Script-in-hand readings with the Playhouse Lab

Explore the fascinating drama of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries through unrehearsed script-in-hand performances.

The School of English’s Playhouse Lab has confirmed its script-in-hand performances for semester 2, 2020.

The Playhouse Lab assemble in the evening to distribute roles and scripts of sixteenth and seventeenth-century plays, and attempt to perform the text with no prior rehearsal.

A performance of The Fawn from Novembver 2019. Photo credit: Brett Greatley-Hirsch.

“We take an interval for refreshments in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere,” explains Dr Jane Rickard, Associate Professor in Seventeenth-Century English Literature. “Everyone is welcome to attend, whether just to watch or to read a role – no experience is required.”

This semester’s performances include:

All performances take place in The Workshop Theatre, Studio 1.

To sign up for a part, please email The Playhouse Lab at playhouselab@gmail.com

For more information visit playhouselab.org.

The Playhouse Lab is a project coordinated by Dr José A. Pérez Díez.