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Amateur Theatre Research @amateurtheatre.bsky.social · Apr 3

Here’s more from our visit to Gripsholm last week.

David Coates @davidjcoates.bsky.social · Mar 29

This week our @erc.europa.eu project team met in Stockholm. One of the highlights was travelling to Gripsholm Castle to see Gustav III’s court theatre - an amazing survival from the 18th century. Scene cloths still hang above the stage that haven’t been lowered since the 1770s. Tantalising right?

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19 Century Studies Association @ncsascholars.bsky.social · Apr 1

The Edwardians: Age of Elegance
The King’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace

11 April – 23 November 2025

This spring, a major exhibition at The King’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace will immerse visitors in the glamour and opulence of the Edwardian era. 1/2

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Royal Collection Trust

Royal Palaces, Residences and Art Collection

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Jennifer Chapman @jelizachapman.bsky.social · Mar 31

Reminder that Smithsonian Open Access [currently] allows you to download, share, and reuse millions of images and data from across the Smithsonian’s 21 museums, nine research centers, libraries, archives, and the National Zoo. The Mar 27 EO may endanger this access. www.si.edu/openaccess?f...

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Learn more about Smithsonian Open Access

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Amateur Theatre Research @amateurtheatre.bsky.social · Mar 29

This week we had our project meeting in Stockholm. We were considering how contemporary cultural institutions connect to their local communities. We then thought about how this may apply to our historical examples. Over the next week we’ll share some of the things we got up to. Teaser below:

meikewagner.bsky.social @meikewagner.bsky.social · Mar 28

Backstage at Gripsholm, one of my favourite historical theatres in Sweden!

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Amateur Theatre Research @amateurtheatre.bsky.social · Mar 28

Meike's book is ready for pre-order! www.bloomsbury.com/uk/performin...

Performing Citizenship and German Amateur Theatricals

This open access book proposes a revision of 19th-century theatre history and examines the contribution of amateur theatre practice to European theatre, by shif…

www.bloomsbury.com

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Amateur Theatre Research @amateurtheatre.bsky.social · Mar 12

Our colleague @davidjcoates.bsky.social has been sharing some of his @erc.europa.eu research in @theconversation.com about queer amateur theatre histories.

Céline Thobois-Gupta @celinethoboisgupta.bsky.social · Mar 12

Great article by @davidjcoates.bsky.social about theatre history, queer artists and embodied knowledge in @theconversation.com, and an excellent demonstration of the social role that theatre history plays.

theconversation.com/queer-theatr...

Queer theatre in the 19th century was a place of codes, cross-dressing and blackmail

The theatre offered queer Victorian men a space to express their identities, at a time when homosexuality was criminalised.

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Advances in Nineteenth-Century Research Journal @advancesjournal.bsky.social · Mar 3

Got an idea for a special issue inspired by the long 19th century around the world and its legacies?

Allow us to introduce our fantastic General Editor Effram Sera-Shriar, also in charge of our Special Issues.

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Amateur Theatre Research @amateurtheatre.bsky.social · Mar 1

For Queer History Month, David has been writing about some amateur theatre participants retrieved from the archive who contribute to our understanding of queer theatre histories in the nineteenth century. Thank you to the @erc.europa.eu for supporting this research. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

British Theatre Guide @britishtheatreguide.info · Feb 28

Theatre feature: Beyond Oscar Wilde: Queering the Theatrical Past -

David Coates, an Assistant Professor in Theatre Studies at the University of Warwick, has been retrieving histories of LGBTQ+ men to coincide with Queer History Month.

www.britishtheatreguide.info/features/bey...

Theatre feature: Beyond Oscar Wilde: Queering the Theatrical Past

David Coates, an Assistant Professor in Theatre Studies at the University of Warwick, has been retrieving histories of LGBTQ+ men to coincide with Queer History Month.

www.britishtheatreguide.info

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Amateur Theatre Research @amateurtheatre.bsky.social · Feb 27

David’s work on our @erc.europa.eu funded project has involved research into various private theatres, including Adelina Patti’s at Craig-y-Nos castle. David, who organised this meeting, has come away with a far better understanding of the theatre space, how it was used and who by (yes, amateurs!).

David Coates @davidjcoates.bsky.social · Feb 27

We’ve had a remarkable two days at Craig-y-Nos castle assessing the condition of the theatre and its assets. We hope to be able to share our findings through the Society for Theatre Research, who generously funded the work. We’ll use the findings to advocate for funding to conserve the theatre.

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David Coates @davidjcoates.bsky.social · Feb 23

Alongside Grit Eckert, I’ve been coordinating a group of experts to visit Craig-y-nos castle this week to consolidate what we know about the theatre, to assess its condition and to plan for its future. Thanks to the Society for Theatre Research for funds and @amateurtheatre.bsky.social for my time.

Theatres Trust @theatrestrust.bsky.social · Feb 19

🎭 Soprano Adelina Patti was born on this day in 1843

She gives her name to a wonderful theatre in Craig Y Nos, which was added to an existing neo-gothic building by the singer and her husband

It is the most ambitious of the UK's few private theatres

database.theatrestrust.org.uk/resources/th...

Small theatre auditorium with a mural of a chariot at the back of the stage and giant, fluted Corinthian columns on the walls

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Methuen Drama @methuendrama.bsky.social · Feb 17

Call for proposals! 📢

Submissions for the Theatre And series are now open. Submit your proposal for a 25,000-word book on a topic of your choosing.

More info 👉 bit.ly/4jIU5MY
Download a proposal form 🗒️ bit.ly/4jKP7z5

Submissions close 30 March!

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Amateur Theatre Research @amateurtheatre.bsky.social · Feb 14

It’s great to hear others shouting about the importance of amateur theatre.

The Stage @thestage.co.uk · Feb 6

Amateur theatre should be celebrated by the industry, not disparaged, says Richard Jordan 👇

Amateur theatre should be celebrated by the industry, not disparaged

At a time when routes into theatre careers are narrowing, we should support the contribution amateur dramatics can make to someone’s development

www.thestage.co.uk