Details below of three Centre for the History of Emotions events:
Merry Wives of Windsor
With 2016 commemorating the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, this new production by Melbourne’s Nothing But Roaring of Shakespeare’s funniest play of love and lies, fidelity and forgiveness, will transform the New Fortune Theatre into a chamber of laughter. The play features the corrupt and cowardly knight, Sir John Falstaff, who accompanied Prince Hal in Henry IV. In Falstaff’s latest escapades, he attempts to woo two wealthy married women. Rather than turn down the buffooning Falstaff, the ladies conspire to have a laugh (and a little vengance) at his expense.
For advanced study of the play, a free symposium with international experts will be held at UWA on Wednesday 17 February 2016 from 10am to 4pm. This symposium runs in conjunction with the performances of Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsoron the New Fortune Theatre, 16–18 February 2016. It brings together international experts on the play and on theatre history. The emphasis will be on these presentations and discussion, so other papers are not invited.
Contact: bob.white@uwa.edu.au
The Tragical History of Margaret of Anjou: A Dramatised Reading
http://www.historyofemotions.