Reimagining Performance Network – Theatre and the Archive
Theatre and the Archive
12.30-3pm Friday 17 February 2023 (week 5)
Amersi Lecture Room, Staircase XI, Brasenose College

The Reimagining Performance Network is pleased to host an afternoon of talks and discussion on the topic of ‘Theatre and the Archive’. We are delighted to welcome Dr Ulla Kallenbach from the University of Bergen, who will open the session by sharing her research on ‘Transnational traces in the material and digital archive’. Billy Barrett and Ellice Stevens from the acclaimed Breach Theatre will speak next about their new production After the Act, a documentary musical about the last 20 years since the repeal of the Section 28 law which prohibited the ‘promotion’ of homosexuality in schools. For the last hour, there will be a roundtable discussion to consider how archival materials have informed, enriched or challenged research. The panel will feature Oxford faculty members Emma Smith, David Taylor, Sos Eltis, Tom Kuhn and Rebecca Beasley.

All are welcome – Faculty members, students, and general theatre enthusiasts! A light lunch will be provided. For the sake of catering, please could you RSVP to Tzen Sam at tzen.sam@jesus.ox.ac.uk if you are attending (but all welcome on the day, whether you have RSVPed or not).
Date: 17 February 2023, 12:30 (Friday, 5th week, Hilary 2023)
Venue: Brasenose College, Radcliffe Square OX1 4AJ
Venue Details: Amersi Lecture Room, Brasenose College
Speakers: Dr Ulla Kallenbach (University of Bergen), Professor Tom Kuhn (University of Oxford), Professor Sos Eltis (University of Oxford), Professor Emma Smith (University of Oxford), Dr David Taylor (University of Oxford), Professor Rebecca Beasley (University of Oxford), Billy Barrett (Breach Theatre), Ellice Stevens (Breach Theatre)
Organiser: TORCH Reimagining Performance Network
Organiser contact email address: tzen.sam@jesus.ox.ac.uk
Part of: TORCH Reimagining Performance Network
Booking required?: Not required
Booking email: tzen.sam@jesus.ox.ac.uk
Audience: Members of the University only
Editor: Nicholas Duddy