LAUNCHING EARLY MODERN LONDON THEATRES, V. 2 I am delighted to report the launch this week of the second phase of Early Modern London Theatres, with extensive new data relating to several entertainment centres south of the Thames: the Hope, Newington Butts, the Swan and the bearbaiting arenas (www.emlot.kcl.ac.uk/?). Next to come will be the Rose which we turn to next. We owe special thanks to lead EMLoT bibliographer, Tanya Hagen, whose scholarship and dedication to the project have been key to our progress. She has been ably assisted by an outstanding graduate student in the Dept of English, John Estabillo, who is now associate editor for phase 2. The funding for their work has come from grants from the SSHRC and The British Academy, for which we remain deeply grateful. Sally-Beth MacLean REED Director of Research/General Editor