Ooopsie!
Friends, we’d like to admit our own folly. Whereas we previously advertised the closing date for presenters as Friday 25th April and auditors as Friday 23rd May, and the conference as ‘The British Shakespeare Graduate Conference’, these were incorrect. We’d like to reassure you all that the closing dates for both are Thursday 25th April … Read more
Registration is open!
Friends, postgrads, countrymen…lend us your abstracts! We come to open BritGrad registration. The research that men do lives after them, The best is often entered in their papers, So let it be with BritGrad. (What are you waiting for? Get registering now! See the CFP and poster for more details.) … Read more
Q: To be or not to be with BritGrad 2013 at the RSC?
Now, for the announcement you have all been waiting for…it’s time for some theatre! We are delighted to announce that we have secured tickets for BritGrad 2013′s much-anticipated RSC production–the Thursday, June 6th performance of Hamlet starring Jonathan Slinger, directed by David Farr. More information on the production can be found at the following link: http://www.rsc.org.uk/whats-on/hamlet/ Tickets are sold on … Read more
The 2012 Programme **new and improved**
It’s official! The programme is set! The committee are jubilant, and we hope you are, too. [If not, you know how to reach us via e-mail.] **UPDATE** We’ve made some changes to the schedule, but I everyone directly affected has been contacted personally. Please take a look at the newest programme, linked below, to adjust … Read more
Deadline extended to May 11!
Dear friends (old, new, and soon-to-be), As a little bank holiday treat, we’re extending registration to Friday 11 May, so anyone who missed the first deadline can send in their abstracts and forms without paying late fees. Richard III tickets are going fast, so even though auditors have until May 25, it’s a good idea … Read more
Rene Weis joins BritGrad 2012 line-up.
We here at BritGrad headquarters are pleased to announce to you one final plenary speaker: René Weis! Weis is Professor of English at University College London. He has studied at the University of Edinburgh, the Università per stranieri di Perugia, and at UCL. In addition to professorial duties, Weis is the UCL Trustee of the Shakespeare Birthplace … Read more
Deborah Shaw confirmed for plenary!
It is our pleasure to announce that Deborah Shaw, Director of the World Shakespeare Festival and RSC Associate Director, will give a plenary session at this year’s conference. Shaw joined the RSC in 2006 to direct the Complete Works Festival. Before that she served as Director of the Bath Shakespeare Festival, Artistic Director of Chester Gateway … Read more
Confirmed: Martin Butler
The committee are pleased to announce the addition of another acclaimed plenary speaker to the 2012 programme! Martin Butler (MA, PhD Cambridge) is Professor of English Renaissance Drama at the University of Leeds. He joins BritGrad to discuss his most recent AHRC-supported project, The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Ben Jonson for which he is … Read more
Richard III at the RSC
BritGrad is pleased to announce this year’s play offering is Shakespeare’s Richard III. Roxana Silbert (Birmingham Rep (designate) Artistic Director, RSC Associate Director) directs, Ti Green designs. Specific casting not yet announced, but we do know that the actors will also perform in A Soldier in Every Son – An Aztec Trilogy, a Compañía Nacional … Read more
