Hackett, H;
Arshad, Y;
Whipday, E;
(2015)
Daniel’s Cleopatra and Lady Anne Clifford: From a Jacobean Portrait to Modern Performance.
Early Theatre
, 18
(2)
pp. 167-186.
10.12745/et.18.2.2548.
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Abstract
Recent interest in staging so-called ‘closet dramas’ by early modern women has bypassed Samuel Daniel’s Cleopatra, because of the author’s sex. Yet this play has strong female associations: it was commissioned by Mary Sidney, and is quoted in a Jacobean portrait of a woman (plausibly Lady Anne Clifford) in role as Cleopatra. We staged a Jacobean-style production of Cleopatra at Goodenough College, London, then a performance of selected scenes at Knole, Clifford’s home in Kent. This article presents the many insights gained about the dramatic power of the play and its significance in giving voices to women.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Daniel’s Cleopatra and Lady Anne Clifford: From a Jacobean Portrait to Modern Performance |
| Location: | Canada |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.12745/et.18.2.2548 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.12745/et.18.2.2548 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © Early Theatre 2015. |
| Keywords: | Early modern drama, Lady Anne Clifford, Samuel Daniel, women and drama, Cleopatra |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Dept of English Lang and Literature UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities > SELCS |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1469810 |
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