The Georgian Playhouse and its Continental Counterparts 1750-1850

23rd June 2008

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60th Anniversary International Conference:

THE GEORGIAN PLAYHOUSE and its Continental Counterparts 1750-1850
12-14 September 2008 Georgian Theatre Royal Richmond Yorkshire

Conference Convenors: Professor Vivien Gardner, Iain Mackintosh, Professor David Mayer, Dr David Wilmore

Keynote Speaker: Professor Jane Moody (University of York)

The Society for Theatre Research will host an international and interdisciplinary conference, ‘The Georgian Playhouse 1750-1850 and its Continental Counterparts’, between Friday 12th September and Sunday 14th September 2008. The conference will convene with a reception on the Friday evening. Sessions are scheduled during the day on Saturday and Sunday, and will include papers on performance styles, actors and celebrity, provincial circuits, colonial and continental theatres, the work of James Winston, scenography and musical theatre.

For more information, please see the website or contact conference co-ordinator Dr Vanessa L. Rogers or 020 7482 4808 or www.georgianplayhouse.org.uk