Principal Investigator Professor Tracey Hill and Post Doctoral Research Assistant, Dr Charlotte Berry introduce the work of the REED Civic London project, which will transcribe and publish records of dramatic and musical performance in the City of London from the start of the reign of Elizabeth I to 1642. Focussed on civic pageantry and performances sponsored by the City's livery companies, the project's research overturns the assumption that early modern London's governing bodies were opposed to drama and uninterested in theatrical traditions. This paper will cover some of the exciting discoveries made by the project so far, including the early use of livery company halls as venues for theatrical performance.
 

Online via Zoom. Please book a place at: https://www.history.ac.uk/events/introduction-records-early-english-drama-civic-london-1558-1642-project