The Castle of Perseverance. Questions of Performance.

Featured in episode 58: The Castle of Perseverance

The first image features ideas about how ‘The Castle of Perseverance might have been presented. As I discussed in the Podcast episode there are plenty of ideas about how this might have worked, but few firm answers. The second image takes a similar view of the style of presentation, but is not specific to ‘The Castle of Perseverance’. You will note that both feature the ditch circling the playing area and the audience seated inside this area. That configuration is disputed by some scholars and the third image, a picture of a 1969 production of Noah and Flood, shows the audience seated between the scaffolds on a raised platform and illustrates the suggested alternative approach.