Research takes centre stage

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. You can change your cookie settings at any time. Otherwise, we'll assume you're OK to continue. From giant dragons to dances with Death, medieval and Renaissance times were rich in performance, drama, plays and rituals. Now, in one of the final parts of a long-running international research project, a team from the Department of English Studies at Durham University is aiming to fully understand the theatrical heritage of North East of England. Cataloguing history The Records of Early English Drama - North East (REED-NE) project is working to uncover, transcribe and catalogue over 10,000 records of drama, secular music, communal entertainment and ceremony in North East England from the Anglo-Saxon times until the outbreak of the English Civil War. Records being studied include manuscripts, prop lists and stage directions for ancient plays, personal diaries and accounts from the time and records of payments to town musicians, minstrels and dancers.
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