Ben Blyth
@benblyth.bsky.social
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Ph.D. Scholar-Practitioner of Medieval & Early Modern Drama @ UCalgary, Treaty 7 🍁 ⚔️ 🎭
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beyondshakes.bsky.social
😈Doctor John Faustus continues with chapter 19 - oh dear, a rout of Devils appear unto him, threatening him sharply. Very sharply.
Literal pitchforks people, devils with pitchforks.
#demon #devil #DoctorFaustus
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Doctor John Faustus (Chapter 19)
Whereupon the rout of Devils appeared unto him, threatening him sharply...
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britishacademy.bsky.social
Applications are now open for the International Writing Workshops. The scheme is designed to help early-career researchers enhance their writing skills and increase the uptake of their research in academic publications. Learn more: buff.ly/OdmgXOf
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matqbritholiday.bsky.social
"My voice is in my sword" - SIGNED in performance. It gave me goosebumps in the telling of it let alone the performing. BRAVO!
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ardenpublisher.bsky.social
We're at #BSA2025 @bsashakespeare.bsky.social and enjoying catching up with authors and meeting new prospective authors, while showcasing recent publications. If there's a project you'd like to discuss just come and say hello 👋
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shaxbull.bsky.social
Erin Julian reviews Crow’s Theatre’s 2024 production of The Land Acknowledgement or As You Like It, created by Cliff Cardinal.

🎭: www.mirvish.com/shows/the-la...

📰: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/956906

📷: Dahlia Katz
An image of Cliff Cardinal wearing a hoodie and jacket in front of a simple curtain over a dark orange background with the SB logo and the text “Ultimately, the show invited audiences to consider just why Shakespeare is so important, while also exploiting Shakespeare’s cultural capital to make space for Indigenous voices and stories.”
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stevetpurcell.bsky.social
One of the things I love about the discovery reported in today’s Guardian is that it puts paid to the prejudice you see in a lot of biofiction that Anne Shakespeare/Hathaway would have been illiterate. Nope!
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
Shakespeare did not leave his wife Anne in Stratford, letter fragment suggests
Professor says text shows Hathaway lived with playwright in London, upending the established idea of an unhappy marriage
www.theguardian.com
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bsashakespeare.bsky.social
Check out our latest blog post on 'Dark Arcadia and the wider Shakespeare Republic universe' by @sallymclean.bsky.social! We were proud to support 'Dark Arcadia' with #BSASmallGrants in 2024 and excited to see more #Shakespeare adaptation on screen. Follow the the link in our bio to read more!
A scene from Incognita Productions' Dark Arcadia shows three young women, wearing school uniforms, laughing together and surrounded by bookshelves full of books
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derekbeaulieu.bsky.social
It's #nationalpoetrymonth -- here's my poetry on a billboard on Calgary's Deerfoot Trail, courtesy @wordfest.com
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bsashakespeare.bsky.social
Hello Bluesky! We are excited to be here and even more excited to announce that registration for #BSA2025 Conference 'Practising Shakespeare' is open now! 25-28 June, University of York, School of Arts & Creative Technologies

Follow the link in our bio to register and view the provisional programme
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shaxbull.bsky.social
NEW ISSUE KLAXON: Shakespeare Bulletin 42.4 features Claire Kimball's essay on visual dramaturgy, Jennifer Birkett's essay on the 50/50 Shakespeare project, and a special reviews section on the Ukrainian Shakespeare Festival.

📰: muse.jhu.edu/issue/53960
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harrymccarthy.bsky.social
I do! Looking forward to discussing Titus Andronicus with @oldfortunatus.bsky.social in this free webinar next month.

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Huge congratulations to this year’s ENGL401 cohort at #STMUCalgary for their fantastic capstone conference today! Brilliant papers on subjects from Katherena Vermette to Medieval Monsters! Not truly the end, just a new beginning. The future is bright. So proud of you all! 👏
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lucyholehouse.bsky.social
Lecture series!👩‍🏫 'Performing (in) the Early Modern City': join myself, Dr Lydia Valentine, and Prof. Clare McManus Thursdays 29th May-12th June to hear about secret performance, sky-high performance, and the influence of civic performance on race-making in early modern London.

🧵more info below!
Title image of events and exhibitions brochure for Guildhall Library and Archive events, May-August 2025, celebrating the 600th anniversary of Guildhall Library. Highlighted is 'Shakespeare on the Ropes', Thursday 12th June, 6-8pm. Below is an image of a seventeenth century female rope dancer.
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Massive crowd in #yyc tonight for eventful @mark-carney.bsky.social rally. Security tight with 1000+ outside. These are difficult times, but in the words of great Tsuu T’ina leader Travis Meguinis: “it’s a good sign when the sun and the moon are together in the sky!” #cdnpoli #abpoli #elbowsup 🇨🇦
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callanjd.bsky.social
James Stokes's new Records of Early English Drama collection for the whole county of Suffolk is now LIVE and up on the REED site: ereed.org/collections/...
What East Anglian riches await...
#theatrehistory
REED Online: Collection: Suffolk
ereed.org
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dreditions.bsky.social
Two new #earlymodern designs, and just in time for Spring! www.zazzle.com/store/dredit...
A demon chokes an adventurous young man. Demons keep an old man company.
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Wise words from Fletcher and Massinger’s “Rollo” that hit a little different on a Monday morning 🍻
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callanjd.bsky.social
A brilliant reflection on and advocacy for humanities research, teaching, and engagement in these trying but urgent times for SHAPE academia, with a forceful intro from Regenia Gagnier and including @jennyrichards.bsky.social on English and @englishassociation.bsky.social work.
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Thanks to @lostplayhouse.bsky.social for masterfully chairing, the generous and insightful feedback from Tiffany Stern, and the wonderful questions and conversations from all auditors! See you in Denver, copesmates! ⚔️
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Congratulations to #RSA2025 & @saaupdates.bsky.social for a jam-packed joint conference in Boston, from we three musketeers (w. Jade Elizabeth Standing & Nate Szymanski)!
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saaupdates.bsky.social
This week truly was Super Renaissance Conference Week. Thanks for joining us for #Shax2025 and #RenSA25 and we’ll see you next year in Denver for #Shax2026! ✈️
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callanjd.bsky.social
Here at #RSA2025 #SHAX2025 digital exhibit showcasing the work-in-progress Shakespeare’s Theaterscape project. Watch this space!

shakespearestheaterscape.org
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saaupdates.bsky.social
The #Shax2025 #NextGenPlen was brilliant! Thank you to our early career scholars for sharing their exciting research.
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