Our project consisted of a stained glass window design, painted on a sheet of glass, which showcased our depiction of the moral play, Everyman. We … Read more
Month: June 2014
A Model Early Modern Playhouse (Katie Gough)
In my project for Early Drama, I decided to recreate a small-scale Elizabethan outdoor theatre because I was interested in discovering more about the theatre … Read more
Doctor Faustus Pamphlet (Heidi Bailey)
The Lord Admiral’s Players Doctor Faustus Ch. Marlowe The Rose Theatre At the second hour past the noon bell on this, the 22nd day of … Read more
Fulgens and Lucres: The Battle for Joan (Jack Knoll, Edina Fisher-Allen, Elizabeth Pilcher & Isaac French)
This short film is a dramatization of the comedy subplot present in the late-medieval interlude, Fulgens and Lucres. This was part of our first-year Early Drama … Read more
The Devils’ Dance: Doctor Faustus, Scene V (Lucy Moore)
In this project I planned to look at a particular moment within Doctor Faustus from a musical perspective. I selected scene V, the scene in … Read more
Discuss the ways in which props, costumes, and gestures are used as symbols in both ‘The Crucifixion’ and ‘The Second Shepherds Play’ (Claire Coutts)
The Corpus Christi plays aimed to create devotion and contemplation within everyday life. Performed on Corpus Christi Day, the intention was to perform, within one … Read more
Does the advent of religious, social or political protest in England affect contemporary drama? (Sian Cogley)
This essay will argue that contemporary drama in England was affected by religious, social and political protest using examples from John Bale’s play, ‘Kyng Johan’[1] … Read more
Lily: A Morality Play (Cassie Rocks)
Lily Background Lily is an eponymous play focussing on a recent rape victim who is convinced by her friends that she should not … Read more
The Challenges of Staging Liturgical Drama in Canterbury Cathedral (Jack Knoll)
The Service for Representing the Scene at the Lord’s Sepulchre was a liturgical play developed for performance in cathedrals and churches in England ‘during the … Read more
The Morality Play of Care-less Worker (Oliver Haslam)
Character List Care Care-less Worker Selfishness Temperamental Overlooked Indifferent Callous Opening Scene Scene One (Enter Care) Care: Today we hear the story of a care … Read more