Will Tosh: Straight Acting

Name: Will Tosh: Straight Acting
Start: 2024-07-03T19:00:00+01:00
End: 2024-07-03T20:00:00+01:00
Location: 53-62 South Bridge,Edinburgh,EH1 1YS,GB

Schedule

Wed Jul 03 2024 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

53-62 South Bridge,Edinburgh,EH1 1YS,GB | Edinburgh, SC

We are delighted to be welcoming Head of Research at Shakespeare's Globe, scholar of early modern literature and culture, Will Tosh to the shop on Wednesday 3 rd July at 7pm as he discusses his alternative biography of Shakespeare seen through the lens of queer Elizabethan England, Acting Straigh t .
Was Shakespeare gay? Certainly, Shakespeare's early work was profoundly influenced by the queer culture of the time - much of it integrated into mainstream society - from a relentless schooling in Latin to a less formal education on the streets of London, and beyond.
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