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  Coming in Spring 2017 PLS presents... Dulcitius, or Sex in the Kitchen By Hrotsvit of Gandersheim (10th century nun) In a new translation by Colleen Butler, PhD Dulcitius is a fast-paced one act tragicomedy written in the 10th century by the nun Hrotsvit of Gandersheim. The production will be using a new translation by … Continue reading Dulcitius performance dates

Presenting... Linda's photos from the Toronto post-tour performances! //embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js

Our intrepid company has returned from the UK! Click on the arrows to see more photos below. //embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js Want to see Mankind and/or The Pride of Life for yourself back here in Toronto? Your chance is coming up these next two weekends, July 30-31 and August 6-7, at Majlis Arts Garden (163 Walnut Avenue). All … Continue reading Fresh from tour: ‘Mankind’ and ‘The Pride of Life’

  If you saw this summer's PLS productions of MANKIND and/or THE PRIDE OF LIFE, we'd love to hear your feedback (however short or long)! Please visit and share: PLS Talkback Survey

Toronto’s PLS (Poculi Ludique Societas), with the generous support of the Connaught Fund, presents two medieval English morality plays: THE PRIDE OF LIFE (a mor[t]ality play, whose lost second half is reimagined differently at every show!) MANKIND (a mischievously cautionary tale, with poop) at the Majlis Art Garden (163 Walnut Avenue, Toronto, ON) Sat 30 … Continue reading Mankind and Pride of Life Toronto Dates

PLS Presents, with the generous support of the Connaught Fund, two medieval English morality plays -- on tour across the UK: MANKIND (a mischievously cautionary tale, with poop) THE PRIDE OF LIFE (a mor[t]ality play, whose lost second half is reimagined differently at every show!) TOURING THE UK IN JULY 2016! ALL SHOWS ARE FREE … Continue reading Mankind and Pride of Life UK Tour

It's time for PLS's Annual General Meeting. We will be approving new by-laws, reviewing the past season, looking ahead to future plans, and discussing PLS matters in general. All volunteers, participants, friends and people interested in our work are invited. In keeping with the spirit of summer, we will meeting in the backyard of PLS Board President David Klausner and … Continue reading PLS’s backyard AGM is June 18

A Medieval Christmas 2015: This is a Marvellous Hearing! poculi ludique societas & st. thomas's anglican church present A Medieval Christmas: This Is A Marvellous Hearing!   Performance dates: December 11, 7:30 pm; December 12, 2:30 pm & 7:30 pm. St Thomas's Anglican Church, 383 Huron Street, one block south of Bloor Tickets : $20 / $15 … Continue reading O Come all ye faithful… and get your medieval on this Christmas 2015

THE CENTRE FOR PERFORMANCE STUDIES IN EARLY THEATRE / POCULI LUDIQUE SOCIETAS presents The Mary Play Symposium Saturday, November 7 Centre for Medieval Studies (125 Queen’s Park at Bloor) Room 310 11-12    Chair: David Klausner Alexandra Johnston, “The Mary Play – One hidden treasure among many: The Puzzle of the N-Town Manuscript Revisited” 12-1:30 … Continue reading The Mary Play Symposium

Poculi Ludique Societas & Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies present: The Mary Play From the Medieval N-Town Manuscript Poculi Ludique Societas, Toronto’s renowned medieval and renaissance players, continue to celebrate their 50th anniversary with a production of the N-Town Mary Play. PLS is a theatre company affiliated with the University of Toronto, dedicated … Continue reading Press Release: The Mary Play