SAT Conference 2023
The First Folio
We are delighted to invite you to our special celebration of the 400th anniversary of the First Folio publication, an event we are hosting jointly with the De Vere Society (DVS). We have an exciting programme and hope you can join us on this most significant day.
Charterhouse Square • London EC1M 6AN
Saturday • October 14 • 2023
9:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
£65 per person live/£20 streaming
There will be a series of Folio-focused talks, video, and discussions with the participation of SAT Chairman William Leahy and DVS Chairman Alexander Waugh.
Dr. Kevin Gilvary with Opening Remarks, along with William Leahy and Alexander Waugh.
Charles Duff with an introduction to the Charterhouse.
Sir Mark Rylance reciting a speech; also a song.
Dr. Kevin Gilvary with an introduction to the First Folio as a physical artefact and literary project; the prefatory material and the eighteen “saved” plays.
The Droeshout portrait, a compilation of remarks read by actors.
Scenes by actors from the “saved” plays, including the Rose Garden scene.
Julia Cleave on “Stratfordian Manoeuvers: No Longer in Search of an Author.”
Elizabeth Winkler video on the reception of her book, Shakespeare was a Woman and other Heresies.
Actors with scenes from the “saved” plays.
Alexander Waugh with an analysis of the Folio preface, To the Great Variety of Readers, including actors.
Alexander Waugh with an analysis of Ben Jonson’s encomium in the Folio, including actors.
Actors with a Shakespeare game
Fabrice Collot on “Who Edited the First Folio: Evidence for John Florio.”
Dr. Roger Stritmatter on “The Dedicatees and the Spanish Marriage Crisis.”
Derek Jacobi with Prospero’s speech, “Our revels now are ended.”
Honouring us with Folio readings on the day will be our excellent cast of actors,* including Sir Mark Rylance, Sir Derek Jacobi, Annabel Leventon, and Richard Clifford.
*All actors appear subject to availability on the given date.
Tickets
Tickets are £65 per person, which includes lunch and snacks with tea and coffee. We have a limited number of tickets available. SOLD OUT. But you can join the live stream for £20: For payment and to receive the link (which will be sent to you before the event), please contact eventsteam@deveresociety.co.uk.
Inquiries: info@ShakespeareanAuthorshipTrust.co.uk
About the venue
The Charterhouse was built in 1371 as a Carthusian Monastery and flourished during the later medieval and early Tudor periods. With the dissolution of the monasteries, the Charterhouse became a mansion for wealthy noblemen and a refuge for royalty. It is where Queen Elizabeth I prepared for her coronation in 1559.
The image above was engraved in 1771 (now in the public domain).
Inquiries:
info@ShakespeareanAuthorshipTrust.org.uk
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