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Shakespeare and His Sisters looks at the parallels between plays by Shakespeare and by women dramatists of the sixteenth and seventeenth century. Virginia Woolf famously declared that no sister of Shakespeare would have been able to write drama for the professional stage.<\/p>\n

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Shakespeare and His Sisters aims to explore an alternative theatrical tradition of women\u2019s drama in Shakespeare\u2019s day that looked forward to the work of female playwrights like Aphra Behn in the Restoration theatre. Unlike Behn\u2019s work, little is known about the female playwrights’ scripts or their early performances so editing and staging them are important goals. Following the publication of Lady Mary Wroth’s pastoral tragicomedy Love’s Victory<\/em> (c.1617-21) by Manchester University Press<\/a> our next production was a restaging of the play at Penshurst Place on 27 September 2022. The coterie performance formed part of a conference<\/p>\n

\u00a0 The Sidneys of Penshurst and Beyond:<\/strong>\u00a0Connections, Contexts, Collaborations<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0Penshurst Place\u00a0 27-28 September 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Shakespeare and His Sisters continues to work in collaboration with two partners: the Duchy of Lancaster and Penshurst Place, involving schools and members of the public can be seen on the further pages.<\/p>\n

The site currently shows examples of our work and previous events at Lancaster Castle and Penshurst Place which have already broadened our knowledge of theatre practice including that by Shakespeare’s sisters. Please see our Instagram<\/a>, Twitter<\/a> and YouTube<\/a>\u00a0for updates.<\/p>\n

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