The Double Dealer (1693) at the Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond
A witty and engaging production of Congreve's comedy.
Criticks – BSECS online reviews
The eighteenth century was the first great age of criticism. In this spirit, the Criticks website provides entertaining, informative and provocative reviews of events and media that are of interest to scholars of the eighteenth century. These complement the reviews of books that are published in the journal of the Society, Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies.
Plays, concerts, operas, exhibitions, films, broadcasts and online resources are here considered in depth by experts in the field. If there is an event that you would like to see reviewed in these pages, or if you would like to review for us, please contact one of the editors below:
Criticks Editor
Criticks Subject Editors
Fine Art: Miriam Al Jamil
Media: Daniel Cook and Adam James Smith
Music: Brianna Robertson-Kirkland
Theatre: Katie Aske
Curious Travellers Exhibition (Doctor Johnson’s House)
An impressively multimedia exhibition on the travel writing of Dr Johnson and Thomas Pennant.
The Triumph of Time and Truth (Instruments of Time and Truth)
A perfect Baroque conjunction.
Pipedreams (Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment)
An inspiring evening of Handel and Telemann.
The Dunedin Consort: Armonico Tributo
The opening concert of the Glasgow Cathedral Festival gives everyone a chance to shine.
Lost Treasures of Strawberry Hill: Masterpieces from Horace Walpole’s Collection
An exhibition at once fascinating and frustrating.
Gainsborough and the Theatre
An important exhibition granting an astonishing level of intimacy with Gainsborough's portraits.
Don Carlos (Rose Theatre)
An uncompromising production of Schiller's history play.
Smoke and Mirrors: Aurora Orchestra Goes Gothic
Classical music and popular culture meet in this celebration of Shelley's Frankenstein.
Wollstonecraft Live! – In Search of Mary
A celebration and a meditation on what it means to memorialise Wollstonecraft.