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IMC 2010: Sessions

Session 1308: In Memory of Barbara Palmer, IV: Mobility and Patronage: Across Landscapes and Centuries

Wednesday 14 July 2010, 16.30-18.00

Sponsor:Medieval English Theatre / Records of Early English Drama
Organisers:Philip Butterworth, Institute for Medieval Studies, University of Leeds
Sally-Beth MacLean, Records of Early English Drama, University of Toronto, Downtown
Moderator/Chair:John Marshall, Department of Drama, University of Bristol
Paper 1308-aEast Anglia, 1461-1471: Mankind, Wisdom, and the Politics of Travelling Performance Troupes
(Language: English)
John A. Geck, Records of Early English Drama / Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Toronto, Downtown
Index terms: Genealogy and Prosopography, Language and Literature - Middle English, Local History, Performance Arts - Drama
Paper 1308-bTravelling Players and Provincial Magistrates: Thomas Potter's Protest that West Kent 'dothe exceedingly swarme with mynstrells & plaiers of enterludes, yat came oute of london, myddylsex & other places’
(Language: English)
James M. Gibson, Rochester Bridge Trust
Index terms: Language and Literature - Middle English, Local History, Performance Arts - Drama
Paper 1308-c'Travels in divers p[l]aces with divers persons': Diversity in Patron-Performer Relationships
(Language: English)
Peter Greenfield, Department of English, University of Puget Sound, Washington
Index terms: Language and Literature - Middle English, Local History, Performance Arts - Drama
Abstract

This session will explore the variation in the relationships between travelling performers and their patrons in East Anglia, Kent, and across the kingdom. What patterns can we discern within the variations? Are patrons' relationships with travelling performers entirely individual, or are factors like a patron's social station, family connections, or location of residence significant? What attempts were made by local authorities to control touring performances? How did national politics affect the appearance and location of drama and performance on the local level?