Call for Papers: Edwardian Drama on the Small Screenı symposium BFI Southbank, Friday 23 May 2014 George Bernard Shaw is, after Shakespeare, the playwright who has been most frequently adapted for British television. The works of Oscar Wilde, John Galsworthy and Harley Granville-Barker were also frequently seen on the small screen between the 1940s and 1990s. The textures of the longı Edwardian era from the 1890s to the First World War have been central to televisionıs presentation of British theatre plays. Throughout May 2014, BFI Southbank in collaboration with the Screen Plays research project will screen six programmes of Edwardian drama, including Rudolph Cartierıs 1969 production of Wildeıs An Ideal Husband, Harley Granville-Barkerıs Waste directed by Don Taylor in 1977 and Katie Mitchellıs remarkable 1995 presentation of D. H. Lawrenceıs The Widowing of Mrs Holroyd. Full details of the season are available here: http://screenplaystv.wordpress.com/2014/03/24/classics-on-tv-edwardian-drama -on-the-small-screen-a-bfi-southbank-season. To accompany Classics on TV: Edwardian Drama on the Small Screen, Screen Plays and the University of Westminster is organising a half-day symposium on the afternoon of Friday 23 May. The event will include a keynote lecture by Dr Billy Smart, Royal Holloway, University of London. Following on from the symposium there will be the opportunity to see the 1988 BBC production of Galsworthyıs Strife directed by Michael Darlow. Proposals are invited for papers tackling issues and topics related to any aspect of Edwardian theatre plays on television. In order to encourage an interdisciplinary discussion we welcome proposals from scholars and postgraduate students working on the histories of broadcasting, media, theatre and performance. Proposals in the form of a 250-word abstract and brief biography should be submitted to both John Wyver ([log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> ) and Dr Amanda Wrigley ([log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> ) by 9 April 2014. *with apologies for cross-posting* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dr Amanda Wrigley, Research Fellow Screen Plays: Theatre Plays on British Television University of Westminster http://screenplaystv.wordpress.com http://amandawrigley.wordpress.com @amanda_wrigley on Twitter ---- To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]