The new issue of Shakespeare Bulletin is out, and so is my review of the Saoirse Ronan/Almeida Macbeth! It was such a pleasure to have my first academic review on such a rich production. Thanks Kathryn Vomero Santos & can’t wait to read the rest of the issue!

We are DELIGHTED to announce the winners of the Queer Intersections Undergraduate and Postgraduate Essay Prizes 2022! TORCH Oxford

term is starting but my brain is still offering up things like “biscotti are just adult dunkaroos”

the marvelous @jiaqikangjiaqi !!!

I'm a little behind on mentioning these, but I'm so exciting about our podcast Helen Dallas! You can find the first three episodes here: podcasts.ox.ac.uk/series/practic…

Thursday 1 December, 7:30pm - Women and War in Ukrainian New Drama. Join us for a reading (in English) of excerpts from new plays by leading Ukrainian playwrights Anastasiia Kosodii and Kateryna Penkova followed by a discussion. All welcome! torch.ox.ac.uk/event/women-an…

Today, 70,000 UCU members begin historic strike action at every university in the UK   They are fighting to save higher education   RT if you stand with them   #ucuRISING

FOUR days until the HILARIOUS Red Bull staged reading of Elizabeth Inchbald farce "Animal Magnetism" performed by Broadway luminaries. It'll have you in stitches because, let's face it, quackery, patriarchy, and conspiracy are still here. Laugh til it hurts. Red Bull Theater

From today, university staff begin their 7th, 8th and 9th day of strike action They aren't just fighting for decent pay, conditions and pensions but to save higher education Support them, stand with them. #ucuRISING

FRIDAY! 17 Feb 12:30pm-3pm: #Theatre and the #Archive! An afternoon of talks and discussion hosted by Reimagining Performance Network TORCH Oxford Amersi Lecture Room, Staircase XI, Brasenose College Oxford. Full details of the programme, and link to RSVP, at: torch.ox.ac.uk/event/theatre-…

rereading very old thesis chapters and muttering to myself

"The neighbour who thinks differently from me: I am his enemy." Elizabeth Inchbald's The Massacre is a chilling study of intolerance & mass violence. Join us for a rehearsed reading: 5pm, TUES 9 MAY St Hugh's College, Oxford Tickets now FREE: creationtheatre.co.uk/show/the-massa…

Join us tomorrow at 5pm in the Radcliffe Humanities Building, as we partner with Reimagining Performance Network to host an important and exciting event with Queer Svit and Bold Mellon Collective, which will include a performance, a short documentary screening, and a Q&A. 🧵 TORCH Oxford

Here's our term card. We're very excited to be hosting talks by James Wood (Literature@UEA), Helen Dallas (Trinity College), Madeleine Saidenberg (Worcester College, Oxford), and Dr Katarina Stenke (Uni of Greenwich)! Please join us if you're in town.