EarlyModernista
@ellierycroft.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Early Modern Performance at University of Bristol: early modern bodies, PaR, gender. Formerly thinking about hair, now thinking about walking: also defining 'the Predramatic'. Teacher, cat-lover, writer, and mum, in varying measures.
Lovely day spent here in the magnificent surroundings of the @britishacademy.bsky.social yesterday, meeting fellow Mid-Career Fellows and fascinating post-docs. Great conversations about what cannot be planned for during research, about obstacles, opportunities, and what should count as an output.
November 15, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Lovely day spent here in the magnificent surroundings of the @britishacademy.bsky.social yesterday, meeting fellow Mid-Career Fellows and fascinating post-docs. Great conversations about what cannot be planned for during research, about obstacles, opportunities, and what should count as an output.
Half term= trying to work from a cinema foyer
October 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Half term= trying to work from a cinema foyer
From the moon to the sun. We were delighted to encounter Luke Jerram's beautiful model of our brightest star at Bristol Cathedral yesterday. Helios is a beautiful, restless, swirling counterpart to the still, cold elegance of his Museum of the Moon. Catch it on tour while you can!
October 9, 2025 at 3:17 PM
From the moon to the sun. We were delighted to encounter Luke Jerram's beautiful model of our brightest star at Bristol Cathedral yesterday. Helios is a beautiful, restless, swirling counterpart to the still, cold elegance of his Museum of the Moon. Catch it on tour while you can!
What an experience. Huge thanks to my co-organiser, Helen Nixon, and to all of the women who participated - and who took much better pictures than me, shared here.
October 7, 2025 at 9:40 AM
What an experience. Huge thanks to my co-organiser, Helen Nixon, and to all of the women who participated - and who took much better pictures than me, shared here.
My ever helpful research assistant, Connie, sitting across ALL of my reading.
September 30, 2025 at 12:28 PM
My ever helpful research assistant, Connie, sitting across ALL of my reading.
Colleagues: My kid is learning about Henry VIII - behold his new portrait!
September 23, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Colleagues: My kid is learning about Henry VIII - behold his new portrait!
Not the prettiest view but at least a bit of distance.
September 15, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Not the prettiest view but at least a bit of distance.
A new chair, a repurposed stool-for-table, and some ancient editions... Ready to commence play reading for the BA-funded monograph.
September 15, 2025 at 1:12 PM
A new chair, a repurposed stool-for-table, and some ancient editions... Ready to commence play reading for the BA-funded monograph.
Pretty momentous email to send just before lunch on a Monday morning. Second book appears to be...done! Watch this space for further news from me and @gregmw4.bsky.social as we approach publication.
September 8, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Pretty momentous email to send just before lunch on a Monday morning. Second book appears to be...done! Watch this space for further news from me and @gregmw4.bsky.social as we approach publication.
My research assistant is rubbish. Where is HR... sorry CR?
July 21, 2025 at 1:19 PM
My research assistant is rubbish. Where is HR... sorry CR?
Fantastic to see this final slide of the final keynote which sums up much of what #ESRA2025 (and indeed my paper, in relation to Richard II) has been concerned with.
July 12, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Fantastic to see this final slide of the final keynote which sums up much of what #ESRA2025 (and indeed my paper, in relation to Richard II) has been concerned with.
I ate this, and I have witnesses: @starcrossed2018.bsky.social and @pascaleexeter.bsky.social. Still not sure how I feel about it as, I imagine, are they. #ESRA2025
July 11, 2025 at 9:25 AM
I ate this, and I have witnesses: @starcrossed2018.bsky.social and @pascaleexeter.bsky.social. Still not sure how I feel about it as, I imagine, are they. #ESRA2025
If @srsrensoc.bsky.social conference 2025 is your first conference, or if you feel at a loose end and are not sure who to speak to, feel free to come up and say hi if you see me. I'm very friendly and will probably say something stupid that will put you at ease.
July 2, 2025 at 9:12 AM
If @srsrensoc.bsky.social conference 2025 is your first conference, or if you feel at a loose end and are not sure who to speak to, feel free to come up and say hi if you see me. I'm very friendly and will probably say something stupid that will put you at ease.
I wanted to swim in Lake Geneva this morning but there is a man muttering, pacing and making me feel unsafe as the only woman on the swimming platform. So I can't. Another example of how women are not able to move through public space freely because of men's behaviour.
June 4, 2025 at 7:55 AM
I wanted to swim in Lake Geneva this morning but there is a man muttering, pacing and making me feel unsafe as the only woman on the swimming platform. So I can't. Another example of how women are not able to move through public space freely because of men's behaviour.
Thought I'd open up a folder I'd titled 'Half Formed Ideas' and this is the only document in it.
March 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Thought I'd open up a folder I'd titled 'Half Formed Ideas' and this is the only document in it.
@susananderson.bsky.social @harrymccarthy.bsky.social and I are excited to announce a CfP for Shakespeare/Movement for the Arden Shakespeare Intersections series. More info attached but if you'd like to grab Susan or me for more details or to discuss ideas @saaupdates.bsky.social then please do!
March 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
@susananderson.bsky.social @harrymccarthy.bsky.social and I are excited to announce a CfP for Shakespeare/Movement for the Arden Shakespeare Intersections series. More info attached but if you'd like to grab Susan or me for more details or to discuss ideas @saaupdates.bsky.social then please do!
I mean, work, but also, not.
March 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I mean, work, but also, not.
Stunned to see H.W. when I went to Dyrham Park today.
March 1, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Stunned to see H.W. when I went to Dyrham Park today.
Happy New Year from the monstrosity created by my boys when I went out yesterday afternoon to freak me out on my return.
January 1, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Happy New Year from the monstrosity created by my boys when I went out yesterday afternoon to freak me out on my return.
Putting the mess into messiah
December 6, 2024 at 8:53 AM
Putting the mess into messiah