Audrey’s edition of Cumberland and Westmorland records, together with Peter Greenfield’s Gloucestershire collection, was published in 1986
as the first county volume in the REED series, setting the standard for analysis and annotation of county dramatic records. She then moved on to research
the extensive records of the cathedral city of Salisbury, a collection now in pre-production at the office, to be paired with the rest of Wiltshire, being edited by Rosalind Hays and Ted McGee.
Audrey’s gifts to REED include more than her editions. She designed the very first version of the patrons database called Pastime in Basic, laying the foundation for what has since evolved as the Patrons and Performances website. It was also her idea to
celebrate 25 years of REED's existence with a series of conference sessions at the International Medieval Congress in Leeds and a collection of invited essays which she co-edited, REED in Review: Essays in Celebration of the
First Twenty-Five Years, published by UTP in 2006.
A celebration in memory of Audrey Douglas will be held at Bloor Street United Church in Toronto on Tuesday, 3 September, at 7pm. I will be happy to collect and share with the family any messages of condolence meanwhile.
Sally-Beth