In 2018, Shakespeare and His Sisters hosted the AHRC-funded ‘Dramatizing Penshurst’ Festival which was dedicated to celebrating the work of Lady Mary Wroth. The event offered an exciting programme of open rehearsals, performances, exhibitions, stories and conversations.
‘Dramatizing Penshurst’ Festival Programme
The Festival brought to life the remarkable literary history of the Sidney family by rehearsing and staging a fully costumed production of Love’s Victory (c.1617) at Penshurst Place, the home of its playwright, Lady Mary Roth.
Open rehearsal of Love’s Victory in front of visitors
The Festival closed with the first professional performance of Love’s Victory at Penshurst Place which was filmed so a wider audience can share in the Festival’s goal to uncover a ‘hidden’ heritage: the history of Shakespeare’s ‘sisters’ or female contemporary dramatists.