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- Light on Darkness – Book launch in Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford
On 24 April, 8pm, Antiquum Documentum are pleased to present a concert to celebrate the launch of the new book ‘Light on Darkness: The Untold Story of the Liturgy’ (Cosima Clara Gillhammer, Reaktion Publishers). The programme features music connected to the book’s main themes, by composers such as Palestrina, Byrd, Weelkes, Amner, Judith Weir, and… Read more: Light on Darkness – Book launch in Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford - Plainchant Workshop
The Oxford Medieval Commentary Network is pleased to present a plainchant workshop on 24 April 2025, 3-4.30pm in Christ Church. All are welcome; no prior experience necessary. Please sign up here or email cosima.gillhammer@lmh.ox.ac.uk - The Oxford Medieval Mystery Plays 2025: Programme
When? 26 April 2025, from 12 noon. Where? St Edmund Hall, Queen’s Lane, OX1 4AR Come One, Come All! Free entry, no booking required. On Saturday, 26 April 2025, a cycle of medieval mystery plays will be performed by various troupes around St Edmund Hall’s grounds. Medieval mystery plays were performed throughout the Middle Ages… Read more: The Oxford Medieval Mystery Plays 2025: Programme - Call for Submissions: Medieval Epic
Medieval Epic. Special Issue of The Explicator From the Editor-in-Chief: We invite contributions to The Explicator on any work of medieval literature that is conventionally considered (or should be considered) an epic. Eligible works include Beowulf, Waltharius, the Song of Roland, the Nibelungenlied, and other works traditionally associated with them. Less prominent works, such as bridal-quest… Read more: Call for Submissions: Medieval Epic - Play: The Enterlude of the Godly Queen Hester
When? 28 March, 18:30–20:15 Where? Research Centre, Thatched Barn, Christ Church Meadow The anonymous English Enterlude of Godly Queene Hester (c. 1529) is a fascinating play, unperformed since the 16th century. Ostensibly in praise of Esther, heroine of Jewish history, the play is actually a political satire about the demise of Cardinal Wolsey. The fall of Wolsey,… Read more: Play: The Enterlude of the Godly Queen Hester - The Netherhole Martyr – Dramatic Reading
When? 2 May 2025, 6-7.30pmWhere? Old Library (drinks) and Crypt of St-Peter-in-the-East (performance) From the website: The year is 1320 in the stinking town of Netherhole. A young nun feels the hand of God clutch her guts, an ambitious Earl issues a dangerous decree, and a ghost rises from the river. Doctors, priests and rumours… Read more: The Netherhole Martyr – Dramatic Reading