Our next performances happen June 20 and 21 at the The Black Creek Medieval Faire! This summer, we’re pumped to bring our new portable, interactive production, THE FOX AND THE WOLF (AND THE CHICKEN) to Renaissance and Medieval Faires in Toronto and southwestern Ontario. These family‑friendly events are the perfect place to soak up medieval … Continue reading Cluck, Clonk, and Conquer: PLS Takes THE FOX AND THE WOLF (AND THE CHICKEN) on the Road This Summer
Invitation: PLS AGM, May 12, 2026 on Zoom
All members of PLS* are invited to our Annual General Meeting, to take place at 11am EDT on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. Please email info@plspls.ca for the Zoom details. Come hear updates about PLS's year, including York 2025, and our exciting plans for the 2026–2027 season! * Friends, volunteers, donors, people who are interested, actors, … Continue reading Invitation: PLS AGM, May 12, 2026 on Zoom
Historical fiction meets medieval drama this Friday with David Townsend
The Convivium is hosting longtime PLS friend, Professor Emeritus David Townsend, for a talk and reading from his new novel The Ram in the Thicket: A Novel of Medieval Norwich this Friday, Nov 7 at the Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Toronto. Prof Townsend will explore what happens when scholars turn to writing historical … Continue reading Historical fiction meets medieval drama this Friday with David Townsend
Back so soon? Next free international medieval play reading
Our next Medieval World Drama Working Group (MWDWG) meeting is earlier in the month than usual! We will meet next week, on Wednesday November 13 2024, at 5pm-6:30pm Eastern time, to read through some of Belcari’s Play of Abraham and Isaac, translated from the Italian, alongside the York Abraham. As always, we'll come to the … Continue reading Back so soon? Next free international medieval play reading
More free international medieval play readings!
Dive into medieval drama with the Medieval World Drama Working Group (MWDWG) and help us get ready for next year's major production of the complete York Plays! These cold readings are always a lot of fun and offer participants a chance to be the first to hear new translations of early plays. We suggest attending … Continue reading More free international medieval play readings!
Join us for more international medieval play readings!
Join PLS’s Medieval World Drama Working Group (MWDWG) for a new season of readings, designed to build toward our full-scale production of the medieval York Corpus Christi Plays in June 2025. This year, we will pair readings from the Middle English York Plays with global dramatic counterparts, to explore a deeper understanding of medieval drama … Continue reading Join us for more international medieval play readings!
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