Richard III Study Day

Activity: Public engagement and outreach › Public speaking engagements

Description

Deep dive into Richard III, Shakespeare’s account of history’s defining narcissist, and discover more about our 2024 production in this interactive Study Day.

Through a series of talks and discussions with academics and artists, you’ll explore the play’s characters, its depiction of tyranny and propaganda, and its portrayal of and relationship with history and its original cultural context.

Paper delivered: 'The king is sickly, weak and melancholy”: Rethinking the Humoral Body in Richard III'

Estimated audience numbers (if applicable)

45
Period3 Aug 2023
Held atShakespeare's Globe, United Kingdom

Keywords

  • Shakespeare
  • Early Modern Performance
  • disability studies
  • humoral studies
  • performance studies