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Feb 12
3 min

Beyond the BBC

Pride and Prejudice holds a special place in many of our hearts, writes Philippa Watts, but is the weight of expectation a challenge for ...

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The Dulwich Players

Jan 30
3 min

What are they thinking?!

In any production, there are big parts and there are small ones, writes Hayley Blundell. The upcoming of production of Pride & Prejudice ...

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A gentleman spends his time exclusively among respectable society!

The Dulwich Players

Jan 11
2 min

A gentleman spends his time exclusively among respectable society!

Pride and Prejudice is a play about people, but also very much a play about place - who is welcome where? Where is it respectable to be s...

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Dulwich Players’ interview: our very own James Brown gives riveting insights on the Restoration age

The Dulwich Players

Oct 20, 2019
10 min

Dulwich Players’ interview: our very own James Brown gives riveting insights on the Restoration age

A longstanding member of the Dulwich Players, James Brown has been involved in a number of productions, including The Importance of Being...

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Women taking centre stage: A portrait of Aphra Behn and a few female playwrights in her footsteps

The Dulwich Players

Oct 7, 2019
3 min

Women taking centre stage: A portrait of Aphra Behn and a few female playwrights in her footsteps

Often considered the first professional playwright in Britain, Aphra Behn is a trailblazer in more ways than one. With only a few weeks t...

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Redefining gender roles: from Compleat Female Stage Beauty to The Rover

The Dulwich Players

May 12, 2019
3 min

Redefining gender roles: from Compleat Female Stage Beauty to The Rover

The Rover may be the colourful tale of the antics of a group of English soldiers and Italian women in Naples, but Aphra Behn’s play itsel...

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