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Thanks, Roz! It's been a fun project to be involved with, though quite intense at times. My favourite was the e-mail that I happened to pick up at 7am one morning last fall from a frantic BBC individual filming the very same day on the streets of Ipswich asking what kind of audience would have attended and where. Last week, pre-launch, was something else again. Glad I'm not a journalist. We'll be sending you and Ted the Salisbury collection as a completed draft soon, likely June, for your comment and information. It progresses well at our end. All the best, Sally-Beth Quoting "Hays, Rosalind" <[log in to unmask]>: > Sally-Beth, > > What an exciting project. Terrific work for REED, too. Roz > ________________________________________ > From: REED-L: Records of Early English Drama Discussion > [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Sally-Beth MacLean > [[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Monday, March 21, 2016 9:00 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: REED/BBC/BL announcement > > The Records of Early English Drama (REED) project is pleased to > announce the launch of a new partnership project with the BBC, the > British Library and Dr Siobhan Keenan at Simon De Montfort University. > The project is titled ?Shakespeare on Tour?, involving the broadcast > of over 200 stories across all BBC Local Radio stations and regional > television in England and at bbc.co.uk/shakespeareontour. Shakespeare > on Tour includes stories that are all linked to specific places across > the country as part of a season of BBC programming to mark 400 years > since Shakespeare?s death in 1616. > > This unique and ambitious broadcasting event will uncover surprising > stories about where Shakespeare?s plays were performed, along with > other iconic moments such as the first black actor to perform > Shakespeare on the British stage, the rise of the female star and > notable Shakespearean child actors It also charts locations where > Shakespeare?s acting companies performed before 1642 - a number of > which survive to this day. > > To help bring these stories to life, the BBC has been working closely > with the British Library to unearth stories from their historic > collection of theatre playbills relating to Shakespeare performances > across the UK, and with the Records of Early English Drama. > > Craig Henderson, Head of Programmes, BBC English Regions, said: ?This > unique project brings together on-going academic research as well as > stories of Shakespeare performances told through original playbills > from the late 18th century onwards. For audiences, this will create a > rich collection of stories relating to locations of performances of > Shakespeare?s work, starting with his own troupe of performers, to > highlights from more recent times. > The stories reveal familiar places from all corners of the country in > a new and fascinating light, places that we might drive or walk past > every day without realising their historical resonance. Audiences will > be able to discover factual details about their local town halls, pubs > and private houses around the country where Shakespeare?s plays were > performed; how much Shakespeare?s players were paid; and the project > will travel forward from the late 16th century to track other iconic > moments such as the first ? and controversial - appearance of black > and female performers on stage.? > > The stories are now available online at bbc.co.uk/shakespeareontour > (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03fcz11) where they can be enjoyed > for many years to come. > > Circulated by Sally-Beth MacLean > REED Director of Research/General Editor >