Video, 5 mins
Love and Intoxication in a Renaissance Pleasure Palace
Reuniting two seventeenth-century masterpieces – a decorated castle in Derbyshire and romantic comedy - in the heart of Sheffield
Part of Festival of the Mind
19 Jan 2023 13:00
In this film, Dr Crosby Stevens and Professor Phil Withington from the Department of History describe how they worked with English Heritage, a theatre director, actors, literature scholars, and an architect, to explore the connections between Bolsover Castle and The New Inn, a comedy of 1629 by the poet and dramatist Ben Jonson, recreating an abridged version of the play at Festival of the Mind 2022.
Credits
Research
- Dr Crosby Stevens, Department of History
- Professor Phil Withington, Department of History
The Film
- English Heritage
- David Thacker, Director
- Nicholas Helm, Principle of Helm Architecture
- John Branwell, Fiona Hampton, Margot Leicester, Harry Long and Anna Wheatley (Actors)
- Gemma Thorpe and Scott Dulson, Filmmakers
- Stanley Orwin-Fraser, Video Designer
With special thanks to
- Professor Frances Babbage, School of English
- Professor Martin Butler, School of English at The University of Leeds
- Emily Naish, School of English
- Leonie Price, Department of History
Curation
- Part of Festival of the Mind 2022