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The Department of Theatre, Film and Television present Amphitryon by John Dryden Directed by Michael Cordner The production was made possible by a generous endowment from the Sylvia and Colin Shepherd Trust.

In July we were joined by Olivier-award winning actor Henry Goodman to begin to explore performing Jonson’s First Folio. Goodman, who has played the titular role in Volpone and Kitely in Every Man in His Humour, worked with Mike Cordner on speeches from Volpone, Every Man In his Humour and Sejanus. The rehearsals and later […]

In the first workshop,  Henry Goodman and Professor Michael Cordner explored the performance challenges and demands of  Volpone, which Henry played for the Royal Shakespeare Company in Trevor Nunn’s production at the Swan in 2015. The session combines detailed table work with rehearsal performances of Volpone’s opening  soliloquy on the Department’s main stage. The workshops were supported by a […]

In the second workshop, Henry Goodman and Professor Michael Cordner explored the performance challenges and demands of Every Man In His Humour, in which Henry played the role of Kitely in John Caird’s 1986 production with the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Swan. The workshops were supported by a Culture and Communications Research Priming award from […]

Finally, there was time to begin exploring the performance challenges and demands of Sejanus. The workshops were supported by a Culture and Communications Research Priming award from the University of York. Back: Watch the Volpone workshop. Back: Watch the Every Man In His Humour workshop. Return to the Performing Jonson page.  

The Provoked Wife by John Vanbrugh, 20-22 June 2014. Directed by Mike Cordner and Tom Cantrell with Connor Abbott. The production was filmed by our Film and Television Production colleagues on Friday 20 June 2014. The production was made possible by a generous endowment from the Sylvia and Colin Shepherd Trust.

A Mad World, My Masters! by Thomas Middleton, 23-25 June 2011.Directed by Mike Cordner with Mark Smith and Tom Cantrell. The production was filmed by our Film and Television Production colleagues on Friday 23 June 2011. The production was made possible by a generous endowment from the Sylvia and Colin Shepherd Trust.

The Dutch Courtesan by John Marston, 20-22 June 2013. Directed by Mike Cordner. The production was filmed by our Film and Television Production colleagues on Friday 21 June 2013. The production was made possible by a generous endowment from the Sylvia and Colin Shepherd Trust. The project website www.dutchcourtesan.co.uk contains research essays. production information, interviews […]