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…
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…
Hello. We here at By Jove love myths. Old Stories, legends, tales from the cultural canon – call them what you will, they are excellent. As a Classicist, I have a particular bias towards the stories of ancient Greece and Rome. While By Jove’s definition goes beyond these stories, they are some Read more…
This week By Jove’s Blog Editor and resident Classicist discusses looking to the past for inspiration. Hello. We here at By Jove work with tales from the canon, myth, what I think of as the “Old Stories”. There are reasons for this – both artistic and philosophical – and historical Read more…
Hello. It’s Woody here again, so put on your most scholarly hats and get ready as we enjoy another installment of this series on historic uses of myth. I’ll be honest with you, I’m a little bit nervous about this post. I have quelled some of these nerves with a Read more…
In the second part of his on-going series on the uses of myth throughout history, By Jovian Alexander Woodward takes us back to where it all began… Hello, I’m Woody – welcome back to my mini-series on some of the great re-uses of myth throughout the ages. This is the Read more…
This week, By Jove researcher and performer Nicole Savin takes a look at a modern day British legend that is currently the hot topic in London’s West End… John Logan’s new play, Peter and Alice opened two weeks ago and although I have yet to see it, I thought Read more…
In the first of a series of discussions on the historical uses and abuses of myth, By Jovian classicist Alexander Woodward takes a look at the tragedies and comedies of ancient Greece. Welcome to By Jove Theatre – we turn myths into plays relevant for our contemporaries. I’m Woody. Read more…
So, one of the questions I’ve been asked most often since we embarked on Pride and Prejudice: The Panto is: ‘doesn’t By Jove only work with myths?’ This is completely true. But here’s the thing: Pride and Prejudice is, in fact, mythic. I should explain. The way we define myth in Read more…