Satan: What did you say?
Job: er...
Satan: You haven't got your 'Life of Job' tickets? But there are only 10 DAYS UNTIL FRIDAY 27 JUNE!
Job: ... I haven't quite got round to it...
Satan: There's patience and then there's procrastination. Get on it. www.ticketsource.co.uk/winterbourne...

The modern première of the ‘Life of Job’ is on 27th June at Winterbourne Medieval Barn. Job suffers torments: property loss, family death, physical disease and a scolding wife. Uniquely in this play, God reprimands Job for how he treats his wife! Tix/ info at: www.ticketsource.co.uk/winterbourne...

Did you know that in medieval England, short plays often accompanied celebratory feasts? On 27th June at Winterbourne Barn, come and see the 15th-century ‘Life of Job’ for one night only: feasting followed by high drama, music, dance and acrobatics. Tickets at www.ticketsource.co.uk/winterbourne...

Have you ever seen Mary look less enthusiastic about becoming the Mother of God than here? 13th Century Carrow Psalter, fol 23v, detail from www.thedigitalwalters.org/Data/Walters...

Roll up, roll up, it's the METh 2025 meeting on Sat 29th March, themed on 'Medieval Theatre in Action', with a stellar array of speakers, and my AHRC-funded 'Life of Job' performance ft. music, acrobats and cake.
Registration £40, PG bursaries available. medievalenglishtheatre.co.uk/meet_2025/me...

Some favourites at the British Library medieval women exhibition where I also relived my PhD with Paston letters galore and Christine de Pizan. A Latin cheat sheet; badges against Q Isabella; demons representing Pride, Envy, Grouching and Ill Deeming can’t get into the Abbey of the Holy Ghost.

New-to-me-today psalter: St John's College Cambridge MS K.26, series of biblical images c. 1270-80 at the front of the psalter. Look at Cain's lovely fratricide outfit! www.joh.cam.ac.uk/library/spec...

Merrily writing a pedantic note on whether fire and brimstone came out of the hellmouth (image linked) or maybe sometimes from a specific devil's mouth. hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/rose...

Alaric Hall and I are organising a session for Leeds IMC 2024 on medieval Joseph/ Yūsuf traditions and we are looking for contributors. Please have a look at the CFP pasted here and drop me a message if you'd like to discuss. Or share with anyone you know who might be interested - thank you!