Dr. Will Green

Having to get past drunken far right protesters tonight in Solihull just to get home after work.

Cue "how do you know they're far right? 🤬"

Mate, no one else goes out in torrential rain and hangs England flags on the church.

Heron right outside the patio 😳

Further adventures in freelance life: I've been asked to review this for History Today 😄

🚨Latest pod drop - it's King's Gambit, a look at the immediate aftermath of A Game at Chess by Thomas Middleton. With readings of letters and official accounts, plus expert panellists: @danielyabut.bsky.social @tracelarkhall.bsky.social @drwillgreen.bsky.social audioboom.com/posts/879774...

Hey it's me 👇

At least I'm not doing these talks in a church like last time.

Most constant worry when translating my teaching/presentation style into public talks... especially when its half term and kids are present?

My brain's constant commentary of "don't swear, don't swear"...

But surely this means that with the savings they'll make from not employing humans, they'll be able to pass those on to customers by doing away with the admin fee for cancelling tickets, or offer us discounts on the tickets themselves right?

.... right!?

Time for a press release!

Read a little about the launch of my new heritage exhibition here 😀

www.nottingham.ac.uk/news/exhibit...

I'm in the November issue of History Today, with a piece inspired by the work I did for my recent AHRC postdoc and ongoing museum curation work 🙂

In a world set to be dominated by AI, surely the humanities will be the only degrees worth taking...?

The Theatrical Legacy of Thomas Middleton, 1624–2024 This volume celebrates Thomas Middleton’s legacy as a dramatist, marking the 400th anniversary of Middleton’s final and most contentious work for the public theatres, A Game at Chess (1624). The colle...

Out in paperback today! 😀

www.routledge.com/The-Theatric...

The Theatrical Legacy of Thomas Middleton, 1624–2024 This volume celebrates Thomas Middleton’s legacy as a dramatist, marking the 400th anniversary of Middleton’s final and most contentious work for the public theatres, A Game at Chess (1624). The colle...

Out in paperback today! 😀

www.routledge.com/The-Theatric...

Currently working with my old uni's press office on my first ever press release.

Currently working with my old uni's press office on my first ever press release.

The Theatrical Legacy of Thomas Middleton, 1624–2024 This volume celebrates Thomas Middleton’s legacy as a dramatist, marking the 400th anniversary of Middleton’s final and most contentious work for the public theatres, A Game at Chess (1624). The colle...

Not that Routledge told us very far in advance, but our edited collection from last year is being published in an affordable* paperback on September 25th! 😀

www.routledge.com/The-Theatric...

A few interesting freelance gigs lined up for the next few months!

If you or anyone you know is seeking an experienced speaker in early modern drama and history, or someone with hands-on public engagement and exhibition curation experience, do reach out at william.d.green@warwick.ac.uk 😀

As much as I dislike Starmer - and I do - I love the fact that if Musk actually understood facts and figures he'd probably cry himself to sleep at night over the fact that Starmer's net favourability is still higher than his own.

Bye bye Elon. I'm not even going to support this manipulative bullshit by leaving my dormant account on your fascistic platform. It's time for as many right minded people as possible to stop helping to line this idiot's cavernous pockets.

Reminding everyone that Robert Hardy published scholarly works on the English longbow.

And now every celebrity is pumping out children's books. A handful are flooding the market with murder mysteries.

Couldn't resist spending a bit of my holiday on the trail of more travelling players - this time at Boston Guildhall in Lincolnshire.

Off the back of this, I also now have a mini profile up on Manchester Met's Break with Rome Anniversaries Group page. I'm available to heritage/education talks for museums, groups, schools, and universities, plus musum consultancy. Feel free to get in touch 😄

mcphh.wordpress.com/break-with-r...

YouTube video by Beyond Shakespeare 355: Discussing: Travelling Players in Early Modern England

And if you want to hear me talk about this topic and the project a bit more, here I am on the @beyondshakes.bsky.social podcast earlier this year!

youtu.be/EAbGPLIdNF0?...

Thanks Tracey! Now I just need to hope I'm successful in getting this translated into my big project 😬

This is a momentous Friday - it's up and running! 😄

The fruits of my 2024-5 Nottingham postdoc, transforming an underused space at Shakespeare's Schoolroom & Guildhall.

(The only permanent exhibition on early modern drama beyond Shakespeare, within an authentic early modern performance space.)

I'm currently seeking peer reviewers for a journal special issue I am currently guest editing on the theme of Shakespeare and Thomas Middleton. If you would be interested, please do get in touch 🙂 My DMs are open, or I can be emailed at William.D.Green@Warwick.ac.uk.

In June, I gave a lecture for the Hall's Croft Club. It was great to engage with the local community.

I am open to further speaking opportunities (societies, museums, schools etc) and have several projects I'd love to share. If you know of any opportunities or want to speak directly, do message 🙂

My exhibition is indeed complete and ready to go live at the guildhall of Stratford-upon-Avon - I can't wait to see it in place 😭

My exhibition is indeed complete and ready to go live at the guildhall of Stratford-upon-Avon - I can't wait to see it in place 😭