Heritage Open day talks
11.30am & 2pm talks commence at the Guild Chapel
4.30pm talks commence at the Guildhall
Dr William Green, resident historian at Shakespeare's Schoolroom & Guildhall funded by the University of Nottingham, will share his latest findings regarding travelling players in the Tudor period, in this series of exclusive talks.
Dr William Green has been part of the Schoolroom & Guildhall team since 2023 in a paid partnership with Nottingham University. Will has been fascinated by the history behind the upper Guildhall specifically and its use as a performance space. His work, entitled 'Early Modern Travelling Players, theatrical Adaption & Stratford-upon-Avon's Guildhall (1568-1622) seeks to understand which performances may have occurred in the time of Shakespeare's education in the Schoolroom, and how they were created. He hopes to uncover some of the first plays William Shakespeare witnessed in his childhood. As part of his research, Dr Green will be looking at how travelling players operated at the time and how they moved their performances outside of London into unfamiliar surroundings.
At the time of writing, Dr Green's research is ongoing and as such, the outcomes are unknown, but he will be sharing a number of new findings exclusively in a exclusive talk which may include part of a tour. This will be the first time these findings have ever been shared. The talk will start either at the Guild Chapel, or Guildhall depending on the start time, please check before arrival.
The talk will have a limited number of spaces and will be available for pre-booking only.
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11.30am & 2pm talks commence at the Guild Chapel
4.30pm talks commence at the Guildhall
Dr William Green, resident historian at Shakespeare's Schoolroom & Guildhall funded by the University of Nottingham, will share his latest findings regarding travelling players in the Tudor period, in this series of exclusive talks.
Dr William Green has been part of the Schoolroom & Guildhall team since 2023 in a paid partnership with Nottingham University. Will has been fascinated by the history behind the upper Guildhall specifically and its use as a performance space. His work, entitled 'Early Modern Travelling Players, theatrical Adaption & Stratford-upon-Avon's Guildhall (1568-1622) seeks to understand which performances may have occurred in the time of Shakespeare's education in the Schoolroom, and how they were created. He hopes to uncover some of the first plays William Shakespeare witnessed in his childhood. As part of his research, Dr Green will be looking at how travelling players operated at the time and how they moved their performances outside of London into unfamiliar surroundings.
At the time of writing, Dr Green's research is ongoing and as such, the outcomes are unknown, but he will be sharing a number of new findings exclusively in a exclusive talk which may include part of a tour. This will be the first time these findings have ever been shared. The talk will start either at the Guild Chapel, or Guildhall depending on the start time, please check before arrival.
The talk will have a limited number of spaces and will be available for pre-booking only.
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