The JOOT Theatre Company
(was the Mediaeval Drama Group)

The University of Dundee's Mediaeval Drama Group was established in 1992. In 2003 they changed their name to The JOOT Theatre Company. Under the direction of Dr. Jodi-Anne (Jo.) George of the English programme, the company has undertaken many well-received performances of mediaeval plays and participates actively in a series of festivals funded by the International Society for Mediaeval Theatre. In 1998, they performed in Denmark and in the summer of 2001, they staged a play in The Netherlands.

We aim to stage at least one production annually and students are recruited from all years. Normally, about 10-12 students (and at least two University staff members) are involved in each show.

JOOT Theatre Company productions include the following:

• Everyman (December 2008)
• John Fletcher's The Tamer Tamed (2008)
• Everyman (2006)
• A revival of the Chester Noah’s Flood as part of the University of Dundee’s Culture and Arts Day (2005)
• British Premier of Bahram Beyza’i’s The Marionettes (2004). A generous grant from the Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland has been awarded to edit The Marionettes and publish it with photographs from our production. Publisher: Poetry Salzburg, Salzburg University Press.
• The Wakefield Noah’s Flood, The Wakefield Herod the Great and John Bale’s The Temptation of our Lord (2003)
• The Wakefield Second Shepherd’s Pageant (2002)
• The Marriage of Wit and Wisdom (2001 – Scotland & Groningen, The Netherlands)*. The Groningen production received funding from the Groningen City Council.
• Nice Wanton (2000)
• The Fall of Angels, The Fall of Man & Mankind (1999)*
• John Pikeryng’s Horestes (1997)*
• Everyman (1996- Scotland; 1998- Odense, Denmark)*. The Odense production received funding from the Odense City Council and the University of Dundee.
• The Wakefield Second Shepherd’s Pageant & The York Crucifixion (1995)
• The Chester Noah’s Flood (1992)

[Please Note: Videos of productions marked with an * are available for sale. If you wish to place an order please contact Dr. Jodi-Anne George at j.a.george@dundee.ac.uk]