Shakespeare's Globe: Youths That Thunder

Hear from Dr Eli Cumings and Dr Lydia Valentine as they present new research for anyone interested in Shakespeare, race and performance. This in-person event brings together two scholars working in early modern race studies and explores how Shakespeare’s plays continue to shape conversations about history, identity and representation.

The talks focus on specific case studies, including a 1961 production of Macbeth in colonial Zimbabwe and the racial significance of bastardy in The Winter’s Tale. Together, they ask how performance can rewrite the past, how racial ideas shaped early modern culture, and how Shakespeare’s work can help imagine new futures.

The event is part of the Shakespeare and Race Festival and is suitable for a broad audience with an interest in literary research and theatre history.