If you saw Richard III at Shakespeare's Globe and you're interested in reviewing the production (1,000-1,500 words) for Shakespeare Bulletin, I'm looking to commission a piece. Either reply/DM here, or email at [email protected]. Both new and experienced reviewers very welcome!

Thrilled that this special issue is out in the world - it was such a joy to work on this with an incredible group of scholars!

An absolutely gorgeous special issue of Shakespeare Bulletin edited by Sally Barnden !! Thrilled to see this one out in the world

Going to do my best Dr. Peter Kirwan impression and introduce the articles briefly - but stay tuned for more detail in #ExtraCredit from Shakespeare Bulletin curated by the authors muse.jhu.edu/issue/53122

The issue opens with a brief introduction prompted by some of my disquiet about the exclusivity of the Royal Archives (and a confession about my incompetence using book snakes)

The first full article is by Erin J, unpicking both the significance and the neglect of Rachel Fane's archive, including letters and accounts illuminating domestic matters which have historically been treated as unimportant

Next is Anouska Lester on magic mirrors in the early modern performance archive, demonstrating the significance of mirror props in three early modern plays and flipping the 'performance as mirror' metaphor on its head

Next, Abbie W. takes us backstage at the Folger Shakespeare Library to show how a set of eighteenth-century theatrical receipts survived and what they can tell us about the role of Shakespeare in archival practices

next, Molly S recovers Langston Hughes and Dorothy Peterson's never-performed translation of Lope de Vega's 'Fuenteovejuna', mourning its unrealised potential and exploring how a 1920s adaptation could speak to our present

in her chapter, Dr. Janelle Jenstad revisits Jeanette Lambermont's 2001 production of 'Henry V' - a production that both queried the bias of wartime archives and became, by an accident of timing, a conductor for anxieties about contemporary warfare

And finally, Stephanie Shirilan explores the archival potential of air, finding that both matter and emotion linger and get 'stuck' in the atmosphere in Shakespeare's plays and asking how scholarship about performance archiving can take air into account

Among all the marvellous content of this issue, you'll find my review of Anyone But You!! Cinematic Much Ado began my Shakespeare journey, and it's a gift that keeps on giving

The fabulous new issue of Shakespeare Bulletin is now out in the world! Proud to have my review of King Lear featured among all these wonderful essays and reviews.

Wonderful to see this fantastic new issue of Shakespeare Bulletin out, including essays by the brilliant Erin J and Anouska Lester. You'll also find my review of Othello at the Sam Wanamaker playhouse.

If you'd be interested in writing a performance review (1,000-1,500 words) of Lyric Theatre Belfast's Richard III for Shakespeare Bulletin, please get in touch here or via email at [email protected] as I'd love to hear from you. Both new and experienced reviewers very welcome! 🙂

Really pleased to see this fantastic issue out in the world, featuring performance reviews from Shehrazade Zafar-Arif, Austin Tichenor, Bethan Davies, Noel Sloboda, Barbara Ann Lukacs, Dais Johnston, Neah Lekan, Bernard Krumm, Nic Helms, M. Tyler Sasser, and Bailey Sincox! 🎭

<Steve Martin in THE JERK voice> The new Shakespeare Bulletin is here! The new Shakespeare Bulletin is here! And my review of Chicago Shakespeare’s RICHARD III is in it!! Thanks to Shakespeare Bulletin’s Dr. Benjamin Broadribb for his wise and patient editorial hand.

A brief life is now a cheap life!