Edward’s Boys’. Author: Harry R. McCarthy. Published by: Cambridge University Press https://www.cambridge.org/gb/academic/subjects/literature/renaissance-and-early-modern-literature/performing-early-modern-drama-beyond-shakespeare-edwards-boys?format=PB
Edward’s Boys, an all-boy theatre company comprising students from King Edward VI School, Stratford-upon-Avon (“Shakespeare’s School”), have received critical praise and popular success as a result of their work exploring the repertoire of the boys’ companies from the early modern period.
This rarely performed city comedy is the company’s fourth staging of Middleton, following A Mad World My Masters, A Chaste Maid in Cheapside and A Trick to Catch the Old One. Ground-breaking in its innovation and daring, the play cheerfully exploits and richly celebrates many of the theatrical resources of the time, including disguise, parody, dance and music.
Performances:
Thursday 16th March 7.00pm – Levi Fox Hall, King Edward VI School, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6BE
Tickets: £10; Concessions: £5
Friday 17th March 7.00pm – Parliament Chamber, Inner Temple, London EC4Y 7HL
Tickets: £15; Concessions: £8
Saturday 18th March 7.00pm – University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford OX1 4BJ
Tickets: £15; Concessions: £8
Sunday 19th March 7.00pm – Levi Fox Hall CV37 6BE
Tickets: £10; Concessions: £5
Tickets for all performances purchased via https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/kes
Dr Harry McCarthy, Fellow of Jesus College, has written a book about the company, published by CUP: https://www.cambridge.org/gb/academic/subjects/literature/renaissance-and-early-modern-literature/performing-early-modern-drama-beyond-shakespeare-edwards-boys?format=PB
