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The Gospel of Apartheid

South Africa’s Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) and the Afrikaner people it served had, since the 17th century drawn a distinction between white ‘Christians’ and the apparently unconvertible ‘heathen’ peoples around them. Theology legitimised apartheid, but was also instrumental in its end.

Shakespeare's Sonnets and the Use of Personification

'When well-appareled April on the heel / Of limping winter treads'. A calendar month cannot dress, nor can a season walk. This lecture will explore the magic of personification in Shakespeare's poetry.

Shakespeare's Astronomy

Amongst all his astronomical allusions, Shakespeare demonstrates a deep knowledge of the night sky and its movements, including the new Copernican world-view. What can we learn of Elizabethan astronomy and Shakespeare's knowledge of it from the plays?

Theatre and Love: Tom Stoppard, 'The Real Thing'

It would be churlish to finish a series of lectures...

A Play Within A Play: Behind the Phrase 'House of Cards'

When referring to the play within the play ‘The Real...

Theatre and Language: Samuel Beckett, 'Waiting for Godot'

Beckett's Waiting for Godot has been interpreted in myriad ways...

Waiting for Godot at Tour De France

Theatre and The Family: Anton Chekhov, 'The Cherry Orchard'

Like Plath, trees were of great importance to Chekhov. Some...

Theatre and Individualism: Henrik Ibsen, 'A Doll's House'

A Doll's House is a three-act play by the Norwegian...

Poetry and Co-dependency: The Poetry of Sylvia Plath

Readers and critics have been exploring Plath's work for half...