Eleanor Rycroft’s blog-post ‘Who is John the Commonwealth?’ identifies a crucial issue for our production of The Three Estates. Who speaks for the people of Scotland in the second half of the play, and to what effect? What are the political, regional, and social identities of the strident voices calling for reform to such striking effect?
William Eure's 1540 letter to Thomas Cromwell and the 'nootes of the interluyde'
The 1540 Interlude performed at court in Linlithgow, reconstructed for performance in 2013. Words by Sir David Lyndsay, Sir William Eure and Thomas Bellenden with additional dialogue by Gregory Thompson and Professor Greg Walker. Watch the 2013 performance.
An overview of the research project
Thomas Cromwell's Letter. The 1540 Interlude reconstructed for performance December 2014. Words by Sir David Lyndsay, Sir William Eure and Thomas Bellenden with additional dialogue by Gregory Thompson and Professor Greg Walker