Daily Archives: 10 April 2016

Will, England & St George: A Shakespeare Revel

Shakespeare 400 Festival Event: ‘Will, England & St George: A Shakespeare Revel’

Date: Friday 22 April 2016
Time: 6.30PM (duration approx 2hrs inc interval / feast)
Venue: St George’s Cathedral, 38 St Georges Terrace, Perth, WA 6000
Tickets: $45 and $40 junior concession (8 – 17 years only)
Booking: Trybooking reference: www.trybooking.com/KRXS or phone (08) 9325 5766

Hosted by the Shakespeare 400 Festival Perth and St George’s Cathedral.

At sundown on the eve of St George’s day (April 22nd) enjoy a special event for the 400th anniversary of the death of England’s greatest playwright and poet – a once in a lifetime event at St George’s Cathedral, Perth.

Come celebrate the Bard and be enchanted with music, wooed by words and delighted by comedy as we make spirits soar and rafters ring. And purchase a hearty Elizabethan supper (proceeds to St Bartholomew’s House for the homeless) while entertained by roving performers. (BYO wine/beer or purchase soft drink).

Featuring Giovanni Consort, Perth Baroque Ensemble, Courtney Pitman, many of Perth’s leading actors, Shakespeare Shenanigans and a special appearance by Will Shakespeare himself and his sovereign, Queen Elizabeth I.

Shakespeare – 400 – Emotions: Institute of Advanced Studies @ UWA / ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions (UWA Node) Event

Shakespeare – 400 – Emotions
Institute of Advanced Studies @ UWA /ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions (UWA Node) Event

Date: 26 April, 2016
Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm
Venue: UWA University Club Auditorium
Register: This is a free event, but registration is required. To register: http://www.ias.uwa.edu.au/lectures/shakespeare

Speakers: Susan Broomhall, Brid Phillips, Danijela Kambaskovic, Bob White, Brett Hirsch (UWA)

This evening will present highlights from the research of scholars working in the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions (1100–1800), exploring some of the many emotional facets of Shakespeare’s life, works and memory, from the seventeenth century to the present. Two video presentations (by Bob White and Brett Hirsch) will be screened. The talks will be complemented by a selection of music from the time of Shakespeare performed by the Fine Knacks Ensemble.