400 years ago today, Richard Peeke (Dick of Devonshire) landed in Fowey, Cornwall, to a hero's welcome, upon his release from a Spanish prison. (It also might be that other guy's birthday.)
Kate Ellis
@k8ellis.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, PhD, playwright, co-founder of Plymouth Performance, TRP Lab Co OG. She/her. Editor of the Revels Plays edition of 'Dick of Devonshire', publication 17 December 2024. https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9780719099366
Remember guys, @pcsunion.bsky.social staff at the BL are on strike for the next two weeks. Please don't cross the picket line to go to reading rooms, attend exhibitions or anything else. They've endured so much on low pay since the cyberattack in 2023 and the least we can do is have their backs now.
Secret Maps opens today! 🤫 🗺️ From medieval manuscripts to Cold War espionage, our new exhibition explores how maps have hidden as much as they revealed for over 600 years. Book now: bit.ly/BLSecretMaps
Free workshops! If you're an ECR at the University of Exeter, join us on the 19th of June to build skills to communicate and connect with potential partners beyond academia. 🔗https://app.geckoform.com/public/#/modern/21FO00k0swif3a00d6myk7itss In collaboration with konfer from @ncub.bsky.social
Car manufacturers' demands that I pay lots of money for sports cars are "unworkable" and will kill the me-owning-a-Ferrari industry.
“I agree with Nick.” Kill the industry, you say? That sounds tough for that industry. Which industry was that again? Oh. The stealing industry? Maybe killing that industry wouldn’t be such a bad thing? Considering it’s kind of a bad industry. Unlike the other one, which it’s currently killing.
This weekend! We're so excited for you to see the shows! Tickets from www.plymouth.ac.uk/whats-on/ply...
'Expect wild true stories and fantastic folk tales'
Huge thanks to our hosts, MayFest 2025, and The Bridge, and to the team at The House, University of Plymouth. We can't wait to begin!
Sunday 25 May, 9pm Taiko – the Big Bang presented by Elements Through taiko, the Japanese artform of ensemble drumming, we will celebrate our community, showcase our passion and invite you to immerse yourself in the joy that taiko brings. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/taiko-the-...
Taiko - the Big Bang presented by Elements
Part of the Plymouth Performance Weekend
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Sunday 25 May, 8pm Rhizome Tears by Crumbling Rocks Theatre A live art performance exploring a personal relationship between mental health, the city and nature. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rhizome-te...
Rhizome Tears by Crumbling Rocks Theatre
Part of the Plymouth Performance Weekend
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Sunday 25 May, 6.30pm Weird Plymouth by Nuria Bonet & Weird Baby A performance double bill Master of the Music, a musical clowning performance exploring sacrifices of musical excellence through humour. Weird Baby, a chaos experiment in production & action. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/weird-plym...
Weird Plymouth by Núria Bonet & Weird Baby
Part of the Plymouth Performance Weekend
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Sunday 25 May, 5.30pm Pan the Wild God is Dead by Henry Everett Deep in the wilds of Arcadia, the first ever satyr, Pan is born. He will save the gods in Olympus and change all life on Earth, yet his tale is a tragedy. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pan-the-wi...
Pan the Wild God is Dead by Henry Everett
Part of the Plymouth Performance Weekend
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Saturday 24 May, 9pm Meet Mayor Max by Alex Robins An unbelievable true story told by someone who made themselves a part of it. Get to know the small town of Idyllwild! The town with a dog for a mayor! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/meet-mayor...
Meet Mayor Max by Alex Robins
Part of the Plymouth Performance Weekend
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Saturday 24 May, 8pm Internal by Tony Bligh What if you were not who you thought you were... WELL WORRY NO MORE! Let's go down a rabbit hole of procrastination to avoid my true self too!!! Maybe we'll learn more about your internal self? www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/internal-b...
Saturday 24 May, 6.30pm Poetic Plymouth: Plymouth Laureates in Performance Join Literature Works and Plymouth Laureates Rosemarie Corlett & Frankie Baldry for an evening of poetry, featuring a brand-new piece, exclusively for the Plymouth Performance Weekend. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poetic-ply...
Poetic Plymouth: Plymouth Laureates in Performance
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Saturday 24 May, 5.30pm Gim Bap, by Jung Borthwick The performance follows Jung-hee, a first-generation immigrant, as she hosts a live-stream cooking show where she makes gimbap, a traditional Korean dish. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gim-bap-by...
Gim Bap by Jung Borthwick
Part of the Plymouth Performance Weekend
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This is where I'll be next weekend. The hottest ticket in town! We've been working on it for a while, and I can't wait to see all of our artists' work. #Plymouth #Performance #PerformingArts #SupportLocalArtists
We're only a week away from our Plymouth Performance Weekender @ The House, University of Plymouth, and boy have we got some good stuff coming up for you! www.plymouth.ac.uk/whats-on/ply...
I've contributed, hoping that this is the one to resolve my burning question - what was the symbol on Barbara Sayers's tea tray?? 😂
We have just under £10K to go on the Lovecraft Investigations Kickstarter before we hit our first stretch goal and a new Mythos show becomes reality. Also, I just saw the early designs for the Mythos T-shirts we're selling when we hit that target... #lovecraftinvestigations #crowley #kickstarter
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It was great to chat with Rob @beyondshakes.bsky.social about Dick of Devonshire. An unduly overlooked play in my (admittedly biased) opinion!
🔊Latest pod drop - it's a chat about Dick of Devonshire, with the editor of the new Revels edition Kate Ellis. We discuss the sources, what the play is doing, who might have written it etc. CW in ep description for the latter end of the pod when we discuss the subplot. audioboom.com/posts/867376...
We're coming back in 2025! Last year's festival was so much fun, so I've got high hopes for May!
We are delighted to announce our Plymouth Performance Weekender is back, 24-25 May 2025, in The House, and House Studio, University of Plymouth! ***CALL FOR DEVON & CORNWALL PERFORMANCE MAKERS*** 👇 PPF application form at forms.gle/DJGce1SgYkKZ... by 23.59pm, 31 March 2025. #Plymouth #Performance
Looking forward to this! Come along!
We're kicking off our BlueSky life with news of our Scratch Weekend, this weekend! 7.30pm 25 & 26 January 2025, Barbican Theatre Studio, Plymouth. 8 great acts, showing works in progress. Tickets are free, from barbicantheatre.co.uk/whats-on/ply...
It's finally out in the world, and I can't quite believe it. Thank you always, @tracelarkhall.bsky.social and @iangadd.bsky.social
Devon & Cornwall performers! Plymouth Performance Scratch Weekend is back, 25-26 Jan 2025, in the studio at the Barbican Theatre, Plymouth. If you have a 10-15 minute work-in-progress that you'd like to share, apply via forms.gle/1Hj3uVeD5jsE... by 18 Dec 2024. All performance types welcome!
Plymouth Performance Scratch Weekend Performer Call Out
SHARE. COLLABORATE. EXPERIMENT. CELEBRATE Plymouth Performance Festival is coming back in May 2025. In response to conversations with local artists, we will be working towards the Plymouth Performan...
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