Souden (British Museum) and Richard Foster (Independent Scholar): ‘Pamela Tudor-Craig and Richard II: A Memoir’
Sunday March 25th 10.30–1.00
‘‘‘Let me Play the Lion Too’’: Casting Diversity in Shakespeare’
Actors from Anərkē Shakespeare: ‘Gender and race-blind casting, and working without a director’Anthony Howard: ‘The British Black and Asian Shakespeare Project’
Martin Wiggins: ‘Shakespeare’s Original Practice Without a Director’
‘Richard II’ performed by Anərkē Shakespeare in the Rose Studio on March 24 @ 2pm & 7pm; March 25 @ 2pm
Register for all or part of this free seminar and performance
at the Rose Theatre Kingston
24-26 High Street, Kingston-upon-Thames, KT1 1HL
Box Office (10.00 – 18.00) 020 8174 0090 / rosetheatrekingston.org
