I remember exactly the moment in my life when I read Madeline Miller’s The Song of Achilles. By Jove was being formed, I was going through a pretty rough patch three years into a five year relationship, and as I Read more…

Tickets are now available for a new, one-off performance from By Jove Theatre. ***Only a few tickets remain!*** Women in the Iliad often seem to be possessions to be passed around, damsels in distress waiting to be rescued, or victims of war Read more…

As a feminist classicist, it was only so long before this particular work came up! Mary Beard is perhaps the most well-known classicist in Britain, not just because she’s Professor of Classics at the University of Cambridge and the Royal Academy Read more…

In this new regular series, we introduce you to some of By Jove’s Icons – the women who inspire us in our theatrical work, research, activism, and personal lives. Check back every four weeks for a Who, When, and Why Read more…

For the past couple of years, I’ve set a target of how many books I’d like to read over the year. That target has averaged out at 25, a number that seems low until you consider the fact that I Read more…

Our first two weeks of By Jove Book Club have been non-fiction-heavy. Fear not, those who need a little more escapism: this month, we finally have a novel! Not just a novel, but a historical novel, and, coming off the Read more…