Assistant Professor in Drama, UoN. Shakespeare, actors, adaptation, craft, digital culture. Tweets my own and (I'll be honest) mainly about dogs. She/her.
Leicester, England
Joined January 2011
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Discover MA English (Online) on November 2 at 10am. MA English (Online) is our innovative online masters programme which allows you to specialise in a range of areas within English, building your own curriculum at your own pace.
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ALT A person holding a baby and looking at a tablet. Text: MA English (Online). Virtual Information Session, November 2, 10am (GMT)
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I am looking for a Midlands-based actor to play Leontes and Autolycus in The Winter’s Tale later this year.
Rehearsals are in Nov at Attenborough Arts in Leicester, then 3 shows there in Dec, before 3 shows including a livestream in Jan at Derby Theatre Studio.
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That's me! And I can say confidently after only 7 hours in the role that you will join the loveliest virtual cohort of students who are busy supporting one another through their studies.
1st August - Happy New Academic year!
Delighted that @ablackwell89 is the new Director of our world-leading online MA English course scheme: 12 named pathways, no assessment deadlines, flexible structure, pay as you go, tutors and a personal advisor.
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All of us during the Olympics:
ALT Presumably, while watching the women’s gymnastics at the Olympics, Lady Catherine de Bourgh (Barbara Leigh-Hunt) says, “If I had ever learnt, I should be a true proficient.” From Pride and Prejudice (1995).
What a wonderful and unique opportunity to learn about part of Stratford-upon-Avon's theatre history that most people don't know exists! Sign up! 🚨
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CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE WITCHER: A COMPANION!
Have a perspective on Sapkowski's The Witcher or ANY of its Adaptations? Consider getting in contact!
Deadline is 28th June, topics are not limited to just those below, so be as creative as you want! @baftss @adaptstudies
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The deadline might have passed for the 2024 AAS conference but not for our #ECR and #PGR bursaries! The organising committee for #AAS2024 are extending the deadline for applications until THIS FRIDAY January 26, 2024. Access the application form here: adaptation.uk.com/cfp-2024-a…
In a pause from marking I took myself off to The Motive and the Cue. An incredible and hugely enjoyable production. It thinks really interestingly about the contingencies of fame and performance, failure, and Shakespeareanism so perfect research for my bad!Shakespeare project.
I disliked the ending though, which in its combination of postscripts explaining Burton's and Gielgud's success, the soundtrack (Zadok the Priest) and Burton in the Yorick pose, overdetermines the subsequent moment of performance.
Come and join me in thinking about defining Shakespeareanism, bad!Shakespeare, casting, accessability and more!
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Seminar enrolment and submission of abstracts for panel presentations for #BSA2024 'Shakespeare's Writing Lives' is now open! Join us at De Montfort University, 26-28 June 2024. Lots of exciting seminars on offer -- full details here: britishshakespeare.ws/bsa-20…
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It's true! It's here! The CFP for the 2024 @adaptstudies conference is now live on our website! This year's theme is "Time and Space in Adaptation" - abstracts are due 15 January, 2024. Read the full call on our website: adaptation.uk.com/cfp-2024-a…
Here is the exciting call for @adaptstudies 2024 at the Institute of Literature and New Media, University of Szczecin, Poland! docs.google.com/document/d/1…
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I am very excited to announce that the annual @adaptstudies conference takes place on 5-7 June 2024 in University of Szczecin, Poland! The topic is Time and Space in Adaptation. The CfP is live now at AAS site: adaptation.uk.com/cfp-2024-a…
Go read! This is typically excellent, far-ranging and incisive (and the best title you'll see this year).
My latest paper '"D'oh Brother Where Art Thou": Homer's Women in The Simpsons and Contemporary Screen Adaptations' is now available to read. This was a really fun article to write, and I'm so glad to see it published. mdpi.com/2076-0787/12/6/130
👏I'm very much looking forward to mentoring Will @UoNEnglish and chuffed the @ahrcpress saw the evident value of his excellent project and his unique working relationship with @KES_Guildhall.
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Accessibility affects more than options in menus. The tools and systems we rely on to make games are just as important. For my latest @WIRED feature, I had the opportunity to interview 3 disabled voice actors. Read more here:
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Oppenheimer was impressive; it combined the biopic genre w. Nolan's characteristic interests plus A* editing + sound design. But my god, at this point I would like for him to not include women in his films, if he can only imagine them in such limited + patronising ways.
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Today marks 30 years since filming started on Andrew Davies' adaptation of Middlemarch and our latest blog is now live!
Justin Smith of @dmuleicester writes about the project which links the novel to the BBC adaptation
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I'm running 62 miles in July in support of Dogs Trust, and I kicked things off today with 4 miles! If you're able to donate anything, please do at:
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Our Missy came from Dogs Trust Kenilworth, who rescued her from a pound in Ireland. She had clearly been..
