Our production of Medea was a resounding success, well-received by audiences and critics, and a fitting finale to our Season of Violent Women. The production may be over, but you can relive the horror and heartbreak through these gorgeous production stills by our company photographer, Alexandra Tilling. Alexandra is an extremely Read more…
The wait is over! On Wednesday, the last instalment in our Season of Violent Women opens at the Gallery on the Corner in Tooting Bec for an exclusive four-day run, including a £5 preview at 2pm on Wednesday and a Saturday matinée. Medea is a fitting finale to the season – Read more…
I can’t remember where I first encountered Roxane Gay’s writing. I think it must have been an essay on Jezebel, possibly this one reposted from xoJane. In any case, something led me to her ‘Bad Feminist’ TED talk, which led me to Bad Feminist itself, the first book of hers that I Read more…
Hi readers! I’m Chrissie, By Jove’s Research and Education Co-ordinator, and now, your friendly neighbourhood blog editor – you might know me from our recent semi-academic article series SPARAGMOS accompanying our Season of Violent Women. I’m taking over the running of the blog to give our writers more time to Read more…
There were no lawyers in ancient Athens; people prosecuting crimes or defending themselves in court would do so by the means of speeches, which were often heavy on rhetoric and light on what a modern audience would consider to be evidence. These speeches, called ‘forensic’ speeches, were about persuading the Read more…
The violence of women fascinates and unsettles us. We are used to seeing, in art and in life, the violence of men: police procedurals teach us that the serial killer must be a white male in his 30s; mass shootings and terrorist attacks are invariably perpetrated by men; men are Read more…
Launched in October 2016, By Jove Theatre Company is currently in the midst of ‘A Season of Violent Women’: three stories of violent women from myth and history. The season opened with Margaret of Anjou, a ‘new’ play by Shakespeare charting the rise and fall of the she-wolf of France during Read more…
This Week By Jove Artistic Associate (Research & Education) Christine Plastow discusses how a performance affects the study of a text. Hello, M’dears, Woody here. The blog’s had a brief hiatus while I was off saving villages from rampaging monsters, but now we here at By Jove HQ have a treat Read more…