Thank you @bars.bsky.social for sharing this short film on 'Drama Queens of the Georgian Period', performed at this year's @cambridgefestival.bsky.social. It was a joy to celebrate these extraordinary female theatre-makers by granting voices to their lives and works www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYgd...

If @helcdall.bsky.social has got you eager to learn more about the wonderful Joanna Baillie, then this virtual reading of Baillie's gothic drama, 'The Family Legend', might be of interest! www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6469 @romgothsam.bsky.social @bsecs.bsky.social @bars.bsky.social

IT'S TIME! The #CFP for #BSECS2027 has been released! This year's theme is 'Artifice and Authenticity'. The deadline for submissions is the 15 September 2026. The conference will by the 6-8 January 2027 @pembrokeoxford.bsky.social #18thC #skystorians 🗃️ www.bsecs.org.uk/conferences/...

Really enjoyed catching up with @theatrehistory.bsky.social earlier this year to talk about my book - can't believe it was 3y/o this month that the armed women were unleashed! #theatrehistory #18thC #womenshistory #feministhistory #frenchrevolution #Napoleonicwars

New episode: Dr. Sarah Burdett joins us to talk about a terrifying figure in Revolutionary-era Europe: the armed woman! How did armed and sometimes violent women onstage reflect concerns about gender and politics amidst the French Revolution? theatrehistorypodcast.libsyn.com/episode-111-...

Off to Venice today for Performing Citizenship 'Amatuer Acts' conference. Not a bad way to start September! #privatetheatricals #amatuertheatre #theatrehistory

📢 Registration now OPEN for #BARS2025 - spread the word 📢 A fantastic programme set up for both online and in person days - see you in September!

Back in the UK following a month in Canada as visiting RF in Scottish Studies at @uofguelph.bsky.social Great place, great people, great materials!

The BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants scheme is now open for applications. This opportunity allows postdoctoral – or equivalent – scholars in the humanities and social sciences to apply for funding to support their research projects. Learn more: buff.ly/BrfBwSt

So this was a great symposium, with a uniformly high standard of presentations across the board. It was wonderful to be in such generous scholarly company. And as a bonus, I finally met @kathylubey.bsky.social!

I have joined bluesky - no idea how to use it. But I am here!