The Melbourne Athenaeum Library will be closed on Tuesday November 4 for the public holiday.
The library will be open regular hours on Monday November 2 and Wednesday November 5.
In this talk, Professor David McInnis explores how Shakespeare and fellow dramatists wrote their plays, tracing the textual evolution from authors’ hands to playhouses and eventually the printers.
This period features a fascinating array of experimental approaches to translating the success of ephemeral performance to the printed page. Understanding how the plays of Shakespeare’s day were transmitted to us in the present is a vital aspect if we are to appreciate their meaning and significance now.
David McInnis is Professor of Shakespeare and Early Modern Drama at the University of Melbourne, and is editor of Shakespeare Quarterly.
Thursday 26 November 2026
Doors open at 6:40pm for a 7pm start.
This event is free for members and non-members.
Bookings can be made through Trybooking using this link
