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“The Trade in Lunacy”: A Theatrical Examination of 18th Century Private Asylums (Coventry, 27-29 June 2013)

Posted on June 14, 2013 by

The Warwick Centre for the History of Medicine is delighted to announce a new public engagement collaboration with Talking Birds linked to Professor Hilary Marland’s research entitled: ‘Trade in Lunacy’, supported by the Wellcome Trust’s Centre Strategic Award; Situating Medicine: New Directions … Continue reading →

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An invitation to collaborate: Playwright Paul Brooks’ new project on the Contagious Diseases Acts

Posted on May 7, 2013 by

The Play’s The Thing… Paul Brooks, writer, director and producer and founder of Public House Theatre Company, writes: Genuine conversations No.1: ‘What are you reading?’ ‘An article on syphilis in Victorian London.’ ‘Right… Pint?’ I’m quite lucky with my friends. … Continue reading →

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“Alice in Bed” by Susan Sontag (Play, Newcastle, 27 Feb – 3 March 2013)

Posted on December 5, 2012 by

“Alice in Bed” is a raucous, joyful play based on the life and diaries of Alice James (1848-92), sharp witted sister to Henry and William James. In it we accompany Alice and her brilliant imagination on a captivating and ultimately transformative … Continue reading →

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Drama and Medicine (Medicine, Health and the Arts in Post-War Britain Seminar Series, Exeter, 25 May 2012)

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

The fourth seminar in the ‘Medicine, Health and the Arts in Post-War Britain‘ seminar series examines the relationship between medicine, health and drama and is being held at St Nicholas Priory in Exeter on Friday 25th May from 6.15-8.45pm. This … Continue reading →

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Wunderbar Festival Presents: Bobby Baker’s Mad Gyms & Kitchens (Performances, May, North-East England)

Posted on May 6, 2012 by

Wunderbar is delighted to be working with London-based Daily Life Ltd to present Bobby Baker’s Mad Gyms & Kitchens, a performance celebrating Bobby’s top tips to getting well following her own experience. Prepare to be surprised and delighted, moved and … Continue reading →

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“Who Would Have Them”? A Play about Parkinson’s (Newcastle, 19 -20 April 2012)

Posted on March 15, 2012 by

“Who would have them?” A comedy by Nickola Pearson. Performance Academy Studio Theatre. Rye Hill Campus, Scotswood Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE4 7SA 19th April at 7.30pm 20th april at 2.30pm and 7.30 Tickets are free but reservations essential via … Continue reading →

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Confined Spaces: Considering Performance, Madness, and Psychiatry (CFP, Conference, Cambridge, September 2012)

Posted on February 14, 2012 by

Confined Spaces: Considering Performance, Madness, and Psychiatry 17th – 18th September 2012 Corpus Christi College Cambridge This interdisciplinary conference is part of an AHRC funded project to investigate the history of performance in, and about, psychiatric asylums and hospitals since … Continue reading →

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Activating Theatre: people participating, performing politics (Symposium, Leeds, 6 March 2012)

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A practice-based symposium examining how theatre and performance work to change people and society on Tuesday 6 March 2012, Stage@leeds Building, University of LeedsMembers of the Faculty of Performance, Visual Arts and Communications and the Faculty of Medicine and Health have … Continue reading →

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Performing Medicine – The Anatomy Season – 28 Oct to 10 Dec 2011

Posted on October 11, 2011 by

For six weeks from 28 October to 10 December, Performing Medicine: The Anatomy Season explores the fertile and fascinating relationships between anatomy and performance bringing together brilliant artists, anatomists, medics and thinkers for a series of conversations, performances and workshops. … Continue reading →

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Breaking Patterns, Creating Change – Report on the first ‘Theater of the Oppressed’ Workshop held for Medical Students in India

Posted on September 5, 2011 by

Dr Satendra Singh reports on the first ‘Theater of the Oppressed’ (TO) workshop ever for medical students in India, held on 23-24 Aug, 2011 at New Delhi and conducted by Medical Humanities Group UCMS, Delhi: Created by the Brazilian theater … Continue reading →

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