Revivifying repertoires: editing, translation & performance

This project will edit and translate little-known early Jewish purimshpil and Iranian ta’ziyeh plays, and study them alongside examples of European biblical drama. The staging of performances is a vital part of the research methodology.

Strands of enquiry

Spanning three continents and more than half a millennium, our research will by focussed through attention to three main strands of enquiry:

Female figures; martyrdom and sacrifice; and presentation and conversion of the religious other