Revels Office

A one-day academic conference at the Society of Antiquaries, organised by Juliana Beykirch, Dr. Bethan Davies, Mirjam Haas, Maria Maciejewska, and Dr. Gina Walter. The Revels Office, an international research group comprised of early career academics, has always been fascinated by the relationship between textual, visual and material cultures and the material realities of theatre and performance.

Their first conference showcases emerging scholars working on early modern culture, materiality, and theatre, focusing on the long early modern period in Great Britain and Ireland (1500-1800). Papers explore objects, clothing, and bodies in various kinds of performance spaces, from streets to tiltyards to playhouses.