Shakespeare and Ireland


Trinity College, Dublin
21 to 23 March 1997



THURSDAY 20 MARCH
4.00 - 6.00 Registration: Arts Building, Trinity College, Main Concourse
Note: all of the conference events will take place in the Ernest Walton Theatre (room 2039), Arts Building, unless otherwise indicated.

FRIDAY 21 MARCH
9.15 Opening of Conference: Welcoming Address.

9.30 - 10.30 Plenary Speaker 1: Philip Edwards (University of Liverpool), 'Shakespeare, Ireland, Dreamland'.

11.00 - 1.00 Paper Session 1: Imperial Politics


2.30 - 3.30 Plenary Speaker 2: Ania Loomba (Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi), 'Shakespeare and the Location of Culture'

4.00 - 5.30 Paper Session 2: Colonial Perspectives


SATURDAY 22 MARCH
9.30 - 10.30 Plenary Speaker 3: Terence Brown (Trinity College, Dublin), 'Yeats and Shakespeare'.

11.00 - 1.00 Paper Session 3: Theatre History and Ireland


2.30 - 4.00 Paper Session 4: Coming to Terms with Shakespeare


4.30 - 6.00 Henry V Seminar (tabled papers)


SUNDAY 23 MARCH

9.30 - 11.00 Paper Session 5: Shakespeare, Canon and Postcoloniality


11.30 - 1.00 Contemporary Theatre Practice Session 1: Acting Shakespeare in and out of Ireland.

2.30 - 4.30 Contemporary Theatre Practice Session 2: Producing an Irish Shakespeare.

A number of outstanding theatre professionals have accepted invitations to participate in these two sessions on contemporary theatre practice, subject to other commitments. It is not possible at this stage to confirm the names of those taking part.

This academic programme does not include details of social activities, receptions, exhibitions and theatre events being planned in association with the conference.

Registration Fee. The registration fee should be received by 1 March 1997, after which a late fee will apply. The fee should be sent by personal cheque or by banker's draft in one of the following currencies only, payable to "Trinity College Dublin", and posted with the slip below (by airmail, where appropriate) to:

Norah Crummy
School of English
Trinity College
Dublin 2, Ireland
by 1 March 1997 after 1 March 1997

FULL FEE
Irish 40 pounds 45 pounds
Sterling 40 pounds 45 pounds
US dollars 65 dollars 75 dollars

STUDENT FEE*
Irish 10 pounds 15 pounds
Sterling 10 pounds 15 pounds
US dollars 17 dollars 25 dollars

*Students must send with the fee a photocopy of a current student card or other document certifying full-time enrollment in a college or university.

Accommodation. The conference hotel is the new Bewley's Hotel, 19/20 Fleet Street, Dublin 2, a short walk from the front gate of Trinity. All rooms are equipped with private bath, telephone, TV, and tea/coffee-making facilities. Conference registrants should make their own bookings directly with the hotel NO LATER THAN 1 FEBRUARY 1997, quoting the reference "Trinity College". The special rates, which include full breakfast and taxes, are œ55 for a single room and œ75 for a double.

Telephone +353 1 670 8122
Fax +353 1 670 8103

Because of the time of year no rooms in Trinity College will be available. Those who wish alternative accommodation may contact Dublin Tourism, who will book rooms in guest houses and other hotels. Website:

http://www.visit.ie
Telephone +353 1 605 7777
Fax +353 1 605 7787
email Dublin_Tourism@msn.com

Arrival in Dublin. Taxis from Dublin Airport to city centre cost about œ12-14. Alternatively, a frequent express bus is priced at œ2.50, and deposits passengers a ten-minute walk from Bewley's Hotel and Trinity. Further information about the conference is available from Norah Crummy by telephone on +353 1 608 2301 or by fax on +353 1 671 7114.

Postal address as below.

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