Events Programme 2019 - 2020
All meetings take place at
The Nottingham Mechanics,
3 North Sherwood Street
Nottingham
NG1 4EZ,
...and begin at 7:00pm. Scroll to the bottom of the page for a location map.
2019
September 10th
The President's Talk
"A Lass Unparallel'd" Shakespeare's strong women and the question of gender-neutral casting.
September 24th
"And They All Lived Happily Ever After."
A reading of scenes from "The Tamer Tamed", John Fletcher's riposte to "The Taming of the Shrew" and a look at some afterlives of other Shakespearean married couples. Julia Pirie
October 8th
"Venus and Adonis": The Shakespeare Smash Hit You Never Heard About.
Talk by Sarah Olive The University of York
October 22nd
Reading: "King Lear”
November 5th
"King Lear" The Last Tragedy.
Talk by Les Wilkinson
November 19th
“The Merry Wives of Windsor”
Reading by Nottingham High School Students
December 3rd
“The Merry Wives of Windsor”
Talk by William Ruff
December 17th
Members’ Evening
2020
January 7th
Coriolanus
Talk by Ben Burton Nottingham High School
January 21st
Reading: Coriolanus
February 4th
"Two Potential Marriages and What Might be a Funeral."
Much Ado About Nothing Talk by Anthony Rice
February 18th
Reading: Much Ado About Nothing.
March 3rd
HenryIV and the Edges of England.
Talk by Lisa Hopkins University of York
March 17th
Reading: Henry IV part one
March 31st
Reading: Henry IV part two
April 14th
Poetry, Prose and Music
Arranged by Sandra Appleton and William Ruff
April 28th
Annual Birthday Buffet
May 12th
Annual General Meeting