A performance of the play 'Shylock' by Gareth Armstrong with accompanying Q&A and workshop
Mar 1, 2025
Description
The project centres on a performance of the play ‘Shylock’. This acclaimed one-man show, written and performed by Hull alumnus Gareth Armstrong, and directed by Frank Barrie, explores the figure of Shylock in and beyond Shakespeare’s ‘The Merchant of Venice’. Powerful and timely, it gives a unique perspective on how Shakespeare’s play engages with myths of Jewishness current in Shakespeare’s time, on its performance history, and on how it has resonated in subsequent eras. The performance will be followed by a Q&A with Armstrong and a one-hour interactive workshop for students entitled ‘A Wilderness of Monkeys’.
Dracula - Derby Theatre Post Show Discussion
Sep 21, 2024
Location
Derby Theatre, Derby
Description
This was a post show discussion with writer/director Nick Lane from Blackeyed Theatre, actor Harry Rundle and Professor Matthew Cheeseman (University of Derby) following the performance of Dracula at Derby Theatre. The event took the form of a post-show discussion, discussing Dracula, the play that had just been performed and a Q&A with audience members including members of London's Dracula Society. I had the play script in advance and prepared the format of the talk / discussion.
The Irish in the British Army, West Cork History Festival
Aug 9, 2024
Location
Inish Beg
Creagh
Baltimore
County Cork, Ireland
Description
This was a public lecture focused on the representation of the Irish soldier in the British Army from the nineteenth century to the First World War with a particular focus on the paintings of Lady Butler.
