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The Merry Murderesses of Musical Theatre

Our resident musical theatre expert, Nicole Savin, has dug into the archives to highlight some of the reasons why musicals are home to so many violent women…   Pop. Six. Squish. Violent women are fairly easy to find in Greek tragedy – By Jove have dug up two for our upcoming season. Agave (from Read more…

By Nicole Savin, 9 years12 September, 2016 ago
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Illusion and Struggle in Thebes

This week Woody explores a half-drunk realisation he had. Hello. So, the other day I had a few beers and sat thinking about our recent production Before They Told You What You Are (for which we may need a shorter title – I shall make a note) when a thought occurred. In this post Read more…

By Alexander Woodward, 10 years6 December, 2014 ago
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Playing With Soil: By Jove Goes to an Academic Conference

Woody shares some thoughts on our most recent project   Hello. So, on Tuesday we went into the middle of that London they have now to do a gig at Senate House Library.  We were performing our adaptation of Euripides’ Bacchae, called “Before They Told You What You Are”, to an Read more…

By Alexander Woodward, 11 years27 November, 2014 ago
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In The Woods With Dionysus

This week Woody discusses something he’s been working on for By Jove’s upcoming version of The Bacchae. Hello. I admit I’ve been neglecting the blog recently. I apologise unreservedly for that. You’ll be pleased to know I have at least been doing some useful things for the company. We’ve been Read more…

By Alexander Woodward, 11 years30 October, 2014 ago
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Shakespeare: On Misunderstandings

This Week Woody muses on the laughs and laments made possible by dramatic irony. Before we get started a quick reminder about our Othello. You can support it here. It will be on at the CLF Art Cafe in the Bussey Building, Peckham 9th-21st August. Tickets will be on sale shortly, so Read more…

By Alexander Woodward, 11 years15 July, 2014 ago
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By Jove Goes to Academia

This week Woody shares some news about a thing. Hello. Firstly, I am aware the little italic sentence above this one could be more interesting. Also more informative. Apparently today is not a day in which my brain is going to be able to write abstracts. Shouldn’t be too much Read more…

By Alexander Woodward, 11 years10 June, 2014 ago
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