They’re back by popular demand; four teams of academics paired with a director, and they are all vying for your vote so they can present their chosen play as the final Read not Dead,staged performance of the season.
Who will win your vote?
Team Court Beggar
Play: The Court Beggar by Richard Brome
Academic: Dr. Sarah Dustagheer (University of Kent)
Director: Jo Howarth
Team English Moor
Play: The English Moor, or hte Mock Marriage by Richard Brome
Academic: Dr. PA Skantze (University of Roehampton)
Director: Rob Heard
Team Tricks of Youth
Play: Tricks of Youth, or The Walks of Islington and Hogsden with the Humours of Wood Street Compter by Thomas Jordan
Academic: Dr. Simon Smith (The Queen’s College, University of Oxford)
Director: Vivien Heilbron
Team Picture
Play: The Picture by Philip Massinger
Academic: Dr. Lucy Munro (King’s College,London)
Director: Nic Pollard