Renaissance Reincarnations in the Theatre

A public rehearsal of scenes from Peter Whelan’s famous play The School of Night, led by local director Tom Wright, culminating in an interview with celebrated playwright David Edgar talking about his critically-acclaimed drama Written on the Heart. There will be an accompanying exhibition based around materials from the Peter Whelan archive owned by the University of York.

3-5pm       ‘Performing Renaissance Personalities’: Directing The School of Night

An opportunity to observe the rehearsal process of our team of  actors and director Tom Wright, as they prepare scenes from Peter Whelan’s The School of Night.                              

5-6pm       Drinks Reception

6-7pm       ‘Creating Renaissance Personalities’: Interview with David Edgar

Acclaimed playwright David Edgar talks with Professor Michael Cordner about the process of writing Written on the Heart, a modern play on the early modern Bible translator William Tyndale.

Download details here: Renaissance Reincarnations - Programme Outline, March 2013 (PDF , 56kb)

We would be delighted if you are able to join us for what promises to be an exciting afternoon and evening. The event is free of charge but we are asking all guests to register their interest in advance as there are a limited number of places available:
To book, please email renaissance.reincarnations@gmail.com by Monday 4th March.

Event Organisers: Dr Varsha Panjwani (York) and Dr Chloe Preedy (Cambridge)

This event is jointly funded by the Department of Theatre, Film and Television, University of York and the University of York Research Fund, and supported by the Centre for Renaissance and Early Modern Studies. 

Renaissance Reincarnations Project

Following the 'Renaissance Reincarnations' conference in March 2012, we are very pleased to announce that we have won a grant from the University of York to expand our project to considering the role of practitioners in shaping the development of early modern afterlives. We will be working with writers and actors to gain insight into the practical process whereby fictional afterlives are created and engaged with in modern culture, to complement the March conference’s academic insights into the significance and impact of these afterlives. Our current focus is on the role of films, novels and theatrical performance in shaping the reception histories of various early modern men and women; in the future we hope to also consider the role played by museum exhibitions, biographical writing, and artistic and musical representations of Renaissance figures.

Project website:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Renaissance-Reincarnations/324090874374652