Have *you* been affected by drama - on stage, in the street, in your day to day *life*?? Then check out this new @crasshlive.bsky.social research network steered by me, @femimind.bsky.social, Cassie Lowe and Rosalind Parker: www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/research/networks/affective-encounters/

This reminds me of an important Shakespeare x cats question that I want to put to the academic community at large: is 'Tibbles' a corruption of Tybalt (i.e. Prince of Cats)?

We're going up against Sun, Sea and Selling Houses on Channel 4 this Monday at 6pm, but @oldfortunatus.bsky.social and I have Shakespeare in our [online] corner (and - spoiler alert - The Comedy of Errors features both sea *and* houses). Do come and join us if you're free!

Katrin, Lady Hygiene Bag, the lesser known - and in my opinion far superior - counterpart to Alfred Lord Tennyson

I couldn't manage 8 in one go, mind

Hey #earlymodern folks! Latest issue of *Shakespeare* just out, with a special section on 'Health and Wellbeing' guest-edited by Joan Fitzpatrick. www.tandfonline.com/toc/rshk20/2...

I do not feed the pigeons/I do not feed the sparrows, too/It gives me a sense of enormous compliance #authoritarianbritpop

was recently reunited with my long-lost twin brother, also called Ian - and although he's too humble to post about it I'm so enormously proud to see his (my!) name on the title page of this spiffy new Oxford World's Classics edition of The Comedy of Errors.

Love this installation piece, called simply 'Stairs' #cityofculture

1/2 Romance plays are all about strange coincidences. As I was leaving yesterday to see the Globe’s wonderful new Cymbeline my copies of the new OWC edition (for which I wrote the intro) arrived at the door. I sneaked into the SWP and grabbed a pit pic after the show… global.oup.com/ukhe/product...

It’s the UK publication day for the New Oxford Shakespeare Titus Andronicus, featuring my critical introduction on theatrical innovation, rape, race, politics, and how the play has always forced audiences to confront their relationship with Shakespeare. global.oup.com/academic/pro...

Thrilled: camped out for two weeks to get this shot and a sure sign Spring is on its way. Two wild bread delivery lorries facing off over territory, 10.2.25. #nature #springwatch

Jesus Christ what happened here

Somebody had to unjam and unclog the washing machine filter today and it turns out this key was the problem. Is there an app that tells me what this key unlocks? Please advise.

Along with…. @bkadams.bsky.social Julius Caesar, @laurajaynewright.bsky.social Henry VIII, @bachrach.bsky.social Richard II, @irburrows.bsky.social Comedy of Errors and @kimgilchrist.bsky.social Cymbeline Whoop!

[wind horns] The Oxford World's Classics Titus Andronicus, feat. my new introduction, is now a month out from publication (just in time for Valentine's Day!) and available to pre-order here: pages.oup.com/trade/collec...

a.k.a. the Go Forth and Multiply sandwich

Looking forward to tuning into all of these, and to chatting with @oldfortunatus.bsky.social, @oldfortunatusofEphesus and @IRBurrowsofEphesus on the 1st September!

Philosophy 101: will you be waiting forever or not at all