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The Operatic Showstopper: ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’

This lecture considers ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ from Carousel (1945)...

The LGBT+ Showstopper: ‘I Am What I Am’

Composed by Jerry Herman of Hello, Dolly! fame, ‘I Am...

Unwrapping Irving Berlin’s "White Christmas"

This festive lecture explores the unusual roots of the song...

The Sondheim Showstopper: ‘Send in the Clowns’

'Send in the Clowns’ was probably the most commercially successful...

Living with Mental Health

There is a rising number of people of all ages...

From The Merchant of Venice to The Taming of the Shrew, it’s easy to see how Shakespeare’s plays can cause offence to contemporary audiences. Is it harder to teach Shakespeare today than in the past? Have ideas about what is offensive in Shakespeare changed over time?

Psychosis: Making and Inhabiting a Different Reality

Professor Fletcher proposes that it can be understood in terms of the normal functioning of the mind, which seeks to construct a working model of reality even though it has very little direct contact with that reality.