The Dolphin's Back

Rescuing lost poets and playwrights and bringing them back into contemporary performance. Currently away at sea...

[Dr Romola Nuttall @RomolaNuttall]

TFW someone gets in touch with you because they want to read your work AND even better, watch the performance it's about! @DolphinsBack @jamesthewallace's wonderful Misfortunes of Arthur is freely available to watch online here https://t.co/ziZdoDsmYF

[ERC TIDE @ERC_TIDE]

It’s the final month of TIDE! We’ll be celebrating our work over the last five and a half years all month here on Twitter — follow along on #TIDEat5

[ERC TIDE @ERC_TIDE]

We’re kicking off the first week of #TIDEat5 by remembering our many exciting collaborators. Collaboration has been vital to TIDE’s work bringing together different disciplines and groups to present research in radical new ways.

[ERC TIDE @ERC_TIDE]

Back in November 2017, TIDE and @B4Shakes hosted a workshop exploring the diverse audiences of Elizabethan playhouses. Participants were treated to actors from @DolphinsBack performing a host of early modern texts from letters to plays to legal documents! #TIDEat5

[ERC TIDE @ERC_TIDE]

The workshop brought to life early modern debates on identity and immigration, emphasising the emotional consequences behind legal strictures. Actors and audience alike engaged in thought-provoking discussions on how these debates resonate with England today. #TIDEat5

[Early Theatre @early_theatre]

In her new article on Misfortunes of Arthur, @felicityebrown argues that early modern translation, allusion, and adaptation of classical and romance texts were political acts. https://t.co/JWX9pEiSeL

[Early Theatre @early_theatre]

Why might Francis Bacon have been interested in writing a dumbshow for the 1587 Inns of Court play Misfortunes of Arthur? Why might he have helped to get the play printed? Find out from Lorna Wallace's new essay in Early Theatre 24.2. https://t.co/dyehLELh8c

[Early Theatre @early_theatre]

Inns of Court drama, commercial plays, and court masques appeared in print in early modern England. What do these records of performance have in common & how do they differ? @RomolaNuttall investigates how in Early Theatre 24.2. https://t.co/CkavA2nv59

[Early Theatre @early_theatre]

In June 2019, James Wallace, Artistic Director of Dolphin’s Back theatre company (https://t.co/J0xrTPYegG) directed 1587 Inns of Court play Misfortunes of Arthur. Read about his process and discoveries in Early Theatre 24.2. https://t.co/orXEdaZ5Fo

[Early Theatre @early_theatre]

Misfortunes of Arthur (1587) can best be understood as a play that offers counsel about the importance and dangers of counsel, according to Lorna Wallace. Look for her work now in Early Theatre 24.2. https://t.co/dyehLELh8c

[Early Theatre @early_theatre]

Find out how Thomas Kyd’s Spanish Tragedy and Thomas Hughes’s Misfortunes of Arthur are linked in Translation and Tragedy in Early Theatre by @felicityebrown — now out in ET 24.2. https://t.co/JWX9pE1hnd

[Early Theatre @early_theatre]

What can we learn by putting a play not performed since 1587 on its feet? Find out in James Wallace’s account of directing Misfortunes of Arthur. Now out in Early Theatre 24.2. https://t.co/orXEdaHugO

[Early Theatre @early_theatre]

Thomas Hughes’s Misfortunes of Arthur (1587) deserves more critical love. Get introduced to and excited about this weird and wonderful play by @RomolaNuttall in 24.2's newly released Issues in Review. https://t.co/iIZDTf1HRz

[The Dolphin's Back @DolphinsBack]

This promises to be fantastic!

[A Bit Lit @a_bit_lit]

THIS SATURDAY: A Bit Lit launch their new events & courses with A Day Out at Shakespeare's Theatre, a fun, interactive online event featuring the latest historical discoveries and brilliant performances. Book below to join us!

#ShakespeareDayOut #ABitLit

https://t.co/imvKc40G4B

[EarlyModernInns @EarlyModernInns]

12th Night used to be celebrated by watching plays. Get into the spirit this 5th Jan with our The Misfortunes of Arthur https://t.co/HoKS4IvClS First performed for Elizabeth I by law students @DolphinsBack @jamesthewallace's 2019 performance is now FREE to watch online!

[Early Theatre @early_theatre]

What can we learn by putting a play not performed since 1587 on its feet? Find out in James Wallace’s account of directing Misfortunes of Arthur. Forthcoming December 2021 in Early Theatre 24.2.

[Dr Romola Nuttall @RomolaNuttall]

Way back in 2018 we decided to stage Misfortunes of Arthur @jamesthewallace @DolphinsBack @jtneuhauser @EarlyModernInns. It's been amazing editing a collection of essays on the revival for @early_theatre. I'm thrilled it's now (almost) out in the world!

[The Dolphin's Back @DolphinsBack]

FREE!

This Friday, starting at noon

A playful recreation of Thomas Middleton’s 1621 Lord Mayor’s show, taking place on the streets of London

Put together by @BeyondShakes @Passamezzo & @TraceLarkhall

You can book here:
https://t.co/hKT38fbVea

[Reading Early Plays (REP) @PlaysRep]

If you’re interested in 1630s Caroline drama, specifically that performed by the #KingsMen, you can join REP & listen in on (or read a role in) all of this season’s plays! Membership is £25 per year & renewable in January but if you join now it will be the half-year fee of £12.50

[Lost Ladies (found) @Garry_WhiteBear]

Very pleased to announce that, thanks to our lobbying, a blue plaque commemorating #MargaretCavendish will be unveiled by the Lord-Lieutenant of Essex on Wednesday 22nd September at the Abbeygate, Colchester, at 5pm. It's about time!