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Oxonian of four years' standing seeks fame and fortune beyond the dreaming spires (and fears she may live to regret it). Plays she sees, internet ephemera she procrastinates over, and the obsessions spawned by her dissertation.
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English - Literature, Theatre, Journalism
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Clamorous Voice · 15h ago

Published by Cadaverine Magazine

I don’t have as much time to spend here as I should, but I did just want to plug mention my first review for Cadaverine magazine. I reviewed Neil Powell’s seventh poetry collection for Carcanet, Proof of Identity, and you can … Continue reading →
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Clamorous Voice · 1W ago

Good luck to the English Finalists!

My first stable crop of BA (Hons) English Language and Literature finalists start their exams this morning. Everyone not tutoring finalists for the first time thinks I am over-invested. All my peers who are tutoring finalists for the first time … Continue reading →
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Clamorous Voice · 1W ago

Lindsay Duncan taken ill onstage, during matinee of Hay Fever – how is she doing?

Heard the very sad news this evening (from my parents, who were in the audience) that the actress Lindsay Duncan was taken ill onstage today, during the matinee of Hay Fever at the Noel Coward Theatre. After needing three successive … Continue reading →
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Clamorous Voice · 3W ago

We Are In Drought.

I am sick of this weather. We are not in a drought. That is not an explanation for this farce of an April. Here are some better reasons for what’s been happening: 1) Apocalypse. 2) God having too much fun … Continue reading →
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Clamorous Voice · 3W ago

Drama & Performance Seminars: Shearer West, Julie Holledge, Janelle Reinelt

DRAMA AND PERFORMANCE SEMINAR SERIES Faculty of English, University of Oxford @ St Cross Building, Room A, Manor Road, Oxford. Wednesday, 2 May at 5:15 Shearer West (University of Oxford) “Actors, Artists and Celebrity: Thomas Lawrence and the Siddons family”. … Continue reading →
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Clamorous Voice · 3W ago

Happy Birthday, Shakespeare!

(Jessie White got in touch and asked me to take part in the Happy Birthday, Shakespeare! project, to which I also contributed last year. I was delighted to comply… albeit belatedly.) Happy Birthday, Shakespeare! Shakespeare is now 448, the subject … Continue reading →
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Clamorous Voice · 1M ago

Laurie Maguire & Emma Smith – All’s Well That Ends Well

Buy the Times Literary Supplement! Laurie Maguire and Emma Smith have a new article out on All’s Well That Ends Well, with a revelatory theory about the play’s authorship. The Oxford Centre for Early Modern Studies blog is linking to … Continue reading →
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Clamorous Voice · 2M ago

The Heart of the West End

This Sunday, I’ll be in London for The Heart of the West End Conference at Theatre Royal, Haymarket. I’m so excited: Jacky Bratton, David Mayer and Marcus Risdell will all be speaking. Plus, Catherine Hindson is giving a paper. Her … Continue reading →
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Clamorous Voice · 2M ago

Stupid Days, Clever Days

In first year, I went to absolutely every training seminar going, in the hope of insights into the DPhil process (and, you know, how to get my hands on some money). A Highly-Acclaimed Shakespeare Scholar was at one of them. … Continue reading →
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Clamorous Voice · 2M ago

Why Don’t My Students Remember The 90s?

Wotcher, wordpress. Most of the blog posts I have recently considered making would PROBABLY render me unemployable, and after five terms of DPhil I have started to consider that. So subject lines such as “Today, My Students Did Not Find … Continue reading →
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