In 1614, a mother of eight put on a play about her cheating neighbour. The scandalous story changes what we know about women in theatre
- Written by David McInnis, Professor of Shakespeare and Early Modern Drama, The University of Melbourne
A Village Festival, With a Theatrical Performance and a Procession in Honour of St Hubert and St Anthony. Brueghel, Pieter, the younger (c.1564-1637/8). The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge., CC BYOn September 4, in 1614, a woman named Alice Mustian put on a play in the English city of Salisbury. Erecting a stage in her own backyard, Mustian...





