Germaine Greer
Germaine Greer
Thursday 23 July 2009
Shakespeare's Wife
Little is known of the wife of England’s greatest playwright, and a great deal, none of it complimentary, has been assumed. The omission of her name from Shakespeare’s will has been interpreted as evidence that she was just a mistake from whom the poet did well to distance himself.
Yet Shakespeare is above all the poet of marriage. Before him Tragedies were about loving “not wisely but too well” and Comedies were about getting away with adultery. But in play after play Shakespeare presents the finding of a worthy wife as a triumphant denouement, and again and again constant wives redeem unjust and deluded husbands.
Germaine Greer combines literary-historical techniques with documentary evidence about life in Stratford in an attempt to put Shakespeare’s marriage in its social context. The Q&A which follows this talk naturally spreads to cover almost any subject Prof. Greer has written on in her long career.
Start Time: 7.45pm
Running Time: 1hr 30mins
A £16.50 B £14 C £11.50
60+ £1 off / Conc. £2 off / Schools £7.50
The Castle Hotel's award winning restaurant, ranked among the top 40 best places to eat in Britain by The Good Food Guide, will be providing catering for The Brewhouse on this evening. Places are limited so we recommend you book early to enjoy top quality service and fine cuisine before the performance
Menu A
Poached lemon and thyme chicken with creamed potato and seasonal local vegetables Fillet of sea bass with crushed potatoes and a prawn and parsley butter
Grilled goats cheese with chargrilled vegetables
***
Vanilla crème brulée
Chocolate Magdalene pudding
Strawberries and crème fraîche ice cream
Please contact The Brewhouse Box Office by clicking here or phoning 01823 283244 for more information and to book a table.
